Is Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau a good school?

Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau ranks 1131 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau?

In the 2022-23 school year, 531 students attended Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau?

Students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau are 50% Hispanic, 27% White, 13% Asian, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau attend?

Students who attend Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau usually go on to attend: Middle : Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts High : William Cullen Bryant High School

Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Summary:

Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau is an elementary school located in Long Island City, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 531 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #30, which is ranked 415 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. While the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate (55.26%) was higher than the district (48.91%) and state (42.6%) averages, its overall proficiency rates in ELA and Math were generally lower. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for Hispanic students but weaker performance for Asian students. Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 67.8% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau's performance is mixed. It performs better than some schools, such as Ps 112 Dutch Kills, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone and 30th Avenue School (The) (G & T Citywide). However, Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau has performed relatively well for its homeless and special education students, ranking in the top 25% and top 30% of New York elementary schools, respectively. Unfortunately, the school's overall performance has declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from the top 30% of New York elementary schools in 2013-2014 to the bottom 50% in recent years.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

28-37 29th St
Long Island City, NY 11102

(718) 278-1220

District: New York City Geographic District #30

SchoolDigger Rank:
1131^st of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,213

Students who attend Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau usually attend:

Middle:	Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts
High:	William Cullen Bryant High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 531

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.1%

White:

27.5%

Asian:

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau ranks better than 53.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 18^th among 29 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #30. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.5. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.1%), White (27.5%), Asian (12.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau is 13.9. 15 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #30 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau employs 38 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau is $19,213, which is the 12^th highest among 29 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #30.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau 1131^st of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #30:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #30 415^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

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Rank History for all students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	25.95	1793^rd	2206	18.7%
2007	21.18	1847^th	2219	16.8%
2008	19.40	1920^th	2227	13.8%
2009	12.33	2099^th	2257	7.0%
2010	16.29	2008^th	2263	11.3%
2011	21.39	1907^th	2286	16.6%
2012	21.45	1940^th	2320	16.4%
2013	25.88	1829^th	2325	21.3%
2014	29.53	1720^th	2345	26.7%
2015	26.14	1790^th	2352	23.9%
2016	24.00	1888^th	2366	20.2%
2017	25.85	1849^th	2386	22.5%
2018	31.85	1699^th	2395	29.1%
2019	28.30	1770^th	2413	26.6%
2021	39.18	1389^th	2201	36.9%
2022	50.39	1169^th	2434	52.0%
2023	39.89	1444^th	2439	40.8%
2024	51.50	1131^st	2445	53.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.57	435^th	938	53.6%
2019	29.33	698^th	860	18.8%
2022	49.86	396^th	1027	61.4%
2023	53.80	320^th	1001	68.0%
2024	52.01	356^th	1066	66.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.40	777^th	1941	60.0%
2019	27.42	1471^st	1859	20.9%
2021	52.08	396^th	1044	62.1%
2022	57.81	581^st	2031	71.4%
2023	56.99	605^th	2016	70.0%
2024	59.71	585^th	2110	72.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.66	1237^th	2045	39.5%
2019	36.52	1298^th	2032	36.1%
2021	41.73	992^nd	1678	40.9%
2022	58.10	724^th	2099	65.5%
2023	43.12	1093^rd	2041	46.4%
2024	53.67	804^th	2078	61.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.72	317^th	730	56.6%
2019	47.62	275^th	570	51.8%
2022	63.94	157^th	622	74.8%
2023	52.27	262^nd	637	58.9%
2024	63.60	183^rd	766	76.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.06	1489^th	2338	36.3%
2019	33.96	1600^th	2357	32.1%
2021	43.15	1129^th	1955	42.3%
2022	53.89	1071^st	2401	55.4%
2023	32.83	1647^th	2403	31.5%
2024	48.83	1180^th	2413	51.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.04	1810^th	2340	22.6%
2019	26.84	1799^th	2358	23.7%
2021	33.80	1367^th	1961	30.3%
2022	47.07	1241^st	2400	48.3%
2023	47.45	1217^th	2400	49.3%
2024	54.29	1031^st	2411	57.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.51	522^nd	601	13.1%
2019	28.33	444^th	548	19.0%
2022	29.08	530^th	671	21.0%
2023	31.41	468^th	605	22.6%
2024	16.94	578^th	662	12.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	44.61	484^th	948	48.9%
2019	73.57	183^rd	891	79.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.70	915^th	1392	34.3%
2019	26.36	1028^th	1315	21.8%
2021	38.54	512^th	818	37.4%
2022	51.11	663^rd	1503	55.9%
2023	46.27	720^th	1429	49.6%
2024	62.01	450^th	1531	70.6%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.88	946^th	1408	32.8%
2019	33.38	952^nd	1338	28.8%
2021	33.71	870^th	1224	28.9%
2022	47.21	757^th	1399	45.9%
2023	38.52	861^st	1337	35.6%
2024	57.80	565^th	1392	59.4%

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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 17 Henry David Thoreau

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	494	225	262	478	0	n/a	n/a	1459
1990	458	260	268	479	0	n/a	n/a	1465
1991	441	246	305	499	0	n/a	n/a	1491
1992	472	207	311	517	7	n/a	n/a	1514
1993	416	229	323	580	3	n/a	n/a	1551
1994	361	205	351	626	0	n/a	n/a	1543
1995	331	162	377	694	3	n/a	n/a	1567
1996	331	162	377	694	3	n/a	n/a	1567
1997	327	183	401	718	5	n/a	n/a	1634
1998	312	180	427	735	4	n/a	n/a	1658
1999	316	189	454	772	0	n/a	n/a	1731
2000	308	170	473	776	3	n/a	n/a	1730
2001	295	135	450	750	4	n/a	n/a	1634
2002	234	126	387	690	6	n/a	n/a	1443
2003	234	126	387	690	6	n/a	n/a	1443
2004	99	78	179	437	3	n/a	n/a	796
2005	106	65	175	436	1	n/a	n/a	783
2006	109	75	141	415	2	n/a	n/a	742
2007	128	60	147	392	1	n/a	n/a	728
2008	124	62	143	370	1	n/a	n/a	700
2009	115	59	136	387	1	n/a	n/a	698
2010	97	62	143	372	0	n/a	n/a	674
2011	91	49	146	348	1	0	0	635
2012	71	42	133	315	0	0	0	561
2013	70	51	117	320	0	0	3	561
2014	60	52	100	297	1	0	6	516
2015	69	59	91	307	1	0	1	528
2016	74	66	106	311	3	0	2	562
2017	103	67	100	293	7	1	5	576
2018	100	59	81	295	10	0	6	551
2019	113	59	89	305	9	0	9	584
2020	116	55	82	304	9	0	17	583
2021	135	49	77	290	8	1	12	572
2022	143	37	75	267	9	1	14	546
2023	146	29	67	266	7	1	15	531

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 17 Henry David Thoreau

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1459	70.9	20.5	n/a
1990	1465	73.9	19.8	n/a
1991	1491	73.9	20.1	n/a
1992	1514	73.9	20.4	n/a
1993	1551	74.1	20.9	n/a
1994	1543	73.1	21.1	n/a
1995	1567	76.1	20.6	n/a
1996	1567	76.1	20.6	n/a
1997	1634	79.0	20.7	78.8
1998	1658	84.0	19.7	76.1
1999	1731	86.0	20.1	78.5
2000	1730	90.2	19.2	86.3
2001	1634	98.0	16.7	81.8
2002	1443	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1443	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	796	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	783	49.2	15.9	0
2006	742	52.0	14.3	88
2007	728	51.5	14.1	90.8
2008	700	59.0	11.9	88.6
2009	698	53.0	13.2	88.7
2010	674	51.0	13.2	n/a
2011	635	48.0	13.2	88.2
2012	561	42.9	13.0	87.5
2013	561	33.0	16.9	87.2
2014	516	39.0	13.2	93
2015	528	38.0	13.8	65.3
2016	562	42.0	13.3	61.2
2017	576	40.7	14.1	56.6
2018	551	45.0	12.2	72.6
2019	584	46.0	12.6	69
2020	583	42.9	13.5	70.8
2021	572	42.0	13.6	69.9
2022	546	41.0	13.3	65.4
2023	531	38.0	13.9	67.8

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 17 Henry David Thoreau

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1459	70.9	20.5	n/a
1990	1465	73.9	19.8	n/a
1991	1491	73.9	20.1	n/a
1992	1514	73.9	20.4	n/a
1993	1551	74.1	20.9	n/a
1994	1543	73.1	21.1	n/a
1995	1567	76.1	20.6	n/a
1996	1567	76.1	20.6	n/a
1997	1634	79.0	20.7	78.8
1998	1658	84.0	19.7	76.1
1999	1731	86.0	20.1	78.5
2000	1730	90.2	19.2	86.3
2001	1634	98.0	16.7	81.8
2002	1443	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1443	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	796	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	783	49.2	15.9	0
2006	742	52.0	14.3	88
2007	728	51.5	14.1	90.8
2008	700	59.0	11.9	88.6
2009	698	53.0	13.2	88.7
2010	674	51.0	13.2	n/a
2011	635	48.0	13.2	88.2
2012	561	42.9	13.0	87.5
2013	561	33.0	16.9	87.2
2014	516	39.0	13.2	93
2015	528	38.0	13.8	65.3
2016	562	42.0	13.3	61.2
2017	576	40.7	14.1	56.6
2018	551	45.0	12.2	72.6
2019	584	46.0	12.6	69
2020	583	42.9	13.5	70.8
2021	572	42.0	13.6	69.9
2022	546	41.0	13.3	65.4
2023	531	38.0	13.9	67.8

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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