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Ps 104 Bays Water (The)

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2011^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 104 Bays Water (The) is an elementary school in Far Rockaway, New York, serving 505 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #27, which is ranked 571 out of 874 districts in the state.

Academically, Ps 104 Bays Water (The) consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math significantly below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners. The nearby Wave Preparatory Elementary School and Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The) generally perform better academically, but also serve a high percentage of students from low-income families.

The school's high percentage of students from low-income families, with 87.72% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be a significant driver of the school's challenges. While the school's per-student spending has increased in recent years, the student-teacher ratio remains relatively high. The exceptional performance of the nearby Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School, which ranks in the top 5% of New York elementary schools, indicates that alternative educational models or approaches may be worth exploring to improve outcomes for students at Ps 104 Bays Water (The).

542

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,508

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26-01 Mott Ave
Far Rockaway, NY 11691

(718) 327-1910

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Students who attend Ps 104 Bays Water (The) usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo
	Village Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.4%

African American:

33.4%

American Indian:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 20 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

2,011^th of 2,445

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Bottom 18%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	22.2	2011 of 2445	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1817 of 2445	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1894 of 2439	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1726 of 2434	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1809 of 2201	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1863 of 2413	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1715 of 2395	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	2164 of 2386	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	2047 of 2366	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	1992 of 2352	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.0	1798 of 2345	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.2	1622 of 2325	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.0	1839 of 2320	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	1795 of 2286	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.9	1936 of 2263	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.1	1955 of 2257	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.0	2103 of 2227	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	1894 of 2219	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.2	1875 of 2206	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	640 of 928	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	426 of 927	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	441 of 857	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	350 of 936	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	352 of 891	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	398 of 948	58.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	387 of 1117	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	685 of 1066	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	560 of 1001	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	698 of 1027	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	412 of 860	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	231 of 938	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	2000 of 2409	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1952 of 2413	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1754 of 2403	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1742 of 2401	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1593 of 1955	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1733 of 2357	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1681 of 2338	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1016 of 1569	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	978 of 1531	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	966 of 1429	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	993 of 1503	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	628 of 818	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	963 of 1315	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.0	734 of 1392	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	482 of 792	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	330 of 766	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	364 of 637	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	398 of 622	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	499 of 570	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	339 of 730	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1399 of 2098	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1267 of 2078	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1366 of 2041	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1236 of 2099	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	1173 of 1678	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1446 of 2032	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	1129 of 2045	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1900 of 2407	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1613 of 2411	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1923 of 2400	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1645 of 2400	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1563 of 1961	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1881 of 2358	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1635 of 2340	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1401 of 2134	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	750 of 2110	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	986 of 2016	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	674 of 2031	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	878 of 1859	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	893 of 1941	54.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	28.4	1108 of 1408	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)65th percentile+48 vs school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

White (2018)21st percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math43%-15 vs state

English Language Arts37%-18 vs state

Science25%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Wave Preparatory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	535 Briar Pl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-7091	484	28	17.2	89.0%	4 (0.8%)	155 (32.0%)	309 (63.8%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	87.8	242^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.1%		59.6	915^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.6%	673				89.6	91.4	73.3				91.7	94.7	82.9				52.4										$28,245	$2,181	$26,064
Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	611 Beach 19th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 403-9231	313			74.4%	7 (2.2%)	166 (53.0%)	124 (39.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	95.8	62^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%		94.1	112^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.4%	50				86.7	95.4	97.6				95.5	92.9	94.9				77.1										$21,102	$1,581	$19,521
Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Central Ave	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-0895	542	44	12.3	96.3%	5 (0.9%)	160 (29.5%)	348 (64.2%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.8%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	16.1	2169^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.3	2174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.1%	5				34.7	35.6	42.9				39.5	29.1	28.2				21.4										$34,994	$2,564	$32,430
Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Public, Charter	K-8	10-45 Nameoke St-3rd Fl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1421	728			77.1%	10 (1.4%)	527 (72.4%)	158 (21.7%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	89.5	204^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%		83.9	343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.0%	139	82.1	30.8	100.0	82.4	72.1	82.1	86.3	92.1		84.6	85.1	82.1	90.0	94.6		64.6										$17,876	$00	$17,876
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
Lawrence Primary School At #2 School	Public	1-3	1 Donahue Ave	Inwood	11096	Nassau County	Lawrence Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 295-6200	419	35	11.8	81.1%	16 (3.8%)	36 (8.6%)	353 (84.2%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)				33.9						42.6								97.7	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	99.6	98.6	$43,229	$3,620	$39,609
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 197 Ocean School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Hicksville Rd	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1083	425	30	14.1	89.9%	10 (2.4%)	188 (44.2%)	210 (49.4%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	35.6	1599^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.6%		43.3	1346^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.9%	253				51.6	49.2	42.9				62.3	54.1	39.7				20.7										$35,857	$2,185	$33,671

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 104 Bays Water (The)

What is the racial makeup of Ps 104 Bays Water (The)?

Students at Ps 104 Bays Water (The) are 57% Hispanic, 33% African American, 5% American Indian, 2% White.

How many students attend Ps 104 Bays Water (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Ps 104 Bays Water (The).

What district is Ps 104 Bays Water (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #27

Is Ps 104 Bays Water (The) a good school?

Ps 104 Bays Water (The) ranks in the bottom 17.8% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ps 104 Bays Water (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 104 Bays Water (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo
Middle : Village Academy

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