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Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The)

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The) is an elementary school in Far Rockaway, New York, serving 520 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The) consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 34.72%, compared to 56.42% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with English Language Learner and Special Education students struggling the most.

However, the nearby Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 10-15% of New York elementary schools and having significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to the district and state averages. This highlights the potential for high-quality education in the Far Rockaway area, even in a high-poverty community. Additionally, Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The) performs relatively well in supporting its homeless student population, ranking in the top 50% of New York elementary schools for this subgroup.

542

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,994

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1307 Central Ave
Far Rockaway, NY 11691

(718) 327-0895

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Students who attend Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The) usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo
	Village Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.2%

African American:

29.5%

American Indian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

2,169^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	16.1	2169 of 2445	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	2174 of 2445	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2128 of 2439	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2202 of 2434	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1814 of 2201	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	2044 of 2413	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	2024 of 2395	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	1875 of 2386	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	2011 of 2366	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.7	1696 of 2352	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.9	1940 of 2345	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	1982 of 2325	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	1974 of 2320	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	2115 of 2286	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	2085 of 2263	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.3	1994 of 2257	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.0	1758 of 2227	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.0	1681 of 2219	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	739 of 928	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	693 of 927	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	705 of 891	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	971 of 1117	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	937 of 1066	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	977 of 1001	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	801 of 1027	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	652 of 860	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	577 of 938	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	2187 of 2409	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	2184 of 2413	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2110 of 2403	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	2159 of 2401	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	1401 of 1955	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1825 of 2357	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	2005 of 2338	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1253 of 1569	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1167 of 1531	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1105 of 1429	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1183 of 1503	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	941 of 1315	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	927 of 1392	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	443 of 792	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	457 of 766	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	379 of 637	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	387 of 622	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	354 of 570	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	372 of 730	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	2037 of 2407	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2032 of 2411	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	2012 of 2400	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2131 of 2400	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1771 of 1961	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	2192 of 2358	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1938 of 2340	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1400 of 2134	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	1049 of 2110	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	1048 of 2016	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1270 of 2031	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1428 of 1859	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1144 of 1941	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)44th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-17 vs state

Math32%-25 vs state

Science21%-24 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 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
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
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
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
Lawrence Early Childhood Center At #4 School	Public	K-2	87 Wanser Ave	Inwood	11096	Nassau County	Lawrence Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 295-6400	189	1	320.3	59.8%	20 (10.6%)	11 (5.8%)	153 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)																									$43,216	$3,620	$39,596
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
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 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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The)

Is Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The) a good school?

Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The) ranks in the bottom 11.3% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The)?

Students at Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The) are 64% Hispanic, 30% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #27

What schools do graduates of Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The) attend?

Students who attend Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo
Middle : Village Academy

How many students attend Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The).

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