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Ps 140 Edward K Ellington

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Ps 140 Edward K Ellington ranks 903 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

903^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 140 Edward K Ellington is an elementary public magnet school in Jamaica, New York, serving 316 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #28 and the state of New York in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments.

PS 140 Edward K Ellington's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students achieving proficiency rates of 81.08%, 81.08%, and 56.76% respectively in ELA, compared to the district's 66.02%, 63.27%, and 66.10%, and the state's 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%. In Math, the school's students also outperformed the district and state averages. Additionally, the school performs exceptionally well in serving its special education, homeless, African American, and Hispanic student populations, ranking among the top elementary schools in New York for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Jermaine L Green STEM Institute Of Queens and Jamaica Children's School, PS 140 Edward K Ellington consistently outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency. This may be attributed to the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-to-teacher ratio, which suggest a strong allocation of resources to support student learning.

270

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,100

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

116-01 166th St
Jamaica, NY 11434

(718) 657-4760

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 140 Edward K Ellington usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.6%

Hispanic:

26.7%

Asian:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 76th percentile in 2022 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (63rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 76th-percentile peak (2022) to 63rd (2025)

!Science scores 26 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

903^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 57 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	61.6	903 of 2445	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	969 of 2445	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	1019 of 2439	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	591 of 2434	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	1179 of 2413	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	990 of 2395	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	25.8	1851 of 2386	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	2102 of 2366	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	2205 of 2352	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.2	2090 of 2345	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	2041 of 2325	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	2206 of 2320	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.5	1978 of 2286	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.5	2082 of 2263	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.9	2003 of 2257	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	1827 of 2227	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.3	1863 of 2219	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.2	1946 of 2206	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	255 of 928	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	206 of 927	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	196 of 857	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	203 of 936	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	252 of 891	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	245 of 948	74.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	585 of 2409	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	816 of 2413	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	1060 of 2403	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	768 of 2401	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	1114 of 2357	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	1385 of 2338	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	765 of 1569	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	472 of 1429	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.9	169 of 1503	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	585 of 1315	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	98 of 792	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	123 of 570	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	165 of 730	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	65.5	542 of 2078	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	376 of 2041	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1199 of 2407	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	1044 of 2411	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	935 of 2400	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.9	478 of 2400	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	1193 of 2358	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.6	580 of 2340	75.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	197 of 2134	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	66.5	451 of 2110	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	131 of 2016	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	61.9	419 of 1859	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2025)88th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)74th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+18 vs state

Math66%+9 vs state

Science19%-26 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 Life Science Biology (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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 140 Edward K Ellington	Public, Magnet	K-5	116-01 166th St	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 657-4760	270	29	9.3	88.5%	1 (0.4%)	142 (52.6%)	72 (26.7%)	43 (15.9%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61.6	903^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	63.1%		57.3	969^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.4%	66					81.1	81.1	56.8				67.6	83.8	47.4				18.9		$33,100	$3,270	$29,830
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
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
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/Is 116 William C Hughley	Public	PK, KG-8	107-25 Wren Pl	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4884	806	62	13.0	82.8%	6 (0.7%)	289 (35.9%)	335 (41.6%)	121 (15.0%)	31 (3.8%)	21 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	24.1	1956^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.0%		29.8	1750^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.4%	206		41.4	42.9	53.9	39.2	31.6	45.1	44.1	42.6	44.4	47.3	41.3	33.0	29.0	29.5	40.0	31.4	26.7	$31,160	$2,659	$28,501
Riverton Street Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	118-34 Riverton St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	Riverton Street Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 481-8200	1,003	53	18.9	78.1%	6 (0.6%)	874 (87.1%)	62 (6.2%)	21 (2.1%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	29 (2.9%)	58.7	961^st of 2445 public elementary schools	60.7%		62.6	835^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.8%	126	100.0		100.0		77.0	55.3	61.9	74.2	68.1	70.2	72.6	41.4	37.1	75.8	77.0	90.3	39.2	60.9	$22,170	$906	$21,264
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
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 36 Saint Albans School	Public	PK, KG-5	187-01 Foch Blvd	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-1862	277	30	9.2	85.6%	9 (3.2%)	182 (65.7%)	47 (17.0%)	22 (7.9%)	11 (4.0%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	36.9	1556^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.4%		14.8	2221^st of 2445 public elementary schools	9.2%	665					66.7	34.9	46.2				60.5	53.3	30.8				31.6		$39,599	$2,251	$37,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 140 Edward K Ellington

What is the racial makeup of Ps 140 Edward K Ellington?

Students at Ps 140 Edward K Ellington are 53% African American, 27% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 4% American Indian.

Is Ps 140 Edward K Ellington a good school?

Ps 140 Edward K Ellington ranks 903^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 140 Edward K Ellington?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Ps 140 Edward K Ellington.

What district is Ps 140 Edward K Ellington in?

New York City Geographic District #28

What schools do graduates of Ps 140 Edward K Ellington attend?

Students who attend Ps 140 Edward K Ellington usually go on to attend:

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

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