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Children's Lab School (The)

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Children's Lab School (The) ranks 881 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

881^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Children's Lab School (The) is an elementary public school in Long Island City, New York, serving 458 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #24, which is ranked 544 out of 874 districts in the state.

Children's Lab School (The) consistently outperforms its district and the overall state in academic proficiency, with 5th-grade students scoring significantly higher in English Language Arts (67.57% vs. 49.73% and 56.61%), Math (68.92% vs. 52.53% and 54.16%), and Science (43.84% vs. 39.88% and 45.02%). The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, such as Female, Special Education, and Low Socio-Economic Status students, ranking in the top half or top third of New York elementary schools in these categories. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner and Homeless students is relatively lower.

With a high per-student spending of $30,630 and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1, Children's Lab School (The) appears to be well-resourced, which may contribute to its academic success. Compared to nearby schools like PS 11 Kathryn Phelan and Woodside Community School (The), Children's Lab School (The) stands out for its consistent performance and targeted support for specific student groups, though it may need to focus more on addressing the needs of its English Language Learner and Homeless students.

456

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,751

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45-46 42nd St
Long Island City, NY 11104

(718) 361-3300

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Students who attend Children's Lab School (The) usually attend:

Middle:

Is 125 Thomas J McCann Woodside

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.2%

Asian:

20.4%

White:

18.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2019 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the New York median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg48%

New York avg55%

881^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 45% (2019) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	62.5	881 of 2445	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	893 of 2445	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	913 of 2439	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	891 of 2434	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	995 of 2201	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	1081 of 2413	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	336 of 696	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	383 of 662	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	361 of 605	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	471 of 671	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	364 of 430	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	326 of 548	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	696 of 1117	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	304 of 1066	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	304 of 1001	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	300 of 1027	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	166 of 454	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	483 of 860	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	766 of 2409	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	712 of 2413	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	715 of 2403	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	783 of 2401	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	907 of 1955	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	946 of 2357	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	623 of 1569	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	603 of 1531	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	667 of 1429	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	470 of 1503	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	242 of 818	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	555 of 1315	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	438 of 792	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	401 of 766	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.7	185 of 637	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	622 of 2098	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	612 of 2078	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	525 of 2041	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	448 of 2099	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	559 of 1678	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	668 of 2032	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	952 of 2407	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	1027 of 2411	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	1112 of 2400	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	1004 of 2400	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	971 of 1961	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	1239 of 2358	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	534 of 2134	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	502 of 2110	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	603 of 2016	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	440 of 2031	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	203 of 1044	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	40.8	947 of 1859	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-12 vs school

Homeless (2025)45th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math69%+12 vs state

English Language Arts60%+5 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (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 Living Environment 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
Children's Lab School (The)	Public	K-5	45-46 42nd St	Long Island City	11104	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-3300	456	40	11.4	70.2%	86 (18.9%)	6 (1.3%)	247 (54.2%)	93 (20.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	62.5	881^st of 2445 public elementary schools	64.0%		60.6	893^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	63.5%	12				51.4	60.6	67.6				66.2	72.2	68.9				43.8		$31,751	$2,420	$29,331
Ps 199 Maurice A FitzGerald	Public	K-5	39-20 48th Ave	Long Island City	11104	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 784-3431	505	45	11.2	85.7%	43 (8.5%)	9 (1.8%)	334 (66.1%)	110 (21.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	36.8	1558^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.3%		31.2	1709^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.1%	151				42.0	43.3	48.8				55.3	33.3	59.1				39.8		$36,259	$2,746	$33,513
Ps 150	Public	PK, KG-5	40-01 43rd Ave	Long Island City	11104	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 784-2252	657	47	14.0	58.8%	159 (24.2%)	10 (1.5%)	279 (42.5%)	167 (25.4%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.6%)	81.1	391^st of 2445 public elementary schools	84.0%		85.6	302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%	89				77.8	74.2	76.5				81.3	75.3	70.7				58.2		$29,818	$1,444	$28,374
Ps 11 Kathryn Phelan	Public	PK, KG-6	54-25 Skillman Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 779-2090	689	63	10.9	74.5%	90 (13.1%)	12 (1.7%)	366 (53.1%)	207 (30.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	61.5	908^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.9%		65.3	774^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.3%	134				45.7	60.0	70.7	52.8			44.0	69.2	70.5	64.8			64.6		$31,937	$2,283	$29,655
Woodside Community School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	39-07 57th St	Flushing	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 592-3300	504	31	16.2	70.8%	73 (14.5%)	5 (1.0%)	234 (46.4%)	168 (33.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	66.9	769^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.5%		77.1	494^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.8%	275				73.1	81.8	57.1				74.3	82.1	50.7				41.1		$26,211	$1,957	$24,254
Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	36-12 35th Ave	Astoria	11106	Queens County	Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3405	681	52	13.0	61.2%	199 (29.2%)	44 (6.5%)	294 (43.2%)	108 (15.9%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	68	742^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	69.7%		70.3	631^st of 2445 public elementary schools	74.2%	111		100.0	100.0	63.9	66.7	70.1	69.5	64.3	80.7	65.1	64.3	60.5	55.2	73.9	61.5	54.6	65.0	$18,945	$00	$18,945
Growing Up Green Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	39-27 28th St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	Growing Up Green Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 642-4306	692	69	10.0	74.9%	111 (16.0%)	125 (18.1%)	386 (55.8%)	31 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	31 (4.5%)	36.9	1555^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.4%		46.3	1250^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.9%	305	55.3	18.4		53.3	46.0	58.0	38.0	48.8	58.8	57.4	48.7	48.8	19.2	50.6		39.3		$24,105	$697	$23,409
Ps 166 Henry Gradstein	Public	PK, KG-5	33-09 35th Ave	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 786-6703	825	61	13.4	62.3%	222 (26.9%)	28 (3.4%)	367 (44.5%)	152 (18.4%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.5%)	80.6	405^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.4%		83	362^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	85.2%	43				72.3	71.9	72.7				80.4	78.6	70.4				61.6		$29,301	$2,201	$27,099
Ps 112 Dutch Kills	Public	PK, KG-5	25-05 37th Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 784-5250	521	34	15.4	89.3%	48 (9.2%)	97 (18.6%)	275 (52.8%)	90 (17.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	27	1859^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.0%		24	1940^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.7%	81				41.6	37.2	45.8				40.2	32.6	47.6				38.1		$34,030	$2,718	$31,312
Ps 151 Mary D Carter	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	50-05 31st Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 728-2676	334	33	10.2	90.4%	35 (10.5%)	66 (19.8%)	166 (49.7%)	56 (16.8%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	62.2	889^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.6%		36.1	1560^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.2%	671				64.8	61.9	63.3				66.7	81.0	44.2				50.0		$36,962	$2,809	$34,153

Frequently Asked Questions about Children's Lab School (The)

How many students attend Children's Lab School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Children's Lab School (The).

Is Children's Lab School (The) a good school?

Children's Lab School (The) ranks 881^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Children's Lab School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #24

What is the racial makeup of Children's Lab School (The)?

Students at Children's Lab School (The) are 54% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 19% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Children's Lab School (The) attend?

Students who attend Children's Lab School (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 125 Thomas J McCann Woodside

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