Best Public Schools in Zip Code 11415

Summary:

The 11415 zip code in New York is home to a single standout elementary school, PS 99 Kew Gardens. This school has consistently ranked among the top 350-422 elementary schools in New York state over the past 3 school years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 99 Kew Gardens is an academically high-performing school, with students significantly outperforming their peers at the New York City Geographic District #28 and state level on state assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 4th grade students at PS 99 Kew Gardens had a 79.79% proficiency rate in English Language Arts, compared to 63.27% for the district and 54.07% for the state. In Math, 4th graders at the school had a 91.75% proficiency rate, compared to 68.26% for the district and 58.64% for the state.

Despite having a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 60.22% of its 744 students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, PS 99 Kew Gardens continues to excel academically. The school's high per-student spending of $30,979 and small student-teacher ratio of 14.3 to 1 may be contributing factors to its strong performance.

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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 English Language Arts 6th 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 99 Kew Gardens	Public	K-6	82-37 Kew Gardens Rd	Kew Gardens	11415	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 544-4343	758	54	14.0	61.2%	159 (21.0%)	48 (6.3%)	319 (42.1%)	171 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	80.1	422^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.7%		83.6	350^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.7%	72	73.1	79.8	72.7	76.1	75.2	91.8	72.4	82.6	40.3	$32,600	$1,496	$31,104

Cities Near Zip Code 11415

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kew Gardens	0.19 mi	1	87^th
Richmond Hill	0.44 mi	10	313^th
Jamaica	0.68 mi	49	463^rd
Flushing	0.87 mi	45	283^rd
Forest Hills	1.02 mi	10	244^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 11415

Ps 99 Kew Gardens

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