Is Ps 12 James B Colgate a good school?

Ps 12 James B Colgate ranks 629 th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 12 James B Colgate?

In the 2022-23 school year, 855 students attended Ps 12 James B Colgate.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 12 James B Colgate?

Students at Ps 12 James B Colgate are 54% Asian, 40% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 12 James B Colgate attend?

Students who attend Ps 12 James B Colgate usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 125 Thomas J McCann Woodside

Ps 12 James B Colgate

Public K-5

42-00 72nd St
Woodside, NY 11377

(718) 424-5905

District: New York City Geographic District #24

SchoolDigger Rank:
629^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,999

Students who attend Ps 12 James B Colgate usually attend:

Middle:

Is 125 Thomas J McCann Woodside

Student/teacher ratio: 13.7

Number of students: 855

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

54.3%

Hispanic:

39.6%

White:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 12 James B Colgate ranks better than 74.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 9^th among 31 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #24. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (54.3%), Hispanic (39.6%), White (3.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 12 James B Colgate is 13.7. 16 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #24 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 12 James B Colgate employs 62 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 12 James B Colgate is $17,999. 23 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #24 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 12 James B Colgate:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 12 James B Colgate 629^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 12 James B Colgate in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Homeless students:

Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

New York City Geographic District #24:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #24 480^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Ps 12 James B Colgate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	66.87	858^th	2206	61.1%
2007	56.66	1173^rd	2219	47.1%
2008	66.17	881^st	2227	60.4%
2009	67.66	802^nd	2257	64.5%
2010	68.50	742^nd	2263	67.2%
2011	73.85	570^th	2286	75.1%
2012	72.96	620^th	2320	73.3%
2013	71.67	562^nd	2325	75.8%
2014	79.90	380^th	2345	83.8%
2015	78.41	437^th	2352	81.4%
2016	75.27	520^th	2366	78.0%
2017	70.05	668^th	2386	72.0%
2018	77.42	457^th	2395	80.9%
2019	76.93	494^th	2413	79.5%
2021	67.14	675^th	2201	69.3%
2022	73.51	574^th	2434	76.4%
2023	72.00	629^th	2439	74.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 12 James B Colgate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.64	227^th	938	75.8%
2019	59.24	212^th	860	75.3%
2021	46.56	213^th	454	53.1%
2022	63.34	233^rd	1027	77.3%
2023	52.48	346^th	1001	65.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 12 James B Colgate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.22	263^rd	1941	86.5%
2019	57.41	508^th	1859	72.7%
2021	64.60	251^st	1044	76.0%
2022	74.00	287^th	2031	85.9%
2023	70.08	382^nd	2016	81.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 12 James B Colgate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.74	170^th	2045	91.7%
2019	86.34	198^th	2032	90.3%
2021	80.35	196^th	1678	88.3%
2022	83.40	221^st	2099	89.5%
2023	81.14	271^st	2041	86.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 12 James B Colgate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.88	274^th	730	62.5%
2019	79.49	57^th	570	90.0%
2021	61.03	20^th	70	71.4%
2022	74.13	90^th	622	85.5%
2023	68.35	144^th	637	77.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 12 James B Colgate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.35	482^nd	2338	79.4%
2019	76.21	480^th	2357	79.6%
2021	62.10	692^nd	1955	64.6%
2022	73.95	538^th	2401	77.6%
2023	68.95	673^rd	2403	72.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 12 James B Colgate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.98	449^th	2340	80.8%
2019	74.93	507^th	2358	78.5%
2021	65.77	623^rd	1961	68.2%
2022	71.47	597^th	2400	75.1%
2023	72.75	571^st	2400	76.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 12 James B Colgate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.98	239^th	601	60.2%
2019	62.91	229^th	548	58.2%
2021	54.47	236^th	430	45.1%
2022	60.31	308^th	671	54.1%
2023	60.71	264^th	605	56.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 12 James B Colgate

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.10	414^th	1392	70.3%
2019	58.79	434^th	1315	67.0%
2021	44.39	440^th	818	46.2%
2022	57.42	549^th	1503	63.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a parent
Monday, September 7, 2015

This is a fantastic school. The only reason why we stay in the neighborhood is so our son can continue in the school. The teachers and administration really care about the students. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 12 James B Colgate

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	85	15	533	333	0	n/a	n/a	966
1990	80	8	541	331	0	n/a	n/a	960
1991	77	5	570	361	0	n/a	n/a	1013
1992	73	11	552	392	0	n/a	n/a	1028
1993	67	10	553	395	0	n/a	n/a	1025
1994	54	11	577	429	0	n/a	n/a	1071
1995	43	13	549	386	0	n/a	n/a	991
1996	43	13	549	386	0	n/a	n/a	991
1997	46	11	578	392	1	n/a	n/a	1028
1998	40	11	587	438	2	n/a	n/a	1078
1999	42	9	610	468	2	n/a	n/a	1131
2000	33	10	663	493	1	n/a	n/a	1200
2001	38	10	656	536	1	n/a	n/a	1241
2002	25	14	658	480	3	n/a	n/a	1180
2003	25	14	658	480	3	n/a	n/a	1180
2004	26	10	620	495	3	n/a	n/a	1154
2005	28	9	609	488	5	n/a	n/a	1139
2006	67	6	666	419	5	n/a	n/a	1163
2007	101	5	597	478	5	n/a	n/a	1186
2008	101	5	579	513	6	n/a	n/a	1204
2009	93	6	563	512	6	n/a	n/a	1180
2010	87	4	616	526	4	n/a	n/a	1237
2011	40	4	677	549	4	0	0	1274
2012	37	2	673	548	23	4	0	1287
2013	33	2	714	518	19	4	1	1291
2014	31	1	716	499	18	0	0	1265
2015	28	2	734	493	17	0	0	1274
2016	35	3	715	502	18	0	0	1273
2017	39	3	689	498	13	2	0	1244
2018	35	7	676	487	8	3	1	1217
2019	38	1	637	471	6	3	5	1161
2020	40	2	605	457	10	2	9	1125
2021	35	2	565	434	11	3	12	1062
2022	31	3	520	381	6	3	8	952
2023	27	3	464	339	10	1	11	855

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 12 James B Colgate

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	966	47.9	20.1	n/a
1990	960	46.2	20.7	n/a
1991	1013	50.9	19.9	n/a
1992	1028	50.9	20.1	n/a
1993	1025	48.1	21.3	n/a
1994	1071	48.3	22.2	n/a
1995	991	55.2	18.0	n/a
1996	991	55.2	18.0	n/a
1997	1028	55.2	18.6	68.9
1998	1078	62.3	17.3	64.9
1999	1131	59.3	19.1	66.6
2000	1200	63.3	19.0	87.4
2001	1241	65.1	19.1	88.4
2002	1180	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1180	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1154	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1139	71.2	16.0	0
2006	1163	72.0	16.2	88.6
2007	1186	74.0	16.0	89.1
2008	1204	78.0	15.4	88.8
2009	1180	76.0	15.5	86.9
2010	1237	80.0	15.4	n/a
2011	1274	83.3	15.2	88
2012	1287	79.0	16.2	88
2013	1291	79.0	16.3	84.3
2014	1265	80.0	15.8	90.4
2015	1274	82.0	15.5	90.1
2016	1273	80.0	15.9	88.7
2017	1244	75.2	16.5	87.1
2018	1217	77.0	15.7	89.1
2019	1161	75.0	15.4	86.5
2020	1125	74.0	15.2	86.3
2021	1062	75.0	14.1	89.5
2022	952	65.0	14.6	86.2
2023	855	62.0	13.7	85.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 12 James B Colgate

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	966	47.9	20.1	n/a
1990	960	46.2	20.7	n/a
1991	1013	50.9	19.9	n/a
1992	1028	50.9	20.1	n/a
1993	1025	48.1	21.3	n/a
1994	1071	48.3	22.2	n/a
1995	991	55.2	18.0	n/a
1996	991	55.2	18.0	n/a
1997	1028	55.2	18.6	68.9
1998	1078	62.3	17.3	64.9
1999	1131	59.3	19.1	66.6
2000	1200	63.3	19.0	87.4
2001	1241	65.1	19.1	88.4
2002	1180	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1180	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1154	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1139	71.2	16.0	0
2006	1163	72.0	16.2	88.6
2007	1186	74.0	16.0	89.1
2008	1204	78.0	15.4	88.8
2009	1180	76.0	15.5	86.9
2010	1237	80.0	15.4	n/a
2011	1274	83.3	15.2	88
2012	1287	79.0	16.2	88
2013	1291	79.0	16.3	84.3
2014	1265	80.0	15.8	90.4
2015	1274	82.0	15.5	90.1
2016	1273	80.0	15.9	88.7
2017	1244	75.2	16.5	87.1
2018	1217	77.0	15.7	89.1
2019	1161	75.0	15.4	86.5
2020	1125	74.0	15.2	86.3
2021	1062	75.0	14.1	89.5
2022	952	65.0	14.6	86.2
2023	855	62.0	13.7	85.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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