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Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy

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Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy ranks 338 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy is an exceptional elementary school located in Whitestone, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 556 students. This school consistently outperforms its district, New York City Geographic District #25, and the state of New York in academic proficiency, with its 5th-grade students achieving an impressive 82.43% proficiency rate in English Language Arts, compared to 66.13% for the district and 56.61% for the state.

Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy's exceptional performance extends beyond overall academic achievement, as the school also ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, demonstrating its ability to support the academic growth of diverse student populations. Over the past 10 school years, the school has maintained a consistently high ranking, never falling below the top 25% of New York elementary schools, and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy outperforms most of the nearby schools in the district, including Ps 129 Patricia Larkin, Ps 169 Bay Terrace, and Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden, in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates. The only school that comes close to Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy's performance is Ps 79 Francis Lewis, another high-performing school in the district.

559

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,754

Per pupil spending ?

43.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

152-20 11th Ave
Whitestone, NY 11357

(718) 767-8810

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Students who attend Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 194 William Carr

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

Asian:

30.4%

Hispanic:

22.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2022 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (76% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #25

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2022) to 86th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg67%

New York avg55%

338^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	83.9	338 of 2445	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	290 of 2445	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	303 of 2439	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	175 of 2434	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	336 of 2201	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	275 of 2413	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	219 of 2395	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	84.6	278 of 2386	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	78.2	437 of 2366	81.5%	★★★★☆
2015	76.7	482 of 2352	79.5%	★★★★☆
2014	81.0	349 of 2345	85.1%	★★★★☆
2013	85.0	256 of 2325	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	75.0	552 of 2320	76.2%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	641 of 2286	72.0%	★★★★☆
2010	65.7	837 of 2263	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.8	1101 of 2257	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	1111 of 2227	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.2	740 of 2219	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.2	686 of 2206	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	308 of 696	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.7	114 of 601	81.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	286 of 1117	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	77 of 1066	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	71.9	148 of 1001	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	78 of 1027	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	1 of 938	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	425 of 2409	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	368 of 2413	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	393 of 2403	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	195 of 2401	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	225 of 1955	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	313 of 2357	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	261 of 2338	88.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	254 of 1569	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	99 of 1531	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	73.1	275 of 1429	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	209 of 1503	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	367 of 818	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	231 of 1315	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	168 of 2098	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	94 of 2078	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	221 of 2041	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	128 of 2099	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.1	213 of 1678	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	157 of 2032	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	125 of 2045	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	279 of 2407	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	256 of 2411	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	223 of 2400	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	153 of 2400	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	74.1	436 of 1961	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	228 of 2358	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	191 of 2340	91.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	771 of 2134	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	411 of 2110	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	322 of 2016	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	224 of 2031	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	241 of 1044	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	247 of 1859	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	179 of 1941	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	318 of 1402	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	414 of 1392	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	273 of 1337	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	142 of 1399	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	185 of 1224	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	233 of 1338	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	417 of 1408	70.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math78%+21 vs state

English Language Arts77%+22 vs state

Science65%+20 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/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	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 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 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 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
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 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 129 Patricia Larkin	Public	PK, KG-5	128-02 7th Ave	College Point	11356	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-3150	1,071	86	12.4	86.1%	76 (7.1%)	11 (1.0%)	716 (66.9%)	245 (22.9%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	42.9	1394^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.0%		44.3	1314^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.3%	80	52.9	50.3	51.4	60.0	51.6	48.1	40.0	$31,692	$2,321	$29,371
Ps 169 Bay Terrace	Public	K-5	18-25 212th St	Bayside	11360	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 428-6160	406	27	15.0	32.5%	111 (27.3%)	14 (3.4%)	99 (24.4%)	160 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	74	584^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.1%		73.2	571^st of 2445 public elementary schools	76.6%	13	66.7	53.9	69.1	78.0	78.5	84.9	54.6	$27,912	$1,348	$26,565
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy

What is the racial makeup of Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy?

Students at Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy are 43% White, 30% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy.

What schools do graduates of Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy attend?

Students who attend Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 194 William Carr

What district is Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy in?

New York City Geographic District #25

Is Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy a good school?

Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy ranks 338^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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