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Ps 70

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Ps 70 ranks 1043 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 70 is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Long Island City, New York. With a total enrollment of 809 students, the school is part of the New York City Geographic District #30, which is ranked 382 out of 874 districts in the state.

PS 70 consistently outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 64.81%, compared to 58.59% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also ranks in the top 50% of New York elementary schools for male students, Asian students, and students with low socioeconomic status. With a relatively high per-student spending of $30,160 and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2, PS 70 appears to provide a quality educational experience for its diverse student population.

When compared to nearby schools like PS 234 and 30th Avenue School (The) (G & T Citywide), PS 70 generally outperforms them in terms of test scores and overall academic performance. However, the school's ranking for female students and English Language Learners is lower compared to other subgroups, indicating some disparities in performance that may need to be addressed. Overall, PS 70 is a strong-performing elementary school within its district, with a focus on academic achievement and a commitment to supporting the diverse needs of its student population.

770

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,476

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30-45 42nd St
Long Island City, NY 11103

(718) 728-4646

District: New York City Geographic District #30

Students who attend Ps 70 usually attend:

Middle:	Is 10 Horace Greeley
High:	William Cullen Bryant High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

White:

39.9%

Asian:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg60%

New York avg55%

1,043^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	55.7	1043 of 2445	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	949 of 2445	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	896 of 2439	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	797 of 2434	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	781 of 2201	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	658 of 2413	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	730 of 2395	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.2	1013 of 2386	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.2	1042 of 2366	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.2	862 of 2352	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.1	726 of 2345	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.6	860 of 2325	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.8	1397 of 2320	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.7	1102 of 2286	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.8	1002 of 2263	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	1120 of 2257	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.0	1062 of 2227	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.7	945 of 2219	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.1	1280 of 2206	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	343 of 696	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	425 of 662	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	428 of 605	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	300 of 548	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	328 of 601	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	802 of 1117	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	591 of 1066	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	371 of 1001	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	528 of 1027	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	148 of 454	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	171 of 860	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	247 of 938	73.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1227 of 2409	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	1148 of 2413	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	971 of 2403	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	842 of 2401	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	841 of 1955	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	546 of 2357	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	673 of 2338	71.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	790 of 1569	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.2	445 of 1531	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	425 of 1429	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	364 of 1503	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	280 of 818	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	247 of 1315	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	314 of 1392	77.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	389 of 792	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	316 of 766	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.2	51 of 637	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	683 of 2098	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	592 of 2078	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	491 of 2041	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	440 of 2099	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	283 of 1678	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	320 of 2032	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	360 of 2045	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	840 of 2407	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	755 of 2411	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	833 of 2400	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	767 of 2400	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	664 of 1961	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	754 of 2358	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	743 of 2340	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	816 of 2134	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	738 of 2110	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	472 of 2016	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.5	797 of 2031	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	266 of 1044	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	374 of 1859	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	265 of 1941	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	637 of 1402	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	768 of 1392	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	634 of 1337	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	553 of 1399	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.7	358 of 1224	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	488 of 1338	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	542 of 1408	61.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math62%+4 vs state

English Language Arts58%+3 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

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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 151 Mary D Carter	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	50-05 31st Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 728-2676	334	33	10.2	90.4%	35 (10.5%)	66 (19.8%)	166 (49.7%)	56 (16.8%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	62.2	889^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.6%		36.1	1560^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.2%	671			64.8	61.9	63.3				66.7	81.0	44.2				50.0		$36,962	$2,809	$34,153
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 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
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
Academy Of The City Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	31-29 60th St	Woodside	11377	Queens County	Academy Of The City Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 487-9857	695	37	18.7	73.8%	84 (12.1%)	43 (6.2%)	398 (57.3%)	152 (21.9%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	44.2	1360^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.4%		51.8	1118^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.3%	242	62.2	58.5	51.9	60.5	54.0	55.2	51.3	66.2	56.1	53.3	59.2	29.0	41.3		26.3		$20,112	$393	$19,719
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
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 70

How many students attend Ps 70?

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended Ps 70.

Is Ps 70 a good school?

Ps 70 ranks 1043^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 70?

Students at Ps 70 are 43% Hispanic, 40% White, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ps 70 attend?

Students who attend Ps 70 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 10 Horace Greeley
High : William Cullen Bryant High School

What district is Ps 70 in?

New York City Geographic District #30

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