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Ps 273

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Ps 273 ranks 1343 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 273 is an elementary school located in Richmond Hill, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 308 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 273 has shown strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, PS 273's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 76.74%, compared to 56.42% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school's performance for Hispanic students has been particularly noteworthy, with their 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate ranking in the top 40% of New York elementary schools in 2024-2025. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students has been more variable, with their 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate ranking in the bottom 30% of New York elementary schools in the same year.

While PS 273 generally outperforms the nearby schools in the district, one notable exception is PS 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, which has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking in the top 10% of New York elementary schools in 2024-2025. Other nearby schools, such as PS 62 Chester Park School and PS 56 Harry Eichler, have also shown strong academic performance, though not to the same degree as PS 273.

329

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,361

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

88-07 102nd St
Richmond Hill, NY 11418

(718) 286-8300

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Students who attend Ps 273 usually attend:

High:

Richmond Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.7%

Asian:

10.6%

American Indian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 10 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

1,343^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	44.7	1343 of 2445	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	989 of 2445	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	932 of 2439	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	847 of 2434	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.9	463 of 2201	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	1004 of 2413	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	1325 of 2395	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.7	1236 of 2386	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.6	1149 of 2366	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.6	1193 of 2352	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	58.8	267 of 548	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.4	495 of 601	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	820 of 1117	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	505 of 1066	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	762 of 1001	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.3	330 of 1027	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	493 of 860	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	334 of 938	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	1580 of 2409	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	1089 of 2413	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	833 of 2403	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	1009 of 2401	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	938 of 2357	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	1449 of 2338	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	634 of 1569	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	428 of 1531	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	338 of 1429	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	418 of 1503	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	396 of 1315	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	561 of 1392	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	278 of 792	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	65.8	538 of 2078	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	262 of 2099	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	728 of 2045	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	1060 of 2407	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	900 of 2411	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	970 of 2400	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	702 of 2400	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	1030 of 2358	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	1175 of 2340	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	941 of 2134	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	509 of 2110	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	763 of 2016	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	861 of 2031	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	424 of 1859	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	830 of 1941	57.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)74th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)65th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2019)51st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Math53%-4 vs state

Science35%-10 vs state

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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
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
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 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
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 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 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 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 56 Harry Eichler	Public	2-5	86-10 114th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-4448	360	27	13.3	82.2%	27 (7.5%)	36 (10.0%)	182 (50.6%)	90 (25.0%)	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	58.8	960^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.7%		50.6	1152^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.9%	192	61.8	56.6	60.9	62.0	65.9	64.0	43.2	$33,363	$2,272	$31,090
Ps 51	Public	PK, KG-1	87-45 117th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 850-0738	202	15	13.4	84.7%	19 (9.4%)	12 (5.9%)	103 (51.0%)	54 (26.7%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$34,266	$2,507	$31,760
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 Ps 273

How many students attend Ps 273?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Ps 273.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 273?

Students at Ps 273 are 76% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 5% American Indian, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Ps 273 in?

New York City Geographic District #27

Is Ps 273 a good school?

Ps 273 ranks 1343^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ps 273 attend?

Students who attend Ps 273 usually go on to attend:

High : Richmond Hill High School

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