Is Ps 69 Jackson Heights a good school?

Ps 69 Jackson Heights ranks 776 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 69 Jackson Heights?

In the 2023-24 school year, 813 students attended Ps 69 Jackson Heights.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 69 Jackson Heights?

Students at Ps 69 Jackson Heights are 49% Asian, 38% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 69 Jackson Heights attend?

Students who attend Ps 69 Jackson Heights usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 230 High : William Cullen Bryant High School

Ps 69 Jackson Heights

Summary:

PS 69 Jackson Heights is an elementary school located in Jackson Heights, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 794 students. This 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 69 Jackson Heights consistently performs above the New York City Geographic District #30 and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5. The school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 43.93% to 57.38%, compared to the district's 48.91% to 54.95% and the state's 42.6% to 47.05%. Similarly, the school's Math proficiency rates ranged from 59.13% to 63.64%, compared to the district's 55.75% to 60.76% and the state's 53.93% to 58.03%. Additionally, the school's Science proficiency rate for 5th grade was 40.74%, higher than the district's 39.25% and the state's 35%.

PS 69 Jackson Heights performs particularly well for its White and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student subgroups, ranking in the top 400 and 402 out of over 2,000 New York elementary schools, respectively. The school's performance for its Asian and Hispanic student subgroups is also above average, ranking in the top 600-700 range. However, the school's performance for its Male, English Language Learner (ELL), and Special Education student subgroups is relatively lower, ranking in the 700-800 range. Despite having a high percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients, the school's performance for its Low SES student subgroup is relatively strong, suggesting effective strategies in supporting these students.

Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

77-02 37th Ave
Jackson Heights, NY 11372

(718) 424-7700

District: New York City Geographic District #30

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,444

Students who attend Ps 69 Jackson Heights usually attend:

Middle:	Is 230
High:	William Cullen Bryant High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.8

Number of students: 813

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.4%

Hispanic:

38.4%

White:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 69 Jackson Heights ranks better than 68.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 15^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 65.25. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (49.4%), Hispanic (38.4%), White (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 69 Jackson Heights is 16.8. 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #30 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 69 Jackson Heights employs 48.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 69 Jackson Heights is $17,444. 21 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #30 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 69 Jackson Heights:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 69 Jackson Heights 776^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 69 Jackson Heights 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 69 Jackson Heights

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Rank History for all students at Ps 69 Jackson Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	68.09	811^th	2206	63.2%
2007	67.30	846^th	2219	61.9%
2008	65.91	887^th	2227	60.2%
2009	63.51	979^th	2257	56.6%
2010	68.92	728^th	2263	67.8%
2011	74.19	559^th	2286	75.5%
2012	71.91	661^st	2320	71.5%
2013	78.69	404^th	2325	82.6%
2014	77.41	453^rd	2345	80.7%
2015	73.20	574^th	2352	75.6%
2016	73.05	581^st	2366	75.4%
2017	73.46	556^th	2386	76.7%
2018	72.54	592^nd	2395	75.3%
2019	72.45	607^th	2413	74.8%
2021	69.94	607^th	2201	72.4%
2022	75.83	520^th	2434	78.6%
2023	72.99	607^th	2439	75.1%
2024	65.25	776^th	2445	68.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 69 Jackson Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.36	252^nd	938	73.1%
2019	30.28	676^th	860	21.4%
2021	64.98	112^th	454	75.3%
2022	59.12	275^th	1027	73.2%
2023	56.25	287^th	1001	71.3%
2024	44.56	491^st	1066	53.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 69 Jackson Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.02	712^th	1941	63.3%
2019	29.12	1385^th	1859	25.5%
2022	73.17	301^st	2031	85.2%
2023	51.82	727^th	2016	63.9%
2024	52.62	737^th	2110	65.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 69 Jackson Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.80	286^th	2045	86.0%
2019	81.45	267^th	2032	86.9%
2021	74.79	280^th	1678	83.3%
2022	79.58	273^rd	2099	87.0%
2023	76.30	355^th	2041	82.6%
2024	73.13	402^nd	2078	80.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 69 Jackson Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	64.32	155^th	622	75.1%
2023	47.25	298^th	637	53.2%
2024	32.02	543^rd	766	29.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 69 Jackson Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.71	610^th	2338	73.9%
2019	70.46	634^th	2357	73.1%
2021	73.47	430^th	1955	78.0%
2022	75.54	495^th	2401	79.4%
2023	76.78	503^rd	2403	79.1%
2024	66.90	699^th	2413	71.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 69 Jackson Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.14	568^th	2340	75.7%
2019	71.53	590^th	2358	75.0%
2021	59.08	784^th	1961	60.0%
2022	72.84	555^th	2400	76.9%
2023	65.53	766^th	2400	68.1%
2024	62.03	830^th	2411	65.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 69 Jackson Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.92	304^th	601	49.4%
2019	62.55	235^th	548	57.1%
2021	51.61	259^th	430	39.8%
2022	57.75	330^th	671	50.8%
2023	52.57	331^st	605	45.3%
2024	45.70	408^th	662	38.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 69 Jackson Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.59	449^th	1392	67.7%
2019	50.20	571^st	1315	56.6%
2021	53.48	344^th	818	57.9%
2022	66.99	382^nd	1503	74.6%
2023	64.20	414^th	1429	71.0%
2024	52.64	617^th	1531	59.7%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 69 Jackson Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.47	208^th	1408	85.2%
2019	38.07	866^th	1338	35.3%
2022	89.04	62^nd	1399	95.6%
2023	77.92	277^th	1337	79.3%
2024	68.26	399^th	1392	71.3%

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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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by a parent
Friday, November 20, 2015

Both my children attended this school. Two children going through grades 1-5 and only 2 teachers we "liked" but didn't love. ALL the other teachers, staff and especially the principal are very caring and dynamic. Yes, like most schools it's a bit over crowded but the caring and respectful environment nurture order and safety. My children were encouraged to learn and grow both academically and socially. We take away very fond memories after 5th grade graduation. My older child still stops by to say hello during events open to the community (halloween party, carnival day, book fair etc.) Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 69 Jackson Heights

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	265	15	236	511	1	n/a	n/a	1028
1990	271	13	263	510	0	n/a	n/a	1057
1991	286	13	276	528	0	n/a	n/a	1103
1992	333	12	245	541	9	n/a	n/a	1140
1993	311	14	271	562	7	n/a	n/a	1165
1994	261	17	280	632	6	n/a	n/a	1196
1995	234	16	376	816	3	n/a	n/a	1445
1996	234	16	376	816	3	n/a	n/a	1445
1997	191	18	358	876	3	n/a	n/a	1446
1998	170	16	367	891	4	n/a	n/a	1448
1999	165	19	334	906	0	n/a	n/a	1424
2000	167	16	336	1005	4	n/a	n/a	1528
2001	132	15	437	798	3	n/a	n/a	1385
2002	112	12	481	669	1	n/a	n/a	1275
2003	112	12	481	669	1	n/a	n/a	1275
2004	125	12	504	598	2	n/a	n/a	1241
2005	117	14	504	578	4	n/a	n/a	1217
2006	152	12	494	499	5	n/a	n/a	1162
2007	150	13	458	509	4	n/a	n/a	1134
2008	172	17	519	515	7	n/a	n/a	1230
2009	183	13	553	492	7	n/a	n/a	1248
2010	186	11	567	493	6	n/a	n/a	1263
2011	173	10	581	485	4	0	0	1253
2012	129	10	593	525	5	1	0	1263
2013	120	6	614	516	4	0	6	1266
2014	111	8	600	506	5	0	5	1235
2015	91	7	560	475	7	0	7	1147
2016	84	5	534	435	9	0	12	1079
2017	70	4	517	421	7	2	15	1036
2018	76	4	515	414	10	2	18	1039
2019	76	6	517	391	8	2	15	1015
2020	66	5	484	385	7	1	20	968
2021	58	5	420	351	8	1	18	861
2022	54	4	413	319	8	1	19	818
2023	62	5	380	319	8	1	19	794
2024	59	4	402	312	11	2	23	813

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 69 Jackson Heights

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1028	42.1	24.4	n/a
1990	1057	48.2	21.9	n/a
1991	1103	47.2	23.3	n/a
1992	1140	51.1	22.3	n/a
1993	1165	50.4	23.1	n/a
1994	1196	56.2	21.3	n/a
1995	1445	71.1	20.3	n/a
1996	1445	71.1	20.3	n/a
1997	1446	74.1	19.5	71.4
1998	1448	76.2	19.0	73.1
1999	1424	80.2	17.8	70.9
2000	1528	81.2	18.8	81.8
2001	1385	78.0	17.8	85.1
2002	1275	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1275	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1241	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1217	78.5	15.5	0
2006	1162	77.0	15.1	78
2007	1134	73.4	15.4	89.5
2008	1230	70.0	17.6	82.3
2009	1248	77.0	16.2	82.4
2010	1263	79.0	15.9	n/a
2011	1253	80.1	15.6	82.3
2012	1263	76.0	16.6	82.3
2013	1266	73.0	17.3	83
2014	1235	68.0	18.1	94.2
2015	1147	56.0	20.4	51.7
2016	1079	62.0	17.4	44.6
2017	1036	59.0	17.5	40.1
2018	1039	58.0	17.9	61.6
2019	1015	57.0	17.7	60.1
2020	968	56.9	16.9	61.9
2021	861	53.0	16.2	66.8
2022	818	56.2	14.5	64.5
2023	794	46.1	17.2	67.9
2024	813	48.2	16.8	71.2

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 69 Jackson Heights

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1028	42.1	24.4	n/a
1990	1057	48.2	21.9	n/a
1991	1103	47.2	23.3	n/a
1992	1140	51.1	22.3	n/a
1993	1165	50.4	23.1	n/a
1994	1196	56.2	21.3	n/a
1995	1445	71.1	20.3	n/a
1996	1445	71.1	20.3	n/a
1997	1446	74.1	19.5	71.4
1998	1448	76.2	19.0	73.1
1999	1424	80.2	17.8	70.9
2000	1528	81.2	18.8	81.8
2001	1385	78.0	17.8	85.1
2002	1275	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1275	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1241	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1217	78.5	15.5	0
2006	1162	77.0	15.1	78
2007	1134	73.4	15.4	89.5
2008	1230	70.0	17.6	82.3
2009	1248	77.0	16.2	82.4
2010	1263	79.0	15.9	n/a
2011	1253	80.1	15.6	82.3
2012	1263	76.0	16.6	82.3
2013	1266	73.0	17.3	83
2014	1235	68.0	18.1	94.2
2015	1147	56.0	20.4	51.7
2016	1079	62.0	17.4	44.6
2017	1036	59.0	17.5	40.1
2018	1039	58.0	17.9	61.6
2019	1015	57.0	17.7	60.1
2020	968	56.9	16.9	61.9
2021	861	53.0	16.2	66.8
2022	818	56.2	14.5	64.5
2023	794	46.1	17.2	67.9
2024	813	48.2	16.8	71.2

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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