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Cynthia Jenkins School

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Cynthia Jenkins School ranks 1468 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Cynthia Jenkins School is an elementary school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 274 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #29, which is ranked 549 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cynthia Jenkins School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking ranging from 1567 to 2077 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with some variations across grade levels and subject areas. For example, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rates were higher than the district and state, but lower in 4th and 5th grades. The school's performance for its African American and special education student subgroups is better compared to the overall school performance, but lower for female, male, and economically disadvantaged students.

The school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $21,568 in 2020-2021 to $36,878 in 2023-2024, and a decrease in student-teacher ratio from 9.1 to 8.1 during the same period. Compared to nearby schools, Cynthia Jenkins School has a lower student-teacher ratio than PS 132 Ralph Bunche (10.5) and PS 15 Jackie Robinson (11.3), but higher than the charter schools in the area, such as Riverton Street Charter School (23.0) and Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens (unknown).

297

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,963

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

179-37 137th Ave
Jamaica, NY 11434

(718) 528-5399

District: New York City Geographic District #29

Students who attend Cynthia Jenkins School usually attend:

Middle:	Collaborative Arts Middle School
	Community Voices Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.8%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Science scores 11 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg54%

New York avg55%

1,468^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 28Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #29

549^th of 874New York City Geographic District #29 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	40.1	1468 of 2445	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1830 of 2445	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1877 of 2439	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	2077 of 2434	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1993 of 2201	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2061 of 2413	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	2075 of 2395	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.3	1840 of 2386	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.8	1684 of 2366	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	1567 of 2352	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.1	1792 of 2345	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	1971 of 2325	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	2045 of 2320	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	1840 of 2286	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.9	1915 of 2263	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	1971 of 2257	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.9	2036 of 2227	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	1939 of 2219	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.4	2018 of 2206	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	366 of 928	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	460 of 927	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	427 of 857	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	503 of 936	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	550 of 891	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	624 of 948	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	1328 of 2409	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2094 of 2413	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1811 of 2403	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	2199 of 2401	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1609 of 1955	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1820 of 2357	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1795 of 2338	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	424 of 792	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	532 of 766	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	373 of 637	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	522 of 622	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	323 of 570	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	420 of 730	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	929 of 2098	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	1223 of 2078	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1261 of 2041	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1767 of 2099	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1508 of 2032	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1739 of 2045	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1610 of 2407	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1506 of 2411	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1852 of 2400	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1870 of 2400	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1802 of 1961	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	2106 of 2358	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	2147 of 2340	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	888 of 2134	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.1	1753 of 2110	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1430 of 2016	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1498 of 2031	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1672 of 1859	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1568 of 1941	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)61st percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Math48%-9 vs state

Science34%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Physics (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 Physics 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 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cynthia Jenkins School	Public	PK, KG-5	179-37 137th Ave	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-5399	297	31	9.7	80.1%	6 (2.0%)	231 (77.8%)	42 (14.1%)	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	40.1	1468^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.0%		27.3	1830^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.2%	362				56.8	52.5	51.1			69.4	42.1	30.4			34.0	$36,963	$2,295	$34,668
Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	136-25 218th St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(718) 479-3753	732	44	16.7	67.6%	5 (0.7%)	632 (86.3%)	66 (9.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.9%)	57.6	999^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.1%		52.5	1097^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.1%	98				55.4	63.0	64.4	63.5		59.3	59.2	67.1	38.7		46.2	$25,647	$247	$25,400
Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Public, Charter	K-8	132-55 Ridgedale St-3rd Fl	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 602-4335	998			56.1%	6 (0.6%)	870 (87.2%)	54 (5.4%)	19 (1.9%)	29 (2.9%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.5%)	96.3	44^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.6	75^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.9%	31	90.0	44.4	100.0	90.3	94.6	89.9	95.7	97.2	96.7	96.7	93.3	97.9	99.1	74.2	$17,918	$00	$17,918
Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	171-05 137th Ave	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 528-7070	363	29	12.6	88.7%	5 (1.4%)	264 (72.7%)	66 (18.2%)	11 (3.0%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	65.9	799^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.3%		39.8	1461^st of 2445 public elementary schools	40.2%	662				76.0	58.3	71.9			80.8	69.4	59.5			38.2	$35,589	$2,325	$33,263
Ps 132 Ralph Bunche	Public	PK, KG-5	132-15 218th St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-5734	283	28	10.0	71.0%	2 (0.7%)	218 (77.0%)	38 (13.4%)	5 (1.8%)	16 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	70.5	678^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.3%		75.9	512^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.1%	166				61.0	56.4	73.3			83.3	75.0	78.8			42.4	$40,282	$2,255	$38,027
Ps 15 Jackie Robinson	Public	PK, KG-5	121-15 Lucas St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 525-1670	294	27	10.9	79.3%	2 (0.7%)	231 (78.6%)	40 (13.6%)	6 (2.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	30.7	1743^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	28.7%		44.1	1317^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.1%	426				57.6	46.7	45.5			64.7	40.9	31.8			14.6	$39,106	$2,520	$36,586
Ps 251	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	144-51 Arthur St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-2745	217	22	9.9	76.0%	2 (0.9%)	134 (61.8%)	48 (22.1%)	16 (7.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	67.7	748^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.4%		71.4	606^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.2%	142				81.0	68.6	63.6			83.3	71.4	53.3			48.8	$39,935	$2,083	$37,852
Ps 156 Laurelton	Public	PK, KG-5	229-02 137th Ave	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-9173	172	15	11.4	84.3%	6 (3.5%)	124 (72.1%)	34 (19.8%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	49.1	1216^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.3%		38.3	1507^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.4%	291				46.2	74.1	68.0			57.7	37.9	44.4			48.2	$38,407	$2,367	$36,041
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cynthia Jenkins School

How many students attend Cynthia Jenkins School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Cynthia Jenkins School.

What schools do graduates of Cynthia Jenkins School attend?

Students who attend Cynthia Jenkins School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Collaborative Arts Middle School
Middle : Community Voices Middle School

Is Cynthia Jenkins School a good school?

Cynthia Jenkins School ranks 1468^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cynthia Jenkins School?

Students at Cynthia Jenkins School are 78% African American, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is Cynthia Jenkins School in?

New York City Geographic District #29

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