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Ps/Is 78

Public Grades PK, KG-8

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps/Is 78 is an exceptional elementary and middle school located in Long Island City, New York, serving 759 students in grades PK-8. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and strong academic performance across various student subgroups.

Ps/Is 78 excels in academic achievement, with students significantly outperforming the New York City District #30 and the state of New York in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency across all grade levels. The school also demonstrates exceptional performance in science and on Regents exams, with a 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra I exam. Interestingly, while Ps/Is 78 outperforms most nearby schools, a few others, such as Ps 31 Samuel F Dupont and East Side Elementary School-Ps 267, also rank highly among New York elementary schools.

The school's consistent high performance and strong results across diverse student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, and white students, suggest a focus on equity and inclusion. However, the school's lower performance for homeless students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds indicates these may be areas for targeted interventions and support. Overall, Ps/Is 78 is an exceptional educational institution that provides a high-quality learning experience for its students, as evidenced by its exceptional academic outcomes and rankings among the top schools in New York City Geographic District #30.

799

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,471

Per pupil spending ?

23.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48-09 Center Blvd
Long Island City, NY 11109

(718) 392-5402

District: New York City Geographic District #30

Students who attend Ps/Is 78 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.9%

Asian:

31.3%

Hispanic:

19.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 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 school81%

District avg59%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

173^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

120^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 63 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	173 of 2445	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	147 of 2445	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	109 of 2439	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	103 of 2434	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	76 of 2201	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	255 of 2413	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	261 of 2395	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	87.6	204 of 2386	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	86.4	231 of 2366	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	76.0	505 of 2352	78.5%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	576 of 2345	75.4%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	369 of 2325	84.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.8	519 of 2320	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	665 of 2286	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	64.9	864 of 2263	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.6	973 of 2257	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.5	792 of 2227	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.2	624 of 2219	71.9%	★★★★☆
2006	42.3	1533 of 2206	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	58.9	306 of 927	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	151 of 696	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	75 of 662	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	96 of 605	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	70 of 671	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	75 of 430	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	146 of 548	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	132 of 601	78.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	247 of 1117	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	33 of 1066	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	40 of 1001	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	50 of 1027	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	10 of 860	98.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	128 of 2409	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	151 of 2413	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	123 of 2403	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	80 of 2401	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	99 of 1955	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	226 of 2357	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	280 of 2338	88.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	295 of 1569	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	263 of 1531	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	127 of 1429	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	77 of 1503	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	4 of 818	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	100 of 1315	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	105 of 1392	92.5%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	680 of 792	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	434 of 2098	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	241 of 2078	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	244 of 2041	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	169 of 2099	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	3 of 1678	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	359 of 2032	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	262 of 2045	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	211 of 2407	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	128 of 2411	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	97 of 2400	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	125 of 2400	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	69 of 1961	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	275 of 2358	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	263 of 2340	88.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	57 of 287	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	56 of 279	79.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	125 of 2134	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	107 of 2110	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	84 of 2016	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	95 of 2031	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	63.6	385 of 1859	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	266 of 1941	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	39 of 1402	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	92 of 1392	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	50 of 1337	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	65 of 1399	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	118 of 1224	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.7	277 of 1338	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	233 of 1408	83.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	120 of 1500	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	113 of 1504	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	131 of 1500	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	136 of 1479	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	84 of 1242	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	214 of 1439	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	142 of 1438	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	82.9	188 of 1455	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	64.1	429 of 1429	70.0%	★★★★☆
2015	31.3	993 of 1407	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	99 of 676	85.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	67 of 406	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	46 of 396	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	178 of 388	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	92 of 381	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	22 of 236	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	94 of 369	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	149 of 374	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	116 of 1457	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	127 of 1465	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	105 of 1463	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	150 of 1454	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	91.4	50 of 1066	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	74.1	310 of 1370	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	238 of 1353	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	212 of 965	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	152 of 953	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	112 of 943	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	122 of 914	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	136 of 826	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	52 of 810	93.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	226 of 1283	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	180 of 1296	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	215 of 1288	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	146 of 1306	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	120 of 935	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	214 of 1241	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	88 of 1245	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	138 of 1455	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	96 of 1464	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	145 of 1464	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	131 of 1455	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	105 of 1071	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	159 of 1366	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	112 of 1352	91.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	108 of 1298	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	52 of 1303	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	121 of 1307	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	52.4	425 of 1283	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	298 of 1139	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	48 of 1170	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	38 of 775	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	41 of 778	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	90 of 772	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	122 of 748	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	146 of 614	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	178 of 716	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	142 of 763	81.4%	★★★★☆

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

White (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2024)67th percentile-27 vs school

Homeless (2025)14th percentile-79 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

African American (2025)85th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

English Language Arts83%+29 vs state

Math82%+27 vs state

Science71%+26 vs state

Life Science Biology67%+9 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 18, 2019

This school was a total nightmare, if your child has a learning issue or disability DO NOT send them to this school. They do nothing about bullying.Staff is bias, your children are judged on there clothing and race/income if you can’t afford trips or donations your frowned upon, there fast to call children services if your child has issues they don’t want to deal with or caused. Do your homework before enrolling your child to ps78 Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, November 1, 2017

I have two children at PS 78 and we are really happy with the teachers and the wonderful school. Our kids had a choice to attend G&T programs. We chose not to leave and are very happy with how much our children are learning and so happy that we are a part of a community where PS78 plays such a big role. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	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	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps/Is 78	Public	PK, KG-8	48-09 Center Blvd	Long Island City	11109	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 392-5402	799	48	16.5	23.2%	287 (35.9%)	36 (4.5%)	154 (19.3%)	250 (31.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	61 (7.6%)	91.2	173^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.9%		93	147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.0%	26		100.0	67.3	87.4	80.0	85.2	82.9	81.3	75.6	85.6	88.0	80.0	79.7	84.0	52.9	71.3	$23,471	$1,296	$22,175
Hunters Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1-35 57th Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 391-4667	497	34	14.7	28.0%	173 (34.8%)	55 (11.1%)	109 (21.9%)	115 (23.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	84	335^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.3%		90.4	193^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.1%	142				80.0	85.4	88.0				73.3	74.4	84.6				61.5	$26,997	$1,297	$25,700
River School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	425 E 35th St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 251-6640	499	32	15.5	22.0%	179 (35.9%)	36 (7.2%)	82 (16.4%)	177 (35.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	92.3	150^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.9%		88.4	240^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.2%	90				93.2	86.2	85.0				97.9	95.2	78.7				66.7	$24,866	$1,524	$23,342
Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray	Public	PK, KG-6	210 E 33rd St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 685-4366	426	27	15.8	53.8%	129 (30.3%)	49 (11.5%)	157 (36.9%)	61 (14.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	45.7	1306^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.6%		77.1	495^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.8%	811				56.4	50.0	65.2				50.0	40.0	50.0				48.1	$32,513	$2,035	$30,479
Ps 59 Beekman Hill International	Public	PK, KG-5	231-249 E 56th St	New York	10022	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 888-7870	531	35	15.1	13.0%	313 (58.9%)	19 (3.6%)	44 (8.3%)	125 (23.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	90.1	193^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.1%		93.9	121^st of 2445 public elementary schools	95.1%	72				87.5	84.1	82.4				93.8	90.1	84.1				56.7	$26,603	$1,724	$24,879
Ps 31 Samuel F Dupont	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	75 Meserole Ave	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 383-8998	644	34	19.0	48.3%	299 (46.4%)	39 (6.1%)	219 (34.0%)	45 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	93.9	104^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.7%		97.6	28^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.9%	76				87.3	92.4	96.7				82.1	95.7	90.3				74.6	$27,138	$2,490	$24,647
47 American Sign Language And English Lower School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	223 E 23rd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 326-6609	172	34	5.0	73.8%	30 (17.4%)	30 (17.4%)	93 (54.1%)	10 (5.8%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	30.6	1751^st of 2445 public elementary schools	28.4%		64.8	785^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.9%	966				40.0		83.3		44.4		30.0		33.3		75.0		33.3	$82,485	$2,335	$80,150
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 34 Oliver H Perry	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Norman Ave	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 389-5842	435	38	11.5	23.0%	297 (68.3%)	6 (1.4%)	66 (15.2%)	21 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.3%)	94.7	89^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.3	137^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.4%	48				94.6	90.0	89.6				89.1	90.2	87.8				81.8	$29,139	$1,717	$27,422
East Side Elementary School-Ps 267	Public	K-5	213 E 63rd St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 888-7848	353	24	14.7	17.3%	203 (57.5%)	11 (3.1%)	51 (14.4%)	67 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	95.9	61^st of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%		96.6	47^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.1%	14				86.9	91.8	100.0				96.8	92.2	97.4				82.1	$26,910	$1,411	$25,498

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps/Is 78

What is the racial makeup of Ps/Is 78?

Students at Ps/Is 78 are 36% White, 31% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Ps/Is 78 in?

New York City Geographic District #30

Is Ps/Is 78 a good school?

Yes. Ps/Is 78 ranks in the top 7.1% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps/Is 78?

In the 2024-25 school year, 799 students attended Ps/Is 78.

What schools do graduates of Ps/Is 78 attend?

Students who attend Ps/Is 78 usually go on to attend:

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

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.