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Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter

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Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter ranks 1164 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 81 Jean Paul Richter is an elementary school located in Glendale, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 703 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 81 Jean Paul Richter consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with strong results in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 57.47% in 3rd grade ELA, 45.63% in 4th grade ELA, and 45.26% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the district's 45.61%, 45.09%, and 49.73%, respectively. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were 76.67% in 3rd grade, 60.55% in 4th grade, and 68.37% in 5th grade, significantly higher than the district's 53.28%, 50.01%, and 52.53%. The school also ranks among the top New York elementary schools in serving its special education students, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby schools, such as PS 239, PS 71 Forest, and Ace Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus, PS 81 Jean Paul Richter has significantly higher academic performance, particularly in ELA and Math proficiency rates. The school has also shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking over the past several years, moving from the 1,938th position out of 2,201 schools in the 2020-2021 school year to the 1,164th position out of 2,445 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

657

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,323

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

559 Cypress Ave
Glendale, NY 11385

(718) 821-9800

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Students who attend Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter usually attend:

Middle:	Is 93 Ridgewood
High:	Grover Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.7%

White:

5.9%

Asian:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg48%

New York avg55%

1,164^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	52.0	1164 of 2445	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.2	1836 of 2445	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	1263 of 2439	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1633 of 2434	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1938 of 2201	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	1187 of 2413	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	1227 of 2395	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.0	1257 of 2386	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.1	1208 of 2366	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	1434 of 2352	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.2	1637 of 2345	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	1633 of 2325	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.7	1620 of 2320	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.2	1562 of 2286	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.2	1667 of 2263	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.9	1575 of 2257	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.4	1416 of 2227	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.3	1675 of 2219	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.8	1682 of 2206	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	249 of 696	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	398 of 662	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	387 of 605	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	479 of 671	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	386 of 601	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	450 of 1117	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	635 of 1066	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	348 of 1001	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	444 of 1027	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	115 of 860	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	140 of 938	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	1232 of 2409	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2040 of 2413	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1412 of 2403	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1557 of 2401	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1725 of 1955	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	1271 of 2357	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	1425 of 2338	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	515 of 1569	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	963 of 1531	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	536 of 1429	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	769 of 1503	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	393 of 1315	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	500 of 1392	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	379 of 792	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	537 of 766	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	359 of 637	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	293 of 622	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	105 of 570	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	52.0	286 of 730	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	665 of 2098	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	1310 of 2078	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	582 of 2041	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	930 of 2099	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	629 of 2032	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	670 of 2045	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	1034 of 2407	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	1586 of 2411	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	1089 of 2400	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	1646 of 2400	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1735 of 1961	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1113 of 2358	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	1024 of 2340	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	167 of 2134	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	223 of 2110	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	143 of 2016	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	64.9	445 of 2031	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	372 of 1859	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	529 of 1941	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	31.3	983 of 1338	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.7	613 of 1408	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)92nd percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)27th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math68%+11 vs state

English Language Arts49%-6 vs state

Science40%-5 vs state

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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	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 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
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 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 116 Elizabeth L Farrell	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4623	296	24	12.3	91.2%	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	282 (95.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.5	2251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%		18.4	2109^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.7%	142		27.5	23.3	20.0				30.0	50.0	25.0				23.1		$37,853	$4,924	$32,928
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 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
Ps 123 Suydam	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 821-4810	446	45	9.9	95.1%	9 (2.0%)	23 (5.2%)	402 (90.1%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24	1962^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	19.8%		19.5	2076^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%	114		35.0	40.9	38.5				41.7	54.4	35.4				27.3		$37,861	$3,363	$34,497
Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Greene Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2560	899	52	17.2	91.0%	18 (2.0%)	185 (20.6%)	674 (75.0%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	56.5	1023^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	58.2%		68.2	701^st of 2445 public elementary schools	71.3%	322	100.0	43.4	51.6	65.2	68.8	60.4	74.5	61.4	55.0	60.2	71.1	72.9	50.0	39.8	49.0	$22,415	$1,356	$21,059
Ps 376	Public	K-5	194 Harman St	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 573-0781	466	36	12.9	78.5%	35 (7.5%)	26 (5.6%)	383 (82.2%)	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	83.4	343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.0%		68.1	703^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	71.2%	360		94.6	76.3	73.1				93.2	79.1	65.3				60.4		$31,520	$2,862	$28,658
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter

What district is Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter in?

New York City Geographic District #24

How many students attend Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter.

Is Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter a good school?

Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter ranks 1164^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter attend?

Students who attend Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 93 Ridgewood
High : Grover Cleveland High School

What is the racial makeup of Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter?

Students at Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter are 89% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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