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Ps 201 Discovery School For Inquiry And Research (The)

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

977^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 201 Discovery School For Inquiry And Research (The) is an elementary public magnet school located in Flushing, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 369 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 201 has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students outperformed the district and state in Math, but underperformed in English Language Arts. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with a significant drop in proficiency rates in 2021-2022, followed by a rebound in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. However, Ps 201 has particularly strong performance among its Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the top half of New York elementary schools in these categories.

Ps 201 has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 52.99% to 89.3% free/reduced lunch recipients. The school also has a relatively high per-student spending of $35,287 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby schools and the district average, as well as a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.7 in 2023-2024, indicating a potentially more favorable learning environment. These factors suggest the need for additional resources and support to address the unique challenges faced by the school's diverse student population, as well as opportunities for collaboration with high-performing nearby schools, such as Ps 163 Flushing Heights and Queens College School For Math Science & Technology, to improve student outcomes.

304

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,994

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

65-11 155th St
Flushing, NY 11367

(718) 359-0620

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.8%

African American:

36.2%

Asian:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (61% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #25's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg67%

New York avg55%

977^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	58.3	977 of 2445	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	1323 of 2445	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1508 of 2439	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1631 of 2434	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	90.9	103 of 2201	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	51.6	1122 of 2413	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.2	1753 of 2395	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	1873 of 2386	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.1	1508 of 2366	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.3	1258 of 2352	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.9	1364 of 2345	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.4	1481 of 2325	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.8	1701 of 2320	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.1	1743 of 2286	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.3	1844 of 2263	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.1	1889 of 2257	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.3	1947 of 2227	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.8	1874 of 2219	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.9	1889 of 2206	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	482 of 928	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	576 of 927	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	505 of 857	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	676 of 936	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	484 of 891	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	682 of 948	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	541 of 671	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	71.6	151 of 1001	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	478 of 1027	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	509 of 938	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1182 of 2409	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	1441 of 2413	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	1271 of 2403	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	1265 of 2401	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	1106 of 2357	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	1455 of 2338	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	466 of 1569	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.7	613 of 1531	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	821 of 1429	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	713 of 1503	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	248 of 1315	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	45.8	738 of 1392	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	63.2	130 of 570	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	42.2	1113 of 2041	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	1208 of 2099	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.5	635 of 2032	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	1438 of 2045	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	831 of 2407	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	1252 of 2411	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1656 of 2400	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1946 of 2400	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	1087 of 2358	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.7	1902 of 2340	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	489 of 2134	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	724 of 2110	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	735 of 2016	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	859 of 2031	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	429 of 1859	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	34.7	1298 of 1941	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)85th percentile+47 vs school

Homeless (2019)77th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)45th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2022)19th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math69%+12 vs state

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Science39%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Ps 201 Discovery School For Inquiry And Research (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	65-11 155th St	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 359-0620	304	30	10.1	83.2%	11 (3.6%)	110 (36.2%)	133 (43.8%)	38 (12.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	58.3	977^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.0%		43.9	1323^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.9%	346					58.1	48.4	66.7				68.6	57.1	87.5				39.1		$41,994	$2,583	$39,412
Ps 163 Flushing Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	159-01 59th Ave	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-2514	757	53	14.2	84.8%	10 (1.3%)	6 (0.8%)	120 (15.9%)	602 (79.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	82.5	364^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.1%		83.9	339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.1%	25					73.6	66.7	63.9				92.9	83.6	79.3				68.1		$28,429	$1,945	$26,484
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
Ps 165 Edith K Bergtraum	Public	PK, KG-5	70-35 150th St	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 263-4004	606	73	8.3	75.6%	48 (7.9%)	89 (14.7%)	166 (27.4%)	274 (45.2%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.1%)	69.9	692^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	71.7%		78.8	457^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.3%	235					60.7	62.8	75.0				64.8	69.0	73.6				56.9		$44,862	$2,102	$42,759
Ps/Middle School 200 Magnet School-Global Studi	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	70-10 164th St	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 969-7780	489	42	11.6	69.5%	37 (7.6%)	102 (20.9%)	274 (56.0%)	51 (10.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	61.9	898^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.3%		52.5	1092^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	55.3%	194	31.9				75.5	52.6	63.2	72.2	69.2	61.5	73.5	35.1	47.4	67.3	65.4	69.1	37.1	63.6	$32,040	$2,079	$29,961
Ps 219 Paul Klapper	Public	PK, KG-8	144-39 Gravett Rd	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 793-2130	596	67	8.9	74.7%	60 (10.1%)	19 (3.2%)	193 (32.4%)	308 (51.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	57.7	998^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.2%		54.4	1044^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.3%	46	66.7	83.3		57.9	57.8	61.5	48.2	67.2	81.6	74.1	63.3	73.9	48.3	61.7	72.6		40.0		$45,638	$2,049	$43,588
Ps 154	Public	PK, KG-5	75-02 162nd St	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 591-1500	542	40	13.5	77.1%	68 (12.5%)	55 (10.1%)	203 (37.5%)	201 (37.1%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	64.8	826^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.2%		68.3	698^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.5%	128					84.6	63.8	65.3				85.0	52.5	38.9				59.0		$31,161	$2,442	$28,719
Ps 255	Public	K-8	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 380-1247	552	122	4.5	87.0%	83 (15.0%)	53 (9.6%)	212 (38.4%)	142 (25.7%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.4%)								(n/a)																			$129,793	$1,448	$128,345
Ps 173 Fresh Meadows	Public	PK, KG-5	174-10 67th Ave	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 358-2243	950	64	14.9	71.7%	176 (18.5%)	19 (2.0%)	156 (16.4%)	566 (59.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.6%)	80.7	402^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	83.6%		86.7	280^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.5%	122					73.9	63.7	70.6				84.6	74.7	78.3				67.5		$28,058	$1,448	$26,610
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

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Ps 201 Discovery School For Inquiry And Research (The) ranks 977^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Ps 201 Discovery School For Inquiry And Research (The).

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New York City Geographic District #25

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Students at Ps 201 Discovery School For Inquiry And Research (The) are 44% Hispanic, 36% African American, 13% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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