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Ps 21 Edward Hart

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Ps 21 Edward Hart ranks 591 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

591^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 21 Edward Hart is an elementary school located in Flushing, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,086 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #25, which is ranked 327 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 21 Edward Hart consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 300-600 out of over 2,400 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in math. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade math proficiency rate was 67.78%, compared to 69.04% for the district and 54.16% for the state. The school's performance is especially strong for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, where it ranks in the top 25% and top 15% of New York elementary schools, respectively.

When comparing PS 21 Edward Hart to the nearby schools in the same district, the school generally outperforms its peers, particularly PS 20 John Bowne and PS 29, which have lower academic performance. However, some nearby schools, such as PS 214 Cadwallader Colden and PS 193 Alfred J Kennedy, also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools.

1,086

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,233

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

147-36 26th Ave
Flushing, NY 11354

(718) 445-8833

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Students who attend Ps 21 Edward Hart usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker
High:	Flushing High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

56.8%

Hispanic:

34.7%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (68% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg67%

New York avg55%

591^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	73.9	591 of 2445	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	500 of 2445	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	536 of 2439	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	508 of 2434	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	732 of 2201	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	459 of 2413	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	455 of 2395	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.9	422 of 2386	82.3%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	329 of 2366	86.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.0	316 of 2352	86.6%	★★★★☆
2014	84.7	261 of 2345	88.9%	★★★★☆
2013	85.8	244 of 2325	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.7	369 of 2320	84.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.5	385 of 2286	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	556 of 2263	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	71.9	635 of 2257	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	66.8	860 of 2227	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.9	670 of 2219	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.7	824 of 2206	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	222 of 696	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	184 of 662	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	237 of 605	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	262 of 671	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	246 of 430	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	237 of 548	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	282 of 601	53.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	259 of 1117	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	165 of 1066	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	189 of 1001	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	200 of 1027	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	34.4	305 of 454	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.4	81 of 860	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	67.4	166 of 938	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	511 of 2409	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	378 of 2413	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	437 of 2403	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	440 of 2401	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	471 of 1955	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	486 of 2357	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	449 of 2338	80.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	979 of 1569	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	968 of 1531	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	879 of 1429	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	752 of 1503	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	534 of 818	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	624 of 1315	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	550 of 1392	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	160 of 792	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	94 of 766	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	97 of 637	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	89 of 622	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	18 of 70	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	63 of 570	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	146 of 730	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	333 of 2098	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	233 of 2078	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	254 of 2041	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	241 of 2099	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	319 of 1678	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	252 of 2032	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	216 of 2045	89.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	672 of 2407	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	641 of 2411	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	627 of 2400	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	558 of 2400	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	850 of 1961	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.0	470 of 2358	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	466 of 2340	80.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	678 of 2134	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	496 of 2110	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	558 of 2016	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	47.8	852 of 2031	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	797 of 1044	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.4	392 of 1859	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	241 of 1941	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	501 of 1402	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	475 of 1392	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.4	226 of 1337	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	459 of 1338	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	546 of 1408	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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math70%+13 vs state

English Language Arts69%+14 vs state

Science59%+14 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 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 79 Francis Lewis	Public	PK, KG-5	147-27 15th Dr	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 746-0396	1,088	71	15.3	66.9%	154 (14.2%)	18 (1.7%)	236 (21.7%)	666 (61.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	94.1	100^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.9%		94.3	108^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.6%	8	86.8	82.1	87.8	94.2	96.5	94.5	72.2	$28,299	$1,456	$26,843
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 184 Flushing Manor	Public	PK, KG-5	163-15 21st Rd	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 352-7800	462	32	14.6	58.9%	96 (20.8%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (16.0%)	279 (60.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	85.6	293^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.0%		78	476^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.5%	183	75.7	67.1	78.0	87.5	78.8	87.1	75.0	$29,708	$1,518	$28,190
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
Ps 29	Public	PK, KG-5	125-10 23rd Ave	College Point	11356	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 886-5111	682	55	12.4	90.5%	49 (7.2%)	11 (1.6%)	478 (70.1%)	137 (20.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	44.7	1344^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.0%		37.5	1523^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	37.7%	179	46.4	50.9	61.0	37.9	55.8	56.3	47.3	$30,093	$2,131	$27,962
Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-5	152-20 11th Ave	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 767-8810	559	35	16.0	43.5%	240 (42.9%)	5 (0.9%)	128 (22.9%)	170 (30.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	83.9	338^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.2%		86.1	290^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.1%	48	69.4	78.6	82.4	86.9	78.8	68.4	65.3	$27,754	$1,649	$26,105
Ps 209 Clearview Gardens	Public	PK, KG-5	16-10 Utopia Pkwy	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 352-3939	445	34	13.0	41.3%	89 (20.0%)	4 (0.9%)	85 (19.1%)	256 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	90.7	181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	92.6%		90.1	199^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.9%	18	91.0	74.7	87.1	92.8	83.5	82.9	71.4	$33,168	$1,667	$31,501

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