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Ps 7 Louis F Simeone

Public Grades PK, KG-5

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 7 Louis F Simeone is an elementary school located in Elmhurst, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,198 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #24, which is ranked 544 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 7 Louis F Simeone consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #24 and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. The school also ranks highly among New York elementary schools for various student subgroups, including female students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This indicates the school is effectively serving a diverse student population. Additionally, Ps 7 Louis F Simeone has seen a significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the 1,197th position out of 2,201 New York elementary schools in the 2020-2021 school year to the 238th position out of 2,445 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's increased spending per student, from $15,622 in the 2020-2021 school year to $29,867 in the 2023-2024 school year, may be a contributing factor to its academic success. While Ps 7 Louis F Simeone outperforms the nearby schools in the New York City Geographic District #24, there are some other high-performing schools in the surrounding area, such as Ps 102 Bayview and Central Queens Academy Charter School, which also demonstrate strong academic results.

1,187

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,915

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80-55 Cornish Ave
Elmhurst, NY 11373

(718) 446-2726

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Students who attend Ps 7 Louis F Simeone usually attend:

Middle:	Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (The)
High:	Newtown High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

58.3%

Hispanic:

34.9%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2019 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg48%

New York avg55%

238^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 21 pts since 2019

From top 31% (2019) to top 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 31Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #24

544^th of 874New York City Geographic District #24 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	238 of 2445	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	360 of 2445	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	631 of 2439	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	719 of 2434	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	45.6	1197 of 2201	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.5	748 of 2413	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	183 of 696	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	239 of 662	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	328 of 605	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	405 of 671	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	357 of 430	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	354 of 548	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	63 of 1117	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	82 of 1066	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	74.7	130 of 1001	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	114 of 1027	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	47.0	210 of 454	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	225 of 860	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	233 of 2409	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	385 of 2413	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	658 of 2403	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	782 of 2401	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	1229 of 1955	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	815 of 2357	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	214 of 1569	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	95 of 1531	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	65.5	390 of 1429	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	585 of 1503	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.4	774 of 818	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	568 of 1315	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	109 of 792	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	86 of 766	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	146 of 637	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	116 of 622	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	125 of 570	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	97 of 2098	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	142 of 2078	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.1	293 of 2041	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	296 of 2099	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	502 of 1678	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	335 of 2032	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	253 of 2407	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	320 of 2411	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	576 of 2400	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	667 of 2400	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	46.9	1047 of 1961	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.2	666 of 2358	71.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	171 of 2134	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	164 of 2110	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	75.3	284 of 2016	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	332 of 2031	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	37.4	630 of 1044	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	378 of 1859	79.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	370 of 1402	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	287 of 1337	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	23.9	1144 of 1399	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math87%+29 vs state

English Language Arts83%+28 vs state

Science58%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 7 Louis F Simeone	Public	PK, KG-5	80-55 Cornish Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-2726	1,187	79	15.0	84.3%	34 (2.9%)	12 (1.0%)	414 (34.9%)	692 (58.3%)	24 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.9%)	87.9	238^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.3%		83	360^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.3%	122				76.9	88.2	83.6				80.0	90.7	89.8				57.6		$30,915	$2,246	$28,669
Elm Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	79-17 51st Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Elm Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 699-4212	460	44	10.0	82.6%	36 (7.8%)	25 (5.4%)	318 (69.1%)	69 (15.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	73	612^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.0%		74.8	541^st of 2445 public elementary schools	77.9%	71				77.4	61.9	63.2				87.1	67.0	57.9				51.3		$30,310	$280	$30,031
Central Queens Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	88-14 Justice Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Central Queens Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-6200	935	61	15.3	78.2%	56 (6.0%)	43 (4.6%)	520 (55.6%)	293 (31.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	86.8	262^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.3%		88.6	237^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.3%	25	76.0	89.6		80.2	82.8	72.3	86.7	88.8	74.7	91.7	91.9	65.7	83.8	97.8		57.6		$23,810	$392	$23,418
Central Queens Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-1	88-14 Justice Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Central Queens Academy Charter School II	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 271-6200	129	10	13.0	85.3%	5 (3.9%)	10 (7.8%)	70 (54.3%)	44 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$53,807	$388	$53,420
Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)	Public	K-5	85-28 Britton Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-2230	1,047	104	10.0	97.9%	16 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	821 (78.4%)	195 (18.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	32.9	1688^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.0%		28.4	1794^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.6%	106				41.6	41.4	51.4				42.5	45.1	47.4				42.9		$33,636	$2,520	$31,116
Ps 102 Bayview	Public	PK, KG-8	55-24 Van Horn St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-3308	1,107	85	13.0	79.0%	23 (2.1%)	28 (2.5%)	346 (31.3%)	673 (60.8%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	21 (1.9%)	80.5	407^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.4%		80.4	421^st of 2445 public elementary schools	82.8%	14		100.0	100.0	71.6	58.6	68.8	64.9	66.7	73.2	89.2	77.5	83.6	69.6	69.2	69.7	67.3	67.6	$29,178	$2,312	$26,866
Ps 12 James B Colgate	Public	K-5	42-00 72nd St	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-5905	838	62	13.5	85.9%	24 (2.9%)	6 (0.7%)	322 (38.4%)	455 (54.3%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	65	823^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.3%		66.6	737^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.9%	86				66.1	56.7	63.0				68.3	65.6	65.0				54.6		$30,671	$2,306	$28,365
Ps 69 Jackson Heights	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	77-02 37th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 424-7700	764	53	14.3	71.3%	60 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	276 (36.1%)	388 (50.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.4%)	60.2	934^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.8%		65.2	776^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.3%	158				52.7	56.0	67.5				59.8	60.2	69.4				53.3		$30,029	$1,934	$28,095
Ps 13 Clement C Moore	Public	PK, KG-5	55-01 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-1021	815	70	11.6	80.7%	31 (3.8%)	63 (7.7%)	508 (62.3%)	205 (25.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	41.3	1437^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.2%		66.1	748^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.4%	689				39.3	46.3	54.4				58.1	50.8	56.6				40.7		$34,891	$2,767	$32,124
Ps 222-Fire Fighter Christopher A Santora School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	86-15 37th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 429-2563	197	15	13.1	62.4%	31 (15.7%)	4 (2.0%)	123 (62.4%)	28 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)								(n/a)																		$35,282	$2,285	$32,996

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 7 Louis F Simeone

What district is Ps 7 Louis F Simeone in?

New York City Geographic District #24

Is Ps 7 Louis F Simeone a good school?

Yes. Ps 7 Louis F Simeone ranks in the top 9.7% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 7 Louis F Simeone?

Students at Ps 7 Louis F Simeone are 58% Asian, 35% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Ps 7 Louis F Simeone?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,187 students attended Ps 7 Louis F Simeone.

What schools do graduates of Ps 7 Louis F Simeone attend?

Students who attend Ps 7 Louis F Simeone usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (The)
High : Newtown High School

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