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Ps 121

Public Grades PK, KG-5

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 121 is an exceptional elementary school located in South Ozone Park, New York, serving 711 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #28 and the state of New York in academic proficiency, with particularly strong results in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math.

PS 121's academic performance is truly impressive, with 92.19% of its 3rd-grade students achieving proficiency in ELA, compared to 66.02% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also excels in supporting the academic growth of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Over the past several years, PS 121 has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New York, with a statewide ranking as high as 46 out of 2,439 schools.

While PS 121 stands out for its exceptional performance, the nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 161 Arthur Ashe School, PS 55 Maure, and PS 160 Walter Francis Bishop, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting that the overall educational quality in this geographic area is relatively high. Additionally, the nearby Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica, which is ranked among the top 5% of New York elementary schools, provides a valuable benchmark for the exceptional academic outcomes that can be achieved in the region.

750

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,643

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

126-10 109th Ave
South Ozone Park, NY 11420-1525

(718) 558-1560

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 121 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.4%

American Indian:

20.8%

Hispanic:

16.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (84% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 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 school84%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

180^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	90.8	180 of 2445	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	84 of 2445	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	46 of 2439	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	160 of 2434	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	268 of 2201	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	268 of 2413	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	586 of 2395	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	614 of 2386	74.3%	★★★★☆
2016	66.8	729 of 2366	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.9	555 of 2352	76.4%	★★★★☆
2014	75.5	505 of 2345	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.4	477 of 2325	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	594 of 2320	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	613 of 2286	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.8	598 of 2263	73.6%	★★★★☆
2009	66.1	877 of 2257	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	969 of 2227	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.0	1023 of 2219	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.4	1101 of 2206	50.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	109 of 928	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	99.4	2 of 857	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	37 of 936	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	42 of 891	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	89 of 948	90.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	171 of 696	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	97 of 662	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	67 of 605	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	176 of 671	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	229 of 430	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	286 of 548	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	392 of 601	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	85.1	73 of 1027	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	65.2	151 of 860	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	185 of 938	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	189 of 2409	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	105 of 2413	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	63 of 2403	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	142 of 2401	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	214 of 1955	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	215 of 2357	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	73.3	541 of 2338	76.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	98.7	7 of 1503	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	42 of 1315	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	56.6	535 of 1392	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	93 of 2098	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	26 of 2078	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	23 of 2041	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	66 of 2099	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	111 of 1678	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	107 of 2032	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	280 of 2045	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	166 of 2407	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	80 of 2411	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	29 of 2400	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	162 of 2400	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	76.2	388 of 1961	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	297 of 2358	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	608 of 2340	74.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	4 of 31	87.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	3 of 24	87.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.8	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2018	57.8	9 of 24	62.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	87.0	129 of 2031	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	6 of 1044	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	178 of 1859	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	54.2	648 of 1941	66.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2022)100th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2022)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Native American (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math88%+31 vs state

English Language Arts88%+33 vs state

Science63%+18 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 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
Ps 155	Public	PK, KG-5	130-02 115th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-1310	497	31	15.9	79.7%	8 (1.6%)	81 (16.3%)	86 (17.3%)	254 (51.1%)	53 (10.7%)	9 (1.8%)	6 (1.2%)	86.5	268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.0%		78.9	454^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.4%	186	84.6	91.5	79.6	92.5	91.3	71.1	50.0	$28,727	$2,090	$26,637
Ps 100 Glen Morris	Public	PK, KG-5	111-11 118th St	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-1510	649	48	13.4	82.0%	17 (2.6%)	40 (6.2%)	142 (21.9%)	195 (30.0%)	229 (35.3%)	11 (1.7%)	15 (2.3%)	58.4	975^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.1%		50.4	1160^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.6%	185	59.2	54.6	54.1	75.0	66.7	60.9	42.4	$34,941	$2,397	$32,543
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 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
Ps 96	Public	PK, KG-5	130-01 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 529-2547	310	19	16.3	85.2%	15 (4.8%)	50 (16.1%)	54 (17.4%)	118 (38.1%)	63 (20.3%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	79.4	440^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.0%		79.3	444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.8%	4	71.7	80.5	69.2	84.8	76.2	66.7	55.3	$26,071	$1,979	$24,092
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 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler	Public	PK, KG-5	108-10 109th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-2700	1,094	72	15.1	94.0%	48 (4.4%)	62 (5.7%)	460 (42.0%)	432 (39.5%)	74 (6.8%)	4 (0.4%)	14 (1.3%)	78.5	468^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.9%		73.6	557^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.2%	89	74.5	70.6	73.4	84.4	72.1	73.6	52.7	$29,295	$2,246	$27,050
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
Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica	Public, Charter	K-4	120-27 141st St	Jamaica	11436	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1441	553			72.0%	14 (2.5%)	321 (58.0%)	91 (16.5%)	78 (14.1%)	35 (6.3%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	97.1	24^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.0%		96.6	51^st of 2445 public elementary schools	97.9%	27	96.6	94.1		98.9	99.0			$15,490	$00	$15,490

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 121

What district is Ps 121 in?

New York City Geographic District #28

What is the racial makeup of Ps 121?

Students at Ps 121 are 42% Asian, 21% American Indian, 16% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Ps 121 attend?

Students who attend Ps 121 usually go on to attend:

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

Is Ps 121 a good school?

Yes. Ps 121 ranks in the top 7.4% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 121?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Ps 121.

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