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Ps 43

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 43 is an elementary school located in Far Rockaway, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 615 students. 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 43 consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 14.29% (6th grade) to 40.48% (8th grade), while the district and state averages were significantly higher. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom half or quarter of New York elementary schools. Additionally, PS 43 has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.81% to 93.01%, indicating a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students.

While PS 43 is located in a high-need area, there are several higher-performing schools within a 1-2 mile radius, such as Wave Preparatory Elementary School and Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School, which demonstrate that students in the area can achieve at much higher levels. The high per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio at PS 43 suggest that resources alone may not be the primary driver of the academic challenges, and addressing the root causes of the school's persistent underperformance will be crucial in improving outcomes for the students.

574

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,181

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Beach 29th St
Far Rockaway, NY 11691

(718) 327-5860

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Students who attend Ps 43 usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo
	Village Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.5%

Hispanic:

41.5%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (28% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg52%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

2,247^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,390^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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	12.7	2247 of 2445	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	2222 of 2445	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	2079 of 2439	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	2333 of 2434	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	2202 of 2413	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	2248 of 2395	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	2192 of 2386	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	1966 of 2366	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	2032 of 2352	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	2002 of 2345	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	1950 of 2325	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	1995 of 2320	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	2046 of 2286	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.4	2064 of 2263	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.3	1914 of 2257	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.3	1768 of 2227	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.5	1673 of 2219	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.1	1658 of 2206	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	854 of 928	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	601 of 927	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	563 of 857	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	749 of 936	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	680 of 891	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	730 of 948	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	839 of 1117	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	617 of 1066	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	515 of 1001	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	969 of 1027	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	598 of 860	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	819 of 938	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	2099 of 2409	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	2011 of 2413	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2049 of 2403	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2256 of 2401	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	2112 of 2357	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	2171 of 2338	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1319 of 1569	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1311 of 1503	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1131 of 1315	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1300 of 1392	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	540 of 792	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	492 of 766	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	414 of 637	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	490 of 622	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	469 of 570	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	691 of 730	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	29.9	1472 of 2041	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1984 of 2099	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1751 of 2032	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1901 of 2045	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2266 of 2407	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	2279 of 2411	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	2059 of 2400	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	2320 of 2400	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	2170 of 2358	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	2235 of 2340	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1817 of 2134	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1807 of 2110	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1502 of 2016	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1749 of 2031	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1706 of 1859	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1755 of 1941	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	30.6	996 of 1338	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1390 of 1500	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1377 of 1504	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1384 of 1500	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1342 of 1479	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1238 of 1439	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1206 of 1438	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	1312 of 1455	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	1206 of 1429	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	1129 of 1407	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	1166 of 1401	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	1066 of 1373	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.1	1093 of 1337	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.1	966 of 1295	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	956 of 1243	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	956 of 1224	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.7	952 of 1185	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.3	889 of 1123	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.5	880 of 1095	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	578 of 676	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	591 of 705	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	516 of 696	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	533 of 706	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	435 of 653	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	407 of 663	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	637 of 646	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	242 of 591	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	421 of 581	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	190 of 473	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	350 of 503	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1358 of 1457	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1384 of 1465	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1351 of 1463	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1274 of 1454	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1234 of 1370	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1199 of 1353	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	815 of 914	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	619 of 826	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	543 of 810	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	460 of 603	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	267 of 594	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.8	465 of 543	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	425 of 487	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	249 of 392	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	301 of 457	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	18.6	1165 of 1288	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1151 of 1306	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1003 of 1245	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1333 of 1455	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1193 of 1464	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1340 of 1464	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1361 of 1455	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1111 of 1366	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1079 of 1352	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	821 of 1298	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	870 of 1303	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1186 of 1307	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1009 of 1283	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	783 of 1139	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	964 of 1170	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2025)32nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)28th percentile+13 vs school

White (2019)26th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2022)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

Algebra I30%-26 vs state

Science30%-15 vs state

Math24%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, September 10, 2017

This school is dangerous and they cover up bullying. My child went there from Prek to 5th grade. He just got into a middle school down the road. I wish I would have transferred him earlier. Instead of coming home depressed he now comes home happy and excited about learning. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 43

Is Ps 43 a good school?

Ps 43 ranks in the bottom 8.1% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Ps 43 in?

New York City Geographic District #27

How many students attend Ps 43?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Ps 43.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 43?

Students at Ps 43 are 53% African American, 41% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 43 attend?

Students who attend Ps 43 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo
Middle : Village Academy

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