Ps 52

Summary:

PS 52 is an elementary school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 262 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #29, which is ranked 589 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 52 faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with consistently lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math compared to the district and state. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 30.3% of 3rd graders, 21.21% of 4th graders, and 23.68% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 48.61%, 48.91%, and 44.87%, respectively. The school has also consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a ranking of 2146 out of 2439 schools in the 2022-2023 school year, and has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

While PS 52 underperforms compared to the district and state, some of the nearby schools, such as PS 181 Brookfield and PS 251, demonstrate stronger academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math. Additionally, PS 52 has a relatively high spending per student, with $28,914 spent per student in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the surrounding schools, which range from $18,109 to $27,642 per student. This suggests that additional resources and targeted interventions may be needed to support student learning and improve educational outcomes at PS 52.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

 178-37 146th Terrace
       Jamaica, NY  11434


(718) 528-2238

District: New York City Geographic District #29

SchoolDigger Rank:
2146th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $28,914 Help


Students who attend Ps 52 usually attend:

Middle:    Collaborative Arts Middle School
    Community Voices Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.4 Help
Number of students:  262

Racial breakdown:

African American:
58.0%
Hispanic:
29.4%
Asian:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ps 52 ranks worse than 88% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 27th among 28 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #29. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.13. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (58%), Hispanic (29.4%), Asian (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 52 is 11.4, which is the 9th best among 28 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #29. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 52 is $28,914, which is the highest among 28 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #29!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 52:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 52 2146th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 52 in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #29:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #29 589th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 52

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Rank History for all students at Ps 52

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 22.89 1843rd 2206 16.5%
2007 19.07 1886th 2219 15.0%
2008 27.29 1799th 2227 19.2%
2009 32.54 1772nd 2257 21.5%
2010 32.08 1708th 2263 24.5%
2011 45.72 1385th 2286 39.4%
2012 31.06 1750th 2320 24.6%
2013 25.21 1852nd 2325 20.3%
2014 24.55 1868th 2345 20.3%
2015 23.50 1848th 2352 21.4%
2016 29.25 1753rd 2366 25.9%
2017 17.16 2078th 2386 12.9%
2018 20.80 2027th 2395 15.4%
2019 18.11 2058th 2413 14.7%
2021 47.22 1153rd 2201 47.6%
2022 14.71 2201st 2434 9.6%
2023 16.13 2146th 2439 12.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 52

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.31 440th 938 53.1%
2023 33.45 699th 1001 30.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 52

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.03 1442nd 1941 25.7%
2019 34.21 1183rd 1859 36.4%
2022 46.49 894th 2031 56.0%
2023 33.42 1325th 2016 34.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 52

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.55 1711th 2045 16.3%
2019 27.36 1552nd 2032 23.6%
2022 22.59 1799th 2099 14.3%
2023 24.22 1670th 2041 18.2%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 52

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.47 526th 730 27.9%
2019 27.47 477th 570 16.3%
2022 30.32 478th 622 23.2%
2023 33.23 424th 637 33.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Ps 52

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.64 1932nd 2338 17.4%
2019 25.57 1831st 2357 22.3%
2022 13.87 2216th 2401 7.7%
2023 13.05 2227th 2403 7.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Ps 52

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.66 2002nd 2340 14.4%
2019 14.58 2137th 2358 9.4%
2022 17.35 2119th 2400 11.7%
2023 25.19 1870th 2400 22.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Ps 52

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.12 459th 948 51.6%
2019 39.51 507th 891 43.1%
2022 35.35 600th 936 35.9%
2023 30.72 600th 857 30.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 52

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.25 1223rd 1392 12.1%
2019 23.87 1084th 1315 17.6%
2022 9.20 1467th 1503 2.4%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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by a parent
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Open Quote I had a horrible experience at this school. Many of the staff at this school do not care about the children. In fact, my child was having behavior problems at the school due to the fact that we had a death in the family, and instead of showing compassion to a family going through a difficult time, they called ACS. Do not send your child to this school. They have no idea what it means to manage a child's behavior. They will force your child into Special Education services, spread gossip about your child. I never wanted to send my child here, and I'm sorry that I ever did. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Open Quote Too many bad experiences. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ps 52

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 6 576 5 47 0 n/a n/a 0 634
1990 2 571 3 51 0 n/a n/a 0 627
1991 5 485 5 25 0 n/a n/a 30 550
1992 7 556 7 27 3 n/a n/a 0 600
1993 5 550 5 31 3 n/a n/a 0 594
1994 9 637 5 33 4 n/a n/a 0 688
1995 7 640 7 41 0 n/a n/a 0 695
1996 7 640 7 41 0 n/a n/a 0 695
1997 9 674 8 35 2 n/a n/a 0 728
1998 11 701 12 52 4 n/a n/a 0 780
1999 9 674 12 74 4 n/a n/a 0 773
2000 5 687 11 84 3 n/a n/a 0 790
2001 8 673 12 90 4 n/a n/a 0 787
2002 3 584 15 50 4 n/a n/a 0 656
2003 3 584 15 50 4 n/a n/a 0 656
2004 4 520 14 49 3 n/a n/a 0 590
2005 6 518 17 50 2 n/a n/a 0 593
2006 8 493 21 36 1 n/a n/a 0 559
2007 11 543 19 48 2 n/a n/a 0 623
2008 8 534 20 43 2 n/a n/a 0 607
2009 14 534 14 35 1 n/a n/a 0 598
2010 17 509 12 19 0 n/a n/a 0 557
2011 8 478 10 38 0 0 0 0 534
2012 4 512 15 51 1 1 0 0 584
2013 5 468 7 48 3 1 1 0 533
2014 7 459 8 36 4 0 2 0 516
2015 2 452 4 41 3 0 2 0 504
2016 5 446 3 58 6 0 3 0 521
2017 6 396 14 55 8 1 5 0 485
2018 8 374 14 66 8 3 8 0 481
2019 6 313 20 67 6 2 4 0 418
2020 12 268 12 64 9 2 5 0 372
2021 12 231 10 69 6 1 3 0 332
2022 8 198 10 66 3 2 2 0 289
2023 10 152 11 77 3 2 7 0 262

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 52

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 634 31.9 19.8 n/a
1990 627 33.9 18.4 n/a
1991 550 31.3 17.5 n/a
1992 600 29.3 20.4 n/a
1993 594 30.9 19.2 n/a
1994 688 33.0 20.8 n/a
1995 695 36.0 19.3 n/a
1996 695 36.0 19.3 n/a
1997 728 36.0 20.2 73.1
1998 780 40.0 19.5 72.9
1999 773 36.0 21.5 75.4
2000 790 40.0 19.8 78.9
2001 787 35.0 22.5 75.7
2002 656 n/a n/a n/a
2003 656 n/a n/a n/a
2004 590 n/a n/a n/a
2005 593 42.0 14.1 0
2006 559 38.0 14.7 87.1
2007 623 44.0 14.2 71.3
2008 607 38.5 15.8 80.4
2009 598 49.0 12.2 79.6
2010 557 42.5 13.1 n/a
2011 534 42.0 12.7 79
2012 584 38.9 14.9 79.3
2013 533 42.0 12.6 81.8
2014 516 32.0 16.1 93.4
2015 504 34.0 14.8 65.9
2016 521 33.0 15.7 65.8
2017 485 32.0 15.1 63.1
2018 481 34.0 14.1 73
2019 418 30.0 13.9 80.1
2020 372 26.9 13.8 81.5
2021 332 27.9 11.8 82.8
2022 289 26.9 10.7 80.6
2023 262 22.9 11.4 83.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 52

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 634 31.9 19.8 n/a
1990 627 33.9 18.4 n/a
1991 550 31.3 17.5 n/a
1992 600 29.3 20.4 n/a
1993 594 30.9 19.2 n/a
1994 688 33.0 20.8 n/a
1995 695 36.0 19.3 n/a
1996 695 36.0 19.3 n/a
1997 728 36.0 20.2 73.1
1998 780 40.0 19.5 72.9
1999 773 36.0 21.5 75.4
2000 790 40.0 19.8 78.9
2001 787 35.0 22.5 75.7
2002 656 n/a n/a n/a
2003 656 n/a n/a n/a
2004 590 n/a n/a n/a
2005 593 42.0 14.1 0
2006 559 38.0 14.7 87.1
2007 623 44.0 14.2 71.3
2008 607 38.5 15.8 80.4
2009 598 49.0 12.2 79.6
2010 557 42.5 13.1 n/a
2011 534 42.0 12.7 79
2012 584 38.9 14.9 79.3
2013 533 42.0 12.6 81.8
2014 516 32.0 16.1 93.4
2015 504 34.0 14.8 65.9
2016 521 33.0 15.7 65.8
2017 485 32.0 15.1 63.1
2018 481 34.0 14.1 73
2019 418 30.0 13.9 80.1
2020 372 26.9 13.8 81.5
2021 332 27.9 11.8 82.8
2022 289 26.9 10.7 80.6
2023 262 22.9 11.4 83.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps 52

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,894 (9.9%) $17,152 (90.1%) $19,047
2020 $2,253 (10.3%) $19,526 (89.7%) $21,779
2021 $2,204 (9.3%) $21,455 (90.7%) $23,659
2022 $3,776 (13.8%) $23,600 (86.2%) $27,376
2023 $2,771 (9.6%) $26,143 (90.4%) $28,914

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps 52

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2058th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 2146th of 2439 Elementary schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps 52)4130.3
 10.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #29)5148.6
 2.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ps 52)3937.1
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #29)4551.4
 6.4%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 52)2321.2
 1.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #29)4948.9
 0.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ps 52)1815.2
 2.9%
   4th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #29)3947.6
 8.6%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 52)2623.7
 2.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #29)3544.9
 9.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ps 52)2126.2
 5.2%
   5th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #29)3742.4
 5.4%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students418262
 37.3%
African American313152
 51.4%
American Indian63
 50%
Asian2011
 45%
Hispanic6777
 14.9%
Pacific Islander22
White610
 66.7%
Two or More Races47
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.1%83.6%
 3.4%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 262 students attended Ps 52.

Students at Ps 52 are 58% African American, 29% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Ps 52 ranks in the bottom 12.0% of New York elementary schools.

Students who attend Ps 52 usually go on to attend:

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


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