Is Ps 140 Edward K Ellington a good school?

Ps 140 Edward K Ellington ranks 969 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 140 Edward K Ellington?

In the 2022-23 school year, 354 students attended Ps 140 Edward K Ellington.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 140 Edward K Ellington?

Students at Ps 140 Edward K Ellington are 61% African American, 23% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Ps 140 Edward K Ellington attend?

Students who attend Ps 140 Edward K Ellington usually go on to attend: Middle : Emerson School (The) Middle : Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley

Ps 140 Edward K Ellington

Summary:

PS 140 Edward K Ellington is an elementary public magnet school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 354 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 140 Edward K Ellington has shown consistent academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 591 to 1,179 out of over 2,400 New York elementary schools in the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 65.63%, compared to 50.37% for the district and 42.6% for the state. The school's performance is especially strong for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and Special Education students, who rank in the top 20-25% of their respective statewide subgroups.

The nearby schools, such as Jermaine L Green STEM Institute of Queens, Jamaica Children's School, and PS 40 Samuel Huntington, have lower academic performance compared to PS 140 Edward K Ellington, particularly in ELA and Math proficiency rates. PS 140 Edward K Ellington's performance is especially strong in comparison to PS/IS 116 William C Hughley and PS 36 Saint Albans School, which are both lower-performing schools in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #29.

Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

116-01 166th St
Jamaica, NY 11434

(718) 657-4760

District: New York City Geographic District #28

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,257

Students who attend Ps 140 Edward K Ellington usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 354

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.7%

Hispanic:

23.4%

Asian:

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 140 Edward K Ellington ranks better than 60.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 15^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 57.26. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (60.7%), Hispanic (23.4%), Asian (9.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 140 Edward K Ellington is 14.9. 14 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #28 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 140 Edward K Ellington employs 23.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 140 Edward K Ellington is $18,257, which is the 12^th highest among 27 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #28.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 140 Edward K Ellington:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 140 Edward K Ellington 969^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 140 Edward K Ellington in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Ps 140 Edward K Ellington

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Rank History for all students at Ps 140 Edward K Ellington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	16.17	1946^th	2206	11.8%
2007	20.32	1863^rd	2219	16.0%
2008	25.05	1827^th	2227	18.0%
2009	17.86	2003^rd	2257	11.3%
2010	12.50	2082^nd	2263	8.0%
2011	17.46	1978^th	2286	13.5%
2012	7.86	2206^th	2320	4.9%
2013	17.10	2041^st	2325	12.2%
2014	15.18	2090^th	2345	10.9%
2015	11.16	2205^th	2352	6.3%
2016	15.70	2102^nd	2366	11.2%
2017	25.77	1851^st	2386	22.4%
2018	58.16	990^th	2395	58.7%
2019	49.21	1179^th	2413	51.1%
2022	72.73	591^st	2434	75.7%
2023	55.83	1019^th	2439	58.2%
2024	57.26	969^th	2445	60.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 140 Edward K Ellington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	61.92	419^th	1859	77.5%
2023	88.53	131^st	2016	93.5%
2024	66.52	451^st	2110	78.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 140 Edward K Ellington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	75.02	376^th	2041	81.6%
2024	65.50	542^nd	2078	73.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 140 Edward K Ellington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	67.01	165^th	730	77.4%
2019	64.93	123^rd	570	78.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 140 Edward K Ellington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.19	1385^th	2338	40.8%
2019	51.35	1114^th	2357	52.7%
2022	64.93	768^th	2401	68.0%
2023	53.79	1060^th	2403	55.9%
2024	62.04	816^th	2413	66.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 140 Edward K Ellington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.59	580^th	2340	75.2%
2019	47.72	1193^rd	2358	49.4%
2022	75.95	478^th	2400	80.1%
2023	58.29	935^th	2400	61.0%
2024	53.72	1044^th	2411	56.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 140 Edward K Ellington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.23	245^th	948	74.2%
2019	62.98	252^nd	891	71.7%
2022	73.48	203^rd	936	78.3%
2023	69.42	196^th	857	77.1%
2024	70.36	206^th	927	77.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 140 Edward K Ellington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	49.63	585^th	1315	55.5%
2022	81.85	169^th	1503	88.8%
2023	59.81	472^nd	1429	67.0%

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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 140 Edward K Ellington

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	15	880	0	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	911
1990	1	806	1	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	837
1991	3	792	0	19	1	n/a	n/a	36	851
1992	3	769	3	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	800
1993	8	791	6	37	3	n/a	n/a	0	845
1994	8	777	5	50	4	n/a	n/a	0	844
1995	7	783	5	41	8	n/a	n/a	0	844
1996	7	783	5	41	8	n/a	n/a	0	844
1997	8	844	3	41	8	n/a	n/a	0	904
1998	6	877	7	46	13	n/a	n/a	0	949
1999	3	849	8	45	7	n/a	n/a	0	912
2000	8	872	5	54	7	n/a	n/a	0	946
2001	4	877	6	52	7	n/a	n/a	0	946
2002	2	769	5	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	829
2003	2	769	5	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	829
2004	4	673	5	60	2	n/a	n/a	0	744
2005	6	690	12	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	768
2006	13	672	13	69	1	n/a	n/a	0	768
2007	13	655	11	80	4	n/a	n/a	0	763
2008	11	619	12	91	5	n/a	n/a	0	738
2009	13	664	7	89	3	n/a	n/a	0	776
2010	16	671	7	92	4	n/a	n/a	0	790
2011	12	634	8	98	8	0	0	0	760
2012	13	484	13	81	47	1	0	0	639
2013	9	449	10	101	56	6	0	0	631
2014	7	420	12	104	54	0	0	0	597
2015	5	406	15	86	45	0	0	0	557
2016	6	369	16	84	41	0	0	0	516
2017	6	310	17	75	31	3	0	0	442
2018	8	321	21	101	21	2	3	0	477
2019	13	313	32	98	9	2	7	0	474
2020	8	292	31	96	8	3	4	0	442
2021	10	247	35	90	8	3	4	0	397
2022	7	227	31	84	11	3	5	0	368
2023	4	215	34	83	10	2	6	0	354

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 140 Edward K Ellington

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	911	30.9	29.4	n/a
1990	837	31.9	26.2	n/a
1991	851	27.0	31.5	n/a
1992	800	39.0	20.5	n/a
1993	845	44.0	19.2	n/a
1994	844	48.3	17.5	n/a
1995	844	49.3	17.1	n/a
1996	844	49.3	17.1	n/a
1997	904	48.4	18.7	77.4
1998	949	56.0	16.9	88.7
1999	912	59.0	15.5	83.6
2000	946	58.1	16.3	84.7
2001	946	55.0	17.2	83.3
2002	829	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	829	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	744	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	768	n/a	n/a	0
2006	768	50.0	15.4	81.3
2007	763	51.0	15.0	76.9
2008	738	50.0	14.8	76
2009	776	52.0	14.9	76.4
2010	790	50.0	15.8	n/a
2011	760	49.0	15.5	85.9
2012	639	38.5	16.5	88.1
2013	631	29.5	21.3	90.3
2014	597	35.0	17.0	86.6
2015	557	36.0	15.4	88.3
2016	516	32.0	16.1	92.4
2017	442	34.0	12.9	92.1
2018	477	34.0	14.0	91.2
2019	474	31.0	15.2	90.1
2020	442	30.0	14.7	85.7
2021	397	24.1	16.4	90.2
2022	368	28.0	13.1	82.6
2023	354	23.6	14.9	88.7

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 140 Edward K Ellington

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	911	30.9	29.4	n/a
1990	837	31.9	26.2	n/a
1991	851	27.0	31.5	n/a
1992	800	39.0	20.5	n/a
1993	845	44.0	19.2	n/a
1994	844	48.3	17.5	n/a
1995	844	49.3	17.1	n/a
1996	844	49.3	17.1	n/a
1997	904	48.4	18.7	77.4
1998	949	56.0	16.9	88.7
1999	912	59.0	15.5	83.6
2000	946	58.1	16.3	84.7
2001	946	55.0	17.2	83.3
2002	829	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	829	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	744	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	768	n/a	n/a	0
2006	768	50.0	15.4	81.3
2007	763	51.0	15.0	76.9
2008	738	50.0	14.8	76
2009	776	52.0	14.9	76.4
2010	790	50.0	15.8	n/a
2011	760	49.0	15.5	85.9
2012	639	38.5	16.5	88.1
2013	631	29.5	21.3	90.3
2014	597	35.0	17.0	86.6
2015	557	36.0	15.4	88.3
2016	516	32.0	16.1	92.4
2017	442	34.0	12.9	92.1
2018	477	34.0	14.0	91.2
2019	474	31.0	15.2	90.1
2020	442	30.0	14.7	85.7
2021	397	24.1	16.4	90.2
2022	368	28.0	13.1	82.6
2023	354	23.6	14.9	88.7

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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