Is Ps 176 Cambria Heights a good school?

Ps 176 Cambria Heights ranks 374 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 176 Cambria Heights?

In the 2023-24 school year, 567 students attended Ps 176 Cambria Heights.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 176 Cambria Heights?

Students at Ps 176 Cambria Heights are 83% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 176 Cambria Heights attend?

Students who attend Ps 176 Cambria Heights usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 59 Springfield Gardens

Ps 176 Cambria Heights

Summary:

PS 176 Cambria Heights is an exceptional elementary school located in Cambria Heights, New York, serving 619 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. This school, part of the New York City Geographic District #29, consistently outperforms its district and the state of New York in academic achievement.

One of the key factors that sets PS 176 Cambria Heights apart is its exceptional academic performance. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 64.38% of 3rd graders, 79.75% of 4th graders, and 63.22% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly outpacing the district's averages. Similarly, in math, the school had 63.01% of 3rd graders, 84.81% of 4th graders, and 60.98% of 5th graders proficient or better, again surpassing the district's performance. The school's success extends to various student subgroups, including Asian, African American, and Native American students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

PS 176 Cambria Heights has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, placing it among the top-performing elementary schools in the state. This high level of performance is further highlighted when compared to nearby schools, such as the Gordon Parks School, which has significantly lower test scores and a lower SchoolDigger rating. The school's high spending per student, ranging from $12,736 to $14,660 in recent years, and its relatively low student-teacher ratio, may contribute to its exceptional academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

120-45 235th St
Cambria Heights, NY 11411

(718) 525-4057

District: New York City Geographic District #29

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,438

Students who attend Ps 176 Cambria Heights usually attend:

Middle:

Is 59 Springfield Gardens

Student/teacher ratio: 17.5

Number of students: 567

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.4%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Asian:

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 176 Cambria Heights ranks better than 84.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first 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 82.38. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (83.4%), Hispanic (5.5%), Asian (4.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #29. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 176 Cambria Heights is 17.5, which is the highest among 28 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #29! (See more...)

Compare Ps 176 Cambria Heights employs 32.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 176 Cambria Heights is $14,438. 26 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #29 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 176 Cambria Heights:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 176 Cambria Heights 374^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 176 Cambria Heights 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 all students at Ps 176 Cambria Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	37.37	1608^th	2206	27.1%
2007	49.85	1350^th	2219	39.2%
2008	44.34	1490^th	2227	33.1%
2009	45.95	1506^th	2257	33.3%
2010	52.23	1234^th	2263	45.5%
2011	61.95	953^rd	2286	58.3%
2012	61.10	990^th	2320	57.3%
2013	66.56	696^th	2325	70.1%
2014	74.81	526^th	2345	77.6%
2015	74.49	541^st	2352	77.0%
2016	69.54	662^nd	2366	72.0%
2017	75.22	519^th	2386	78.2%
2018	68.70	697^th	2395	70.9%
2019	62.53	839^th	2413	65.2%
2021	88.22	171^st	2201	92.2%
2022	82.63	373^rd	2434	84.7%
2023	87.19	279^th	2439	88.6%
2024	82.38	374^th	2445	84.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 176 Cambria Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.76	520^th	1941	73.2%
2019	45.65	823^rd	1859	55.7%
2021	81.13	102^nd	1044	90.2%
2022	78.44	230^th	2031	88.7%
2023	70.97	362^nd	2016	82.0%
2024	66.49	452^nd	2110	78.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 176 Cambria Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.40	347^th	2045	83.0%
2019	75.28	367^th	2032	81.9%
2021	93.91	46^th	1678	97.3%
2022	87.42	168^th	2099	92.0%
2023	90.23	144^th	2041	92.9%
2024	87.56	160^th	2078	92.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 176 Cambria Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.03	701^st	2338	70.0%
2019	65.02	766^th	2357	67.5%
2021	88.91	107^th	1955	94.5%
2022	84.49	302^nd	2401	87.4%
2023	86.46	273^rd	2403	88.6%
2024	81.26	376^th	2413	84.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 176 Cambria Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.27	702^nd	2340	70.0%
2019	57.62	934^th	2358	60.4%
2021	81.98	270^th	1961	86.2%
2022	77.07	454^th	2400	81.1%
2023	84.60	302^nd	2400	87.4%
2024	80.88	373^rd	2411	84.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 176 Cambria Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.20	46^th	601	92.3%
2019	93.97	1^st	548	99.8%
2022	72.68	172^nd	671	74.4%
2023	91.76	1^st	605	99.8%
2024	86.03	46^th	662	93.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 176 Cambria Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.74	110^th	948	88.4%
2019	79.20	135^th	891	84.8%
2021	97.32	8^th	427	98.1%
2022	92.24	56^th	936	94.0%
2023	92.73	55^th	857	93.6%
2024	90.80	61^st	927	93.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 176 Cambria Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.76	819^th	1392	41.2%
2019	68.60	302^nd	1315	77.0%
2022	82.37	160^th	1503	89.4%

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Rank History for Native American students at Ps 176 Cambria Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.10	15^th	24	37.5%
2021	91.05	2^nd	10	80.0%
2022	80.97	1^st	23	95.7%
2023	91.68	2^nd	24	91.7%
2024	64.55	9^th	31	71.0%

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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 176 Cambria Heights

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	1	626	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	639
1990	2	622	3	11	0	n/a	n/a	638
1991	3	634	1	9	0	n/a	n/a	647
1992	2	651	4	20	1	n/a	n/a	678
1993	5	607	6	20	0	n/a	n/a	638
1994	10	610	8	25	1	n/a	n/a	654
1995	9	686	7	29	1	n/a	n/a	732
1996	9	686	7	29	1	n/a	n/a	732
1997	2	678	11	30	2	n/a	n/a	723
1998	2	670	11	25	4	n/a	n/a	712
1999	3	689	14	25	1	n/a	n/a	732
2000	4	741	8	19	1	n/a	n/a	773
2001	5	769	7	21	1	n/a	n/a	803
2002	1	675	4	18	2	n/a	n/a	700
2003	1	675	4	18	2	n/a	n/a	700
2004	1	591	4	14	2	n/a	n/a	612
2005	4	574	2	13	2	n/a	n/a	595
2006	9	558	1	12	2	n/a	n/a	582
2007	14	557	1	15	2	n/a	n/a	589
2008	7	593	5	17	1	n/a	n/a	623
2009	14	650	10	19	1	n/a	n/a	694
2010	15	713	16	14	2	n/a	n/a	760
2011	15	723	18	22	2	0	0	780
2012	13	717	18	22	1	2	0	773
2013	10	741	28	26	1	2	0	808
2014	2	678	37	18	2	0	0	737
2015	3	668	41	23	4	0	1	740
2016	2	593	33	27	76	0	2	733
2017	2	548	36	35	105	2	2	730
2018	4	501	35	37	130	3	4	714
2019	7	571	25	37	110	1	6	757
2020	7	561	27	26	100	0	8	729
2021	10	502	25	31	87	0	9	664
2022	8	491	31	37	71	2	8	648
2023	7	491	32	35	43	0	11	619
2024	5	473	25	31	21	2	10	567

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 176 Cambria Heights

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	639	30.9	20.6	n/a
1990	638	31.9	20.0	n/a
1991	647	30.9	20.9	n/a
1992	678	28.9	23.4	n/a
1993	638	31.2	20.4	n/a
1994	654	30.2	21.7	n/a
1995	732	30.2	24.2	n/a
1996	732	30.2	24.2	n/a
1997	723	29.5	24.5	61.4
1998	712	31.5	22.6	55.5
1999	732	31.5	23.2	53.3
2000	773	35.3	21.9	55.1
2001	803	39.3	20.4	51.9
2002	700	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	700	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	612	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	595	41.2	14.4	0
2006	582	40.0	14.6	87.6
2007	589	36.0	16.4	82.3
2008	623	38.0	16.4	86.5
2009	694	43.5	16.0	93.2
2010	760	43.0	17.6	n/a
2011	780	45.5	17.1	93.6
2012	773	44.0	17.5	66.8
2013	808	42.0	19.2	75.5
2014	737	43.0	17.1	71
2015	740	42.0	17.6	75.7
2016	733	42.0	17.4	75.2
2017	730	41.0	17.7	80.5
2018	714	42.0	16.9	76.3
2019	757	42.0	18.0	65.1
2020	729	38.0	19.1	61.3
2021	664	41.1	16.1	62.3
2022	648	36.4	17.7	55.2
2023	619	32.0	19.3	55.6
2024	567	32.3	17.5	52.6

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 176 Cambria Heights

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	639	30.9	20.6	n/a
1990	638	31.9	20.0	n/a
1991	647	30.9	20.9	n/a
1992	678	28.9	23.4	n/a
1993	638	31.2	20.4	n/a
1994	654	30.2	21.7	n/a
1995	732	30.2	24.2	n/a
1996	732	30.2	24.2	n/a
1997	723	29.5	24.5	61.4
1998	712	31.5	22.6	55.5
1999	732	31.5	23.2	53.3
2000	773	35.3	21.9	55.1
2001	803	39.3	20.4	51.9
2002	700	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	700	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	612	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	595	41.2	14.4	0
2006	582	40.0	14.6	87.6
2007	589	36.0	16.4	82.3
2008	623	38.0	16.4	86.5
2009	694	43.5	16.0	93.2
2010	760	43.0	17.6	n/a
2011	780	45.5	17.1	93.6
2012	773	44.0	17.5	66.8
2013	808	42.0	19.2	75.5
2014	737	43.0	17.1	71
2015	740	42.0	17.6	75.7
2016	733	42.0	17.4	75.2
2017	730	41.0	17.7	80.5
2018	714	42.0	16.9	76.3
2019	757	42.0	18.0	65.1
2020	729	38.0	19.1	61.3
2021	664	41.1	16.1	62.3
2022	648	36.4	17.7	55.2
2023	619	32.0	19.3	55.6
2024	567	32.3	17.5	52.6

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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