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Ps 159

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Ps 159 ranks 462 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 159 is an exceptional elementary school located in Bayside, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 542 students. As part of the New York City Geographic District #26, which is ranked 202 out of 874 districts in New York, PS 159 has consistently ranked among the top 200 elementary schools in the state, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is truly impressive, with proficiency rates on state assessments often exceeding the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 75% of PS 159's 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 74.03% for the district and 54.07% for the state. In math, an impressive 86.36% of 4th-graders at PS 159 were proficient or better, compared to 81.79% for the district and 58.64% for the state. This consistent excellence across multiple subject areas and student subgroups suggests that PS 159 has effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and a supportive learning environment.

When compared to nearby schools, such as PS 41 Crocheron and PS 31 Bayside, PS 159 generally outperforms its peers on state assessments, particularly in math and science. This indicates that the school may have a more effective curriculum and instructional strategies in these subject areas. Additionally, despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, PS 159 has been able to maintain its strong academic performance, suggesting that the school has strategies in place to support and engage students from diverse backgrounds.

504

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,089

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205-01 33rd Ave
Bayside, NY 11361-1099

(718) 423-8553

District: New York City Geographic District #26

Students who attend Ps 159 usually attend:

High:

Bayside High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

59.3%

White:

19.2%

Hispanic:

19.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th 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 14 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%

462^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	78.7	462 of 2445	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	182 of 2445	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	180 of 2439	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	198 of 2434	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	360 of 2201	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	179 of 2413	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	133 of 2395	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	133 of 2386	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	132 of 2366	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	91.3	119 of 2352	94.9%	★★★★★
2014	92.9	84 of 2345	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	125 of 2325	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	91.3	58 of 2320	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	92.0	45 of 2286	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	90.6	37 of 2263	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	83.9	91 of 2257	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	85.2	99 of 2227	95.6%	★★★★★
2007	85.2	116 of 2219	94.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.1	89 of 2206	96.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	305 of 696	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	160 of 662	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	167 of 605	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	258 of 671	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	245 of 430	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.0	132 of 548	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	123 of 601	79.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	285 of 1117	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	72 of 1066	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	49 of 1001	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	41 of 1027	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	68.8	89 of 454	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.4	17 of 860	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	41 of 938	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	495 of 2409	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	265 of 2413	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	212 of 2403	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	201 of 2401	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	260 of 1955	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	93.4	97 of 2357	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	152 of 2338	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	830 of 1569	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.0	342 of 1531	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	197 of 1429	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	123 of 1503	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	53.8	341 of 818	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	289 of 1392	79.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	136 of 792	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	164 of 766	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	100 of 637	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	51 of 622	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	9 of 570	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	79 of 730	89.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	342 of 2098	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	112 of 2078	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	87 of 2041	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	88 of 2099	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	133 of 1678	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	72 of 2032	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	51 of 2045	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	418 of 2407	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	148 of 2411	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	151 of 2400	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	200 of 2400	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	527 of 1961	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	276 of 2358	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	121 of 2340	94.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	440 of 2134	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	334 of 2110	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	204 of 2016	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	189 of 2031	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	51.0	411 of 1044	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	468 of 1859	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	106 of 1941	94.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	88.4	104 of 1337	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	183 of 1399	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	441 of 1224	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	292 of 1338	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	209 of 1408	85.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2023)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math77%+19 vs state

English Language Arts71%+16 vs state

Science60%+15 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 159	Public	PK, KG-5	205-01 33rd Ave	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8553	504	36	14.0	61.3%	97 (19.2%)	2 (0.4%)	97 (19.2%)	299 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	78.7	462^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.1%		90.8	182^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.6%	280	62.1	75.0	76.7	69.5	86.4	75.0	59.6	$31,089	$1,565	$29,525
Ps 32 State Street	Public	K-5	33-59 171 St	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 463-3747	815	62	13.2	65.4%	43 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	225 (27.6%)	505 (62.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.8%)	79.2	447^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.7%		79.4	440^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.0%	7	67.2	75.0	74.1	70.9	79.6	71.9	63.4	$31,213	$2,156	$29,057
Ps 41 Crocheron	Public	PK, KG-5	34-06 214th Lane	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8333	445	31	14.3	47.6%	69 (15.5%)	2 (0.4%)	93 (20.9%)	271 (60.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	95.3	71^st of 2445 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.3	55^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.8%	16	86.7	91.5	85.7	93.0	96.7	92.2	89.4	$29,764	$1,397	$28,367
Ps 130	Public	PK, KG-5	200-01 42nd Ave	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 819-2230	361	28	13.1	57.6%	44 (12.2%)	6 (1.7%)	58 (16.1%)	236 (65.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	95.2	75^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.9%		93.2	142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	94.2%	67	95.2	86.7	80.9	98.4	97.8	91.5	80.4	$33,051	$1,463	$31,588
Ps 169 Bay Terrace	Public	K-5	18-25 212th St	Bayside	11360	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 428-6160	406	27	15.0	32.5%	111 (27.3%)	14 (3.4%)	99 (24.4%)	160 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	74	584^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.1%		73.2	571^st of 2445 public elementary schools	76.6%	13	66.7	53.9	69.1	78.0	78.5	84.9	54.6	$27,912	$1,348	$26,565
Ps 184 Flushing Manor	Public	PK, KG-5	163-15 21st Rd	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 352-7800	462	32	14.6	58.9%	96 (20.8%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (16.0%)	279 (60.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	85.6	293^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.0%		78	476^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.5%	183	75.7	67.1	78.0	87.5	78.8	87.1	75.0	$29,708	$1,518	$28,190
Ps 31 Bayside	Public	PK, KG-5	211-45 46th Rd	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8289	350	34	10.2	70.6%	29 (8.3%)	21 (6.0%)	139 (39.7%)	150 (42.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	68.5	726^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.3%		75.4	525^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.5%	201	60.5	59.1	62.8	66.7	66.7	72.7	63.3	$37,696	$2,272	$35,424
Ps 209 Clearview Gardens	Public	PK, KG-5	16-10 Utopia Pkwy	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 352-3939	445	34	13.0	41.3%	89 (20.0%)	4 (0.9%)	85 (19.1%)	256 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	90.7	181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	92.6%		90.1	199^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.9%	18	91.0	74.7	87.1	92.8	83.5	82.9	71.4	$33,168	$1,667	$31,501
Ps 376	Public	PK, KG-5	210-21 48th Ave	Flushing	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(929) 267-5900	546	31	17.6	59.7%	41 (7.5%)	21 (3.8%)	84 (15.4%)	383 (70.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	92.3	152^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.8%		94	117^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.2%	35	88.8	86.5	78.0	96.6	94.9	82.4	71.1	$25,688	$1,469	$24,219
Ps 107 Thomas A Dooley	Public	PK, KG-5	167-02 45th Ave	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 762-5995	806	58	13.8	83.9%	28 (3.5%)	8 (1.0%)	389 (48.3%)	367 (45.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	40.3	1460^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.3%		53.3	1070^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.2%	390	47.3	42.4	49.3	56.5	45.4	51.7	48.3	$32,542	$2,114	$30,428

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 159

Is Ps 159 a good school?

Ps 159 ranks 462^nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 159?

Students at Ps 159 are 59% Asian, 19% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 159 attend?

Students who attend Ps 159 usually go on to attend:

High : Bayside High School

How many students attend Ps 159?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Ps 159.

What district is Ps 159 in?

New York City Geographic District #26

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