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Ps 18 Winchester

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Ps 18 Winchester ranks 459 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 18 Winchester is an elementary school located in Queens Village, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 423 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #26, which is ranked 202 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 18 Winchester consistently performs above the New York state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 67.39% (3rd grade) to 79.25% (5th grade), compared to the New York state averages of 54.15% to 56.61%. In the same year, the school's Math proficiency rates ranged from 70.83% (4th grade) to 78.85% (5th grade), compared to the New York state averages of 58.64% to 59.7%. The school's Science proficiency rate for 5th grade in 2024-2025 was 54%, higher than the New York state average of 45.02%. PS 18 Winchester has consistently high rankings for African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, often placing in the top 5-10% of New York elementary schools for these subgroups. The school also performs well for Hispanic and White students, ranking in the top 25-30% of New York elementary schools.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 62-63% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, PS 18 Winchester's performance for low-income students is strong, ranking in the top 15-20% of New York elementary schools in this subgroup. The school's per-student spending has increased significantly over the past few years, from $15,784 in 2020-2021 to $31,222 in 2023-2024, and the student-teacher ratio has remained relatively stable, ranging from 13.4 to 14.5 students per teacher. When compared to other nearby schools, such as PS 133 The Bellerose School Of Excellence and Floral Park-Bellerose School, PS 18 Winchester generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA and Math.

425

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,441

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

86-35 235th Court
Queens Village, NY 11427-2797

(718) 464-4167

District: New York City Geographic District #26

Students who attend Ps 18 Winchester usually attend:

Middle:	Irwin Altman Middle School 172
High:	Martin Van Buren High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

56.2%

Hispanic:

21.4%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (72% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg76%

New York avg55%

459^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 22Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #26

202^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #26 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	78.8	459 of 2445	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	414 of 2445	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	328 of 2439	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	263 of 2434	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	354 of 2201	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	194 of 2413	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	194 of 2395	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	86.9	223 of 2386	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	86.1	238 of 2366	89.9%	★★★★☆
2015	82.7	327 of 2352	86.1%	★★★★☆
2014	76.3	486 of 2345	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	443 of 2325	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	471 of 2320	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	88.9	123 of 2286	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	85.4	174 of 2263	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	83.5	111 of 2257	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	81.9	232 of 2227	89.6%	★★★★☆
2007	76.1	483 of 2219	78.2%	★★★★☆
2006	83.6	182 of 2206	91.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	26 of 928	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	89 of 891	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	58 of 948	93.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	424 of 696	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	376 of 662	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	291 of 605	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	306 of 671	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	181 of 430	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	202 of 548	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	214 of 601	64.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	85 of 1117	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	63.0	223 of 1066	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	117 of 1001	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	85 of 1027	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	88 of 860	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	239 of 938	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	453 of 2409	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	284 of 2413	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	235 of 2403	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	283 of 2401	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	257 of 1955	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	144 of 2357	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	136 of 2338	94.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	221 of 1569	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	116 of 1531	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	230 of 1429	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	179 of 1503	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	94 of 1315	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	228 of 1392	83.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	114 of 792	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	52 of 730	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	288 of 2098	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	199 of 2078	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	180 of 2041	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	103 of 2099	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	141 of 1678	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	101 of 2032	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	129 of 2045	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	481 of 2407	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	576 of 2411	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	401 of 2400	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	264 of 2400	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	469 of 1961	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	252 of 2358	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	244 of 2340	89.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	532 of 2134	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	253 of 2110	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	410 of 2016	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	237 of 2031	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	540 of 1859	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	584 of 1941	69.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	336 of 1402	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	212 of 1337	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	38 of 1399	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	102 of 1408	92.8%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)97th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math76%+18 vs state

English Language Arts74%+19 vs state

Science54%+9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, November 9, 2017

Very nice school. My olderone graduated from there . Other 2still studying there. Teachers ... very helpful and smart . Principal and vice principal .. they took care of children very well . Thank you teachers !!! Close Quote

by a student
Friday, July 23, 2010

I just graduated from P.S.18 this year and I gotta say it was the best school. I miss all of my teachers already. Close Quote

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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	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 18 Winchester	Public	PK, KG-5	86-35 235th Court	Queens Village	11427	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 464-4167	425	30	14.3	61.4%	33 (7.8%)	45 (10.6%)	91 (21.4%)	239 (56.2%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	78.8	459^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.2%		80.9	414^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.1%	45				67.4	74.5	79.3				76.6	70.8	78.9				54.0										$32,441	$1,379	$31,062
Ps 33 Edward M Funk	Public	PK, KG-5	91-37 222nd St	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-6283	735	49	15.0	71.2%	14 (1.9%)	101 (13.7%)	192 (26.1%)	348 (47.3%)	46 (6.3%)	6 (0.8%)	28 (3.8%)	58.7	967^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.4%		43.6	1332^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.5%	365				54.4	56.8	65.2				66.3	60.8	60.7				48.3										$32,308	$2,183	$30,126
Ps 133 The Bellerose School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	248-05 86th Ave	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4016	596	48	12.5	63.9%	54 (9.1%)	16 (2.7%)	108 (18.1%)	389 (65.3%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	82.4	365^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.1%		86.3	286^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.3%	79				75.3	71.7	74.2				81.3	79.2	74.7				62.6										$28,888	$1,524	$27,364
Ps/Is 295	Public	PK, KG-8	222-14 Jamaica Ave	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 464-1433	562	46	12.0	74.9%	13 (2.3%)	121 (21.5%)	200 (35.6%)	176 (31.3%)	31 (5.5%)	13 (2.3%)	8 (1.4%)	79.6	435^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.2%		74.9	537^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.0%	102	57.6	55.2		51.4	63.3	77.3	78.2	73.3	66.7	77.1	80.4	88.6	67.3	64.5		61.4										$29,647	$2,102	$27,546
Ps/Is 208	Public	K-8	74-30 Commonwlth Blvd	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 468-6420	605	62	9.7	63.1%	8 (1.3%)	349 (57.7%)	87 (14.4%)	73 (12.1%)	62 (10.2%)	7 (1.2%)	19 (3.1%)	52.4	1147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.1%		65	780^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.1%	367	72.4		60.0	34.4	35.7	70.5	65.8	67.7	57.3	63.3	41.9	43.2	60.8	62.1	58.1	27.3	51.3									$36,148	$1,669	$34,480
Ps/Is 266	Public	PK, KG-8	74-10 Commonwealth Blvd	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 479-3920	465	66	7.0	58.5%	39 (8.4%)	145 (31.2%)	125 (26.9%)	121 (26.0%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.5%)	48.4	1233^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	49.6%		56.4	991^st of 2445 public elementary schools	59.5%	242	96.1	83.9		55.9	67.9	52.6	51.1	81.0	74.2	64.7	53.6	46.2	39.1	95.1		43.2										$38,372	$1,734	$36,638
Floral Park-Bellerose School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Larch Ave	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2751	904	58	15.6	15.6%	489 (54.1%)	13 (1.4%)	156 (17.3%)	193 (21.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	86	282^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.5%		80.9	412^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.1%	130				93.2	84.9	72.5	70.1			89.2	83.3	67.4	80.0			62.8		99.3	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.6	99.3	$22,332	$1,127	$21,205
Ps 188 Kingsbury	Public	PK, KG-5	218-12 Hartland Ave	Flushing	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(929) 600-5683	637	42	15.1	38.9%	118 (18.5%)	14 (2.2%)	42 (6.6%)	442 (69.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	94.3	95^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.1%		96	61^st of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%	34				94.3	82.9	90.5				94.3	91.0	86.0				79.6										$29,238	$1,404	$27,833
Ps 191 Mayflower	Public	PK, KG-5	85-15 258th St	Floral Park	11001	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 831-4032	327	30	10.7	68.5%	18 (5.5%)	5 (1.5%)	73 (22.3%)	216 (66.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	75.3	541^st of 2445 public elementary schools	77.9%		66.8	734^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.0%	193				63.9	76.7	65.2				84.2	96.4	62.5				55.3										$34,309	$2,294	$32,015
Ps 213 Carl Ullman School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	231-02 67th Ave	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8747	374	32	11.5	66.6%	37 (9.9%)	29 (7.8%)	94 (25.1%)	201 (53.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	68.3	728^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.2%		73.1	573^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	76.6%	155				78.4	57.1	62.5				90.4	69.5	51.9				51.9										$36,256	$1,902	$34,354

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 18 Winchester

How many students attend Ps 18 Winchester?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Ps 18 Winchester.

What schools do graduates of Ps 18 Winchester attend?

Students who attend Ps 18 Winchester usually go on to attend:

Middle : Irwin Altman Middle School 172
High : Martin Van Buren High School

What is the racial makeup of Ps 18 Winchester?

Students at Ps 18 Winchester are 56% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Ps 18 Winchester a good school?

Ps 18 Winchester ranks 459^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 18 Winchester in?

New York City Geographic District #26

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