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Ps 86

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Ps 86 ranks 751 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 86 is an elementary school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 685 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 86 has consistently ranked in the middle range of New York elementary schools, typically between 900-1300 out of around 2,400 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, with some variations across grade levels and subject areas. However, PS 86 has shown relatively strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as male students, African American students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, often ranking in the top 50% or top 25% of New York elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, PS 117 J Keld/Briarwood School generally outperforms PS 86 on state assessments, while PS 82 Hammond and PS/IS 268 tend to underperform PS 86. The school's increase in per-student spending and relatively stable student-teacher ratio suggest that PS 86 is allocating resources effectively to support student learning.

689

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,963

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

87-41 Parsons Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11432-3315

(718) 291-6264

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 86 usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck
High:	Hillcrest High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

54.4%

Hispanic:

35.3%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (65% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

751^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	67.5	751 of 2445	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	938 of 2445	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	911 of 2439	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	1026 of 2434	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	1008 of 2201	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	999 of 2413	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	1117 of 2395	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.5	1307 of 2386	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.5	1081 of 2366	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.9	952 of 2352	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.1	943 of 2345	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.6	1292 of 2325	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.7	1915 of 2320	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	1924 of 2286	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.2	1875 of 2263	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.7	1748 of 2257	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.4	1715 of 2227	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.4	1558 of 2219	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.1	1455 of 2206	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	417 of 928	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	262 of 891	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	46.5	453 of 948	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	406 of 696	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	363 of 662	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	413 of 605	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	519 of 671	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	365 of 430	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	395 of 548	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	408 of 601	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	421 of 1117	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	459 of 1066	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	215 of 1001	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	282 of 1027	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.0	160 of 454	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	404 of 860	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	214 of 938	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	733 of 2409	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	1057 of 2413	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	1153 of 2403	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	1246 of 2401	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	886 of 1955	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	902 of 2357	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	957 of 2338	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	528 of 1569	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	804 of 1531	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	661 of 1429	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	722 of 1503	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.7	646 of 818	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	780 of 1315	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	873 of 1392	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	166 of 792	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	170 of 766	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	113 of 637	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	159 of 622	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.0	29 of 70	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	194 of 570	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	422 of 730	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	328 of 2098	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	490 of 2078	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	431 of 2041	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	590 of 2099	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	580 of 1678	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	441 of 2032	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	560 of 2045	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	767 of 2407	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	801 of 2411	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	702 of 2400	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	812 of 2400	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	1042 of 1961	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	1071 of 2358	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	1328 of 2340	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	272 of 2134	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	582 of 2110	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	543 of 2016	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	641 of 2031	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	690 of 1859	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	806 of 1941	58.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	58.7	579 of 1408	58.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2018)59th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math72%+14 vs state

English Language Arts62%+7 vs state

Science52%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government 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 86	Public	PK, KG-5	87-41 Parsons Blvd	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 291-6264	689	43	16.1	85.5%	14 (2.0%)	36 (5.2%)	243 (35.3%)	375 (54.4%)	12 (1.7%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	67.5	751^st of 2445 public elementary schools	69.3%		58.5	938^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.6%	187					55.0	61.8	67.9				67.0	67.3	80.6				51.9		$29,963	$2,187	$27,775
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
Growing Up Green Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	84-35 152nd St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	Growing Up Green Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 642-4306	810	80	10.1	80.6%	17 (2.1%)	394 (48.6%)	275 (34.0%)	72 (8.9%)	24 (3.0%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.8%)	43.8	1368^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.0%		47.2	1229^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%	139		43.9		70.8	55.6	67.1	53.5	51.6	30.4	55.3	69.8	66.2	18.3	20.2	40.0	17.0	32.4		$22,732	$682	$22,051
Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School	Public	PK, KG-5	85-15 143rd St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4780	775	56	13.8	82.5%	85 (11.0%)	76 (9.8%)	347 (44.8%)	242 (31.2%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.2%)	74.6	566^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.9%		52.1	1108^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.7%	542					65.0	72.3	67.7				78.8	67.7	72.5				55.6		$31,891	$2,191	$29,700
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 131 Abigail Adams	Public	PK, KG-5	170-45 84th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2840	754	54	13.9	88.2%	23 (3.1%)	38 (5.0%)	104 (13.8%)	565 (74.9%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	72.3	630^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.2%		76.8	497^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.7%	133					60.9	65.7	67.8				77.1	83.6	75.0				45.8		$30,050	$2,310	$27,741
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 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 255	Public	K-8	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 380-1247	552	122	4.5	87.0%	83 (15.0%)	53 (9.6%)	212 (38.4%)	142 (25.7%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.4%)								(n/a)																			$129,793	$1,448	$128,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 86

What is the racial makeup of Ps 86?

Students at Ps 86 are 54% Asian, 35% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Ps 86 attend?

Students who attend Ps 86 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck
High : Hillcrest High School

What district is Ps 86 in?

New York City Geographic District #28

Is Ps 86 a good school?

Ps 86 ranks 751^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 86?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Ps 86.

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