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Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell

Public Grades PK, KG-5

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell is an elementary school located in Bayside, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 236 students. This 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 205 Alexander Graham Bell consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #26 and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 85.19%, compared to 76.17% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school has maintained a high statewide ranking among New York elementary schools, reaching as high as 51st out of 2,352 schools in the 2014-2015 school year and consistently ranking within the top 200 schools in recent years.

When compared to the nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 46 Alley Pond, Ps 213 Carl Ullman School (The), and Ps 203 Oakland Gardens, Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell generally outperforms them in academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. This suggests that Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell is a high-performing school within its local context.

225

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,141

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75-25 Bell Blvd
Bayside, NY 11361-3499

(718) 464-5773

District: New York City Geographic District #26

Students who attend Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne
High:	Benjamin N Cardozo High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.4%

Hispanic:

23.6%

White:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (84% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg76%

New York avg55%

183^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	90.7	183 of 2445	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	122 of 2445	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	176 of 2439	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	75 of 2434	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	226 of 2201	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	102 of 2413	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	111 of 2395	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	123 of 2386	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	104 of 2366	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	94.0	51 of 2352	97.8%	★★★★★
2014	95.8	23 of 2345	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	95.8	24 of 2325	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.1	353 of 2320	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	91.6	55 of 2286	97.6%	★★★★★
2010	93.8	4 of 2263	99.8%	★★★★★
2009	86.4	17 of 2257	99.2%	★★★★★
2008	87.6	19 of 2227	99.1%	★★★★★
2007	88.9	11 of 2219	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	87.8	46 of 2206	97.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	137 of 696	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	100 of 662	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	152 of 605	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	102 of 671	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	120 of 430	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	55 of 548	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	44 of 601	92.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	236 of 2409	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	149 of 2413	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	130 of 2403	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	43 of 2401	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	217 of 1955	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	112 of 2357	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	94 of 2338	96.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	96.2	40 of 1503	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	118 of 2098	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	139 of 2078	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	170 of 2041	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	64 of 2099	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	119 of 1678	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	41 of 2032	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	70 of 2045	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	143 of 2407	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	93 of 2411	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	268 of 2400	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	122 of 2400	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	321 of 1961	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	94.1	93 of 2358	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	161 of 2340	93.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	278 of 2134	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	92.3	87 of 2110	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	63 of 2016	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	96 of 2031	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	64 of 1859	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	85 of 1941	95.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	79.1	244 of 1392	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	274 of 1337	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	117 of 1399	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	258 of 1338	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	284 of 1408	79.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2022)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

White (2024)82nd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math84%+27 vs state

Science83%+38 vs state

English Language Arts83%+28 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 205 Alexander Graham Bell	Public	PK, KG-5	75-25 Bell Blvd	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 464-5773	225	15	15.0	36.9%	26 (11.6%)	12 (5.3%)	53 (23.6%)	118 (52.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	90.7	183^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.5%		93.9	122^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	95.0%	61	85.2	79.5	86.2	88.9	76.9	90.0	83.3	$36,141	$1,403	$34,738
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 46 Alley Pond	Public	PK, KG-5	64-45 218th St	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8395	520	46	11.3	54.2%	62 (11.9%)	33 (6.3%)	107 (20.6%)	294 (56.5%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.9%)	83.3	345^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.9%		83.6	348^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.8%	3	74.5	69.7	78.5	84.6	74.6	80.8	63.1	$41,508	$1,564	$39,944
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
Civic School Of Bayside Hills (The)	Public	PK, KG-4	56-10 214th St	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(929) 373-5878	143	15	9.7	21.7%	31 (21.7%)	18 (12.6%)	39 (27.3%)	49 (34.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)	85.7			92.9				$37,831	$1,242	$36,589
Ps 203 Oakland Gardens	Public	PK, KG-5	53-11 Sprngfld Blvd	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8652	818	49	16.6	47.1%	48 (5.9%)	10 (1.2%)	99 (12.1%)	628 (76.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.5%)	95.6	65^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.3%		95.8	69^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.2%	4	88.0	92.4	91.3	90.9	98.2	92.0	84.4	$27,260	$1,445	$25,815
Ps 26 Rufus King	Public	PK, KG-5	195-02 69th Ave	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 464-4505	548	36	15.2	72.1%	73 (13.3%)	46 (8.4%)	120 (21.9%)	291 (53.1%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	71.5	644^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.7%		69.4	661^st of 2445 public elementary schools	73.0%	17	67.9	63.4	68.6	72.8	67.6	70.5	53.5	$31,150	$2,172	$28,977
Bellaire School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	207-11 89th Ave	Queens Village	11427	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 464-2119	699	50	14.0	75.8%	25 (3.6%)	139 (19.9%)	159 (22.7%)	273 (39.1%)	72 (10.3%)	7 (1.0%)	24 (3.4%)	46	1299^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.9%		33.1	1650^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.5%	351	51.6	49.4	60.2	56.3	43.2	57.1	42.1	$32,373	$2,841	$29,532
Ps Q4	Public	PK, KG-8	196-25 Peck Ave	Flushing	11365	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 264-0916	508	104	4.8	83.5%	72 (14.2%)	127 (25.0%)	141 (27.8%)	146 (28.7%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)								(n/a)								$126,125	$1,285	$124,840
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell

What district is Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell in?

New York City Geographic District #26

What is the racial makeup of Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell?

Students at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell are 52% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell.

What schools do graduates of Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell attend?

Students who attend Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne
High : Benjamin N Cardozo High School

Is Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell a good school?

Yes. Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell ranks in the top 7.5% of New York elementary schools.

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