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Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

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Ps 40 Samuel Huntington ranks 415 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

415^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 40 Samuel Huntington is an elementary school located in Jamaica, New York, serving 370 students in grades PK-5 and part of the New York City Geographic District #28.

PS 40 Samuel Huntington consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 88.89% of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts (ELA) compared to 66.02% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also ranks exceptionally high for certain student subgroups, placing in the top 5% of New York elementary schools for English Language Learners and Special Education students, and the top 12% and 20% for African American and Hispanic students, respectively. This consistent high performance, coupled with the school's trajectory from a 1-star to a 4-star rating over the past decade, demonstrates its commitment to continuous improvement and effective strategies to support student success.

While PS 40 Samuel Huntington outperforms the district and state averages, some nearby schools, such as PS 160 Walter Francis Bishop and PS 140 Edward K Ellington, also show strong academic performance, particularly in certain grade levels and subject areas. This suggests there may be valuable practices and strategies that can be shared and replicated across the district. Additionally, PS 40 Samuel Huntington's high per-student spending of $32,803 and low student-teacher ratio of 12.8 may be contributing factors to its success, as these resources can enable more individualized attention and targeted interventions for students.

399

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,586

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

109-20 Union Hall St
Jamaica, NY 11433

(718) 526-1904

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 40 Samuel Huntington usually attend:

Middle:	Emerson School (The)
	Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.9%

African American:

34.8%

Asian:

18.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 70 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

415^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 70 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 27Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #28

373^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #28 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	80.3	415 of 2445	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	863 of 2445	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.0	438 of 2439	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	895 of 2434	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	1330 of 2201	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1521 of 2413	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1658 of 2395	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.4	1996 of 2386	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	2009 of 2366	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	2056 of 2352	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	1919 of 2345	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.2	2069 of 2325	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	1986 of 2320	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	1909 of 2286	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	2109 of 2263	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.7	2081 of 2257	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	1992 of 2227	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.0	2038 of 2219	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.6	2133 of 2206	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	108 of 928	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	329 of 927	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	95.7	40 of 857	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	141 of 936	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	354 of 891	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	482 of 948	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	24.5	554 of 671	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	88.7	35 of 1066	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	44 of 1001	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	103 of 1027	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	36.7	612 of 938	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	407 of 2409	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	1026 of 2413	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.2	428 of 2403	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	826 of 2401	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	1633 of 2357	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1691 of 2338	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	198 of 1569	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	266 of 1531	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	362 of 1429	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	466 of 1503	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	645 of 1315	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	632 of 1392	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	69 of 792	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	73.6	112 of 766	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	40.5	352 of 570	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	470 of 730	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	269 of 2098	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	472 of 2099	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	927 of 2032	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	997 of 2045	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	451 of 2407	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	712 of 2411	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	486 of 2400	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	985 of 2400	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	1301 of 2358	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1529 of 2340	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	108 of 2134	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	163 of 2110	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 2016	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	71.8	330 of 2031	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	36.0	1101 of 1859	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	1127 of 1941	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Asian (2022)17th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math82%+24 vs state

English Language Arts78%+23 vs state

Science42%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government 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
Ps 40 Samuel Huntington	Public	PK, KG-5	109-20 Union Hall St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-1904	399	31	12.9	96.0%	4 (1.0%)	139 (34.8%)	167 (41.9%)	74 (18.5%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	80.3	415^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.0%		61.7	863^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	64.7%	448					88.9	70.3	75.7				86.1	86.1	74.4				41.7		$32,586	$2,354	$30,232
Jamaica Children's School	Public	K-5	109-20 Union Hall St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-0160	257	27	9.5	87.2%	2 (0.8%)	113 (44.0%)	100 (38.9%)	28 (10.9%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	47.8	1252^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	48.8%		25.7	1877^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.2%	625					72.7	61.3	32.0				80.6	44.4	34.6				33.3		$35,527	$3,721	$31,806
David N Dinkins School	Public	PK, KG-5	108-29 155th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-6700	446	39	11.5	89.9%	7 (1.6%)	149 (33.4%)	118 (26.5%)	149 (33.4%)	13 (2.9%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	53.3	1115^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.4%		58.5	937^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.7%	178					51.5	67.7	54.7				73.5	71.0	58.8				20.6		$32,461	$2,321	$30,140
Ps 160 Walter Francis Bishop	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	109-59 Inwood St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(929) 398-3140	661	44	15.0	86.5%	7 (1.1%)	201 (30.4%)	225 (34.0%)	145 (21.9%)	60 (9.1%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	69.9	693^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	71.7%		53.6	1064^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.5%	371					63.2	60.9	69.0				72.0	63.5	80.4				54.6		$31,606	$2,168	$29,438
Ps/Is 116 William C Hughley	Public	PK, KG-8	107-25 Wren Pl	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4884	806	62	13.0	82.8%	6 (0.7%)	289 (35.9%)	335 (41.6%)	121 (15.0%)	31 (3.8%)	21 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	24.1	1956^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.0%		29.8	1750^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.4%	206		41.4	42.9	53.9	39.2	31.6	45.1	44.1	42.6	44.4	47.3	41.3	33.0	29.0	29.5	40.0	31.4	26.7	$31,160	$2,659	$28,501
Ps 140 Edward K Ellington	Public, Magnet	K-5	116-01 166th St	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 657-4760	270	29	9.3	88.5%	1 (0.4%)	142 (52.6%)	72 (26.7%)	43 (15.9%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61.6	903^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	63.1%		57.3	969^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.4%	66					81.1	81.1	56.8				67.6	83.8	47.4				18.9		$33,100	$3,270	$29,830
Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	143-26 101st Ave	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-5336	904	72	12.6	92.0%	20 (2.2%)	144 (15.9%)	456 (50.4%)	193 (21.3%)	74 (8.2%)	8 (0.9%)	9 (1.0%)	38.1	1515^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.0%		44	1321^st of 2445 public elementary schools	46.0%	194					42.7	43.7	61.5				52.0	49.4	54.5				34.2		$28,733	$2,277	$26,457
Ps/Is 268	Public	K-8	92-07 175th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 206-3240	696	54	12.8	83.5%	12 (1.7%)	78 (11.2%)	362 (52.0%)	167 (24.0%)	63 (9.1%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	33.3	1675^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.5%		21.8	2013^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.7%	338	84.0	71.4	82.6		34.6	43.6	69.2	32.4	42.9	80.0	40.0	36.5	53.9	32.9	38.7	67.9	49.2	60.0	$28,053	$1,969	$26,083
Ps 182 Samantha Smith	Public	PK, KG-5	153-27 88th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 298-7700	810	66	12.3	94.3%	10 (1.2%)	101 (12.5%)	491 (60.6%)	170 (21.0%)	24 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.4%)	19.4	2094^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.4%		24.4	1928^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.1%	166					35.3	41.5	45.0				45.2	23.5	27.1				27.8		$34,325	$3,174	$31,152
Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	88-08 164th St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 558-6220	590	37	15.7	89.3%	10 (1.7%)	63 (10.7%)	250 (42.4%)	246 (41.7%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53.2	1119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.2%		49.8	1177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%	58					70.0	55.6	57.6				75.9	56.7	51.1				31.2		$26,944	$2,225	$24,719

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

What schools do graduates of Ps 40 Samuel Huntington attend?

Students who attend Ps 40 Samuel Huntington usually go on to attend:

Middle : Emerson School (The)
Middle : Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley

How many students attend Ps 40 Samuel Huntington?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Ps 40 Samuel Huntington.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 40 Samuel Huntington?

Students at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington are 42% Hispanic, 35% African American, 19% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% White.

What district is Ps 40 Samuel Huntington in?

New York City Geographic District #28

Is Ps 40 Samuel Huntington a good school?

Ps 40 Samuel Huntington ranks 415^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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