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Waterside Children's Studio School

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Waterside Children's Studio School ranks 489 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Waterside Children's Studio School is an elementary school located in Rockaway Park, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 419 students. This school consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance that significantly exceeds the district and state averages.

Waterside Children's Studio School has maintained a strong academic performance over the past 5 years, consistently ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students outperform their peers in the surrounding schools, with much higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math. For example, in 2024-2025, Waterside's 5th-grade students scored 81.25% proficient or better in ELA, compared to 55.9% for the district and 56.61% for the state.

Compared to nearby schools in the New York City Geographic District #27, Waterside Children's Studio School stands out as an exceptional performer. Schools like Lighthouse Elementary School and PS 43 have significantly lower statewide rankings and proficiency rates than Waterside across all grade levels and subjects. This comparison highlights the exceptional quality of education provided at Waterside Children's Studio School.

432

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,480

Per pupil spending ?

69.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 Beach 112th St
Rockaway Park, NY 11694

(718) 634-1344

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.5%

African American:

23.8%

White:

19.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (71% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 52 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

489^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 52 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	77.7	489 of 2445	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	569 of 2445	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	693 of 2439	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	667 of 2434	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	574 of 2201	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	901 of 2413	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	1401 of 2395	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.7	1354 of 2386	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.1	1308 of 2366	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.4	1703 of 2352	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	1722 of 2345	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.3	1944 of 2325	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.3	1608 of 2320	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.5	1842 of 2286	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	212 of 928	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	101 of 927	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	205 of 857	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	158 of 936	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.9	32 of 427	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	55.4	313 of 891	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	383 of 948	59.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	54.6	268 of 860	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	596 of 938	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	480 of 2409	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	565 of 2413	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	604 of 2403	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	652 of 2401	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	439 of 1955	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	691 of 2357	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	48.9	1229 of 2338	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	173 of 1569	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	262 of 1531	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	244 of 1429	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	258 of 1503	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	121 of 818	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	367 of 1315	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	48.0	693 of 1392	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	80.2	56 of 570	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	71.5	131 of 730	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	252 of 2098	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	280 of 2078	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	375 of 2041	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	422 of 2099	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	209 of 1678	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	523 of 2032	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	47.4	993 of 2045	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	503 of 2407	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	581 of 2411	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	777 of 2400	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	739 of 2400	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	776 of 1961	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	1235 of 2358	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1565 of 2340	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	157 of 2134	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	271 of 2110	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	257 of 2016	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	350 of 2031	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	423 of 1859	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.4	831 of 1941	57.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	91 of 1402	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	231 of 1337	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	287 of 1399	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	154 of 1224	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	456 of 1338	65.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)94th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2019)90th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

African American (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)69th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math73%+15 vs state

English Language Arts72%+17 vs state

Science62%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 (2025)	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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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
Waterside Children's Studio School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Beach 112th St	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-1344	432	42	10.3	69.4%	82 (19.0%)	103 (23.8%)	201 (46.5%)	20 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	77.7	489^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.0%		73.2	569^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.7%	80				66.7	68.9	81.3				74.6	76.7	66.0				62.5		$40,480	$2,024	$38,456
Ps/Middle School 114 Belle Harbor	Public	PK, KG-8	134-01 Cronston Ave	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 634-3382	638	51	12.5	30.9%	473 (74.1%)	23 (3.6%)	109 (17.1%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	84.7	312^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.2%		75.8	516^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.9%	204		71.1	35.0	89.0	80.9	74.7	80.0	66.7	55.6	91.6	80.0	75.6	57.6	48.2		54.1		$34,042	$1,608	$32,434
Ps 183 Dr Richard R Green	Public	PK, KG-8	2-45 Beach 79th St	Rockaway Beach	11693	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-9459	414	41	10.0	94.9%	18 (4.3%)	240 (58.0%)	121 (29.2%)	19 (4.6%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	19.1	2105^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.9%		12.8	2270^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%	165				48.7	30.2	42.9	33.3	32.5	39.5	34.2	24.4	36.4	19.4	31.7	37.2	30.8	26.2	$39,860	$2,466	$37,393
Ps 47 Chris Galas	Public	PK, KG-8	9 Power Rd	Broad Channel	11693	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 634-7167	271	26	10.2	48.0%	182 (67.2%)	10 (3.7%)	51 (18.8%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	66.6	775^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.3%		75.2	532^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.2%	243		70.8	33.3	66.7	63.0	70.8	50.0	81.0	64.7	50.0	73.1	69.2	75.0	95.0		52.0		$41,067	$2,097	$38,970
Ps/Middle School 42 R Vernam	Public	PK, KG-8	488 Beach 66th St	Arverne	11692	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-7914	627	50	12.4	93.3%	11 (1.8%)	388 (61.9%)	199 (31.7%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	22.5	2004^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%		16.4	2172^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.2%	168				43.6	31.2	38.6	33.3	55.6	28.3	61.3	35.5	38.2	23.6	44.4	34.0	16.7	12.5	$36,423	$2,686	$33,737
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
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
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
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

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