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Growing Up Green Charter School II

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Growing Up Green Charter School II ranks 1368 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Growing Up Green Charter School II is an elementary public charter school located in Jamaica, New York, serving 775 students from kindergarten to 8th grade. The school is part of the Growing Up Green Charter School II District, which is ranked 681 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Growing Up Green Charter School II has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,229 and 1,824 out of around 2,400 schools over the past few years. The school's performance on state assessments is mixed, with some grades performing above the state average but others performing significantly below. The school's performance on Regents exams, such as Living Environment and Algebra I, is also mixed. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students generally performing better than the overall school, while Hispanic and English Language Learner students tend to perform worse.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Queens School For Leadership And Excellence, PS 82 Hammond, and PS 99 Kew Gardens, Growing Up Green Charter School II generally underperforms on academic measures, with higher rankings and better performance on state assessments. The nearby schools also have lower percentages of students from low-income backgrounds, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance. Overall, Growing Up Green Charter School II faces challenges in consistently delivering strong academic outcomes for its students, and continued monitoring, targeted interventions, and a closer examination of the school's practices and resources may be necessary to drive better outcomes.

810

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,732

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

84-35 152nd St
Jamaica, NY 11432

(347) 642-4306

District: Growing Up Green Charter School II

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.6%

Hispanic:

34.0%

Asian:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2019 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Math scores 16 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

1,368^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 36% (2019) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,120^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

681^st of 874Growing Up Green Charter School II 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	43.8	1368 of 2445	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	1229 of 2445	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1624 of 2439	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1824 of 2434	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	1496 of 2201	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1545 of 2413	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	400 of 928	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	316 of 927	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	447 of 857	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	595 of 936	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	408 of 891	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	486 of 696	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	337 of 662	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	531 of 671	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	549 of 1117	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	411 of 1066	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	613 of 1001	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.2	169 of 1027	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1342 of 2409	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	1352 of 2413	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1738 of 2403	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1849 of 2401	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1672 of 2357	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	688 of 1569	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	571 of 1531	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	622 of 1429	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	745 of 1503	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	468 of 1315	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	392 of 792	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	389 of 766	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	248 of 637	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	972 of 2098	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	751 of 2078	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	1310 of 2041	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1456 of 2099	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	956 of 2032	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	1378 of 2407	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	1096 of 2411	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	1480 of 2400	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1703 of 2400	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	1346 of 2358	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1138 of 2134	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	662 of 2110	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.7	1516 of 2016	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	779 of 2031	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	362 of 1859	80.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1120 of 1500	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	989 of 1504	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1110 of 1500	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	349 of 676	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	319 of 705	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	419 of 696	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	293 of 706	58.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	471 of 646	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1156 of 1457	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	909 of 1465	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1103 of 1463	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	884 of 1454	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	682 of 965	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.0	425 of 953	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	576 of 943	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	494 of 914	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	474 of 603	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.8	169 of 594	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	122 of 543	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	867 of 1283	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	755 of 1296	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	899 of 1288	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	516 of 1306	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1021 of 1455	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	961 of 1464	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1048 of 1464	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	808 of 1455	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	407 of 1298	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	428 of 1303	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	815 of 1307	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	345 of 1283	73.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I71%+15 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Living Environment44%-13 vs state

Math39%-16 vs state

Science32%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Growing Up Green Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	84-35 152nd St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	Growing Up Green Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 642-4306	810	80	10.1	80.6%	17 (2.1%)	394 (48.6%)	275 (34.0%)	72 (8.9%)	24 (3.0%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.8%)	43.8	1368^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.0%		47.2	1229^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%	139	43.9		70.8		55.6	67.1	53.5	51.6	30.4	55.3	69.8	66.2	18.3	20.2	40.0	17.0	32.4	$22,732	$682	$22,051
Ps 86	Public	PK, KG-5	87-41 Parsons Blvd	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 291-6264	689	43	16.1	85.5%	14 (2.0%)	36 (5.2%)	243 (35.3%)	375 (54.4%)	12 (1.7%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	67.5	751^st of 2445 public elementary schools	69.3%		58.5	938^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.6%	187					55.0	61.8	67.9				67.0	67.3	80.6				51.9	$29,963	$2,187	$27,775
Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School	Public	PK, KG-5	85-15 143rd St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4780	775	56	13.8	82.5%	85 (11.0%)	76 (9.8%)	347 (44.8%)	242 (31.2%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.2%)	74.6	566^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.9%		52.1	1108^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.7%	542					65.0	72.3	67.7				78.8	67.7	72.5				55.6	$31,891	$2,191	$29,700
Ps 182 Samantha Smith	Public	PK, KG-5	153-27 88th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 298-7700	810	66	12.3	94.3%	10 (1.2%)	101 (12.5%)	491 (60.6%)	170 (21.0%)	24 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.4%)	19.4	2094^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.4%		24.4	1928^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.1%	166					35.3	41.5	45.0				45.2	23.5	27.1				27.8	$34,325	$3,174	$31,152
Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	88-08 164th St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 558-6220	590	37	15.7	89.3%	10 (1.7%)	63 (10.7%)	250 (42.4%)	246 (41.7%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53.2	1119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.2%		49.8	1177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%	58					70.0	55.6	57.6				75.9	56.7	51.1				31.2	$26,944	$2,225	$24,719
Ps 82 Hammond	Public	K-5	88-02 144th St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4139	674	50	13.4	89.0%	11 (1.6%)	50 (7.4%)	496 (73.6%)	89 (13.2%)	23 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	20.5	2061^st of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%		24.5	1921^st of 2445 public elementary schools	21.4%	140					29.7	44.2	41.7				31.6	55.1	29.7				26.7	$30,213	$2,337	$27,876
Ps 131 Abigail Adams	Public	PK, KG-5	170-45 84th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2840	754	54	13.9	88.2%	23 (3.1%)	38 (5.0%)	104 (13.8%)	565 (74.9%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	72.3	630^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.2%		76.8	497^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.7%	133					60.9	65.7	67.8				77.1	83.6	75.0				45.8	$30,050	$2,310	$27,741
Ps 255	Public	K-8	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 380-1247	552	122	4.5	87.0%	83 (15.0%)	53 (9.6%)	212 (38.4%)	142 (25.7%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.4%)								(n/a)																		$129,793	$1,448	$128,345
Ps 154	Public	PK, KG-5	75-02 162nd St	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 591-1500	542	40	13.5	77.1%	68 (12.5%)	55 (10.1%)	203 (37.5%)	201 (37.1%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	64.8	826^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.2%		68.3	698^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.5%	128					84.6	63.8	65.3				85.0	52.5	38.9				59.0	$31,161	$2,442	$28,719
Ps 164 Queens Valley	Public	PK, KG-8	138-01 77th Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 544-1083	527	47	11.1	68.9%	144 (27.3%)	35 (6.6%)	184 (34.9%)	149 (28.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	58.4	973^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	60.2%		50.3	1161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%	188		73.2	86.4	71.2	61.9	69.1	52.6	63.5	69.0	69.2	72.1	85.4	38.5	47.1	74.6		29.7	$34,646	$2,209	$32,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Growing Up Green Charter School II

Is Growing Up Green Charter School II a good school?

Growing Up Green Charter School II ranks 1368^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Growing Up Green Charter School II?

Students at Growing Up Green Charter School II are 49% African American, 34% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

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How many students attend Growing Up Green Charter School II?

In the 2024-25 school year, 810 students attended Growing Up Green Charter School II.

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