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Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair is an elementary and middle school located in Cambria Heights, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 413. 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.

Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair consistently performs below the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 37.93% compared to the district's 54.34% and the state's 54.15%. Similarly, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency was 30% compared to the district's 63.47% and the state's 59.7%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students and English Language Learners performing relatively better than the overall school, while male students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform significantly worse.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $33,336 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below the district and state averages. The nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 176 Cambria Heights and Ps 132 Ralph Bunche, generally perform better than Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. Additionally, the two charter schools in the area, Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens and Riverton Street Charter School, significantly outperform Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair and the district/state averages.

427

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,137

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

218-01 116th Ave
Cambria Heights, NY 11411-1198

(718) 528-2420

District: New York City Geographic District #29

Students who attend Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair usually attend:

Middle:

Is 192 Linden (The)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.4%

Hispanic:

16.4%

Asian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (30% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg50%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,201^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,276^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	2201 of 2445	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	2326 of 2445	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2180 of 2439	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	2262 of 2434	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2133 of 2413	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	2142 of 2395	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	2110 of 2386	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	1774 of 2366	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	1803 of 2352	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	1754 of 2345	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	1730 of 2325	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	2085 of 2320	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	2011 of 2286	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	2128 of 2263	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.8	2005 of 2257	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.4	1984 of 2227	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.8	1854 of 2219	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	1969 of 2206	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	728 of 928	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	750 of 927	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	640 of 857	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	735 of 936	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	724 of 891	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	616 of 948	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	911 of 1117	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	921 of 938	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	2009 of 2409	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	2291 of 2413	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2050 of 2403	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	2158 of 2401	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1985 of 2357	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	2057 of 2338	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	620 of 792	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	414 of 570	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	455 of 730	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1797 of 2098	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1885 of 2078	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1731 of 2041	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1875 of 2099	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1707 of 2032	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1692 of 2045	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	2253 of 2407	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2261 of 2411	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	2233 of 2400	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	2218 of 2400	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	2147 of 2358	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	2146 of 2340	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1483 of 2134	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1338 of 2110	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1368 of 2016	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1174 of 2031	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1273 of 1859	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1592 of 1941	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1276 of 1500	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1217 of 1504	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1277 of 1500	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1020 of 1479	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1084 of 1439	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1053 of 1438	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.9	988 of 1455	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.1	1105 of 1429	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.2	1060 of 1407	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	1139 of 1401	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	1069 of 1373	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	1070 of 1337	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.9	1000 of 1295	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	1079 of 1243	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.8	949 of 1224	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	925 of 1185	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.9	862 of 1123	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	456 of 676	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	444 of 705	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	462 of 696	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	287 of 706	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	442 of 653	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	234 of 663	64.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	252 of 646	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	431 of 615	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	422 of 591	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	523 of 581	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1217 of 1457	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1234 of 1465	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1127 of 1463	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	908 of 1454	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	930 of 1370	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	917 of 1353	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	35.6	601 of 914	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	542 of 594	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	324 of 543	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	353 of 392	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1065 of 1283	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	911 of 1296	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1073 of 1288	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	659 of 1306	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	814 of 1241	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	783 of 1245	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1239 of 1455	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1132 of 1464	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1342 of 1464	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1135 of 1455	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1117 of 1366	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1090 of 1352	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	808 of 1298	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	890 of 1303	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	757 of 1307	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.5	306 of 1283	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	22.4	1079 of 1139	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	589 of 1170	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2022)34th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)9th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I54%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-15 vs state

Math24%-31 vs state

Science19%-26 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 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
Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair	Public	PK, KG-8	218-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2420	427	42	10.1	73.8%	5 (1.2%)	322 (75.4%)	70 (16.4%)	12 (2.8%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	14.7	2201^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.0%		10.4	2326^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.9%	125			53.9	37.9	42.9	22.9	40.0	42.6	40.0	30.0	36.4	10.4	24.5	17.0	28.3	10.0	26.3	$35,137	$2,191	$32,946
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 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 34 John Harvard	Public	PK, KG-5	104-12 Springfield Blvd	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-6818	440	37	11.8	84.3%	6 (1.4%)	213 (48.4%)	101 (23.0%)	86 (19.5%)	22 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	54.6	1065^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.4%		49.5	1185^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.5%	120				53.7	56.6	61.4				58.9	64.3	52.8				49.3		$30,436	$2,310	$28,127
Ps 176 Cambria Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	120-45 235th St	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 525-4057	561	43	12.9	76.3%	3 (0.5%)	475 (84.7%)	40 (7.1%)	22 (3.9%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	84.7	313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.2%		82.4	374^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.7%	61				80.0	75.0	82.1				81.5	82.4	80.7				55.4		$30,619	$1,431	$29,188
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 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
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair

What is the racial makeup of Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair?

Students at Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair are 75% African American, 16% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair attend?

Students who attend Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 192 Linden (The)

Is Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair a good school?

Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair ranks in the bottom 10.0% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair in?

New York City Geographic District #29

How many students attend Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair.

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