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Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School

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Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School ranks 466 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

466^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School is an elementary school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 566 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 161 Arthur Ashe School consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #28 and the overall New York state in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 3-5. The school also ranks highly for female students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs compared to other New York elementary schools. Additionally, the school has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $16,746 to $29,172 over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Ps 121, Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn, and Ps 55 Maure, as well as schools in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #27, like Ps 100 Glen Morris, Ps 51, Ps 62 Chester Park, Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler, and Ps 155, Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School generally outperforms these schools in academic proficiency rates, particularly in ELA and Math.

558

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,842

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101-33 124th St
Jamaica, NY 11419

(718) 441-5493

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

58.6%

Hispanic:

19.2%

American Indian:

14.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (72% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 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 school72%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

466^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	78.6	466 of 2445	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	714 of 2445	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	974 of 2439	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	848 of 2434	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	1129 of 2201	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.8	573 of 2413	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	476 of 2395	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	723 of 2386	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.2	541 of 2366	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	71.4	620 of 2352	73.6%	★★★★☆
2014	77.3	455 of 2345	80.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	434 of 2325	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.0	617 of 2320	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	617 of 2286	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	554 of 2263	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	75.0	506 of 2257	77.6%	★★★★☆
2008	70.4	717 of 2227	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.0	935 of 2219	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.0	1108 of 2206	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	334 of 696	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	471 of 662	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	471 of 605	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	474 of 671	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	397 of 548	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	345 of 601	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	67.8	178 of 1066	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	276 of 1001	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	402 of 1027	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	84 of 860	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	20 of 938	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	429 of 2409	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	604 of 2413	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	920 of 2403	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	841 of 2401	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	1272 of 1955	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.7	754 of 2357	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	628 of 2338	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	562 of 1569	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.4	205 of 1531	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	33.9	973 of 1429	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	902 of 1503	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.7	218 of 1315	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	210 of 1392	84.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	72.8	82 of 570	85.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	206 of 2098	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.3	338 of 2078	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	529 of 2041	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	466 of 2099	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	544 of 1678	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.9	260 of 2032	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	186 of 2045	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	480 of 2407	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	791 of 2411	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	1004 of 2400	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	846 of 2400	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	1276 of 1961	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.7	454 of 2358	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	378 of 2340	83.8%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	6 of 24	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	186 of 2134	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	37.6	1237 of 2110	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1178 of 2016	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	939 of 2031	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	185 of 1859	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	72.8	286 of 1941	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	47.0	763 of 1399	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2019)86th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-29 vs school

White (2022)45th percentile-20 vs school

Native American (2024)42nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math77%+19 vs state

English Language Arts71%+16 vs state

Science62%+17 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 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 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 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 51	Public	PK, KG-1	87-45 117th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 850-0738	202	15	13.4	84.7%	19 (9.4%)	12 (5.9%)	103 (51.0%)	54 (26.7%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$34,266	$2,507	$31,760
Ps 62 Chester Park School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	97-25 108th St	South Richmond Hill	11419	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 286-4460	827	64	12.9	83.7%	20 (2.4%)	34 (4.1%)	237 (28.7%)	362 (43.8%)	140 (16.9%)	10 (1.2%)	24 (2.9%)	50.4	1196^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.1%		52.4	1101^st of 2445 public elementary schools	55.0%	95	58.1	54.9	60.0	57.4	56.0	57.0	38.8	$28,080	$2,161	$25,919
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 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 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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School

How many students attend Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School.

What district is Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School in?

New York City Geographic District #28

What schools do graduates of Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School attend?

Students who attend Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School a good school?

Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School ranks 466^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School?

Students at Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School are 59% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 14% American Indian, 3% African American, 2% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

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