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Ps 219 Paul Klapper

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Ps 219 Paul Klapper ranks 998 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

998^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 219 Paul Klapper is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Flushing, New York, with 611 students. The school consistently outperforms its district and state counterparts in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 7th grade ELA proficiency rate was 81.63%, compared to the district's 65.03% and the state's 50.99%.

PS 219 Paul Klapper's strong performance extends across diverse student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The school's high per-student spending of $43,610 and low student-teacher ratio of 9.3 in the 2023-2024 school year suggest a focus on individualized attention and support for students. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, PS 219 Paul Klapper generally outperforms them in academic proficiency rates, particularly in ELA and Math.

The school's consistent academic performance, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, and a 3-star rating in the subsequent years, is particularly impressive given its high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (over 70%). This suggests that PS 219 Paul Klapper is able to support students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and achieve positive academic outcomes, making it a standout institution in the Flushing area.

596

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,638

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

144-39 Gravett Rd
Flushing, NY 11367

(718) 793-2130

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Students who attend Ps 219 Paul Klapper usually attend:

Middle:	Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The)
High:	John Bowne High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.7%

Hispanic:

32.4%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (64% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg66%

New York avg56%

Elementary school

998^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

220^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	998 of 2445	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	1044 of 2445	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	747 of 2439	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.6	413 of 2434	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	645 of 2201	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	503 of 2413	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	690 of 2395	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	59.2	935 of 2386	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.5	788 of 2366	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.7	957 of 2352	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.4	1018 of 2345	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.9	852 of 2325	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	835 of 2320	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.2	838 of 2286	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	989 of 2263	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.7	932 of 2257	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.3	1083 of 2227	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.7	1276 of 2219	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.5	1392 of 2206	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	444 of 696	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	450 of 662	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	310 of 605	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	271 of 671	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	258 of 430	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	220 of 548	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	337 of 601	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	395 of 1117	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	365 of 1066	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	620 of 1001	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.7	183 of 1027	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	100 of 860	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	107 of 938	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	816 of 2409	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	979 of 2413	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	678 of 2403	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	327 of 2401	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	542 of 1955	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	739 of 2357	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	896 of 2338	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	794 of 1569	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	740 of 1531	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	533 of 1429	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	389 of 1503	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	248 of 818	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	397 of 1315	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	492 of 1392	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	340 of 766	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	53 of 570	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	72.3	126 of 730	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	595 of 2098	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	590 of 2078	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	416 of 2041	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	127 of 2099	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.2	224 of 1678	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	225 of 2032	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	318 of 2045	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	1085 of 2407	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	1089 of 2411	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	822 of 2400	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	552 of 2400	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	686 of 1961	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	342 of 2358	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	523 of 2340	77.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	624 of 2134	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	349 of 2110	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	295 of 2016	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	328 of 2031	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	50.5	416 of 1044	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	737 of 1859	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	406 of 1941	79.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	220 of 1500	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	286 of 1504	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	91.7	106 of 1500	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	143 of 1479	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	126 of 1242	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	257 of 1439	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	328 of 1438	77.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.0	185 of 1455	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	64.9	417 of 1429	70.8%	★★★★☆
2015	69.0	360 of 1407	74.4%	★★★★☆
2014	81.4	182 of 1401	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	71.4	321 of 1373	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	78.0	277 of 1337	79.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.6	232 of 1295	82.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.0	352 of 1243	71.7%	★★★★☆
2009	67.3	504 of 1224	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.3	699 of 1185	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.8	736 of 1123	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.7	778 of 1095	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	74.2	116 of 663	82.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	147 of 406	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	153 of 396	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	75 of 388	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	79 of 381	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	91 of 236	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	167 of 369	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	181 of 374	51.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	211 of 646	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	249 of 615	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	76 of 581	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	190 of 1457	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	374 of 1465	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	134 of 1463	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	191 of 1454	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	82 of 1066	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	278 of 1370	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	184 of 1353	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	209 of 965	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	458 of 953	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.2	100 of 943	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	193 of 914	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	44 of 449	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	75.0	149 of 826	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	206 of 810	74.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	90.0	14 of 392	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	75.9	59 of 457	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	98 of 1283	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	188 of 1296	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	95.2	52 of 1288	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	66 of 1306	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	53 of 935	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	124 of 1241	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	135 of 1245	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	241 of 1455	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	222 of 1464	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.6	101 of 1464	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	109 of 1455	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	164 of 1071	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	248 of 1366	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	376 of 1352	72.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	47 of 1298	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	88 of 1303	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	33 of 1307	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	80 of 1283	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.4	142 of 1139	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	155 of 1170	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	35.9	519 of 763	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2024)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2019)96th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2018)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-22 vs school

White (2018)32nd percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I83%+27 vs state

U.S. History and Government67%-8 vs state

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Math63%+7 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences58%~ state avg

Science40%-5 vs state

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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 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 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
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 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 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 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
Ps 164 Queens Valley	Public	PK, KG-8	138-01 77th Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 544-1083	527	47	11.1	68.9%	144 (27.3%)	35 (6.6%)	184 (34.9%)	149 (28.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	58.4	973^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	60.2%		50.3	1161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%	188	73.2	86.4		71.2	61.9	69.1	52.6	63.5	69.0	69.2	72.1	85.4	38.5	47.1	74.6		29.7		$34,646	$2,209	$32,437
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 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 196 Grand Central Parkway	Public	PK, KG-5	71-25 113th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 263-9770	749	49	15.2	22.3%	219 (29.2%)	11 (1.5%)	122 (16.3%)	324 (43.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.3%)	97.6	16^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.3	13^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.5%	3					97.7	94.6	97.5				100.0	95.8	98.4				95.5		$28,436	$1,374	$27,062

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Ps 219 Paul Klapper

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All Students

African American

Asian

English Language Learner

Female

Hispanic

Homeless

Low Socio Economic Status

Male

Special Education

White

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