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Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The)

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The) is an elementary public magnet school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades PK-5 with 599 students. It 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.

The school consistently outperforms the district and state in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 70% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA, compared to 66.02% for the district and 54.15% for the state. However, the school's performance in Science for 5th grade is lower, at 31.18% proficiency, compared to 48.39% for the district and 45.02% for the state. The school performs relatively well for Asian and African American students, but struggles with Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students.

When compared to nearby schools, PS 117 J Keld/Briarwood School outperforms Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The) in several academic areas, while PS 82 Hammond consistently underperforms. The charter school Growing Up Green Charter School II, located within 0.55 miles, outperforms Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The) in certain academic areas, such as ELA and Math proficiency rates for grades 3-4.

590

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,944

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

88-08 164th St
Jamaica, NY 11432

(718) 558-6220

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The) usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School 358

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.4%

Asian:

41.7%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 42nd percentile in 2022 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 42nd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the New York median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

1,119^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 6 pts since 2021

From top 40% (2021) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	53.2	1119 of 2445	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	1177 of 2445	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	1357 of 2439	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1423 of 2434	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	875 of 2201	60.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	365 of 928	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	404 of 936	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	337 of 696	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	350 of 662	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	359 of 605	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	442 of 671	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	272 of 430	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	831 of 1117	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	479 of 1066	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.4	770 of 1001	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	570 of 1027	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	899 of 2409	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	1051 of 2413	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	1327 of 2403	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	1559 of 2401	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	973 of 1955	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	936 of 1569	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1067 of 1531	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1158 of 1429	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1255 of 1503	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	527 of 818	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	384 of 792	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	402 of 766	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	264 of 637	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	136 of 622	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	681 of 2098	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	665 of 2078	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	791 of 2041	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	804 of 2099	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	478 of 1678	71.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	1313 of 2407	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	1268 of 2411	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	1337 of 2400	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	1232 of 2400	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.0	735 of 1961	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	647 of 2134	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	594 of 2110	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	722 of 2016	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	982 of 2031	51.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+6 vs state

Math61%+3 vs state

Science31%-14 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
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 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
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 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 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 95 Eastwood	Public	K-5	179-01 90th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 739-0007	1,103	65	17.0	81.1%	8 (0.7%)	91 (8.3%)	455 (41.3%)	465 (42.2%)	68 (6.2%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.3%)	71.1	658^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.1%		82	387^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.2%	271					64.1	80.0	60.9				85.2	76.4	69.5				31.8		$28,494	$2,564	$25,930
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The)

What is the racial makeup of Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The)?

Students at Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The) are 42% Hispanic, 42% Asian, 11% African American, 3% American Indian, 2% White.

Is Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The) a good school?

Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The) ranks 1119^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #28

How many students attend Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 590 students attended Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The).

What schools do graduates of Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The) attend?

Students who attend Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 358

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