Is Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) a good school?

Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) ranks 1794 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,241 students attended Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The).

What is the racial makeup of Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)?

Students at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) are 76% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) usually go on to attend: High : Newtown High School

Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

Summary:

Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) is an elementary school located in Elmhurst, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 1,241 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #24, which is ranked 528 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state of New York in terms of proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade was also lower than the district and state. Additionally, the school has consistently lower rankings for various student subgroups, including Female, Male, Asian, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

The school's declining statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating over the past several years, from a ranking of 880 out of 2,352 New York elementary schools and a 3-star rating in 2014-2015 to a ranking of 1,794 out of 2,445 schools and a 1-star rating in 2023-2024, suggest that the school is struggling to improve its academic performance. This trend is concerning, especially when compared to nearby schools like Ps 7 Louis F Simeone and Elm Community Charter School, which have significantly higher proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas.

Detail:

Public K-5

85-28 Britton Ave
Elmhurst, NY 11373

(718) 898-2230

District: New York City Geographic District #24

SchoolDigger Rank:
1794^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,456

Students who attend Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) usually attend:

High:

Newtown High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.8

Number of students: 1,241

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.2%

Asian:

20.5%

White:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) ranks worse than 73.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 22^nd among 31 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #24. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.4. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.2%), Asian (20.5%), White (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) is 11.8, which is the 4^th best among 31 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #24. (See more...)

Compare Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) employs 104.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) is $19,456, which is the 13^th highest among 31 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #24.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The):

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) 1794^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #24:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #24 528^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	25.47	1808^th	2206	18.0%
2007	23.01	1809^th	2219	18.5%
2008	31.93	1723^rd	2227	22.6%
2009	32.26	1775^th	2257	21.4%
2010	41.76	1491^st	2263	34.1%
2011	60.52	1002^nd	2286	56.2%
2012	56.02	1148^th	2320	50.5%
2013	54.59	995^th	2325	57.2%
2014	52.08	1120^th	2345	52.2%
2015	60.51	880^th	2352	62.6%
2016	52.08	1131^st	2366	52.2%
2017	43.52	1360^th	2386	43.0%
2018	47.00	1281^st	2395	46.5%
2019	52.13	1108^th	2413	54.1%
2021	30.45	1601^st	2201	27.3%
2022	39.67	1471^st	2434	39.6%
2023	31.49	1703^rd	2439	30.2%
2024	28.40	1794^th	2445	26.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.96	336^th	938	64.2%
2019	55.70	256^th	860	70.2%
2021	35.14	299^th	454	34.1%
2022	49.29	401^st	1027	61.0%
2023	35.29	662^nd	1001	33.9%
2024	38.61	626^th	1066	41.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.86	1081^st	1941	44.3%
2019	48.71	726^th	1859	60.9%
2021	18.35	975^th	1044	6.6%
2022	40.04	1108^th	2031	45.4%
2023	38.28	1145^th	2016	43.2%
2024	36.03	1290^th	2110	38.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.94	703^rd	2045	65.6%
2019	62.59	597^th	2032	70.6%
2021	40.44	1027^th	1678	38.8%
2022	51.23	880^th	2099	58.1%
2023	42.88	1099^th	2041	46.2%
2024	41.63	1142^nd	2078	45.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.94	304^th	730	58.4%
2019	72.63	83^rd	570	85.4%
2021	37.12	44^th	70	37.1%
2022	45.65	300^th	622	51.8%
2023	39.01	371^st	637	41.8%
2024	44.16	383^rd	766	50.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.94	1259^th	2338	46.2%
2019	52.64	1081^st	2357	54.1%
2021	25.47	1561^st	1955	20.2%
2022	37.82	1529^th	2401	36.3%
2023	33.02	1638^th	2403	31.8%
2024	30.22	1742^nd	2413	27.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.24	1277^th	2340	45.4%
2019	50.19	1131^st	2358	52.0%
2021	33.30	1382^nd	1961	29.5%
2022	42.04	1395^th	2400	41.9%
2023	31.18	1687^th	2400	29.7%
2024	28.54	1789^th	2411	25.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.86	339^th	601	43.6%
2019	63.34	224^th	548	59.1%
2021	28.27	356^th	430	17.2%
2022	37.11	476^th	671	29.1%
2024	33.14	485^th	662	26.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.35	641^st	1392	54.0%
2019	52.15	540^th	1315	58.9%
2021	34.50	553^rd	818	32.4%
2022	40.65	877^th	1503	41.7%
2023	34.12	963^rd	1429	32.6%
2024	31.39	1091^st	1531	28.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	52	25	436	740	0	n/a	n/a	1253
1990	42	21	451	785	0	n/a	n/a	1299
1991	47	27	464	808	0	n/a	n/a	1346
1992	49	32	478	888	0	n/a	n/a	1447
1993	42	25	432	934	0	n/a	n/a	1433
1994	43	19	427	905	0	n/a	n/a	1394
1995	37	13	305	1106	0	n/a	n/a	1461
1996	37	13	305	1106	0	n/a	n/a	1461
1997	40	10	322	1209	0	n/a	n/a	1581
1998	35	5	347	1277	0	n/a	n/a	1664
1999	32	8	342	1449	2	n/a	n/a	1833
2000	26	18	330	1547	2	n/a	n/a	1923
2001	18	22	338	1560	3	n/a	n/a	1941
2002	21	13	345	1536	1	n/a	n/a	1916
2003	21	13	345	1536	1	n/a	n/a	1916
2004	25	13	329	1437	1	n/a	n/a	1805
2005	24	10	322	1354	2	n/a	n/a	1712
2006	69	3	390	1218	3	n/a	n/a	1683
2007	86	7	356	1196	3	n/a	n/a	1648
2008	83	4	313	1215	3	n/a	n/a	1618
2009	76	7	309	1232	3	n/a	n/a	1627
2010	69	9	375	1266	0	n/a	n/a	1719
2011	62	7	435	1318	0	0	0	1822
2012	44	4	367	1451	3	7	0	1876
2013	31	3	409	1499	6	11	1	1960
2014	26	3	430	1518	9	0	0	1986
2015	29	1	432	1498	11	0	1	1972
2016	29	2	417	1560	14	0	0	2022
2017	35	2	419	1514	13	5	1	1989
2018	41	1	438	1460	12	5	3	1960
2019	41	1	403	1350	12	4	5	1816
2020	34	3	382	1280	8	2	3	1712
2021	29	4	355	1139	7	1	2	1537
2022	28	5	316	1013	4	1	4	1371
2023	25	6	254	946	2	1	7	1241

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1253	71.8	17.4	n/a
1990	1299	76.8	16.9	n/a
1991	1346	74.8	17.9	n/a
1992	1447	77.8	18.5	n/a
1993	1433	83.8	17.1	n/a
1994	1394	85.8	16.2	n/a
1995	1461	76.1	19.2	n/a
1996	1461	76.1	19.2	n/a
1997	1581	83.0	19.0	83.2
1998	1664	95.0	17.5	83.3
1999	1833	108.2	16.9	81.9
2000	1923	115.2	16.7	92.8
2001	1941	121.8	15.9	85.3
2002	1916	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1916	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1805	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1712	123.3	13.9	0
2006	1683	117.0	14.4	80.4
2007	1648	115.0	14.3	92.1
2008	1618	119.0	13.6	94.6
2009	1627	114.0	14.3	94.8
2010	1719	118.0	14.5	n/a
2011	1822	119.7	15.2	77.3
2012	1876	110.0	17.0	77.1
2013	1960	112.0	17.4	42.5
2014	1986	110.0	18.0	99.8
2015	1972	116.0	17.0	62.8
2016	2022	117.0	17.2	57.7
2017	1989	121.9	16.3	53.1
2018	1960	131.0	14.9	76.8
2019	1816	134.0	13.5	75.4
2020	1712	116.0	14.7	80.9
2021	1537	126.0	12.1	82.4
2022	1371	121.2	11.3	79.1
2023	1241	104.3	11.8	82.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1253	71.8	17.4	n/a
1990	1299	76.8	16.9	n/a
1991	1346	74.8	17.9	n/a
1992	1447	77.8	18.5	n/a
1993	1433	83.8	17.1	n/a
1994	1394	85.8	16.2	n/a
1995	1461	76.1	19.2	n/a
1996	1461	76.1	19.2	n/a
1997	1581	83.0	19.0	83.2
1998	1664	95.0	17.5	83.3
1999	1833	108.2	16.9	81.9
2000	1923	115.2	16.7	92.8
2001	1941	121.8	15.9	85.3
2002	1916	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1916	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1805	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1712	123.3	13.9	0
2006	1683	117.0	14.4	80.4
2007	1648	115.0	14.3	92.1
2008	1618	119.0	13.6	94.6
2009	1627	114.0	14.3	94.8
2010	1719	118.0	14.5	n/a
2011	1822	119.7	15.2	77.3
2012	1876	110.0	17.0	77.1
2013	1960	112.0	17.4	42.5
2014	1986	110.0	18.0	99.8
2015	1972	116.0	17.0	62.8
2016	2022	117.0	17.2	57.7
2017	1989	121.9	16.3	53.1
2018	1960	131.0	14.9	76.8
2019	1816	134.0	13.5	75.4
2020	1712	116.0	14.7	80.9
2021	1537	126.0	12.1	82.4
2022	1371	121.2	11.3	79.1
2023	1241	104.3	11.8	82.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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