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Ps 62 Chester Park School

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Ps 62 Chester Park School ranks 1196 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 62 Chester Park School is an elementary public magnet school located in South Richmond Hill, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 795. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #27, which is ranked 571 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 62 Chester Park School has consistently ranked in the top 50% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 1196 out of 2445 schools (2024-2025). The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in ELA ranged from 54.92% to 60% across grades 3-5, compared to the district's 54.57% to 55.9% and the state's 54.07% to 56.61%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 56% to 57.36%, compared to the district's 53.9% to 63.16% and the state's 54.16% to 59.7%.

The school has a diverse student population, with significant representation of Asian (22.8%), African American (16.5%), and Hispanic (47.8%) students. Despite the high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds (84.4% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), Ps 62 Chester Park School has been able to maintain relatively strong academic performance, particularly among its low-income and homeless student subgroups. The school's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the nearby Ps 273 and Ps 90 Horace Mann, but lags behind the higher-performing schools in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #28, such as Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School and Ps 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis.

827

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,080

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

97-25 108th St
South Richmond Hill, NY 11419

(718) 286-4460

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Students who attend Ps 62 Chester Park School usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes
High:	Richmond Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.8%

Hispanic:

28.7%

American Indian:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 69th percentile in 2019 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 69th-percentile peak (2019) to 51st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

1,196^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	1196 of 2445	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	1101 of 2445	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	941 of 2439	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	964 of 2434	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	738 of 2201	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	741 of 2413	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	991 of 2395	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.1	974 of 2386	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.2	1037 of 2366	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.4	1354 of 2352	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.7	1007 of 2345	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.9	813 of 2325	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.3	836 of 2320	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.7	797 of 2286	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.8	1293 of 2263	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.1	1158 of 2257	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.5	1077 of 2227	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.1	1074 of 2219	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.5	952 of 2206	56.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	70.1	232 of 936	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	408 of 948	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	563 of 696	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	459 of 662	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	416 of 605	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	472 of 671	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	282 of 430	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	418 of 548	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	481 of 601	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	452 of 1117	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	690 of 1066	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	508 of 1001	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.2	220 of 1027	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	43 of 454	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	57.2	235 of 860	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	325 of 938	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	1003 of 2409	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	932 of 2413	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	835 of 2403	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	749 of 2401	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	637 of 1955	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	673 of 2357	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	861 of 2338	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	905 of 1569	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1056 of 1531	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	843 of 1429	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	862 of 1503	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.6	152 of 818	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	407 of 1315	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	642 of 1392	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	202 of 792	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	17.1	696 of 730	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	706 of 2098	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	604 of 2078	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	453 of 2041	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	415 of 2099	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	370 of 1678	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	299 of 2032	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	458 of 2045	77.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1327 of 2407	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	1209 of 2411	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	979 of 2400	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	1111 of 2400	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	733 of 1961	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	849 of 2358	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	1101 of 2340	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	14 of 24	41.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	931 of 2134	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	919 of 2110	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	708 of 2016	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	487 of 2031	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	575 of 1859	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	1037 of 1941	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)75th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)74th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+3 vs state

Math57%~ state avg

Science39%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, September 8, 2019

My daughter is starting her 3rd year there and she is doing very well. The principal is very involved in the school and the teachers are great. The lunch Could be better and the after school program could use some better care givers but I am glad that there’s one. Overall I am happy with this school. Close Quote

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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 62 Chester Park School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	97-25 108th St	South Richmond Hill	11419	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 286-4460	827	64	12.9	83.7%	20 (2.4%)	34 (4.1%)	237 (28.7%)	362 (43.8%)	140 (16.9%)	10 (1.2%)	24 (2.9%)	50.4	1196^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.1%		52.4	1101^st of 2445 public elementary schools	55.0%	95	58.1	54.9	60.0	57.4	56.0	57.0	38.8	$28,080	$2,161	$25,919
Ps 65 Raymond York Elementary School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	103-22 99th St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 323-1685	378	26	14.7	84.7%	18 (4.8%)	21 (5.6%)	173 (45.8%)	125 (33.1%)	32 (8.5%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52.7	1138^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.5%		44.7	1298^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.9%	160	53.7	52.6	59.3	63.2	71.4	53.6	40.0	$30,977	$2,154	$28,822
Ps 273	Public	PK, KG-5	88-07 102nd St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 286-8300	329	26	12.6	87.8%	6 (1.8%)	11 (3.3%)	249 (75.7%)	35 (10.6%)	15 (4.6%)	8 (2.4%)	5 (1.5%)	44.7	1343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.1%		56.5	989^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.6%	354	76.7	51.2	41.7	70.5	46.5	43.8	34.8	$29,361	$2,179	$27,182
Ps 90 Horace Mann	Public	PK, KG-5	86-50 109th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 847-3370	586	44	13.3	91.5%	23 (3.9%)	20 (3.4%)	367 (62.6%)	143 (24.4%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	46.1	1296^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.0%		37.5	1521^st of 2445 public elementary schools	37.8%	225	45.2	49.3	58.6	58.0	57.9	49.5	45.1	$32,760	$2,276	$30,485
Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler	Public	PK, KG-5	108-10 109th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-2700	1,094	72	15.1	94.0%	48 (4.4%)	62 (5.7%)	460 (42.0%)	432 (39.5%)	74 (6.8%)	4 (0.4%)	14 (1.3%)	78.5	468^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.9%		73.6	557^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.2%	89	74.5	70.6	73.4	84.4	72.1	73.6	52.7	$29,295	$2,246	$27,050
Ps 51	Public	PK, KG-1	87-45 117th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 850-0738	202	15	13.4	84.7%	19 (9.4%)	12 (5.9%)	103 (51.0%)	54 (26.7%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$34,266	$2,507	$31,760
New York City Academy For Discovery	Public	PK, KG-5	95-16 89th Ave	Woodhaven	11421	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-2165	361	30	12.1	87.8%	17 (4.7%)	19 (5.3%)	250 (69.3%)	47 (13.0%)	12 (3.3%)	10 (2.8%)	6 (1.7%)	31.4	1729^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.3%		32.9	1655^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.3%	74	44.8	39.2	40.4	45.9	55.6	49.2	33.3	$33,900	$2,173	$31,727
Ps 56 Harry Eichler	Public	2-5	86-10 114th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-4448	360	27	13.3	82.2%	27 (7.5%)	36 (10.0%)	182 (50.6%)	90 (25.0%)	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	58.8	960^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.7%		50.6	1152^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.9%	192	61.8	56.6	60.9	62.0	65.9	64.0	43.2	$33,363	$2,272	$31,090
Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School	Public	PK, KG-5	101-33 124th St	Jamaica	11419	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-5493	558	38	14.6	83.3%	9 (1.6%)	19 (3.4%)	107 (19.2%)	327 (58.6%)	79 (14.2%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	78.6	466^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.9%		67.6	714^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.8%	248	82.0	63.3	67.2	84.9	83.3	62.3	61.7	$30,842	$2,117	$28,726
Queens Explorers Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	90-07 101st St	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 558-7088	376	30	12.5	81.9%	20 (5.3%)	18 (4.8%)	197 (52.4%)	117 (31.1%)	16 (4.3%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	82.1	368^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.9%		79.8	431^st of 2445 public elementary schools	82.4%	63	86.1	71.1	82.4	93.0	62.2	78.7	57.1	$32,705	$1,975	$30,730

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 62 Chester Park School

What schools do graduates of Ps 62 Chester Park School attend?

Students who attend Ps 62 Chester Park School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes
High : Richmond Hill High School

Is Ps 62 Chester Park School a good school?

Ps 62 Chester Park School ranks 1196^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 62 Chester Park School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 827 students attended Ps 62 Chester Park School.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 62 Chester Park School?

Students at Ps 62 Chester Park School are 44% Asian, 29% Hispanic, 17% American Indian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Ps 62 Chester Park School in?

New York City Geographic District #27

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