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Ps 47 Chris Galas

Q: Is Ps 47 Chris Galas a good school?

Ps 47 Chris Galas ranks 775 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

775^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 47 Chris Galas is a high-performing elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Broad Channel, New York, with 274 students. The school consistently outperforms its New York City Geographic District #27 and the state of New York in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts and Math.

Ps 47 Chris Galas stands out for its strong support of Hispanic and Special Education student populations, ranking in the top quartile of New York elementary schools for these subgroups in recent years. The school also has a relatively high per-student spending of $37,852 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.2, suggesting a focus on resource allocation to support student learning and development. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Lighthouse Elementary School and Ps 105 Bay School (The), Ps 47 Chris Galas emerges as a high-performing outlier with significantly higher academic proficiency rates and SchoolDigger ratings.

Overall, Ps 47 Chris Galas appears to be a standout elementary school within its district and the broader New York education system, consistently delivering strong academic results and effectively supporting the needs of its diverse student population. The school's commitment to resource allocation and targeted support for subgroups make it an attractive option for families in the Broad Channel area.

271

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,067

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9 Power Rd
Broad Channel, NY 11693

(718) 634-7167

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

Hispanic:

18.8%

Asian:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2014 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (65% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (68th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2014

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

!Life Science Biology scores 25 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg51%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

775^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

242^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 38Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #27

571^st of 874New York City Geographic District #27 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	66.6	775 of 2445	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	532 of 2445	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	816 of 2439	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	708 of 2434	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	995 of 2413	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	655 of 2395	72.7%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	440 of 2386	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	76.5	485 of 2366	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	74.2	549 of 2352	76.7%	★★★★☆
2014	82.8	302 of 2345	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	378 of 2325	83.7%	★★★★☆
2012	88.9	115 of 2320	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	130 of 2286	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	89.1	68 of 2263	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	73.6	567 of 2257	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	558 of 2227	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.9	669 of 2219	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.7	751 of 2206	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	763 of 2409	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.2	404 of 2413	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	752 of 2403	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	468 of 2401	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	836 of 2357	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	694 of 2338	70.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	58.8	433 of 1315	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.3	168 of 1392	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	619 of 2098	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	278 of 2078	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	881 of 2041	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	395 of 2099	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	779 of 2032	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	433 of 2045	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	790 of 2407	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	735 of 2411	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	879 of 2400	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	921 of 2400	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	1153 of 2358	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	609 of 2340	74.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1227 of 2134	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.9	310 of 2110	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	466 of 2016	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	308 of 2031	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	398 of 1859	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	235 of 1941	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	772 of 1402	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	589 of 1392	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	772 of 1337	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	705 of 1399	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	712 of 1338	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.7	470 of 1408	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	242 of 1500	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	251 of 1504	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	280 of 1500	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	503 of 1479	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	488 of 1439	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	493 of 1438	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.4	356 of 1455	75.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.1	177 of 1429	87.6%	★★★★☆
2015	67.9	385 of 1407	72.6%	★★★★☆
2014	64.7	404 of 1401	71.2%	★★★★☆
2013	65.8	397 of 1373	71.1%	★★★★☆
2012	72.0	387 of 1337	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.8	263 of 1295	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	80.0	223 of 1243	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	59.2	666 of 1224	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	79.0	219 of 1185	81.5%	★★★★☆
2007	76.2	264 of 1123	76.5%	★★★★☆
2006	70.3	353 of 1095	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	212 of 1457	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	115 of 1465	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	89 of 1463	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	69.3	356 of 1454	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.9	704 of 1370	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.4	494 of 1353	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	99 of 1283	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	199 of 1296	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	492 of 1288	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	263 of 1241	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	292 of 1455	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	423 of 1464	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	396 of 1464	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	49.5	665 of 1455	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	422 of 1366	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	509 of 1352	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	176 of 1298	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	130 of 1303	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	74.3	191 of 1307	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	206 of 1139	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	270 of 775	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	256 of 778	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)67th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-26 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+15 vs state

Algebra I71%+15 vs state

English Language Arts66%+13 vs state

Science52%+7 vs state

Life Science Biology33%-25 vs state

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Ps 47 Chris Galas	Public	PK, KG-8	9 Power Rd	Broad Channel	11693	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 634-7167	271	26	10.2	48.0%	182 (67.2%)	10 (3.7%)	51 (18.8%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	66.6	775^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.3%		75.2	532^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.2%	243		70.8	33.3	66.7	63.0	70.8	50.0	81.0	64.7	50.0	73.1	69.2	75.0	95.0		52.0		$41,067	$2,097	$38,970
Ps 183 Dr Richard R Green	Public	PK, KG-8	2-45 Beach 79th St	Rockaway Beach	11693	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-9459	414	41	10.0	94.9%	18 (4.3%)	240 (58.0%)	121 (29.2%)	19 (4.6%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	19.1	2105^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.9%		12.8	2270^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%	165				48.7	30.2	42.9	33.3	32.5	39.5	34.2	24.4	36.4	19.4	31.7	37.2	30.8	26.2	$39,860	$2,466	$37,393
Ps/Middle School 42 R Vernam	Public	PK, KG-8	488 Beach 66th St	Arverne	11692	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-7914	627	50	12.4	93.3%	11 (1.8%)	388 (61.9%)	199 (31.7%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	22.5	2004^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%		16.4	2172^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.2%	168				43.6	31.2	38.6	33.3	55.6	28.3	61.3	35.5	38.2	23.6	44.4	34.0	16.7	12.5	$36,423	$2,686	$33,737
Waterside Children's Studio School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Beach 112th St	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-1344	432	42	10.3	69.4%	82 (19.0%)	103 (23.8%)	201 (46.5%)	20 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	77.7	489^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.0%		73.2	569^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.7%	80				66.7	68.9	81.3				74.6	76.7	66.0				62.5		$40,480	$2,024	$38,456
Goldie Maple Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3-65 Beach 56th St	Arverne	11692	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 945-3300	309	32	9.5	94.2%	5 (1.6%)	217 (70.2%)	73 (23.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	10.3	2296^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.1%		14.4	2232^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	8.7%	64	30.0			23.1	25.6	33.3	45.5	15.6	40.9	25.6	20.0	12.5	22.7	18.8	31.3	17.4	40.0	$37,249	$2,739	$34,510
Ps 105 Bay School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	420 Beach 51st St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 474-8615	600	56	10.7	96.0%	6 (1.0%)	298 (49.7%)	264 (44.0%)	17 (2.8%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	9.1	2317^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.2%		10.3	2327^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.8%	10				29.4	23.6	33.3	19.1	19.7	25.0	34.6	25.4	15.0	24.0	7.6	11.5	14.0	14.3	$38,951	$2,558	$36,393
Ps/Middle School 114 Belle Harbor	Public	PK, KG-8	134-01 Cronston Ave	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 634-3382	638	51	12.5	30.9%	473 (74.1%)	23 (3.6%)	109 (17.1%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	84.7	312^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.2%		75.8	516^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.9%	204		71.1	35.0	89.0	80.9	74.7	80.0	66.7	55.6	91.6	80.0	75.6	57.6	48.2		54.1		$34,042	$1,608	$32,434
Ps 104 Bays Water (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	26-01 Mott Ave	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1910	542	42	12.9	86.9%	12 (2.2%)	181 (33.4%)	311 (57.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	22.2	2011^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.8%		27.7	1817^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.7%	194				35.3	30.1	45.1				47.8	37.3	44.0				25.3		$37,508	$2,207	$35,301
Lighthouse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Beach 35th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5828	157	18	8.5	96.2%	5 (3.2%)	84 (53.5%)	58 (36.9%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	10.9	2285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.5%		9.1	2347^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.0%	62				29.2	24.0	42.1				28.0	29.6	21.1				21.1		$46,594	$2,583	$44,011
Ps 43	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Beach 29th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5860	574	44	12.9	92.9%	11 (1.9%)	307 (53.5%)	238 (41.5%)	10 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	12.7	2247^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%		14.8	2222^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.1%	25		30.2		31.0	35.3	38.7	14.3	17.7	40.5	44.1	21.6	20.0	6.1	25.0		26.6	34.2	$38,181	$2,930	$35,250

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 47 Chris Galas

Is Ps 47 Chris Galas a good school?

Ps 47 Chris Galas ranks 775^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 47 Chris Galas?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Ps 47 Chris Galas.

What district is Ps 47 Chris Galas in?

New York City Geographic District #27

What is the racial makeup of Ps 47 Chris Galas?

Students at Ps 47 Chris Galas are 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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