Ps 18 Winchester

Summary:

PS 18 Winchester is an exceptional elementary school in Queens Village, New York, serving 437 students in grades PK-5 and part of the New York City Geographic District #26.

PS 18 Winchester consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York, with impressive academic performance on state assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, 77.27% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 69.18% in the district and 43.68% statewide. In Math, 78.85% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 82.27% in the district and 58.03% statewide. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy across diverse student subgroups, including Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

PS 18 Winchester's academic excellence is further supported by its relatively high per-student spending of $18,673 and a low student-teacher ratio of 14.5 students per teacher in the 2022-2023 school year. When compared to nearby schools in District #26, PS 18 Winchester generally outperforms them on state assessments, though some schools in the neighboring District #29, such as PS 205 Alexander Graham Bell, also demonstrate strong academic performance, indicating a high-quality educational environment in the broader region.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 86-35 235th Court
       Queens Village, NY  11427-2797


(718) 464-4167

District: New York City Geographic District #26

SchoolDigger Rank:
414th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,673 Help


Students who attend Ps 18 Winchester usually attend:

Middle:    Irwin Altman Middle School 172
High:    Martin Van Buren High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  423

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
56.3%
Hispanic:
20.3%
African American:
11.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.9% Help


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Compare Details Ps 18 Winchester ranks better than 83.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 15th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #26. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.9. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (56.3%), Hispanic (20.3%), African American (11.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 18 Winchester is 14.1. 14 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #26 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 18 Winchester is $18,673. 11 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #26 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 18 Winchester:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 18 Winchester 414th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 18 Winchester in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #26:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #26 182nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 18 Winchester

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Rank History for all students at Ps 18 Winchester

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 83.61 182nd 2206 91.7%
2007 76.07 483rd 2219 78.2%
2008 81.87 232nd 2227 89.6%
2009 83.47 111th 2257 95.1%
2010 85.38 174th 2263 92.3%
2011 88.90 123rd 2286 94.6%
2012 77.34 471st 2320 79.7%
2013 77.08 443rd 2325 80.9%
2014 76.34 486th 2345 79.3%
2015 82.72 327th 2352 86.1%
2016 86.07 238th 2366 89.9%
2017 86.92 223rd 2386 90.7%
2018 88.23 194th 2395 91.9%
2019 90.17 194th 2413 92.0%
2021 80.61 354th 2201 83.9%
2022 86.94 263rd 2434 89.2%
2023 85.57 328th 2439 86.6%
2024 80.90 414th 2445 83.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 18 Winchester

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.67 239th 938 74.5%
2019 74.59 88th 860 89.8%
2022 82.56 85th 1027 91.7%
2023 76.76 117th 1001 88.3%
2024 62.97 223rd 1066 79.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 18 Winchester

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.94 584th 1941 69.9%
2019 56.31 540th 1859 71.0%
2022 78.00 237th 2031 88.3%
2023 68.43 410th 2016 79.7%
2024 79.37 253rd 2110 88.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 18 Winchester

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.10 129th 2045 93.7%
2019 92.28 101st 2032 95.0%
2021 85.10 141st 1678 91.6%
2022 92.08 103rd 2099 95.1%
2023 87.92 180th 2041 91.2%
2024 84.82 199th 2078 90.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 18 Winchester

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.46 52nd 730 92.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Ps 18 Winchester

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.29 136th 2338 94.2%
2019 91.32 144th 2357 93.9%
2021 82.42 257th 1955 86.9%
2022 85.59 283rd 2401 88.2%
2023 87.86 235th 2403 90.2%
2024 85.37 284th 2413 88.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Ps 18 Winchester

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.64 244th 2340 89.6%
2019 86.52 252nd 2358 89.3%
2021 73.03 469th 1961 76.1%
2022 85.33 264th 2400 89.0%
2023 80.30 401st 2400 83.3%
2024 71.61 576th 2411 76.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 18 Winchester

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.45 214th 601 64.4%
2019 65.63 202nd 548 63.1%
2021 62.51 181st 430 57.9%
2022 60.55 306th 671 54.4%
2023 57.26 291st 605 51.9%
2024 49.06 376th 662 43.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Ps 18 Winchester

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.37 58th 948 93.9%
2019 86.68 89th 891 90.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 18 Winchester

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.98 228th 1392 83.6%
2019 89.16 94th 1315 92.9%
2022 81.25 179th 1503 88.1%
2023 76.61 230th 1429 83.9%
2024 88.26 116th 1531 92.4%
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Rank History for White students at Ps 18 Winchester

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.90 102nd 1408 92.8%
2022 90.89 38th 1399 97.3%
2023 81.12 212th 1337 84.1%
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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.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, November 9, 2017

Open Quote Very nice school. My olderone graduated from there . Other 2still studying there. Teachers ... very helpful and smart . Principal and vice principal .. they took care of children very well . Thank you teachers !!! Close Quote


by a student
Friday, July 23, 2010

Open Quote I just graduated from P.S.18 this year and I gotta say it was the best school. I miss all of my teachers already. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ps 18 Winchester

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 234 20 48 24 4 n/a n/a 0 330
1990 222 23 57 38 3 n/a n/a 0 343
1991 224 23 70 43 0 n/a n/a 0 360
1992 198 25 65 40 0 n/a n/a 0 328
1993 194 21 70 44 2 n/a n/a 0 331
1994 179 31 98 59 2 n/a n/a 0 369
1995 152 36 108 69 1 n/a n/a 0 366
1996 152 36 108 69 1 n/a n/a 0 366
1997 133 42 131 76 4 n/a n/a 0 386
1998 112 43 133 66 5 n/a n/a 0 359
1999 116 54 165 61 1 n/a n/a 0 397
2000 134 50 220 63 0 n/a n/a 0 467
2001 140 55 246 57 0 n/a n/a 0 498
2002 122 40 273 58 1 n/a n/a 0 494
2003 122 40 273 58 1 n/a n/a 0 494
2004 95 44 297 57 2 n/a n/a 0 495
2005 86 49 266 60 0 n/a n/a 0 461
2006 68 51 256 72 2 n/a n/a 0 449
2007 65 50 268 77 2 n/a n/a 0 462
2008 67 44 312 80 2 n/a n/a 0 505
2009 53 43 359 69 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2010 38 46 336 65 2 n/a n/a 0 487
2011 30 48 366 57 1 0 0 0 502
2012 29 41 381 69 2 0 0 0 522
2013 36 52 432 66 3 3 2 0 594
2014 35 62 467 72 4 0 2 0 642
2015 29 63 474 63 4 0 2 0 635
2016 40 63 470 72 5 0 5 0 655
2017 42 66 438 84 5 1 6 0 642
2018 43 69 407 90 3 3 5 0 620
2019 51 77 356 85 4 3 7 0 583
2020 49 68 296 84 5 3 6 0 511
2021 45 52 269 72 4 4 4 0 450
2022 49 47 237 76 7 4 4 0 424
2023 49 44 248 82 8 1 5 0 437
2024 35 50 238 86 6 1 7 0 423

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 18 Winchester

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 330 15.0 22.0 n/a
1990 343 15.0 22.8 n/a
1991 360 15.0 24.0 n/a
1992 328 14.0 23.4 n/a
1993 331 15.0 22.1 n/a
1994 369 15.0 24.6 n/a
1995 366 15.0 24.4 n/a
1996 366 15.0 24.4 n/a
1997 386 17.0 22.7 28.5
1998 359 20.0 18.0 26.7
1999 397 23.0 17.3 29.2
2000 467 25.0 18.7 36.8
2001 498 28.0 17.8 36.7
2002 494 n/a n/a n/a
2003 494 n/a n/a n/a
2004 495 n/a n/a n/a
2005 461 29.0 15.9 0
2006 449 28.0 16.0 40.8
2007 462 31.0 14.9 44.8
2008 505 31.0 16.3 40.8
2009 524 31.0 16.9 0
2010 487 29.8 16.3 n/a
2011 502 28.0 17.9 55.4
2012 522 29.0 17.9 56.1
2013 594 32.0 18.5 55.1
2014 642 35.7 17.9 49.8
2015 635 36.0 17.6 54.3
2016 655 42.0 15.5 59.4
2017 642 43.9 14.6 58.9
2018 620 42.0 14.7 58.9
2019 583 40.0 14.5 58.1
2020 511 33.0 15.4 59.9
2021 450 38.7 11.6 61.6
2022 424 31.6 13.4 63.4
2023 437 30.0 14.5 61.8
2024 423 30.0 14.1 62.9

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 18 Winchester

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 330 15.0 22.0 n/a
1990 343 15.0 22.8 n/a
1991 360 15.0 24.0 n/a
1992 328 14.0 23.4 n/a
1993 331 15.0 22.1 n/a
1994 369 15.0 24.6 n/a
1995 366 15.0 24.4 n/a
1996 366 15.0 24.4 n/a
1997 386 17.0 22.7 28.5
1998 359 20.0 18.0 26.7
1999 397 23.0 17.3 29.2
2000 467 25.0 18.7 36.8
2001 498 28.0 17.8 36.7
2002 494 n/a n/a n/a
2003 494 n/a n/a n/a
2004 495 n/a n/a n/a
2005 461 29.0 15.9 0
2006 449 28.0 16.0 40.8
2007 462 31.0 14.9 44.8
2008 505 31.0 16.3 40.8
2009 524 31.0 16.9 0
2010 487 29.8 16.3 n/a
2011 502 28.0 17.9 55.4
2012 522 29.0 17.9 56.1
2013 594 32.0 18.5 55.1
2014 642 35.7 17.9 49.8
2015 635 36.0 17.6 54.3
2016 655 42.0 15.5 59.4
2017 642 43.9 14.6 58.9
2018 620 42.0 14.7 58.9
2019 583 40.0 14.5 58.1
2020 511 33.0 15.4 59.9
2021 450 38.7 11.6 61.6
2022 424 31.6 13.4 63.4
2023 437 30.0 14.5 61.8
2024 423 30.0 14.1 62.9

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely Immunized
201598.2%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps 18 Winchester

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $69 (0.6%) $12,331 (99.4%) $12,400
2020 $140 (1.1%) $12,894 (98.9%) $13,034
2021 $704 (4.5%) $15,080 (95.5%) $15,784
2022 $2,658 (14.6%) $15,502 (85.4%) $18,160
2023 $1,988 (10.6%) $16,684 (89.3%) $18,673

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps 18 Winchester

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 194th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 328th of 2439 Elementary schools
 5.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps 18 Winchester)7659.6
 16.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #26)7870
 8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ps 18 Winchester)8279.2
 2.8%
   3rd Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #26)8081
 1%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 18 Winchester)7167.3
 3.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #26)7475.5
 1.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ps 18 Winchester)7876.9
 1.1%
   4th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #26)7980.1
 1.1%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 18 Winchester)6869.6
 1.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #26)6673.1
 7.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ps 18 Winchester)7481.1
 7.1%
   5th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #26)7679.5
 3.5%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students583437
 25%
African American7744
 42.9%
American Indian48
 100%
Asian356248
 30.3%
Hispanic8582
 3.5%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White5149
 3.9%
Two or More Races75
 28.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.1%61.8%
 3.6%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 423 students attended Ps 18 Winchester.

Students at Ps 18 Winchester are 56% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Ps 18 Winchester ranks 414th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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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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