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Ps 166 Henry Gradstein

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Ps 166 Henry Gradstein ranks 405 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 166 Henry Gradstein is an elementary school located in Long Island City, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 842 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.

PS 166 Henry Gradstein consistently outperforms the district and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 72.34% for 3rd grade ELA, 78.63% for 4th grade Math, and 72.73% for 5th grade ELA, compared to the district's lower rates. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools for multi-racial students and in the top 150-400 range for Asian, Hispanic, and White students.

When compared to nearby schools, PS 166 Henry Gradstein stands out as a high-performing institution. While some nearby schools, such as PS 111 Jacob Blackwell and PS 70, have significantly lower academic performance, others like PS 234 and PS 150 have stronger results. The school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio may contribute to its academic success, indicating a commitment to providing adequate resources and support for students.

825

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,301

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33-09 35th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11106

(718) 786-6703

District: New York City Geographic District #30

Students who attend Ps 166 Henry Gradstein usually attend:

Middle:	Is 204 Oliver W Holmes
High:	Long Island City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.5%

White:

26.9%

Asian:

18.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg60%

New York avg55%

405^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	80.6	405 of 2445	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	362 of 2445	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	393 of 2439	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	483 of 2434	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	364 of 2201	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	439 of 2413	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	381 of 2395	84.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.7	476 of 2386	80.1%	★★★★☆
2016	75.6	504 of 2366	78.7%	★★★★☆
2015	69.3	670 of 2352	71.5%	★★★★☆
2014	67.5	697 of 2345	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	62.1	804 of 2325	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.3	1201 of 2320	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.2	1377 of 2286	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.4	1362 of 2263	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.4	1271 of 2257	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.9	1423 of 2227	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	1502 of 2219	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.2	1081 of 2206	51.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	535 of 927	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	412 of 857	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	345 of 936	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	150 of 696	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	183 of 662	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	193 of 605	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	204 of 671	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	90 of 430	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	166 of 548	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	135 of 601	77.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	402 of 1117	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	363 of 1066	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	258 of 1001	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	273 of 1027	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	277 of 860	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	241 of 938	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	297 of 2409	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	346 of 2413	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	410 of 2403	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	542 of 2401	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	413 of 1955	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	444 of 2357	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	344 of 2338	85.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	368 of 1569	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	267 of 1531	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	240 of 1429	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	336 of 1503	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	139 of 818	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	246 of 1315	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	281 of 1392	79.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	514 of 792	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.8	182 of 766	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	94.3	24 of 637	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	78 of 622	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	356 of 2098	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	246 of 2078	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	303 of 2041	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	325 of 2099	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	197 of 1678	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	271 of 2032	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	206 of 2045	89.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	562 of 2407	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	394 of 2411	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	437 of 2400	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	434 of 2400	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	259 of 1961	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	486 of 2358	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	453 of 2340	80.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	25 of 287	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	27 of 279	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	4 of 223	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	286 of 2134	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	780 of 2110	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	792 of 2016	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	1110 of 2031	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	941 of 1859	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	800 of 1941	58.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	272 of 1402	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	187 of 1392	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	216 of 1337	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	328 of 1399	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	431 of 1224	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.1	267 of 1338	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	230 of 1408	83.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2024)42nd percentile-43 vs school

Homeless (2025)35th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math77%+19 vs state

English Language Arts72%+17 vs state

Science62%+17 vs state

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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 112 Dutch Kills	Public	PK, KG-5	25-05 37th Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 784-5250	521	34	15.4	89.3%	48 (9.2%)	97 (18.6%)	275 (52.8%)	90 (17.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	27	1859^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.0%		24	1940^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.7%	81				41.6	37.2	45.8				40.2	32.6	47.6				38.1		$34,030	$2,718	$31,312
Growing Up Green Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	39-27 28th St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	Growing Up Green Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 642-4306	692	69	10.0	74.9%	111 (16.0%)	125 (18.1%)	386 (55.8%)	31 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	31 (4.5%)	36.9	1555^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.4%		46.3	1250^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.9%	305	55.3	18.4		53.3	46.0	58.0	38.0	48.8	58.8	57.4	48.7	48.8	19.2	50.6		39.3		$24,105	$697	$23,409
Ps 111 Jacob Blackwell	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	37-15 13th St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 786-2073	554	42	13.2	97.3%	5 (0.9%)	165 (29.8%)	366 (66.1%)	13 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	2399^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.9%		7	2385^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.5%	14				23.1	23.8	19.2	26.3	24.3	40.5	22.0	8.6	0.0	4.4	13.3	31.3	20.0	41.7	$31,564	$1,872	$29,692
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 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
Voice Charter School Of New York	Public, Charter	K-8	36-24 12th St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	Voice Charter School Of New York	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-1694	849	67	12.6	92.2%	36 (4.2%)	124 (14.6%)	608 (71.6%)	61 (7.2%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	39.8	1478^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.6%		44.3	1313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.3%	165		73.5		39.1	34.3	46.4	64.0	53.9	62.5	57.8	43.8	38.4	74.2	61.3	73.0	21.1	56.4	$23,378	$608	$22,770
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 166 Henry Gradstein

What district is Ps 166 Henry Gradstein in?

New York City Geographic District #30

How many students attend Ps 166 Henry Gradstein?

In the 2024-25 school year, 825 students attended Ps 166 Henry Gradstein.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 166 Henry Gradstein?

Students at Ps 166 Henry Gradstein are 44% Hispanic, 27% White, 18% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% American Indian.

Is Ps 166 Henry Gradstein a good school?

Ps 166 Henry Gradstein ranks 405^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ps 166 Henry Gradstein attend?

Students who attend Ps 166 Henry Gradstein usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 204 Oliver W Holmes
High : Long Island City High School

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