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New York City Academy For Discovery

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New York City Academy For Discovery ranks 1729 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1729^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of New York elementary schools

Summary

New York City Academy For Discovery is an elementary school located in Woodhaven, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 344 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.

The school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 44.83%, compared to 56.42% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade is also below the district and state averages, with a proficiency rate of 33.33% in 2024-2025, compared to 38.72% for the district and 45.02% for the state.

The nearby Queens Explorers Elementary School and Ps 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis have significantly outperformed New York City Academy For Discovery in academic proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Queens Explorers Elementary School had an ELA proficiency rate of 86.05% for 3rd grade, compared to 44.83% for New York City Academy For Discovery. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $33,387 and small class sizes, it has not translated into improved academic outcomes for its students.

361

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,900

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95-16 89th Ave
Woodhaven, NY 11421

(718) 441-2165

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Students who attend New York City Academy For Discovery usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.3%

Asian:

13.0%

African American:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

1,729^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	31.4	1729 of 2445	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1655 of 2445	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1555 of 2439	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1730 of 2434	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	1675 of 2201	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	1510 of 2413	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1809 of 2395	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.2	1288 of 2386	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.2	1039 of 2366	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.2	1526 of 2352	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.3	968 of 2345	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.5	1163 of 2325	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.7	853 of 2320	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	431 of 696	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	397 of 662	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	507 of 605	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	608 of 671	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	433 of 548	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	493 of 601	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	535 of 1117	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	779 of 1066	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	749 of 1001	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	545 of 1027	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	537 of 860	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	513 of 938	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1587 of 2409	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1542 of 2413	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1684 of 2403	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1631 of 2401	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1619 of 2357	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1884 of 2338	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1009 of 1569	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	939 of 1531	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	750 of 1429	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	889 of 1503	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	614 of 1315	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	983 of 1392	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	633 of 792	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	705 of 766	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	62.6	188 of 637	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	292 of 622	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	1336 of 2098	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1086 of 2078	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1146 of 2041	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1415 of 2099	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1327 of 1678	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	899 of 2032	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	1289 of 2045	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1765 of 2407	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1682 of 2411	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	1361 of 2400	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1774 of 2400	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	1365 of 2358	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1665 of 2340	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	31.4	18 of 24	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	1285 of 2134	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	864 of 2110	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	613 of 2016	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	857 of 2031	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	1235 of 1859	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1574 of 1941	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2018)25th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math50%-8 vs state

English Language Arts42%-13 vs state

Science33%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 28, 2018

Worst school, teachers sucks, and the principal is no good the staff is rude not forgetting the test scores are very low , taking my kids out of this school A.S.A.P.... 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
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 60 Woodhaven	Public	PK, KG-5	91-02 88th Ave	Woodhaven	11421	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-5046	957	63	15.1	79.4%	25 (2.6%)	35 (3.7%)	688 (71.9%)	183 (19.1%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	66	797^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.4%		51.4	1136^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.5%	339	63.9	60.6	62.3	76.6	80.7	66.0	39.3	$31,113	$2,100	$29,014
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 254 Rosa Parks School (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	84-40 101st St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 520-7878	525	35	15.0	83.0%	24 (4.6%)	12 (2.3%)	409 (77.9%)	69 (13.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	59.8	943^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	61.4%		41.6	1400^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.7%	457	55.2	60.6	36.1	86.1	73.2	64.4	43.6	$32,432	$2,060	$30,372
Ps 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis	Public	PK, KG-5	85-11 102nd St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-2810	470	35	13.4	79.8%	42 (8.9%)	28 (6.0%)	304 (64.7%)	71 (15.1%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	93.1	128^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.8%		94.7	99^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.0%	29	86.7	82.6	88.4	83.3	94.3	94.2	76.1	$32,534	$2,271	$30,263
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
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 97 Forest Park	Public	PK, KG-5	85-52 85th St	Woodhaven	11421	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 849-4870	575	48	11.9	88.2%	31 (5.4%)	20 (3.5%)	438 (76.2%)	74 (12.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	44.6	1349^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.8%		45	1289^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.3%	60	50.6	55.4	48.9	59.5	59.7	52.3	35.1	$33,302	$2,539	$30,763
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

Frequently Asked Questions about New York City Academy For Discovery

How many students attend New York City Academy For Discovery?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended New York City Academy For Discovery.

What is the racial makeup of New York City Academy For Discovery?

Students at New York City Academy For Discovery are 69% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% African American, 5% White, 3% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of New York City Academy For Discovery attend?

Students who attend New York City Academy For Discovery usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell

Is New York City Academy For Discovery a good school?

New York City Academy For Discovery ranks 1729^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is New York City Academy For Discovery in?

New York City Geographic District #27

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