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Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Q: Is Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau a good school?

Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau ranks 639 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau is an elementary school located in Long Island City, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 583. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #30, which is ranked 382 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau has shown a mixed academic performance, with strengths in certain subject areas and student subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school performed significantly better than the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math for grades 3-5. However, the school's performance has been more inconsistent in previous years, with lower proficiency rates in some grades and subjects. The school has performed particularly well for male students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, ranking in the top 20-25% of New York elementary schools in these categories. Compared to nearby schools, Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau outperforms some, such as Ps 112 Dutch Kills, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone, Ps 166 Henry Gradstein, and 30th Avenue School (The) (G & T Citywide).

Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the state average and suggests that the school is serving a population with greater economic challenges. However, the school has relatively high spending per student, at $29,174 per student in the 2023-2024 school year, and a low student-teacher ratio of 14.9 students per teacher, indicating that the school is investing resources to address these challenges.

610

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,002

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28-37 29th St
Long Island City, NY 11102

(718) 278-1220

District: New York City Geographic District #30

Students who attend Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau usually attend:

Middle:	Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts
High:	William Cullen Bryant High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.2%

White:

28.4%

Asian:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (67% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 50 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg60%

New York avg55%

639^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 50 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 29Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #30

382^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #30 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	71.8	639 of 2445	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	1131 of 2445	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	1444 of 2439	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	1169 of 2434	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	1389 of 2201	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1770 of 2413	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1699 of 2395	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	1849 of 2386	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	1888 of 2366	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	1790 of 2352	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	1720 of 2345	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	1829 of 2325	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.5	1940 of 2320	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.4	1907 of 2286	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	2008 of 2263	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.3	2099 of 2257	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.4	1920 of 2227	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	1847 of 2219	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	1793 of 2206	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	586 of 928	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.6	183 of 891	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	484 of 948	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	383 of 696	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.9	578 of 662	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	468 of 605	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	530 of 671	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	444 of 548	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	522 of 601	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	88 of 1117	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	52.0	356 of 1066	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	320 of 1001	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	396 of 1027	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	698 of 860	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	435 of 938	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	858 of 2409	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	1180 of 2413	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	1647 of 2403	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	1071 of 2401	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	1129 of 1955	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1600 of 2357	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1489 of 2338	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	259 of 1569	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	450 of 1531	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	46.3	720 of 1429	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	663 of 1503	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	512 of 818	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1028 of 1315	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	915 of 1392	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	96 of 792	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	183 of 766	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	262 of 637	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	157 of 622	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	275 of 570	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	317 of 730	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	451 of 2098	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	804 of 2078	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	1093 of 2041	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	724 of 2099	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	992 of 1678	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1298 of 2032	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1237 of 2045	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	416 of 2407	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	1031 of 2411	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	1217 of 2400	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	1241 of 2400	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	1367 of 1961	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1799 of 2358	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1810 of 2340	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	141 of 2134	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	59.7	585 of 2110	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	605 of 2016	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	581 of 2031	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	396 of 1044	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.4	1471 of 1859	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	777 of 1941	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	417 of 1402	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	565 of 1392	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	861 of 1337	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	757 of 1399	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	870 of 1224	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	952 of 1338	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	946 of 1408	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2025)88th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-29 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math73%+16 vs state

English Language Arts68%+13 vs state

Science51%+6 vs state

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Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau	Public	PK, KG-5	28-37 29th St	Long Island City	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 278-1220	610	39	15.4	65.4%	173 (28.4%)	41 (6.7%)	282 (46.2%)	80 (13.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	71.8	639^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.9%		51.5	1131^st of 2445 public elementary schools	53.7%	492			72.6	76.3	57.0				83.1	78.6	60.7				50.6		$30,002	$2,224	$27,778
30th Avenue School (The) (G & T Citywide)	Public, Magnet	K-8	28-37 29th St	Astoria	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 726-0501	525	27	19.5	27.6%	124 (23.6%)	18 (3.4%)	69 (13.1%)	267 (50.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	40 (7.6%)	98.1	6^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.9	6^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.8%		92.0	96.0	96.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.0	98.4	96.8	100.0	98.3	98.1		100.0		$24,572	$1,312	$23,260
Ps 234	Public	PK, KG-5	30-15 29th St	Astoria	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 956-2760	465	32	14.6	63.7%	167 (35.9%)	34 (7.3%)	169 (36.3%)	67 (14.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	94.1	99^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.0%		75.1	533^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.2%	434			80.6	96.9	97.8				82.9	96.7	84.8				92.1		$31,464	$2,215	$29,249
Ps 171 Peter G Van Alst	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14-14 29th Ave	Long Island City	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 932-0909	410	45	9.2	90.5%	57 (13.9%)	80 (19.5%)	213 (52.0%)	50 (12.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	36.6	1565^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.0%		22.5	1987^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.7%	422			39.5	54.4	45.5				76.7	53.2	41.8				21.4		$45,871	$2,555	$43,317
Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone	Public	PK, KG-5	23-70 31st St	Long Island City	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 278-3630	535	33	16.2	48.8%	264 (49.3%)	16 (3.0%)	138 (25.8%)	84 (15.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.4%)	73.2	610^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.1%		78	477^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.5%	133			54.6	69.2	70.5				69.1	70.4	73.4				70.8		$29,314	$1,556	$27,758
Ps 70	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	30-45 42nd St	Long Island City	11103	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 728-4646	770	59	12.9	74.9%	307 (39.9%)	22 (2.9%)	334 (43.4%)	71 (9.2%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.6%)	55.7	1043^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	57.3%		57.9	949^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.2%	94			64.8	52.3	54.9				73.6	69.2	42.9				44.8		$32,476	$2,534	$29,943
Ps 166 Henry Gradstein	Public	PK, KG-5	33-09 35th Ave	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 786-6703	825	61	13.4	62.3%	222 (26.9%)	28 (3.4%)	367 (44.5%)	152 (18.4%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.5%)	80.6	405^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.4%		83	362^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	85.2%	43			72.3	71.9	72.7				80.4	78.6	70.4				61.6		$29,301	$2,201	$27,099
Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	36-12 35th Ave	Astoria	11106	Queens County	Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3405	681	52	13.0	61.2%	199 (29.2%)	44 (6.5%)	294 (43.2%)	108 (15.9%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	68	742^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	69.7%		70.3	631^st of 2445 public elementary schools	74.2%	111	100.0	100.0	63.9	66.7	70.1	69.5	64.3	80.7	65.1	64.3	60.5	55.2	73.9	61.5	54.6	65.0	$18,945	$00	$18,945
Ps 84 Steinway	Public	PK, KG-5	22-45 41st St	Astoria	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 278-1915	353	23	15.5	51.6%	184 (52.1%)	15 (4.2%)	118 (33.4%)	22 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	85	303^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%		75.7	521^st of 2445 public elementary schools	78.7%	218			77.4	92.1	77.3				83.6	79.0	66.7				57.1		$29,951	$1,772	$28,179
Ps 122 Mamie Fay	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	21-21 Ditmars Blvd	Astoria	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 721-6410	1,124	68	16.4	49.5%	575 (51.2%)	21 (1.9%)	206 (18.3%)	247 (22.0%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	68 (6.0%)	81.1	389^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.1%		88.3	244^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.0%	145	93.3	98.4	68.2	77.1	74.0	96.4	99.0	93.7	69.9	76.7	66.0	93.6	99.0	82.4	58.8	42.9	$26,048	$1,438	$24,609

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

What district is Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau in?

New York City Geographic District #30

Is Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau a good school?

Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau ranks 639^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau?

Students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau are 46% Hispanic, 28% White, 13% Asian, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau.

What schools do graduates of Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau attend?

Students who attend Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts
High : William Cullen Bryant High School

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