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East Elmhurst Community School

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East Elmhurst Community School ranks 1554 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New York elementary schools

Summary

East Elmhurst Community School is a public elementary school serving around 450 students in grades K-5 in the New York City Geographic District #30. The school has consistently been ranked in the lower half of New York elementary schools, with a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Elmhurst Community School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was 45.83%, compared to 58.59% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning in 5th grade ELA and Math, where the proficiency rates are around 10-20 percentage points below the district and state averages. Compared to the nearby schools, such as PS 280 Home Of The Lionhearts and Helen M Marshall School, East Elmhurst Community School generally performs worse in both ELA and Math.

East Elmhurst Community School has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also has a significant population of English Language Learners and students with special needs, which can present additional challenges. Despite the school's overall lower performance, the data suggests that there may be pockets of success or areas where the school is performing better, such as the school's 4th grade Math proficiency rate being higher than the district and state averages in 2024-2025. Addressing the identified challenges and leveraging the school's assets could be crucial in helping East Elmhurst Community School improve its educational outcomes and better serve its student population.

433

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,718

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26-25 97th St
East Elmhurst, NY 11369

(718) 505-6050

District: New York City Geographic District #30

Students who attend East Elmhurst Community School usually attend:

Middle:

Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.5%

Asian:

5.1%

African American:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2018 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2018

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg60%

New York avg55%

1,554^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 16 pts since 2018

From top 48% (2018) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	36.9	1554 of 2445	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1707 of 2445	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	1223 of 2439	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	1021 of 2434	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	1417 of 2201	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1399 of 2413	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	1142 of 2395	52.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	547 of 936	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	559 of 891	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	33.6	497 of 671	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	683 of 1117	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	758 of 1066	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.5	310 of 1001	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	184 of 1027	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	356 of 860	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	115 of 938	87.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1376 of 2409	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1545 of 2413	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1340 of 2403	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.4	950 of 2401	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	786 of 1955	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	1426 of 2357	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1642 of 2338	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	857 of 1569	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	888 of 1531	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.2	396 of 1429	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	317 of 1503	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	495 of 1315	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	377 of 1392	72.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	422 of 792	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	442 of 766	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.9	109 of 637	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	93 of 622	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	90 of 570	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	121 of 730	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	932 of 2098	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	1198 of 2078	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	839 of 2041	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	392 of 2099	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	792 of 1678	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	798 of 2032	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1684 of 2407	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1812 of 2411	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.1	1149 of 2400	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	1049 of 2400	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	1320 of 2358	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.0	709 of 2340	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	775 of 2134	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.7	1591 of 2110	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	977 of 2016	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	358 of 2031	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	35.8	1115 of 1859	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1267 of 1941	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)47th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2022)42nd percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2022)26th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math55%-3 vs state

English Language Arts46%-9 vs state

Science22%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Excellent school. The principal is amazing and very hands on. Close Quote

Schools Near East Elmhurst Community School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	98-01 25th Ave	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-4700	1,061	86	12.3	86.3%	21 (2.0%)	55 (5.2%)	877 (82.7%)	102 (9.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23.7	1968^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.5%		20.6	2043^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.4%	75	27.2	31.9	32.3	34.3	41.6	29.3	41.2	37.7	46.9	31.3	51.3	35.8	49.1	23.4	0.0	$31,473	$2,413	$29,060
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 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 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
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
Helen M Marshall School	Public	K-5	110-08 Northern Blvd	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 505-5110	462	39	11.8	95.7%	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	425 (92.0%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	32.5	1701^st of 2445 public elementary schools	30.4%		21.3	2028^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.1%	327		48.5	31.4	34.3				54.3	54.7	39.7				43.8		$31,270	$2,631	$28,639
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about East Elmhurst Community School

Is East Elmhurst Community School a good school?

East Elmhurst Community School ranks 1554^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Elmhurst Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended East Elmhurst Community School.

What district is East Elmhurst Community School in?

New York City Geographic District #30

What schools do graduates of East Elmhurst Community School attend?

Students who attend East Elmhurst Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

What is the racial makeup of East Elmhurst Community School?

Students at East Elmhurst Community School are 85% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

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