Is Ps 131 Abigail Adams a good school?

Ps 131 Abigail Adams ranks 497 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 131 Abigail Adams?

In the 2023-24 school year, 757 students attended Ps 131 Abigail Adams.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 131 Abigail Adams?

Students at Ps 131 Abigail Adams are 75% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 2% American Indian.

Ps 131 Abigail Adams

Summary:

PS 131 Abigail Adams is a high-performing elementary school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 657 students. This school consistently ranks among the top 20% of elementary schools in New York, delivering exceptional academic outcomes across various subject areas and student subgroups.

PS 131 Abigail Adams stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 57.14% to 63.16% for grades 3-5, compared to 42.13%-50.68% for the district and 42.6%-47.05% for the state. Similarly, in Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 71.43% to 80.83% for grades 3-5, significantly higher than the district (51.66%-57.65%) and state (53.93%-58.03%). The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Economically Disadvantaged students, with several subgroups achieving top 10% rankings in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The), PS 95 Eastwood, and PS 86, PS 131 Abigail Adams consistently outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency rates, often by a significant margin. The school's efficient use of resources, with a relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, suggests a strategic allocation of funds to support student learning and development, contributing to its exceptional academic performance and its status as a model for educational excellence in the region.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

170-45 84th Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432-2197

(718) 480-2840

District: New York City Geographic District #29

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,312

Student/teacher ratio: 15.5

Number of students: 757

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

74.6%

Hispanic:

14.4%

African American:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 131 Abigail Adams ranks better than 79.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 28 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #29. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.8. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (74.6%), Hispanic (14.4%), African American (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 131 Abigail Adams is 15.5. 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #29 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 131 Abigail Adams employs 48.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 131 Abigail Adams is $17,312. 20 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #29 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 131 Abigail Adams:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 131 Abigail Adams 497^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 131 Abigail Adams in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #29:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #29 574^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 131 Abigail Adams

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Rank History for all students at Ps 131 Abigail Adams

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	67.72	826^th	2206	62.6%
2007	73.82	590^th	2219	73.4%
2008	75.17	511^th	2227	77.1%
2009	68.48	774^th	2257	65.7%
2010	64.66	874^th	2263	61.4%
2011	67.03	782^nd	2286	65.8%
2012	75.60	536^th	2320	76.9%
2013	79.20	397^th	2325	82.9%
2014	82.69	305^th	2345	87.0%
2015	83.85	296^th	2352	87.4%
2016	82.94	321^st	2366	86.4%
2017	79.38	408^th	2386	82.9%
2018	85.60	254^th	2395	89.4%
2019	82.15	379^th	2413	84.3%
2021	70.94	582^nd	2201	73.6%
2022	79.80	425^th	2434	82.5%
2023	81.70	395^th	2439	83.8%
2024	76.80	497^th	2445	79.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 131 Abigail Adams

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.82	75^th	938	92.0%
2019	56.03	248^th	860	71.2%
2022	49.50	397^th	1027	61.3%
2023	58.74	263^rd	1001	73.7%
2024	58.17	274^th	1066	74.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 131 Abigail Adams

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.82	125^th	1941	93.6%
2019	66.92	330^th	1859	82.2%
2021	43.74	521^st	1044	50.1%
2022	57.83	579^th	2031	71.5%
2023	72.27	338^th	2016	83.2%
2024	75.00	323^rd	2110	84.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 131 Abigail Adams

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	91.87	84^th	2045	95.9%
2019	89.54	151^st	2032	92.6%
2021	81.56	180^th	1678	89.3%
2022	88.24	151^st	2099	92.8%
2023	90.49	139^th	2041	93.2%
2024	85.59	184^th	2078	91.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 131 Abigail Adams

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.63	37^th	730	94.9%
2019	94.96	13^th	570	97.7%
2021	66.96	16^th	70	77.1%
2022	89.66	41^st	622	93.4%
2023	84.45	60^th	637	90.6%
2024	87.99	57^th	766	92.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 131 Abigail Adams

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.83	353^rd	2338	84.9%
2019	81.04	377^th	2357	84.0%
2021	64.12	650^th	1955	66.8%
2022	81.08	371^st	2401	84.5%
2023	82.33	373^rd	2403	84.5%
2024	76.41	485^th	2413	79.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 131 Abigail Adams

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.74	177^th	2340	92.4%
2019	81.18	374^th	2358	84.1%
2021	73.93	441^st	1961	77.5%
2022	75.25	501^st	2400	79.1%
2023	76.90	479^th	2400	80.0%
2024	74.46	519^th	2411	78.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 131 Abigail Adams

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.29	258^th	601	57.1%
2019	55.03	288^th	548	47.4%
2021	45.59	283^rd	430	34.2%
2022	52.69	363^rd	671	45.9%
2023	53.81	317^th	605	47.6%
2024	52.62	352^nd	662	46.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 131 Abigail Adams

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	91.60	50^th	948	94.7%
2019	85.29	100^th	891	88.8%
2022	87.12	83^rd	936	91.1%
2024	70.27	207^th	927	77.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 131 Abigail Adams

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.13	201^st	1392	85.6%
2019	54.92	508^th	1315	61.4%
2021	50.00	384^th	818	53.1%
2022	51.59	657^th	1503	56.3%
2023	70.84	306^th	1429	78.6%
2024	61.38	458^th	1531	70.1%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 131 Abigail Adams

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	56.65	565^th	1338	57.8%
2022	61.01	528^th	1399	62.3%

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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 131 Abigail Adams

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	189	103	274	108	0	n/a	n/a	674
1990	151	135	284	111	3	n/a	n/a	684
1991	141	118	298	132	0	n/a	n/a	689
1992	97	142	294	124	0	n/a	n/a	657
1993	92	137	299	131	0	n/a	n/a	659
1994	82	124	358	148	0	n/a	n/a	712
1995	70	146	391	161	2	n/a	n/a	770
1996	70	146	391	161	2	n/a	n/a	770
1997	58	173	432	168	2	n/a	n/a	833
1998	49	183	458	163	3	n/a	n/a	856
1999	54	190	475	170	1	n/a	n/a	890
2000	49	179	471	155	2	n/a	n/a	856
2001	42	161	461	152	3	n/a	n/a	819
2002	35	137	426	131	5	n/a	n/a	734
2003	35	137	426	131	5	n/a	n/a	734
2004	17	135	418	126	4	n/a	n/a	700
2005	35	118	398	114	4	n/a	n/a	669
2006	46	125	409	75	2	n/a	n/a	657
2007	54	120	416	64	3	n/a	n/a	657
2008	65	125	442	60	2	n/a	n/a	694
2009	72	108	523	73	2	n/a	n/a	778
2010	68	94	540	69	3	n/a	n/a	774
2011	46	100	585	72	4	0	0	807
2012	41	87	615	76	5	3	1	828
2013	38	69	625	93	8	4	6	843
2014	30	69	613	108	10	0	8	838
2015	29	69	603	102	6	0	15	824
2016	32	64	607	99	10	0	12	824
2017	38	60	647	92	14	8	10	869
2018	35	45	616	83	14	9	10	812
2019	38	41	564	77	11	7	7	745
2020	41	28	530	83	11	6	5	704
2021	44	23	509	87	15	4	4	686
2022	36	24	491	91	15	3	4	664
2023	26	32	480	89	17	4	9	657
2024	21	39	565	109	14	2	7	757

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 131 Abigail Adams

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	674	30.9	21.8	n/a
1990	684	33.9	20.1	n/a
1991	689	34.9	19.7	n/a
1992	657	31.9	20.5	n/a
1993	659	33.0	20.0	n/a
1994	712	31.0	23.0	n/a
1995	770	35.0	22.0	n/a
1996	770	35.0	22.0	n/a
1997	833	37.0	22.5	50.9
1998	856	41.0	20.9	48.8
1999	890	43.0	20.7	48.5
2000	856	43.0	19.9	68
2001	819	43.0	19.0	68.3
2002	734	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	734	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	700	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	669	41.5	16.1	0
2006	657	43.0	15.3	86.3
2007	657	46.5	14.1	88.3
2008	694	39.0	17.8	83.4
2009	778	52.0	15.0	87.3
2010	774	51.0	15.1	n/a
2011	807	49.1	16.4	90.7
2012	828	48.0	17.2	90.1
2013	843	39.0	21.6	87.3
2014	838	40.0	20.9	84.6
2015	824	43.0	19.1	85.1
2016	824	49.0	16.8	82.8
2017	869	46.6	18.6	82.3
2018	812	46.0	17.6	91.3
2019	745	43.0	17.3	90.1
2020	704	42.6	16.5	90.3
2021	686	46.0	14.9	87.5
2022	664	48.8	13.5	86.6
2023	657	45.0	14.6	87.1
2024	757	48.6	15.5	86.4

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 131 Abigail Adams

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	674	30.9	21.8	n/a
1990	684	33.9	20.1	n/a
1991	689	34.9	19.7	n/a
1992	657	31.9	20.5	n/a
1993	659	33.0	20.0	n/a
1994	712	31.0	23.0	n/a
1995	770	35.0	22.0	n/a
1996	770	35.0	22.0	n/a
1997	833	37.0	22.5	50.9
1998	856	41.0	20.9	48.8
1999	890	43.0	20.7	48.5
2000	856	43.0	19.9	68
2001	819	43.0	19.0	68.3
2002	734	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	734	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	700	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	669	41.5	16.1	0
2006	657	43.0	15.3	86.3
2007	657	46.5	14.1	88.3
2008	694	39.0	17.8	83.4
2009	778	52.0	15.0	87.3
2010	774	51.0	15.1	n/a
2011	807	49.1	16.4	90.7
2012	828	48.0	17.2	90.1
2013	843	39.0	21.6	87.3
2014	838	40.0	20.9	84.6
2015	824	43.0	19.1	85.1
2016	824	49.0	16.8	82.8
2017	869	46.6	18.6	82.3
2018	812	46.0	17.6	91.3
2019	745	43.0	17.3	90.1
2020	704	42.6	16.5	90.3
2021	686	46.0	14.9	87.5
2022	664	48.8	13.5	86.6
2023	657	45.0	14.6	87.1
2024	757	48.6	15.5	86.4

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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