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Ps 20 John Bowne

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Ps 20 John Bowne ranks 931 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

931^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 20 John Bowne is an elementary school in Flushing, New York, serving 1,016 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #25, which is ranked 327 out of 874 districts in the state.

Academically, Ps 20 John Bowne has shown mixed performance compared to district and state averages. While the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were below average for grades 3-5, it performed strongly for English Language Learners, ranking in the top 20% of New York elementary schools for this subgroup. The school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 88% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite higher-than-average spending per student at $29,140, the school's academic outcomes have not consistently matched the district and state.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 24 Andrew Jackson, Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson, and Ps 163 Flushing Heights, Ps 20 John Bowne generally performs below average in academic proficiency. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners is stronger than these nearby schools. The school's ranking has fluctuated over the years, suggesting inconsistent performance compared to its peers.

995

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,000

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

142-30 Barclay Ave
Flushing, NY 11355

(718) 359-0321

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Students who attend Ps 20 John Bowne usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 189 Daniel Carter Beard

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

66.7%

Hispanic:

24.4%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (60% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg67%

New York avg55%

931^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 24Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #25

327^th of 874New York City Geographic District #25 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	60.2	931 of 2445	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	974 of 2445	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	708 of 2439	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	728 of 2434	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	916 of 2201	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	645 of 2413	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	597 of 2395	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	79.1	416 of 2386	82.6%	★★★★☆
2016	72.3	602 of 2366	74.6%	★★★★☆
2015	68.5	685 of 2352	70.9%	★★★★☆
2014	69.6	645 of 2345	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	68.1	657 of 2325	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	68.2	768 of 2320	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.8	959 of 2286	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	841 of 2263	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.9	1035 of 2257	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.1	1059 of 2227	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.9	783 of 2219	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.4	587 of 2206	73.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	54.3	369 of 927	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	429 of 936	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	427 of 891	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	465 of 948	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	476 of 696	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	467 of 662	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	388 of 605	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	447 of 671	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	348 of 430	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	343 of 548	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	353 of 601	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	226 of 1117	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	172 of 1066	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	135 of 1001	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	148 of 1027	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	157 of 454	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.7	64 of 860	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	72.9	114 of 938	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	911 of 2409	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	1065 of 2413	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	683 of 2403	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	642 of 2401	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	859 of 1955	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	569 of 2357	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	514 of 2338	78.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	853 of 1569	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1012 of 1531	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	773 of 1429	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	944 of 1503	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	559 of 818	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	642 of 1315	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	736 of 1392	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	347 of 792	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	277 of 766	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	92 of 637	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	138 of 622	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	8 of 70	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	54 of 570	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	68.9	152 of 730	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	449 of 2098	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	512 of 2078	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	317 of 2041	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	291 of 2099	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	355 of 1678	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	250 of 2032	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	233 of 2045	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	933 of 2407	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	893 of 2411	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	720 of 2400	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	841 of 2400	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	875 of 1961	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	694 of 2358	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	634 of 2340	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	847 of 2134	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	672 of 2110	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	810 of 2016	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	736 of 2031	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.2	812 of 1044	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	656 of 1859	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	753 of 1941	61.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile~ school

African American (2024)60th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math68%+11 vs state

Science56%+11 vs state

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

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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 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 20 John Bowne	Public	PK, KG-5	142-30 Barclay Ave	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-0321	995	72	13.7	87.2%	33 (3.3%)	31 (3.1%)	243 (24.4%)	664 (66.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.8%)	60.2	931^st of 2445 public elementary schools	61.9%		56.9	974^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.2%	43			54.4	54.0	53.4				61.8	78.6	63.3			55.7	$30,000	$2,330	$27,670
Active Learning Elementary School (The)	Public	PK, KG-3	137-20 Franklin Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 445-5730	458	28	16.3	75.5%	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.7%)	415 (90.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)								(n/a)			89.6						93.6						$28,547	$2,037	$26,510
Ps 24 Andrew Jackson	Public	PK, KG-5	45-57 Union St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-2288	1,197	92	13.0	84.7%	18 (1.5%)	10 (0.8%)	149 (12.4%)	1,009 (84.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	81.3	384^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.3%		83.7	346^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.8%	38			60.7	64.4	72.9				80.7	86.8	93.0			66.0	$28,176	$2,203	$25,973
Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson	Public	PK, KG-5	153-33 Sanford Ave	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 762-4141	747	57	13.0	85.8%	18 (2.4%)	7 (0.9%)	296 (39.6%)	413 (55.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	76	525^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.5%		74.9	539^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.0%	14			73.3	63.4	63.2				78.3	77.6	75.0			57.5	$30,809	$2,431	$28,378
Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden	Public	PK, KG-5	31-15 140th St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 461-4055	331	28	12.0	78.9%	9 (2.7%)	18 (5.4%)	100 (30.2%)	194 (58.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	66.2	786^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.9%		60.8	889^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.6%	103			59.1	63.6	63.0				62.0	66.7	64.9			59.7	$34,388	$2,109	$32,279
Ps 242 Leonard P Stavisky Early Childhood School	Public	PK, KG-3	29-66 137th St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 445-2902	303	24	12.6	66.7%	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.3%)	43 (14.2%)	237 (78.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)			73.8						83.6						$37,254	$2,051	$35,203
Ps 120	Public	PK, KG-5	58-01 136th St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-3390	748	56	13.3	90.1%	13 (1.7%)	5 (0.7%)	237 (31.7%)	482 (64.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	44.8	1339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.2%		66	759^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.0%	580			43.6	42.3	50.0				60.8	51.6	65.6			46.2	$32,102	$2,802	$29,299
Ps 21 Edward Hart	Public	PK, KG-5	147-36 26th Ave	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 445-8833	1,086	83	13.1	80.3%	58 (5.3%)	10 (0.9%)	377 (34.7%)	617 (56.8%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	73.9	591^st of 2445 public elementary schools	75.8%		76.6	500^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.6%	91			64.4	66.7	75.0				69.8	72.4	67.8			59.1	$32,233	$2,152	$30,080
Ps 107 Thomas A Dooley	Public	PK, KG-5	167-02 45th Ave	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 762-5995	806	58	13.8	83.9%	28 (3.5%)	8 (1.0%)	389 (48.3%)	367 (45.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	40.3	1460^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.3%		53.3	1070^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.2%	390			47.3	42.4	49.3				56.5	45.4	51.7			48.3	$32,542	$2,114	$30,428
Queens College School For Math Science & Technology (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	148-20 Reeves Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-7462	536	36	14.9	55.6%	38 (7.1%)	69 (12.9%)	109 (20.3%)	284 (53.0%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.2%)	91.2	172^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.0%		92.5	159^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.5%	13	82.8	82.1	85.4	81.4	87.0	80.0	82.5	86.9	87.5	90.9	74.6	78.2	91.1	75.5	$28,938	$1,747	$27,191

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 20 John Bowne

What district is Ps 20 John Bowne in?

New York City Geographic District #25

What schools do graduates of Ps 20 John Bowne attend?

Students who attend Ps 20 John Bowne usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 189 Daniel Carter Beard

How many students attend Ps 20 John Bowne?

In the 2024-25 school year, 995 students attended Ps 20 John Bowne.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 20 John Bowne?

Students at Ps 20 John Bowne are 67% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Ps 20 John Bowne a good school?

Ps 20 John Bowne ranks 931^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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