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Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School

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Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School ranks 1515 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1515^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 904 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School has consistently ranked in the middle range of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 899 and 1515 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math ranging from 42.66% to 61.54% for different grade levels, compared to the district's 66.02% to 68.26%. The school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment is also below the district and state averages, with a proficiency rate of 34.15% compared to the district's 48.39% and the state's 45.02%. However, the school's performance for certain subgroups, such as African American students and low-socioeconomic status students, has improved over time.

Compared to nearby schools, the Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School and Ps 40 Samuel Huntington generally perform better than Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School on state assessments, while the Ps 182 Samantha Smith and Jamaica Children's School have lower proficiency rates across all grades and subjects. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and the relatively lower performance of certain subgroups suggest that Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School may face challenges in addressing the diverse needs of its student population.

904

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,733

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

143-26 101st Ave
Jamaica, NY 11435-4632

(718) 526-5336

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

Asian:

21.3%

African American:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

1,515^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	38.1	1515 of 2445	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1321 of 2445	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	1072 of 2439	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	1034 of 2434	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	899 of 2201	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	1114 of 2413	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	1021 of 2395	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.2	970 of 2386	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.6	893 of 2366	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.8	1159 of 2352	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.7	1161 of 2345	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.9	1120 of 2325	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.4	1085 of 2320	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.6	1451 of 2286	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.2	1580 of 2263	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.6	1489 of 2257	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.4	1377 of 2227	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.8	1591 of 2219	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.7	1665 of 2206	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	263 of 928	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	322 of 927	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	360 of 857	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	241 of 936	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	259 of 891	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	237 of 948	75.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	544 of 696	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	443 of 662	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	401 of 605	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	452 of 671	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	369 of 430	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	358 of 548	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	321 of 601	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	854 of 1117	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	586 of 1066	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	415 of 1001	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	291 of 1027	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	68 of 454	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	43.9	403 of 860	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	197 of 938	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1600 of 2409	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1466 of 2413	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	1111 of 2403	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	885 of 2401	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	782 of 1955	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	1113 of 2357	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	1069 of 2338	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1130 of 1569	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	886 of 1531	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	638 of 1429	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	638 of 1503	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	198 of 818	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	579 of 1315	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	506 of 1392	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	608 of 792	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	555 of 766	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	307 of 637	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.5	58 of 622	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	37 of 570	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	72.7	123 of 730	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	974 of 2098	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	756 of 2078	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	573 of 2041	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	486 of 2099	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	558 of 2032	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	492 of 2045	75.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1409 of 2407	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	1167 of 2411	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	1033 of 2400	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	1154 of 2400	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	885 of 1961	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	1041 of 2358	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	958 of 2340	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	10 of 31	67.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	861 of 2134	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	722 of 2110	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	624 of 2016	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	929 of 2031	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.1	109 of 1044	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	43.6	879 of 1859	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	954 of 1941	50.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)72nd percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+22 vs school

Native American (2025)57th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math52%-6 vs state

English Language Arts48%-7 vs state

Science34%-11 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 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 55 Maure	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	131-10 97th Ave	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 849-3845	466	34	13.5	82.6%	6 (1.3%)	49 (10.5%)	125 (26.8%)	111 (23.8%)	145 (31.1%)	27 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	83.7	339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.1%		69.8	645^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.6%	306	89.6	78.7	66.0	86.3	80.4	86.0	54.9	$32,547	$2,486	$30,061
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 82 Hammond	Public	K-5	88-02 144th St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4139	674	50	13.4	89.0%	11 (1.6%)	50 (7.4%)	496 (73.6%)	89 (13.2%)	23 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	20.5	2061^st of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%		24.5	1921^st of 2445 public elementary schools	21.4%	140	29.7	44.2	41.7	31.6	55.1	29.7	26.7	$30,213	$2,337	$27,876
Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School	Public	PK, KG-5	101-33 124th St	Jamaica	11419	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-5493	558	38	14.6	83.3%	9 (1.6%)	19 (3.4%)	107 (19.2%)	327 (58.6%)	79 (14.2%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	78.6	466^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.9%		67.6	714^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.8%	248	82.0	63.3	67.2	84.9	83.3	62.3	61.7	$30,842	$2,117	$28,726
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
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
Ps 121	Public	PK, KG-5	126-10 109th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-1560	750	45	16.6	75.6%	9 (1.2%)	96 (12.8%)	123 (16.4%)	318 (42.4%)	156 (20.8%)	31 (4.1%)	17 (2.3%)	90.8	180^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.6%		95.3	84^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.6%	96	92.2	88.2	83.7	97.0	97.2	75.3	62.7	$26,643	$1,949	$24,694

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School

Is Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School a good school?

Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School ranks 1515^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School in?

New York City Geographic District #28

How many students attend Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 904 students attended Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School?

Students at Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 16% African American, 8% American Indian, 2% White.

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