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Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School

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Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School ranks 566 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

566^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School is an elementary school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 767 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 117 J Keld/Briarwood School has consistently performed better than the New York City Geographic District #28 and the state of New York in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 65% to 72.31%, compared to 54.07% to 66.02% for the district and 54.07% to 56.61% for the state. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 67.65% to 78.82%, compared to 58.64% to 71.8% for the district and 54.16% to 59.7% for the state. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 55.56% was also higher than the district's 48.39% and the state's 45.02%.

Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School generally outperforms the nearby schools, such as Ps 99 Kew Gardens, in academic proficiency, while Ps 82 Hammond and Ps 164 Queens Valley, both located within a mile of Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School, have significantly lower academic proficiency rates across grades and subjects. The nearby charter school, Growing Up Green Charter School II, has mixed performance, with some grades and subjects outperforming Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School, while others lag behind.

775

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,891

Per pupil spending ?

82.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85-15 143rd St
Jamaica, NY 11435

(718) 526-4780

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.8%

Asian:

31.2%

White:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (69% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 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 school69%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

566^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	74.6	566 of 2445	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	1108 of 2445	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	862 of 2439	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	1035 of 2434	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.9	483 of 2201	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	1047 of 2413	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	1220 of 2395	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	1350 of 2386	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.1	1063 of 2366	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.6	1112 of 2352	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	895 of 2345	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.0	1031 of 2325	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.4	1199 of 2320	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	1339 of 2286	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.7	1248 of 2263	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.1	955 of 2257	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.3	804 of 2227	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.8	751 of 2219	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.3	764 of 2206	65.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	64.8	249 of 927	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	122 of 857	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.4	450 of 936	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	241 of 891	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	161 of 948	83.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	159 of 696	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	44.8	418 of 662	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	394 of 605	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	433 of 671	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	409 of 548	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	463 of 601	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	361 of 1117	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	624 of 1066	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	929 of 1001	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	568 of 1027	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	502 of 860	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	676 of 938	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	542 of 2409	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	1187 of 2413	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	1045 of 2403	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	1311 of 2401	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	94.5	16 of 1955	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	53.6	1056 of 2357	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	1131 of 2338	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	723 of 1569	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	797 of 1531	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	484 of 1429	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	601 of 1503	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	461 of 1315	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	708 of 1392	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	593 of 766	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	367 of 637	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	367 of 622	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.8	100 of 570	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	129 of 730	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	302 of 2098	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	635 of 2078	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	478 of 2041	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	701 of 2099	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	556 of 2032	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	760 of 2045	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	646 of 2407	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	1013 of 2411	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	725 of 2400	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	813 of 2400	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.4	213 of 1961	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	1004 of 2358	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	1271 of 2340	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	877 of 2134	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	1103 of 2110	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.3	415 of 2016	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	473 of 2031	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.3	1018 of 1859	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	824 of 1941	57.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	264 of 1402	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	45.8	770 of 1392	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	862 of 1337	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1090 of 1399	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	867 of 1338	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1096 of 1408	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)73rd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-23 vs school

Homeless (2024)23rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math73%+16 vs state

English Language Arts68%+13 vs state

Science56%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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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
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 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 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
Ps 99 Kew Gardens	Public	K-6	82-37 Kew Gardens Rd	Kew Gardens	11415	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 544-4343	758	54	14.0	61.2%	159 (21.0%)	48 (6.3%)	319 (42.1%)	171 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	80.1	422^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.7%		83.6	350^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.7%	72					73.1	79.8	72.7	76.1			75.2	91.8	72.4	82.6			40.3	$32,600	$1,496	$31,104
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
Ps 54 Hillside	Public	K-5	86-02 127th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 849-0962	462	38	12.1	90.0%	25 (5.4%)	23 (5.0%)	285 (61.7%)	98 (21.2%)	17 (3.7%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	58.2	984^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.8%		50.8	1147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.1%	163					67.3	66.7	62.5				75.0	62.9	48.7				39.4	$31,134	$2,568	$28,565
Ps 164 Queens Valley	Public	PK, KG-8	138-01 77th Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 544-1083	527	47	11.1	68.9%	144 (27.3%)	35 (6.6%)	184 (34.9%)	149 (28.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	58.4	973^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	60.2%		50.3	1161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%	188		73.2	86.4	71.2	61.9	69.1	52.6	63.5	69.0	69.2	72.1	85.4	38.5	47.1	74.6		29.7	$34,646	$2,209	$32,437
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 117 J Keld/Briarwood School

What district is Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School in?

New York City Geographic District #28

How many students attend Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School?

Students at Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School are 45% Hispanic, 31% Asian, 11% White, 10% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School a good school?

Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School ranks 566^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School attend?

Students who attend Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School usually go on to attend:

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

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