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Ps 71 Forest

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Ps 71 Forest ranks 1459 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 71 Forest is an elementary school located in Ridgewood, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 516 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 71 Forest consistently outperforms its district and the overall New York state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 55.81% of 3rd graders, 68.18% of 4th graders, and 43.37% of 5th graders at PS 71 Forest were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 45.61%, 45.09%, and 49.73%, respectively, and the state's 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%. However, the school's performance in Science for 5th grade is lower than the district and state, with only 27.16% proficient or better in 2024-2025. Additionally, PS 71 Forest has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 81.59% to 82.41% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, PS 71 Forest generally outperforms Learners And Leaders and Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter in both ELA and Math proficiency rates. However, Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley, located slightly farther away, consistently outperforms PS 71 Forest across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Ace Academy For Scholars At The Geraldine Ferraro Campus, which is located very close to PS 71 Forest, also demonstrates strong academic performance, often surpassing PS 71 Forest's results.

468

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,198

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

62-85 Forest Ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385

(718) 821-7772

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Students who attend Ps 71 Forest usually attend:

High:

Grover Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.8%

White:

26.1%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2023 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 40th (2025) from a 32nd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 55% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 18 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg48%

New York avg55%

1,459^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th 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	40.4	1459 of 2445	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	1397 of 2445	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1670 of 2439	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1664 of 2434	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	1487 of 2201	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	1164 of 2413	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	1602 of 2395	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.4	1277 of 2386	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.0	1012 of 2366	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.6	1068 of 2352	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.3	1021 of 2345	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.2	926 of 2325	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.4	1497 of 2320	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.8	1382 of 2286	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.7	1541 of 2263	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.3	1698 of 2257	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.7	1624 of 2227	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.8	1667 of 2219	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.0	1552 of 2206	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	466 of 1117	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	362 of 1066	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	838 of 1001	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	572 of 1027	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	226 of 454	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	456 of 860	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	452 of 938	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	1443 of 2409	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	1304 of 2413	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1632 of 2403	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1769 of 2401	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	1634 of 1955	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	1139 of 2357	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	1473 of 2338	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	874 of 1569	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	761 of 1531	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	1011 of 1429	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1038 of 1503	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	609 of 818	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	570 of 1315	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	796 of 1392	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	395 of 792	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	411 of 766	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	497 of 637	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.0	103 of 570	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	306 of 730	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	1046 of 2098	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	883 of 2078	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	1290 of 2041	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	1232 of 2099	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	664 of 2032	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	1021 of 2045	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1434 of 2407	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1467 of 2411	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1635 of 2400	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1492 of 2400	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	981 of 1961	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	1216 of 2358	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1714 of 2340	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	679 of 2134	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	529 of 2110	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	609 of 2016	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	730 of 2031	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	1002 of 1859	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	793 of 1941	59.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	779 of 1402	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	711 of 1392	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	815 of 1337	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	780 of 1399	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	709 of 1338	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1039 of 1408	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Native American (2024)26th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Math51%-6 vs state

Science27%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 71 Forest	Public	PK, KG-5	62-85 Forest Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-7772	468	33	14.1	80.1%	122 (26.1%)	4 (0.9%)	308 (65.8%)	27 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	40.4	1459^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.3%		41.7	1397^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.9%	62			55.8	68.2	43.4				60.4	55.2	42.2			27.2	$37,198	$2,585	$34,613
Ace Academy For Scholars At The Geraldine Ferraro Campus	Public	PK, KG-5	55-20 Metropolitan Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 571-6900	573	39	14.7	66.7%	186 (32.5%)	5 (0.9%)	305 (53.2%)	46 (8.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	63.6	856^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.0%		67.6	713^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.8%	143			56.6	59.3	69.9				57.1	72.8	65.8			54.1	$28,195	$1,965	$26,230
Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60-02 60th Ln	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-7850	764	62	12.3	69.6%	294 (38.5%)	5 (0.7%)	354 (46.3%)	101 (13.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	58.9	956^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.9%		61	878^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.1%	78			66.4	53.6	60.0				66.7	54.6	59.2			52.1	$35,076	$1,997	$33,078
Learners And Leaders	Public	PK, KG-5	378 Seneca Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 366-1061	421	32	13.2	84.6%	38 (9.0%)	7 (1.7%)	344 (81.7%)	23 (5.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	33.1	1680^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.3%		43.5	1341^st of 2445 public elementary schools	45.2%	339			28.9	53.9	61.7				27.8	38.1	50.0			43.8	$35,931	$2,442	$33,489
Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter	Public	PK, KG-5	559 Cypress Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-9800	657	50	13.2	91.3%	39 (5.9%)	10 (1.5%)	583 (88.7%)	20 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	52	1164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.4%		27.2	1836^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%	672			57.5	45.6	45.3				76.7	60.6	68.4			39.6	$34,323	$2,512	$31,811
Ps 88 Seneca	Public	PK, KG-5	60-85 Catalpa Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-8121	692	51	13.5	73.6%	176 (25.4%)	9 (1.3%)	434 (62.7%)	55 (7.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	45.9	1302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	46.7%		45.1	1285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.4%	17			50.0	52.3	60.4				58.5	40.5	70.5			35.1	$36,476	$2,279	$34,198
Ps 239	Public	PK, KG-5	17-15 Weirfield St	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 417-2840	414	31	13.3	86.7%	32 (7.7%)	14 (3.4%)	333 (80.4%)	34 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	2194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%		24.1	1935^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.9%	259			28.6	37.5	33.3				20.8	41.4	38.8			16.3	$34,140	$2,511	$31,629
Robert E Peary School	Public	PK, KG-8	16-66 Hancock St	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 456-7588	581	122	4.7	85.9%	46 (7.9%)	155 (26.7%)	260 (44.8%)	91 (15.7%)	18 (3.1%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.0%)								(n/a)															$124,708	$3,248	$121,460
Ps 86 Irvington (The)	Public	K-5	220 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0252	347	35	9.9	98.3%	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	333 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	34.2	1650^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.5%		15.4	2207^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.7%	557			44.9	28.6	55.3				54.0	23.9	48.0			48.0	$37,696	$4,747	$32,949
Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley	Public	K-8	69-10 65th Dr	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-6210	631	77	8.1	46.0%	360 (57.1%)	15 (2.4%)	180 (28.5%)	51 (8.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	73.3	606^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.2%		81.1	409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.3%	197	67.8	42.4	63.0	73.2	69.4	81.0	75.0	58.6	66.7	65.1	66.1	69.2	66.2	50.9	$28,404	$1,474	$26,930

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 71 Forest

What is the racial makeup of Ps 71 Forest?

Students at Ps 71 Forest are 66% Hispanic, 26% White, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 71 Forest attend?

Students who attend Ps 71 Forest usually go on to attend:

High : Grover Cleveland High School

Is Ps 71 Forest a good school?

Ps 71 Forest ranks 1459^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 71 Forest?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Ps 71 Forest.

What district is Ps 71 Forest in?

New York City Geographic District #24

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