Is Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell a good school?

Yes! Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 122 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell?

In the 2022-23 school year, 237 students attended Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell?

Students at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell are 52% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell attend?

Students who attend Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell usually go on to attend: Middle : Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne High : Benjamin N Cardozo High School

Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell

Summary:

Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell is an exceptional elementary school located in Bayside, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 237 students. This school is part of the New York City Geographic District #26, which is ranked 182 out of 865 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math significantly higher than the New York City District #26 and statewide averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 83.33% of 4th graders and 85.71% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 72.68% and 69.18% in the district, respectively. The school's performance on the 5th-grade Science assessment is also noteworthy, with 78.05% of students proficient or better, compared to 56.66% in the district. Additionally, Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, often ranking in the top 100-150 schools in the state for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 188 Kingsbury, Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell consistently outperforms its peers on state assessments and overall rankings. This suggests that the school has developed particularly effective instructional approaches or resource allocation strategies that contribute to its exceptional performance. While Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell is an exceptional school, there may be opportunities for continued growth and improvement, particularly in areas where its performance, while still strong, is slightly lower than the district or state averages, such as in 5th-grade Math and Science.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

75-25 Bell Blvd
Bayside, NY 11361-3499

(718) 464-5773

District: New York City Geographic District #26

SchoolDigger Rank:
122^nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,149

Students who attend Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne
High:	Benjamin N Cardozo High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.3

Number of students: 237

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.3%

Hispanic:

18.1%

White:

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell ranks better than 95% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 7^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #26. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.88. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (52.3%), Hispanic (18.1%), White (16.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell is 13.3, which is the 10^th best among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #26. (See more...)

Compare Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell employs 17.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell is $22,149, which is the 7^th highest among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #26.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell 122^nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #26:

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

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Rank History for Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell

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Rank History for all students at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	87.77	46^th	2206	97.9%
2007	88.93	11^th	2219	99.5%
2008	87.60	19^th	2227	99.1%
2009	86.43	17^th	2257	99.2%
2010	93.81	4^th	2263	99.8%
2011	91.57	55^th	2286	97.6%
2012	81.08	353^rd	2320	84.8%
2013	95.80	24^th	2325	99.0%
2014	95.85	23^rd	2345	99.0%
2015	93.96	51^st	2352	97.8%
2016	91.63	104^th	2366	95.6%
2017	91.49	123^rd	2386	94.8%
2018	91.74	111^th	2395	95.4%
2019	94.18	102^nd	2413	95.8%
2021	85.86	226^th	2201	89.7%
2022	94.64	75^th	2434	96.9%
2023	91.85	176^th	2439	92.8%
2024	93.88	122^nd	2445	95.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.73	85^th	1941	95.6%
2019	93.26	64^th	1859	96.6%
2022	89.69	96^th	2031	95.3%
2023	94.72	63^rd	2016	96.9%
2024	92.30	87^th	2110	95.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.49	70^th	2045	96.6%
2019	98.34	41^st	2032	98.0%
2021	86.83	119^th	1678	92.9%
2022	94.59	64^th	2099	97.0%
2023	88.64	170^th	2041	91.7%
2024	89.66	139^th	2078	93.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	91.23	94^th	2338	96.0%
2019	92.49	112^th	2357	95.2%
2021	84.02	217^th	1955	88.9%
2022	95.50	43^rd	2401	98.2%
2023	92.83	130^th	2403	94.6%
2024	91.68	149^th	2413	93.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	88.49	161^st	2340	93.1%
2019	94.08	93^rd	2358	96.1%
2021	79.43	321^st	1961	83.6%
2022	91.86	122^nd	2400	94.9%
2023	86.20	268^th	2400	88.8%
2024	93.99	93^rd	2411	96.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.34	44^th	601	92.7%
2019	83.04	55^th	548	90.0%
2021	71.72	120^th	430	72.1%
2022	79.56	102^nd	671	84.8%
2023	73.23	152^nd	605	74.9%
2024	80.75	100^th	662	84.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	96.23	40^th	1503	97.3%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.16	284^th	1408	79.8%
2019	78.52	258^th	1338	80.7%
2022	85.38	117^th	1399	91.6%
2023	78.16	274^th	1337	79.5%
2024	79.08	244^th	1392	82.5%

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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 205 Alexander Graham Bell

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	190	58	15	15	0	n/a	n/a	278
1990	184	52	20	18	0	n/a	n/a	274
1991	197	51	16	14	0	n/a	n/a	278
1992	209	48	17	10	1	n/a	n/a	285
1993	212	55	26	28	2	n/a	n/a	323
1994	197	58	29	28	1	n/a	n/a	313
1995	207	47	41	24	0	n/a	n/a	319
1996	207	47	41	24	0	n/a	n/a	319
1997	197	38	46	32	0	n/a	n/a	313
1998	189	38	45	34	0	n/a	n/a	306
1999	182	41	74	38	0	n/a	n/a	335
2000	154	44	76	45	0	n/a	n/a	319
2001	135	39	90	44	0	n/a	n/a	308
2002	108	48	95	36	2	n/a	n/a	289
2003	108	48	95	36	2	n/a	n/a	289
2004	101	68	124	33	4	n/a	n/a	330
2005	96	46	124	31	3	n/a	n/a	300
2006	99	28	136	26	2	n/a	n/a	291
2007	90	22	141	24	2	n/a	n/a	279
2008	106	20	128	24	0	n/a	n/a	278
2009	106	11	140	25	0	n/a	n/a	282
2010	99	14	151	28	0	n/a	n/a	292
2011	109	15	133	46	0	0	0	303
2012	109	19	145	54	2	0	1	330
2013	117	16	136	53	0	0	7	329
2014	119	12	118	54	0	0	7	310
2015	110	12	124	69	1	0	6	322
2016	105	6	120	67	2	0	10	310
2017	101	7	136	62	2	1	12	321
2018	91	6	144	67	2	1	16	327
2019	82	11	135	66	4	2	14	314
2020	74	10	132	61	4	1	19	301
2021	56	8	132	57	4	1	21	279
2022	49	8	135	54	5	0	18	269
2023	39	10	124	43	6	0	15	237

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 205 Alexander Graham Bell

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	278	14.9	18.6	n/a
1990	274	14.9	18.3	n/a
1991	278	13.9	20.0	n/a
1992	285	13.9	20.5	n/a
1993	323	14.0	23.1	n/a
1994	313	14.0	22.4	n/a
1995	319	15.0	21.3	n/a
1996	319	15.0	21.3	n/a
1997	313	15.0	20.9	10.2
1998	306	16.0	19.1	8.2
1999	335	16.1	20.8	14.9
2000	319	16.1	19.8	26
2001	308	17.1	18.0	24
2002	289	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	289	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	330	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	300	n/a	n/a	0
2006	291	19.0	15.3	34
2007	279	18.0	15.5	35.1
2008	278	22.0	12.6	33.1
2009	282	21.0	13.4	0
2010	292	22.0	13.2	n/a
2011	303	21.0	14.4	32.3
2012	330	21.0	15.7	36.7
2013	329	21.0	15.6	38.3
2014	310	17.0	18.2	31.9
2015	322	18.0	17.8	32.6
2016	310	18.0	17.2	26.1
2017	321	21.9	14.6	26.2
2018	327	22.0	14.8	27.8
2019	314	23.0	13.6	27.1
2020	301	19.0	15.8	28.2
2021	279	20.8	13.3	31.9
2022	269	18.0	14.9	31.2
2023	237	17.7	13.3	35

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 205 Alexander Graham Bell

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	278	14.9	18.6	n/a
1990	274	14.9	18.3	n/a
1991	278	13.9	20.0	n/a
1992	285	13.9	20.5	n/a
1993	323	14.0	23.1	n/a
1994	313	14.0	22.4	n/a
1995	319	15.0	21.3	n/a
1996	319	15.0	21.3	n/a
1997	313	15.0	20.9	10.2
1998	306	16.0	19.1	8.2
1999	335	16.1	20.8	14.9
2000	319	16.1	19.8	26
2001	308	17.1	18.0	24
2002	289	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	289	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	330	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	300	n/a	n/a	0
2006	291	19.0	15.3	34
2007	279	18.0	15.5	35.1
2008	278	22.0	12.6	33.1
2009	282	21.0	13.4	0
2010	292	22.0	13.2	n/a
2011	303	21.0	14.4	32.3
2012	330	21.0	15.7	36.7
2013	329	21.0	15.6	38.3
2014	310	17.0	18.2	31.9
2015	322	18.0	17.8	32.6
2016	310	18.0	17.2	26.1
2017	321	21.9	14.6	26.2
2018	327	22.0	14.8	27.8
2019	314	23.0	13.6	27.1
2020	301	19.0	15.8	28.2
2021	279	20.8	13.3	31.9
2022	269	18.0	14.9	31.2
2023	237	17.7	13.3	35

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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