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Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The)

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

799^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The) is an elementary public magnet school in Jamaica, New York, serving 375 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in the state.

Ps 80 has demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade students achieved 76% proficiency in ELA and 80.77% proficiency in Math, outperforming the district and state averages. The school's ranking among New York elementary schools has also steadily improved, rising from 1983 out of 2,352 in 2014-2015 to 799 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025. Ps 80 has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.5 to 13.6 over the past few years, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (over 80%), indicating a focus on serving students from low-income backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Jermaine L Green Stem Institute Of Queens (The), Cynthia Jenkins School, and Ps 251, Ps 80 consistently outperforms the district and state averages in ELA and Math proficiency rates. This suggests that Ps 80 is providing a higher-quality educational experience compared to other schools in the region, likely due to its strong resource allocation and effective strategies for supporting student learning.

363

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,589

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

171-05 137th Ave
Jamaica, NY 11434

(718) 528-7070

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The) usually attend:

Middle:	Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72
	Redwood Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.7%

Hispanic:

18.2%

Asian:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (64% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

799^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 52 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	65.9	799 of 2445	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	1461 of 2445	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1867 of 2439	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1792 of 2434	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	1085 of 2201	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	1538 of 2413	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1775 of 2395	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.5	1748 of 2386	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.5	1694 of 2366	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	1983 of 2352	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	2054 of 2345	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.1	1769 of 2325	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.6	1604 of 2320	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	15.4	2030 of 2286	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	1906 of 2263	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.7	1747 of 2257	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.6	1745 of 2227	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.3	1736 of 2219	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.8	1747 of 2206	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	133 of 928	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	279 of 927	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	437 of 857	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	383 of 936	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	100 of 427	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	336 of 891	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	391 of 948	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	809 of 2409	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	1425 of 2413	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1795 of 2403	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1923 of 2401	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	1420 of 1955	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1555 of 2357	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1704 of 2338	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	1300 of 1531	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1348 of 1429	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	407 of 766	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.8	605 of 622	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.1	150 of 570	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	259 of 730	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	389 of 2098	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.2	890 of 2078	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.9	1470 of 2041	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1459 of 2099	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	582 of 1678	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	1105 of 2032	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1205 of 2045	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	780 of 2407	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	1438 of 2411	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1858 of 2400	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1597 of 2400	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.6	672 of 1961	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	1509 of 2358	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1816 of 2340	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	665 of 2134	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	479 of 2110	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	33.2	1331 of 2016	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	639 of 2031	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.0	193 of 1044	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	37.8	1035 of 1859	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1339 of 1941	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)47th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)15th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math69%+11 vs state

English Language Arts68%+13 vs state

Science38%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, June 11, 2015

This school is a disaster! The principal has no control over any students. There is constant fights between students. Children run around the school all day long while administration sits behind their office doors. I have had older children in the school when Ms. Glenn was principal and it was a great place. Now I can't wait to get my youngest child out. Principal Cox has ruined this school!
Test scores are terrible and the teachers seem to be the same ones that my oldest had. The problems with the school doesn't seems to be the teachers it the terrible administrators. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, May 10, 2015

My son started this school in September 2014, for second grade. The best thing I can say about this school is that I am happy my son will not return for third grade. From the teachers to the principal, there is no direction or organization. The school is a complete mess, the behaviour of these children is the worst I have seen. There are a few teachers that are an exception but only a handful. It is chaos in the morning with kids throwing their bookbags at other students, cursing at eachother, hitting and pushing. All the while the teachers and para's stand around and do nothing. My son has changed a little and has been bullied. Thanks to the guidance counselor the situation was fixed. Having had a meeting with the principal (Mrs. Cox), I dont even know how she is able to keep her job. The teachers don't respect her and her presence is non-existent. I didn't know who she was until 3 months into the school year. The schools needs work! New teachers who actually care about the growth of these children. A new principal that commands respect and has new ideas to turn the school around. All you have to do is stand in the hallways in the morning and see how damaged the school is. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 Physics End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	171-05 137th Ave	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 528-7070	363	29	12.6	88.7%	5 (1.4%)	264 (72.7%)	66 (18.2%)	11 (3.0%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	65.9	799^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.3%		39.8	1461^st of 2445 public elementary schools	40.2%	662				76.0	58.3	71.9				80.8	69.4	59.5				38.2		$35,589	$2,325	$33,263
Jermaine L Green Stem Institute Of Queens (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	126-10 Bedell St	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-1348	526	47	11.2	81.4%	10 (1.9%)	368 (70.0%)	103 (19.6%)	15 (2.9%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.2%)	50.1	1199^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.0%		37.3	1530^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.4%	331				52.0	50.9	54.7				72.6	67.9	60.3				27.3		$33,023	$2,027	$30,996
Cynthia Jenkins School	Public	PK, KG-5	179-37 137th Ave	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-5399	297	31	9.7	80.1%	6 (2.0%)	231 (77.8%)	42 (14.1%)	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	40.1	1468^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.0%		27.3	1830^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.2%	362				56.8	52.5	51.1				69.4	42.1	30.4				34.0		$36,963	$2,295	$34,668
Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	122-05 Smith St	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 978-9975	433	31	14.0	65.4%	3 (0.7%)	385 (88.9%)	32 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	51.2	1181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	51.7%		39	1485^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.3%	304			80.0	52.3	60.4	56.0	65.3	81.3	77.1	75.0	60.4	42.9	42.0	70.2	87.2	31.3	74.5	$20,917	$1,023	$19,894
Ps 251	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	144-51 Arthur St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-2745	217	22	9.9	76.0%	2 (0.9%)	134 (61.8%)	48 (22.1%)	16 (7.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	67.7	748^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.4%		71.4	606^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.2%	142				81.0	68.6	63.6				83.3	71.4	53.3				48.8		$39,935	$2,083	$37,852
Ps 52	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	178-37 146th Terrace	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 528-2238	270	30	9.1	94.1%	11 (4.1%)	135 (50.0%)	100 (37.0%)	11 (4.1%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	14.5	2205^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.8%		18.3	2113^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.6%	92				48.2	37.8	35.7				41.4	17.1	20.0				17.4		$46,062	$4,218	$41,844
Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	136-25 218th St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(718) 479-3753	732	44	16.7	67.6%	5 (0.7%)	632 (86.3%)	66 (9.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.9%)	57.6	999^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.1%		52.5	1097^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.1%	98				55.4	63.0	64.4	63.5			59.3	59.2	67.1	38.7			46.2		$25,647	$247	$25,400
Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Public, Charter	K-8	132-55 Ridgedale St-3rd Fl	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 602-4335	998			56.1%	6 (0.6%)	870 (87.2%)	54 (5.4%)	19 (1.9%)	29 (2.9%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.5%)	96.3	44^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.6	75^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.9%	31	90.0	44.4	100.0	90.3	94.6	89.9	95.7	97.2		96.7	96.7	93.3	97.9	99.1		74.2		$17,918	$00	$17,918
Ps 45 Clarence Witherspoon	Public	PK, KG-5	126-28 150th St	South Ozone Park	11436	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2500	464	32	14.5	89.0%	2 (0.4%)	144 (31.0%)	264 (56.9%)	24 (5.2%)	22 (4.7%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	7.1	2362^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	3.4%		15.8	2190^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.4%	172				18.2	34.1	22.5				13.7	34.6	7.8				13.5		$32,999	$2,752	$30,248
Achievement First Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	118-49 Montauk St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	Achievement First Legacy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2646	256	23	11.1	82.8%	4 (1.6%)	206 (80.5%)	29 (11.3%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)								(n/a)				66.7						64.2								$36,672	$1,318	$35,354

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The)

What is the racial makeup of Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The)?

Students at Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The) are 73% African American, 18% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The) a good school?

Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The) ranks 799^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The).

What district is Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #28

What schools do graduates of Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72
Middle : Redwood Middle School

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