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Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The)

Public Grades K-5

2319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The) is an elementary school located in Corona, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 997 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 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The) consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 22.28% to 25% across grades 3-5, while the district and state averages were significantly higher, ranging from 45.09% to 56.61%. The school's math proficiency rates were also lower, ranging from 26.27% to 37.28% compared to the district's 50.01% to 53.28% and the state's 54.16% to 59.7%. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, students with disabilities, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students, who all rank in the bottom 15% to 40% of New York elementary schools.

Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The) has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the time period. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school is projected to rank 2319 out of 2445 New York elementary schools, with a 0-star rating. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Elm Tree Elementary School and Ps 92 Harry T Stewart Senior, Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The) consistently lags behind in academic performance.

931

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,728

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41-15 104th St
Corona, NY 11368

(718) 505-0140

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Students who attend Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The) usually attend:

Middle:

Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

White:

1.1%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (26% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg48%

New York avg55%

2,319^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

31^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	9.1	2319 of 2445	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	2131 of 2445	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2043 of 2439	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1912 of 2434	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.4	1144 of 2201	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1768 of 2413	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1864 of 2395	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	1688 of 2386	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.2	1627 of 2366	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.2	1417 of 2352	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.0	1278 of 2345	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.3	1342 of 2325	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.8	1123 of 2320	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.6	1232 of 2286	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.3	1104 of 2263	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.0	1256 of 2257	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.2	1335 of 2227	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.7	1351 of 2219	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.6	1296 of 2206	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	53.3	356 of 671	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	330 of 548	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	955 of 1117	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	746 of 1066	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	755 of 1001	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	725 of 1027	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	264 of 454	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	567 of 860	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	510 of 938	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	2317 of 2409	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	2140 of 2413	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	2090 of 2403	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1901 of 2401	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	1105 of 1955	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1813 of 2357	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1887 of 2338	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	32.4	1063 of 1531	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1064 of 1429	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1063 of 1503	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.4	404 of 818	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	813 of 1315	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	876 of 1392	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	646 of 792	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	548 of 766	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	412 of 637	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	308 of 622	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	11 of 70	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	207 of 570	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	328 of 730	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1934 of 2098	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1649 of 2078	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1538 of 2041	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1464 of 2099	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.2	423 of 1678	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	38.8	1227 of 2032	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1320 of 2045	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	2244 of 2407	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	2097 of 2411	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1938 of 2400	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1874 of 2400	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	1025 of 1961	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1649 of 2358	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1749 of 2340	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1631 of 2134	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.5	930 of 2110	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	935 of 2016	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	1218 of 2031	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1004 of 1859	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1223 of 1941	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2022)47th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2024)31st percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math30%-28 vs state

English Language Arts23%-32 vs state

Science20%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The)	Public	K-5	41-15 104th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 505-0140	931	76	12.2	96.8%	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	908 (97.5%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.1	2319^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.2%		17.6	2131^st of 2445 public elementary schools	12.8%	188	23.0	22.3	25.0	37.3	26.3	27.1	19.8	$33,728	$2,831	$30,897
Pioneer Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	40-20 100th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 779-5068	687	57	12.0	93.2%	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	659 (95.9%)	15 (2.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19.9	2082^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	14.8%		30	1745^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.6%	337	35.5	31.0	39.4	46.4	40.4	35.2	26.9	$31,043	$3,064	$27,979
Ps 19 Marino Jeantet	Public	PK, KG-5	44-10 99th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-5859	1,506	128	11.7	92.5%	16 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,455 (96.6%)	21 (1.4%)	13 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12.8	2244^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.2%		12.8	2271^st of 2445 public elementary schools	7.1%	27	30.2	19.9	39.7	37.9	18.9	30.7	27.0	$35,719	$2,477	$33,243
Our World Neighborhood Charter School 3	Public, Charter	K-3	108-68 Roosevelt Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	Our World Neighborhood Charter School 3	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 392-3405	284	21	13.5	97.5%	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	266 (93.7%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	29.8			41.7				$19,334	$00	$19,334
Ps 28 Thomas Emanuel Early Childhood Center (The)	Public	PK, KG-2	109-10 47th Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-4971	265	26	10.2	92.1%	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	248 (93.6%)	7 (2.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$45,010	$2,419	$42,592
Ps 110	Public	K-5	43-18 97th Pl	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-8278	808	70	11.4	97.2%	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	756 (93.6%)	32 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34.2	1649^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.6%		31.9	1691^st of 2445 public elementary schools	30.8%	42	38.8	38.3	38.2	64.8	54.9	48.7	32.5	$32,295	$2,640	$29,655
Elm Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50-51 98th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 208-4860	878	68	12.9	96.7%	25 (2.8%)	38 (4.3%)	764 (87.0%)	44 (5.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.6	1904^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.1%		19.3	2084^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.8%	180	41.8	31.4	43.5	44.0	37.7	42.7	37.6	$31,399	$2,351	$29,048
Ps 143 Louis Armstrong	Public	PK, KG-5	34-55 112th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 429-5700	1,344	106	12.6	92.7%	13 (1.0%)	20 (1.5%)	1,275 (94.9%)	28 (2.1%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11.4	2274^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%		10.8	2320^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.1%	46	18.8	20.5	31.1	28.6	31.0	37.2	27.1	$35,262	$2,842	$32,420
Helen M Marshall School	Public	K-5	110-08 Northern Blvd	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 505-5110	462	39	11.8	95.7%	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	425 (92.0%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	32.5	1701^st of 2445 public elementary schools	30.4%		21.3	2028^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.1%	327	48.5	31.4	34.3	54.3	54.7	39.7	43.8	$31,270	$2,631	$28,639
Ps 92 Harry T Stewart Senior	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	99-01 34th Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 533-1013	867	60	14.3	87.0%	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	825 (95.2%)	21 (2.4%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	41.7	1425^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.7%		29.4	1764^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.9%	339	48.6	47.9	44.1	70.3	61.1	49.7	31.4	$29,489	$2,047	$27,442

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How many students attend Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 931 students attended Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The).

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New York City Geographic District #24

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Students who attend Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci

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Students at Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The) are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

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Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The) ranks in the bottom 5.2% of New York elementary schools.

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