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Ps/Is 268

Public Grades K-8
1675th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 31% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Ps/Is 268 is an elementary and middle school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 660 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.

Ps/Is 268 has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. While the school has higher proficiency rates than the district and state in 8th grade English Language Arts and Algebra I, it has struggled in 3rd-6th grade ELA and Math, with proficiency rates often below the district and state. The school has also seen significant disparities in performance among different student subgroups, with its Asian students ranking 561 out of 696 New York elementary schools and its Hispanic students ranking 1,059 out of 1,569 schools. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has increased significantly, but its student-teacher ratio remains relatively high.

When compared to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 95 Eastwood and Ps 131 Abigail Adams, Ps/Is 268 generally underperforms. Additionally, the Queens School for Leadership and Excellence, a public magnet school located 0.7 miles from Ps/Is 268, has shown stronger academic performance than Ps/Is 268 in several grade levels and subject areas. The school's academic performance has also declined over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 916 out of 2,366 New York elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 1,675 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025.

696
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,053
Per pupil spending ?
83.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 92-07 175th St
       Jamaica, NY  11433

(718) 206-3240

District: New York City Geographic District #29

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.0%
Asian:
24.0%
African American:
11.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 57% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school49%
District avg51%
New York avg57%
Elementary school
1,675th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 31%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From top 43% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
801st of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 47%▼ down 17 pts since 2015
From top 36% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
22nd of 28Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #29
549th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202533.31675 of 244531.5%★★☆☆☆
202421.82013 of 244517.7%★☆☆☆☆
202331.61701 of 243930.3%★★☆☆☆
202236.81562 of 243435.8%★★☆☆☆
202127.11674 of 220123.9%★☆☆☆☆
201941.51374 of 241343.1%★★☆☆☆
201840.21469 of 239538.7%★★☆☆☆
201744.31339 of 238643.9%★★☆☆☆
201659.5916 of 236661.3%★★★☆☆
201555.41020 of 235256.6%★★★☆☆
201442.91358 of 234542.1%★★☆☆☆
201335.81528 of 232534.3%★★☆☆☆
201241.61516 of 232034.7%★★☆☆☆
201131.51718 of 228624.8%★☆☆☆☆
201031.41720 of 226324.0%★☆☆☆☆
200936.81689 of 225725.2%★☆☆☆☆
200852.81290 of 222742.1%★★☆☆☆
200739.91549 of 221930.2%★★☆☆☆
200645.61466 of 220633.5%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202333.7566 of 85734.0%★★☆☆☆
202236.6590 of 93637.0%★★☆☆☆
201945.0428 of 89152.0%★★★☆☆
201856.7344 of 94863.7%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.1561 of 69619.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.6558 of 66215.7%★☆☆☆☆
202335.4446 of 60526.3%★☆☆☆☆
202238.2469 of 67130.1%★★☆☆☆
202111.4391 of 4309.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201940.7391 of 54828.6%★☆☆☆☆
201830.6478 of 60120.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.0612 of 111745.2%★★☆☆☆
202438.6623 of 106641.6%★★☆☆☆
202337.5610 of 100139.1%★★☆☆☆
202242.8498 of 102751.5%★★★☆☆
201949.8322 of 86062.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.21739 of 240927.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.31949 of 241319.2%★☆☆☆☆
202328.71781 of 240325.9%★☆☆☆☆
202230.91736 of 240127.7%★☆☆☆☆
201937.81465 of 235737.8%★★☆☆☆
201840.71469 of 233837.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.41059 of 156932.5%★★☆☆☆
202421.01339 of 153112.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.91157 of 142919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.31251 of 150316.8%★☆☆☆☆
201945.5660 of 131549.8%★★★☆☆
201851.5620 of 139255.5%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.0494 of 79237.6%★★☆☆☆
202436.9483 of 76636.9%★★☆☆☆
202337.3390 of 63738.8%★★☆☆☆
202250.3259 of 62258.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.11098 of 209847.7%★★☆☆☆
202430.01508 of 207827.4%★☆☆☆☆
202340.11170 of 204142.7%★★☆☆☆
202239.21253 of 209940.3%★★☆☆☆
201954.1771 of 203262.1%★★★☆☆
201852.0864 of 204557.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.41579 of 240734.4%★★☆☆☆
202423.41963 of 241118.6%★☆☆☆☆
202335.51562 of 240034.9%★★☆☆☆
202244.11332 of 240044.5%★★☆☆☆
202132.01409 of 196128.1%★☆☆☆☆
201946.41242 of 235847.3%★★☆☆☆
201840.51433 of 234038.8%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202562.312 of 3060.0%★★★☆☆
202450.216 of 3148.4%★★★☆☆
202358.114 of 2441.7%★★★☆☆
202253.611 of 2352.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202533.81384 of 213435.1%★★☆☆☆
202433.11423 of 211032.6%★★☆☆☆
202340.51063 of 201647.3%★★☆☆☆
202236.81242 of 203138.8%★★☆☆☆
201949.0715 of 185961.5%★★★☆☆
201840.81040 of 194146.4%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202545.7801 of 150046.6%★★☆☆☆
202443.2851 of 150443.4%★★☆☆☆
202362.8496 of 150066.9%★★★☆☆
202253.3631 of 147957.3%★★★☆☆
202139.7751 of 124239.5%★★☆☆☆
201957.9535 of 143962.8%★★★☆☆
201853.9610 of 143857.6%★★★☆☆
201753.8619 of 145557.5%★★★☆☆
201657.8536 of 142962.5%★★★☆☆
201559.1506 of 140764.0%★★★☆☆
201452.9588 of 140158.0%★★★☆☆
201335.3893 of 137335.0%★★☆☆☆
201243.8834 of 133737.6%★★☆☆☆
201144.8801 of 129538.1%★★☆☆☆
201053.9683 of 124345.1%★★☆☆☆
200938.5890 of 122427.3%★☆☆☆☆
200832.5889 of 118525.0%★☆☆☆☆
200739.5778 of 112330.7%★★☆☆☆
200655.9564 of 109548.5%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202555.6258 of 67661.8%★★★☆☆
202451.7293 of 70558.4%★★★☆☆
202378.299 of 69685.8%★★★★☆
202243.7378 of 70646.5%★★☆☆☆
201946.6295 of 65354.8%★★★☆☆
201842.7360 of 66345.7%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.3231 of 40643.1%★★☆☆☆
202439.3284 of 39628.3%★☆☆☆☆
202355.6193 of 38850.3%★★★☆☆
202252.6207 of 38145.7%★★☆☆☆
201949.5214 of 36942.0%★★☆☆☆
201845.9235 of 37437.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.2407 of 64637.0%★★☆☆☆
202421.0608 of 6151.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202357.0140 of 59176.3%★★★★☆
202260.2128 of 58178.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.8936 of 145735.8%★★☆☆☆
202435.1992 of 146532.3%★★☆☆☆
202354.8625 of 146357.3%★★★☆☆
202248.2727 of 145450.0%★★★☆☆
201964.3440 of 137067.9%★★★☆☆
201866.7413 of 135369.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.2614 of 96536.4%★★☆☆☆
202430.0702 of 95326.3%★☆☆☆☆
202345.6484 of 94348.7%★★☆☆☆
202242.4492 of 91446.2%★★☆☆☆
201971.0182 of 82678.0%★★★★☆
201854.3333 of 81058.9%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.9470 of 60322.1%★☆☆☆☆
202431.8442 of 59425.6%★☆☆☆☆
20239.7536 of 5431.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.2476 of 128362.9%★★★☆☆
202445.8657 of 129649.3%★★☆☆☆
202365.1343 of 128873.4%★★★★☆
202254.5469 of 130664.1%★★★☆☆
201975.1232 of 124181.3%★★★★☆
201859.4389 of 124568.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.8638 of 145556.2%★★★☆☆
202450.4667 of 146454.4%★★★☆☆
202368.4379 of 146474.1%★★★★☆
202257.5519 of 145564.3%★★★☆☆
201952.2581 of 136657.5%★★★☆☆
201842.7769 of 135243.1%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202261.97 of 2470.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202548.2557 of 129857.1%★★★☆☆
202440.0719 of 130344.8%★★☆☆☆
202349.6521 of 130760.1%★★★☆☆
202257.1360 of 128371.9%★★★★☆
201956.4304 of 113973.3%★★★★☆
201833.1858 of 117026.7%★☆☆☆☆
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
Native American (2025)60th percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+14 vs school
Homeless (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2023)34th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school
Asian (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school
Middle school
Native American (2022)71st percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+16 vs school
African American (2025)62nd percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)57th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school
Asian (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile-10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-10 vs school
Female (2025)36th percentile-11 vs school
Homeless (2025)22nd percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core English Language Arts84%+9 vs state
Algebra I83%+27 vs state
U.S. History and Government71%-4 vs state
Science54%+10 vs state
English Language Arts48%-5 vs state
Math44%-11 vs state

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Ps/Is 268 ranks 1675th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Ps/Is 268 are 52% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 11% African American, 9% American Indian, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 696 students attended Ps/Is 268.


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