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Ps/Is 208

Q: Is Ps/Is 208 a good school?

Ps/Is 208 ranks 1147 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps/Is 208 is a public elementary and middle school located in Bellerose, New York, serving 597 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #29, which is ranked 549 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating. However, Ps/Is 208 has consistently performed above the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments across all grade levels.

For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ps/Is 208 had a 70.45% proficiency rate in 5th grade ELA, compared to 58.56% for District #29 and 56.61% for New York state. The school also excelled in Math, with particularly strong performance in 3rd grade (63.33% proficient) and 6th-7th grades (60.75% and 62.11% proficient, respectively). Additionally, Ps/Is 208 performed well on Regents exams, with 72.41% proficiency in Algebra I and 60% in Earth and Space Sciences.

While Ps/Is 208 generally outperforms the nearby Ps 33 Edward M Funk school, several other nearby schools in New York City Geographic District #26, such as Ps 18 Winchester, Ps 133 The Bellerose School Of Excellence, and Ps 221 North Hills School, consistently outperform Ps/Is 208 on state assessments and have higher rankings. These District #26 schools tend to have higher percentages of students proficient in ELA and Math, as well as stronger performance on science and Regents exams.

605

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,148

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

74-30 Commonwlth Blvd
Bellerose, NY 11426

(718) 468-6420

District: New York City Geographic District #29

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.7%

Hispanic:

14.4%

Asian:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (53rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg50%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,147^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

368^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	52.4	1147 of 2445	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	780 of 2445	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	1084 of 2439	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	974 of 2434	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	950 of 2201	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	701 of 2413	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	955 of 2395	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.4	811 of 2386	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.7	636 of 2366	73.1%	★★★★☆
2015	70.7	635 of 2352	73.0%	★★★★☆
2014	73.5	558 of 2345	76.2%	★★★★☆
2013	63.2	770 of 2325	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.5	758 of 2320	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.3	686 of 2286	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	61.4	978 of 2263	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.0	628 of 2257	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	70.3	719 of 2227	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.7	636 of 2219	71.3%	★★★★☆
2006	70.1	739 of 2206	66.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	342 of 928	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	143 of 927	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	257 of 857	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	188 of 936	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	114 of 427	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	167 of 891	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	209 of 948	78.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	354 of 696	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	281 of 662	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	378 of 605	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	526 of 671	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.1	160 of 601	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1213 of 2409	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.9	722 of 2413	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	1098 of 2403	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	929 of 2401	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	1082 of 1955	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.5	662 of 2357	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	919 of 2338	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	454 of 1569	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	487 of 1531	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	438 of 1429	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	507 of 1503	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.2	171 of 1315	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	128 of 1392	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	799 of 2098	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	516 of 2078	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	815 of 2041	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	577 of 2099	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	650 of 1678	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	362 of 2032	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	480 of 2045	76.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	1026 of 2407	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	818 of 2411	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	1096 of 2400	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	1018 of 2400	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	929 of 1961	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	709 of 2358	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	961 of 2340	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	10 of 30	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	1083 of 2134	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.8	440 of 2110	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	563 of 2016	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	677 of 2031	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	763 of 1859	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	687 of 1941	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	368 of 1500	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	335 of 1504	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	517 of 1500	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	641 of 1479	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	474 of 1242	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	280 of 1439	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	489 of 1438	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.4	370 of 1455	74.6%	★★★★☆
2016	76.0	256 of 1429	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	77.6	233 of 1407	83.4%	★★★★☆
2014	74.2	267 of 1401	80.9%	★★★★☆
2013	62.2	451 of 1373	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.1	452 of 1337	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.6	405 of 1295	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.7	528 of 1243	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.9	252 of 1224	79.4%	★★★★☆
2008	69.8	413 of 1185	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.3	317 of 1123	71.8%	★★★★☆
2006	65.2	426 of 1095	61.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	103 of 676	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	104 of 705	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	162 of 696	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	186 of 706	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	79 of 253	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.7	73 of 653	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	113 of 663	83.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	218 of 406	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	199 of 396	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	243 of 388	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	246 of 381	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.1	57 of 369	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	152 of 374	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	459 of 1457	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	314 of 1465	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	466 of 1463	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	559 of 1454	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	553 of 1066	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.9	195 of 1370	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	481 of 1353	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	112 of 965	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	215 of 953	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	199 of 943	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	174 of 914	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	65 of 826	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	69.6	193 of 810	76.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	67.6	103 of 487	78.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	352 of 1283	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	242 of 1296	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	427 of 1288	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	518 of 1306	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	268 of 935	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	252 of 1241	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	382 of 1245	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	313 of 1455	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	383 of 1464	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	544 of 1464	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	700 of 1455	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	407 of 1071	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	362 of 1366	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	470 of 1352	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	209 of 1298	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	256 of 1303	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	371 of 1307	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	501 of 1283	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	423 of 1139	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	568 of 1170	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2025)67th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2025)90th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2022)79th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I72%+16 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences60%+4 vs state

English Language Arts60%+6 vs state

Math57%~ state avg

Science43%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 9, 2018

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by a parent
Sunday, November 30, 2014

I have two children enrolled at PS IS 208 (kindergarten and second grade). I am thrilled with their teachers' innovative way of implementing common core while ensuring that the students are not missing out on needed concepts. The teachers are wonderful at communicating with parents and willing to help the students. I also feel that this is an extremely safe environment with security guards present and school implementing various drills to promote student safety. In addition, the PTA deligently works to raise funds for additional activities and the parent coordinator is actively involved in communicating with parents. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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/Is 208	Public	K-8	74-30 Commonwlth Blvd	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 468-6420	605	62	9.7	63.1%	8 (1.3%)	349 (57.7%)	87 (14.4%)	73 (12.1%)	62 (10.2%)	7 (1.2%)	19 (3.1%)	52.4	1147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.1%		65	780^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.1%	367	72.4		60.0	34.4	35.7	70.5	65.8	67.7	57.3	63.3	41.9	43.2	60.8	62.1	58.1	27.3	51.3	$36,148	$1,669	$34,480
Ps/Is 266	Public	PK, KG-8	74-10 Commonwealth Blvd	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 479-3920	465	66	7.0	58.5%	39 (8.4%)	145 (31.2%)	125 (26.9%)	121 (26.0%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.5%)	48.4	1233^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	49.6%		56.4	991^st of 2445 public elementary schools	59.5%	242	96.1	83.9		55.9	67.9	52.6	51.1	81.0	74.2	64.7	53.6	46.2	39.1	95.1		43.2		$38,372	$1,734	$36,638
Ps 186 Castlewood	Public	PK, KG-5	252-12 72nd Ave	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4021	319	48	6.6	48.0%	50 (15.7%)	38 (11.9%)	78 (24.5%)	132 (41.4%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (4.1%)	84.3	324^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.7%		85.7	299^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.8%	25				69.0	72.3	78.8				93.3	83.0	74.3				63.6		$59,399	$1,490	$57,909
Ps 224	Public	PK, KG-8	252-12 72nd Ave	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4024	414	79	5.2	77.5%	30 (7.2%)	61 (14.7%)	163 (39.4%)	125 (30.2%)	29 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)								(n/a)																		$121,853	$1,443	$120,410
Ps 18 Winchester	Public	PK, KG-5	86-35 235th Court	Queens Village	11427	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 464-4167	425	30	14.3	61.4%	33 (7.8%)	45 (10.6%)	91 (21.4%)	239 (56.2%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	78.8	459^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.2%		80.9	414^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.1%	45				67.4	74.5	79.3				76.6	70.8	78.9				54.0		$32,441	$1,379	$31,062
James J Ambrose School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	80-51 261st St	Floral Park	11004	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4010	659	52	12.7	50.7%	41 (6.2%)	32 (4.9%)	88 (13.4%)	465 (70.6%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.3%)	86.7	264^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.9	203^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%	61				76.5	79.2	82.7				79.6	77.9	83.8				66.7		$29,018	$1,530	$27,489
Ps 133 The Bellerose School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	248-05 86th Ave	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4016	596	48	12.5	63.9%	54 (9.1%)	16 (2.7%)	108 (18.1%)	389 (65.3%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	82.4	365^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.1%		86.3	286^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.3%	79				75.3	71.7	74.2				81.3	79.2	74.7				62.6		$28,888	$1,524	$27,364
Ps 213 Carl Ullman School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	231-02 67th Ave	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8747	374	32	11.5	66.6%	37 (9.9%)	29 (7.8%)	94 (25.1%)	201 (53.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	68.3	728^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.2%		73.1	573^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	76.6%	155				78.4	57.1	62.5				90.4	69.5	51.9				51.9		$36,256	$1,902	$34,354
Ps 221 North Hills School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	57-40 Marathon Pkwy	Little Neck	11362	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 225-7029	504	37	13.8	42.9%	80 (15.9%)	10 (2.0%)	86 (17.1%)	319 (63.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	88.9	218^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.1%		90	202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%	16				83.3	75.0	86.4				81.0	83.5	80.7				73.8		$33,733	$1,667	$32,067
Ps 191 Mayflower	Public	PK, KG-5	85-15 258th St	Floral Park	11001	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 831-4032	327	30	10.7	68.5%	18 (5.5%)	5 (1.5%)	73 (22.3%)	216 (66.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	75.3	541^st of 2445 public elementary schools	77.9%		66.8	734^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.0%	193				63.9	76.7	65.2				84.2	96.4	62.5				55.3		$34,309	$2,294	$32,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps/Is 208

How many students attend Ps/Is 208?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Ps/Is 208.

Is Ps/Is 208 a good school?

Ps/Is 208 ranks 1147^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps/Is 208?

Students at Ps/Is 208 are 58% African American, 14% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Ps/Is 208 in?

New York City Geographic District #29

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.