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Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe

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Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe ranks 1501 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1501^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe is an elementary school located in Jackson Heights, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 707 students. 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.

Academically, Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe has consistently performed below the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 51.22%, compared to the district's 58.59% and the state's 54.15%. Similarly, the school's 5th grade Math proficiency was 43.59%, compared to the district's 59.01% and the state's 54.16%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and Hispanic students performing better than their peers. Despite the increase in per-student spending over the years, the school's academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement.

When compared to other nearby schools in the same district, Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe generally performs worse in academic proficiency. For example, Ps 212, located just 0.56 miles away, outperformed Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels. With a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe may be serving a particularly disadvantaged population, which could contribute to the school's academic challenges.

706

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,628

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

93-11 34th Ave
Jackson Heights, NY 11372

(718) 898-3630

District: New York City Geographic District #30

Students who attend Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe usually attend:

Middle:

Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.5%

Asian:

7.4%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 15 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg60%

New York avg55%

1,501^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	39.1	1501 of 2445	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1576 of 2445	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1355 of 2439	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1488 of 2434	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	1179 of 2201	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1520 of 2413	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	1380 of 2395	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.3	1389 of 2386	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	1225 of 2366	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.1	1210 of 2352	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.0	1424 of 2345	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.9	1662 of 2325	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.4	1495 of 2320	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	1173 of 2286	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	1430 of 2263	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.8	1510 of 2257	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.4	1684 of 2227	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.3	1749 of 2219	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.7	1695 of 2206	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	481 of 696	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.5	236 of 605	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	386 of 671	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	329 of 548	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	334 of 601	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	515 of 1117	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	516 of 1066	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	443 of 1001	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	374 of 1027	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	301 of 454	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	294 of 860	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	346 of 938	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1320 of 2409	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1557 of 2413	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	1246 of 2403	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	1538 of 2401	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	1274 of 1955	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	1574 of 2357	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	1436 of 2338	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	739 of 1569	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	772 of 1531	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	651 of 1429	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	740 of 1503	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	377 of 818	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	649 of 1315	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	613 of 1392	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	388 of 792	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	311 of 766	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	365 of 637	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	278 of 622	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	184 of 570	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	241 of 730	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	987 of 2098	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	1144 of 2078	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	987 of 2041	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	999 of 2099	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	649 of 1678	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	980 of 2032	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	797 of 2045	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1654 of 2407	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1546 of 2411	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1419 of 2400	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1438 of 2400	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	900 of 1961	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	1372 of 2358	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	1290 of 2340	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	795 of 2134	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	970 of 2110	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	519 of 2016	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	45.5	927 of 2031	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	590 of 1044	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1418 of 1859	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1224 of 1941	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2025)51st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math57%~ state avg

English Language Arts45%-10 vs state

Science30%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe	Public	PK, KG-5	93-11 34th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-3630	706	62	11.4	89.9%	21 (3.0%)	7 (1.0%)	611 (86.5%)	52 (7.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	39.1	1501^st of 2445 public elementary schools	38.6%		35.6	1576^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.5%	75	51.2	45.5	39.1	74.2	53.2	43.6	29.9	$32,628	$2,386	$30,242
Ivan Lafayette Early Childhood School Of The Arts (The)	Public	PK, KG-2	32-63 93rd St	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 899-5799	222	18	12.1	82.9%	12 (5.4%)	4 (1.8%)	189 (85.1%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)								$41,720	$2,258	$39,462
Ps 280 Home Of The Lionhearts	Public	K-5	34-20 94th St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-9031	447	39	11.4	92.2%	10 (2.2%)	5 (1.1%)	386 (86.4%)	27 (6.0%)	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31.6	1724^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.5%		28	1807^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.1%	83	36.8	31.9	50.0	51.1	47.9	51.4	37.8	$30,020	$2,236	$27,784
Ps 92 Harry T Stewart Senior	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	99-01 34th Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 533-1013	867	60	14.3	87.0%	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	825 (95.2%)	21 (2.4%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	41.7	1425^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.7%		29.4	1764^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.9%	339	48.6	47.9	44.1	70.3	61.1	49.7	31.4	$29,489	$2,047	$27,442
Ps 148	Public	PK, KG-5	89-02 32nd Ave	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-8181	653	50	13.0	86.7%	17 (2.6%)	12 (1.8%)	523 (80.1%)	97 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	37.9	1519^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.9%		25.2	1891^st of 2445 public elementary schools	22.7%	372	42.9	55.2	36.8	51.4	66.1	46.2	30.1	$35,239	$2,887	$32,352
Ps 222-Fire Fighter Christopher A Santora School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	86-15 37th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 429-2563	197	15	13.1	62.4%	31 (15.7%)	4 (2.0%)	123 (62.4%)	28 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)								(n/a)								$35,282	$2,285	$32,996
East Elmhurst Community School	Public	K-5	26-25 97th St	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 505-6050	433	36	12.0	94.7%	14 (3.2%)	18 (4.2%)	370 (85.5%)	22 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	36.9	1554^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.4%		31.2	1707^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.2%	153	45.8	51.3	38.5	48.0	74.1	34.6	21.8	$31,718	$2,667	$29,051
Ps 212	Public	PK, KG-5	34-25 82nd St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-6973	562	49	11.4	65.8%	69 (12.3%)	3 (0.5%)	345 (61.4%)	114 (20.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	65.8	800^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.3%		73.3	567^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.8%	233	68.0	64.5	51.4	76.5	71.4	61.6	45.5	$34,056	$2,406	$31,650
Ps 19 Marino Jeantet	Public	PK, KG-5	44-10 99th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-5859	1,506	128	11.7	92.5%	16 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,455 (96.6%)	21 (1.4%)	13 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12.8	2244^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.2%		12.8	2271^st of 2445 public elementary schools	7.1%	27	30.2	19.9	39.7	37.9	18.9	30.7	27.0	$35,719	$2,477	$33,243
Pioneer Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	40-20 100th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 779-5068	687	57	12.0	93.2%	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	659 (95.9%)	15 (2.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19.9	2082^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	14.8%		30	1745^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.6%	337	35.5	31.0	39.4	46.4	40.4	35.2	26.9	$31,043	$3,064	$27,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe

What district is Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe in?

New York City Geographic District #30

What is the racial makeup of Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe?

Students at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe are 87% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe.

Is Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe a good school?

Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe ranks 1501^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe attend?

Students who attend Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

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