Is Ps 40 Samuel Huntington a good school?

Ps 40 Samuel Huntington ranks 863 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 40 Samuel Huntington?

In the 2023-24 school year, 370 students attended Ps 40 Samuel Huntington.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 40 Samuel Huntington?

Students at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington are 41% Hispanic, 35% African American, 16% Asian, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 40 Samuel Huntington attend?

Students who attend Ps 40 Samuel Huntington usually go on to attend: Middle : Emerson School (The) Middle : Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley

Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

Summary:

PS 40 Samuel Huntington is an elementary school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 318 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 429 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 40 Samuel Huntington has shown a mixed performance in state assessments, with some grades and subjects performing better than others. In the 2023-2024 school year, 4th and 5th-grade students performed better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, while 3rd-grade students underperformed in ELA. The school's performance in Science for 5th-grade students is below the district and state averages. However, the school has shown strong performance for certain student subgroups, particularly African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who have consistently ranked in the top quartile of New York elementary schools in recent years. The school's performance for students with disabilities has also been exceptional, with the school ranking in the top 5% of New York elementary schools in this category.

Despite the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, PS 40 Samuel Huntington has a relatively high per-student spending, with an average of around $22,000 per student in recent years. The school also has a low student-to-teacher ratio, averaging around 10-13 students per teacher in recent years, which may contribute to its strong performance for certain student subgroups. When compared to nearby schools, such as PS 160 Walter Francis Bishop and PS 140 Edward K Ellington, PS 40 Samuel Huntington generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of student achievement and other key metrics, suggesting that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing neighbors.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

109-20 Union Hall St
Jamaica, NY 11433

(718) 526-1904

District: New York City Geographic District #28

SchoolDigger Rank:
863^rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,151

Students who attend Ps 40 Samuel Huntington usually attend:

Middle:	Emerson School (The)
	Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 370

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.8%

African American:

34.6%

Asian:

15.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 40 Samuel Huntington ranks better than 64.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 11^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #28. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.73. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40.8%), African American (34.6%), Asian (15.9%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington is 12.8, which is the 7^th best among 27 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #28. (See more...)

Compare Ps 40 Samuel Huntington employs 28.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington is $22,151, which is the 2^nd highest among 27 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #28.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 40 Samuel Huntington:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 40 Samuel Huntington 863^rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 40 Samuel Huntington in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #28:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #28 429^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	6.57	2133^rd	2206	3.3%
2007	10.97	2038^th	2219	8.2%
2008	15.53	1992^nd	2227	10.6%
2009	13.69	2081^st	2257	7.8%
2010	10.30	2109^th	2263	6.8%
2011	21.27	1909^th	2286	16.5%
2012	18.58	1986^th	2320	14.4%
2013	16.21	2069^th	2325	11.0%
2014	22.07	1919^th	2345	18.2%
2015	16.42	2056^th	2352	12.6%
2016	19.44	2009^th	2366	15.1%
2017	20.41	1996^th	2386	16.3%
2018	33.60	1658^th	2395	30.8%
2019	36.87	1521^st	2413	37.0%
2021	41.05	1330^th	2201	39.6%
2022	60.98	895^th	2434	63.2%
2023	80.02	438^th	2439	82.0%
2024	61.73	863^rd	2445	64.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.70	612^th	938	34.8%
2022	79.94	103^rd	1027	90.0%
2023	88.73	44^th	1001	95.6%
2024	88.73	35^th	1066	96.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.61	1127^th	1941	41.9%
2019	36.05	1101^st	1859	40.8%
2022	71.80	330^th	2031	83.8%
2023	99.96	1^st	2016	100.0%
2024	86.09	163^rd	2110	92.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.23	997^th	2045	51.2%
2019	48.30	927^th	2032	54.4%
2022	69.35	472^nd	2099	77.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.88	470^th	730	35.6%
2019	40.50	352^nd	570	38.2%
2024	73.60	112^th	766	85.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.09	1691^st	2338	27.7%
2019	32.93	1633^rd	2357	30.7%
2022	62.96	826^th	2401	65.6%
2023	80.22	428^th	2403	82.2%
2024	54.08	1026^th	2413	57.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.18	1529^th	2340	34.7%
2019	43.72	1301^st	2358	44.8%
2022	56.34	985^th	2400	59.0%
2023	76.54	486^th	2400	79.8%
2024	66.58	712^th	2411	70.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	24.52	554^th	671	17.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.69	482^nd	948	49.2%
2019	51.59	354^th	891	60.3%
2022	79.76	141^st	936	84.9%
2023	95.69	40^th	857	95.3%
2024	56.99	329^th	927	64.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 40 Samuel Huntington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.80	632^nd	1392	54.6%
2019	46.37	645^th	1315	51.0%
2022	62.80	466^th	1503	69.0%
2023	67.04	362^nd	1429	74.7%
2024	75.51	266^th	1531	82.6%

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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 40 Samuel Huntington

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	0	868	0	29	0	n/a	n/a	897
1990	2	960	1	33	0	n/a	n/a	996
1991	1	893	1	22	0	n/a	n/a	917
1992	2	824	2	17	1	n/a	n/a	846
1993	6	838	9	19	2	n/a	n/a	874
1994	13	761	8	33	8	n/a	n/a	823
1995	7	854	7	52	11	n/a	n/a	931
1996	7	854	7	52	11	n/a	n/a	931
1997	7	864	17	57	17	n/a	n/a	962
1998	5	914	19	77	12	n/a	n/a	1027
1999	6	863	16	78	1	n/a	n/a	964
2000	6	757	14	87	2	n/a	n/a	866
2001	3	590	13	70	2	n/a	n/a	678
2002	4	539	11	74	3	n/a	n/a	631
2003	4	539	11	74	3	n/a	n/a	631
2004	7	473	16	89	4	n/a	n/a	589
2005	12	461	18	107	4	n/a	n/a	602
2006	18	419	22	107	9	n/a	n/a	575
2007	19	375	16	92	10	n/a	n/a	512
2008	11	399	21	86	5	n/a	n/a	522
2009	10	374	20	93	4	n/a	n/a	501
2010	11	405	22	99	7	n/a	n/a	544
2011	16	414	31	107	9	0	0	577
2012	21	395	8	101	13	13	0	551
2013	40	364	9	131	12	17	0	573
2014	38	359	35	154	14	0	0	600
2015	29	342	44	137	13	0	0	565
2016	25	330	61	122	11	0	0	549
2017	17	296	14	116	12	37	1	493
2018	23	264	18	109	9	41	1	465
2019	20	209	19	100	7	34	0	389
2020	18	174	27	108	4	40	0	371
2021	16	142	44	102	5	27	1	337
2022	14	136	51	107	11	16	3	338
2023	12	117	52	120	8	6	3	318
2024	11	128	59	151	8	8	5	370

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 40 Samuel Huntington

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	897	47.4	18.9	n/a
1990	996	51.9	19.1	n/a
1991	917	49.9	18.3	n/a
1992	846	46.2	18.3	n/a
1993	874	46.2	18.9	n/a
1994	823	48.3	17.0	n/a
1995	931	48.1	19.4	n/a
1996	931	48.1	19.4	n/a
1997	962	45.2	21.3	84
1998	1027	49.5	20.7	84.1
1999	964	58.2	16.6	83.4
2000	866	23.9	36.2	78.6
2001	678	51.4	13.2	67.1
2002	631	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	631	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	589	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	602	n/a	n/a	0
2006	575	46.0	12.5	70.8
2007	512	49.0	10.4	96.1
2008	522	35.0	14.9	93.1
2009	501	40.0	12.5	95.4
2010	544	39.0	13.9	n/a
2011	577	39.0	14.7	93.1
2012	551	41.5	13.2	94
2013	573	36.0	15.9	89
2014	600	39.0	15.3	89.2
2015	565	41.0	13.7	91.2
2016	549	41.0	13.3	93.4
2017	493	37.9	12.9	95.3
2018	465	38.0	12.2	93.1
2019	389	32.0	12.1	88.4
2020	371	27.0	13.7	87.3
2021	337	27.9	12.0	87.8
2022	338	25.6	13.1	87
2023	318	31.0	10.2	89.9
2024	370	28.7	12.8	91.9

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 40 Samuel Huntington

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	897	47.4	18.9	n/a
1990	996	51.9	19.1	n/a
1991	917	49.9	18.3	n/a
1992	846	46.2	18.3	n/a
1993	874	46.2	18.9	n/a
1994	823	48.3	17.0	n/a
1995	931	48.1	19.4	n/a
1996	931	48.1	19.4	n/a
1997	962	45.2	21.3	84
1998	1027	49.5	20.7	84.1
1999	964	58.2	16.6	83.4
2000	866	23.9	36.2	78.6
2001	678	51.4	13.2	67.1
2002	631	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	631	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	589	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	602	n/a	n/a	0
2006	575	46.0	12.5	70.8
2007	512	49.0	10.4	96.1
2008	522	35.0	14.9	93.1
2009	501	40.0	12.5	95.4
2010	544	39.0	13.9	n/a
2011	577	39.0	14.7	93.1
2012	551	41.5	13.2	94
2013	573	36.0	15.9	89
2014	600	39.0	15.3	89.2
2015	565	41.0	13.7	91.2
2016	549	41.0	13.3	93.4
2017	493	37.9	12.9	95.3
2018	465	38.0	12.2	93.1
2019	389	32.0	12.1	88.4
2020	371	27.0	13.7	87.3
2021	337	27.9	12.0	87.8
2022	338	25.6	13.1	87
2023	318	31.0	10.2	89.9
2024	370	28.7	12.8	91.9

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.

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