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Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry

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Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry ranks 1135 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 118 Lorraine Hansberry is an elementary school located in Saint Albans, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 385. It 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.

PS 118 Lorraine Hansberry has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages, with higher proficiency rates in 3rd grade ELA and Math but lower performance in 4th and 5th grade. However, the school's performance has been improving over the years, with its ranking among New York elementary schools rising from 1807 out of 2,352 in 2014-2015 to 1135 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with higher rankings for African American and Special Education students but lower rankings for Hispanic students and English Language Learners.

Despite the high percentage of low-income students at PS 118 Lorraine Hansberry, the school has a relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio compared to the nearby schools, such as PS 134 Hollis, PS 35 Nathaniel Woodhull, and PS 136 Roy Wilkins, which have similar demographic and performance profiles. However, the school's performance still lags behind some of the nearby high-performing schools, such as PS 360 and Riverton Street Charter School.

398

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,695

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

190-20 109th Rd
Saint Albans, NY 11412

(718) 465-5538

District: New York City Geographic District #29

Students who attend Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry usually attend:

Middle:

Is 192 Linden (The)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.5%

Asian:

22.1%

Hispanic:

18.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

New York avg55%

1,135^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	52.7	1135 of 2445	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	1413 of 2445	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1454 of 2439	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1752 of 2434	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	1607 of 2201	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	2007 of 2413	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1754 of 2395	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	1803 of 2386	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.3	1721 of 2366	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	1807 of 2352	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.5	1672 of 2345	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	1628 of 2325	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	18.9	1980 of 2320	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	2010 of 2286	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	2028 of 2263	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	57.0	1191 of 2257	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.6	1523 of 2227	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.6	1401 of 2219	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.6	1544 of 2206	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	241 of 928	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	271 of 927	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	226 of 857	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	361 of 936	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	132 of 427	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	547 of 891	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	385 of 948	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	466 of 696	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	496 of 1117	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.3	833 of 1066	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	547 of 1001	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	685 of 1027	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	818 of 938	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1302 of 2409	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1433 of 2413	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	1285 of 2403	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1717 of 2401	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1795 of 1955	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1902 of 2357	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1786 of 2338	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1132 of 1569	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1407 of 1531	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1090 of 1429	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1018 of 1503	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1000 of 1315	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	833 of 1392	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	328 of 792	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	214 of 766	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	25.1	524 of 637	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.9	233 of 622	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	291 of 570	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	583 of 730	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	649 of 2098	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	729 of 2078	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	995 of 2041	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	1293 of 2099	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1583 of 2032	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1424 of 2045	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	928 of 2407	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	1369 of 2411	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1570 of 2400	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1708 of 2400	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	1264 of 1961	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2043 of 2358	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1676 of 2340	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	592 of 2134	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	47.9	890 of 2110	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	897 of 2016	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.5	1778 of 2031	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1347 of 1859	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.5	745 of 1941	61.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)74th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)59th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math63%+6 vs state

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Science34%-11 vs state

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Thursday, January 3, 2019

Ps 118 has been failing for years. These scores are unacceptable. This schools needs to be investigated. These children are not benefiting from being here. Close Quote

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Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry	Public	PK, KG-5	190-20 109th Rd	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-5538	398	32	12.4	77.6%	0 (0.0%)	217 (54.5%)	75 (18.8%)	88 (22.1%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	52.7	1135^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.6%		41.1	1413^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.2%	278					55.6	45.8	67.9				75.6	51.0	64.3				33.9		$32,695	$2,465	$30,230
Ps 360	Public	PK, KG-5	199-10 112th Ave	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 776-7370	261	20	13.0	57.9%	1 (0.4%)	208 (79.7%)	20 (7.7%)	13 (5.0%)	6 (2.3%)	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.4%)	77.9	483^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	80.2%		62.6	838^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.7%	355					84.4	76.2	72.9				75.8	76.7	68.8				50.0		$30,336	$1,302	$29,034
Ps 134 Hollis	Public	PK, KG-5	203-02 109th Ave	Hollis	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 464-5544	325	28	11.7	86.5%	2 (0.6%)	150 (46.2%)	85 (26.2%)	66 (20.3%)	14 (4.3%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	35.4	1606^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.3%		15.4	2209^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.7%	603					40.4	76.9	45.8				46.8	60.5	34.0				25.0		$34,866	$2,329	$32,538
Ps 35 Nathaniel Woodhull	Public	PK, KG-5	191-02 90th Ave	Hollis	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-6820	626	47	13.3	81.9%	10 (1.6%)	171 (27.3%)	160 (25.6%)	228 (36.4%)	43 (6.9%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.4%)	57.8	995^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.3%		48	1217^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.2%	222					56.9	55.4	60.3				66.7	72.5	64.2				35.4		$31,467	$2,250	$29,217
Ps 136 Roy Wilkins	Public	PK, KG-5	201-15 115th Ave	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-2286	336	28	12.0	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	253 (75.3%)	40 (11.9%)	29 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	42.7	1397^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.9%		43.1	1350^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.8%	47					58.7	46.2	58.9				58.7	41.5	60.3				22.8		$35,089	$2,616	$32,473
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry

How many students attend Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry.

What district is Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry in?

New York City Geographic District #29

Is Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry a good school?

Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry ranks 1135^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry attend?

Students who attend Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 192 Linden (The)

What is the racial makeup of Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry?

Students at Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry are 55% African American, 22% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 4% American Indian.

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