Is Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone a good school?

Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone ranks 477 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone?

In the 2022-23 school year, 566 students attended Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone?

Students at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone are 47% White, 27% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone attend?

Students who attend Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 141 Steinway (The) High : Long Island City High School

Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

Summary:

PS 85 Judge Charles Vallone is an exceptional elementary school located in Long Island City, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 566. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with consistently high academic performance across all grade levels.

PS 85 stands out for its exceptional academic achievements, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math that significantly exceed the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 71.79% of 4th graders at PS 85 were proficient in ELA, compared to 54.95% in the district and 47.05% statewide. In Math, 78.57% of 4th graders at PS 85 were proficient, compared to 60.76% in the district and 58.03% statewide. The school also performs exceptionally well in Science, with 54.95% of 5th graders proficient, compared to 39.25% in the district and 35% statewide. Additionally, PS 85 consistently ranks among the top schools in the state for Asian and White student performance, and also performs well for Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Compared to nearby schools in the same New York City Geographic District #30, PS 85 generally outperforms them in academic proficiency rates, particularly in ELA and Math. However, schools like PS 122 Mamie Fay and 30th Avenue School (The) (G & T Citywide) also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a high-quality educational environment in the local area. While PS 85 is a standout school, there may be opportunities to further enhance the outcomes for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, as well as continue to strengthen the school's overall academic excellence.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

23-70 31st St
Long Island City, NY 11105

(718) 278-3630

District: New York City Geographic District #30

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,477

Students who attend Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone usually attend:

Middle:	Is 141 Steinway (The)
High:	Long Island City High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.6

Number of students: 566

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Hispanic:

27.4%

Asian:

19.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone ranks better than 80.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 7^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 77.97. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.8%), Hispanic (27.4%), Asian (19.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone is 16.6. 26 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #30 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone employs 34 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone is $16,477. 23 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #30 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone 477^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone 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 85 Judge Charles Vallone

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Rank History for all students at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	55.33	1222^nd	2206	44.6%
2007	58.61	1116^th	2219	49.7%
2008	59.82	1092^nd	2227	51.0%
2009	59.66	1106^th	2257	51.0%
2010	55.09	1157^th	2263	48.9%
2011	55.32	1134^th	2286	50.4%
2012	62.50	950^th	2320	59.1%
2013	86.70	221^st	2325	90.5%
2014	83.72	283^rd	2345	87.9%
2015	86.77	225^th	2352	90.4%
2016	86.44	229^th	2366	90.3%
2017	83.42	315^th	2386	86.8%
2018	76.94	469^th	2395	80.4%
2019	74.04	568^th	2413	76.5%
2021	89.58	132^nd	2201	94.0%
2022	77.95	467^th	2434	80.8%
2023	85.33	333^rd	2439	86.3%
2024	77.97	477^th	2445	80.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.18	155^th	938	83.5%
2019	26.41	747^th	860	13.1%
2022	42.78	499^th	1027	51.4%
2023	49.19	391^st	1001	60.9%
2024	46.32	456^th	1066	57.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.26	599^th	1941	69.1%
2019	57.62	502^nd	1859	73.0%
2022	52.48	726^th	2031	64.3%
2023	70.48	370^th	2016	81.6%
2024	79.86	243^rd	2110	88.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.74	359^th	2045	82.4%
2019	63.45	580^th	2032	71.5%
2021	88.58	101^st	1678	94.0%
2022	63.52	594^th	2099	71.7%
2023	78.47	319^th	2041	84.4%
2024	68.04	496^th	2078	76.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.80	260^th	730	64.4%
2019	30.10	456^th	570	20.0%
2024	51.43	301^st	766	60.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.89	549^th	2338	76.5%
2019	68.85	682^nd	2357	71.1%
2021	88.26	118^th	1955	94.0%
2022	77.79	444^th	2401	81.5%
2023	82.75	363^rd	2403	84.9%
2024	71.17	582^nd	2413	75.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.27	437^th	2340	81.3%
2019	76.68	475^th	2358	79.9%
2021	87.50	141^st	1961	92.8%
2022	75.86	480^th	2400	80.0%
2023	84.99	297^th	2400	87.6%
2024	82.39	345^th	2411	85.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.79	65^th	601	89.2%
2019	74.30	122^nd	548	77.7%
2021	77.94	62^nd	430	85.6%
2022	85.80	41^st	671	93.9%
2023	78.01	109^th	605	82.0%
2024	73.45	159^th	662	76.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.35	541^st	1392	61.1%
2019	62.70	377^th	1315	71.3%
2021	82.48	89^th	818	89.1%
2022	60.79	496^th	1503	67.0%
2023	65.91	384^th	1429	73.1%
2024	56.86	535^th	1531	65.1%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.76	411^th	1408	70.8%
2019	64.29	465^th	1338	65.2%
2021	85.78	78^th	1224	93.6%
2022	69.62	390^th	1399	72.1%
2023	79.03	256^th	1337	80.9%
2024	71.75	342^nd	1392	75.4%

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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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by a parent
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

This school is a great disappointment. If it wasn't for the few great teachers in the G&T program, I would probably give it 1 or 2 stars. Starting from the grim and grey look and feel and poorly maintained facilities, which resemble a prison rather than an educational institution, going through the unfriendly and unhelpful staff that you can hardly find at the school office at any point during working hours, and ending with the utterly incompetent principal who's acting like a disrespectful prison guard with both students and parents, and has declared war on the G&T program kids by stuffing them permanently in the noisiest rooms of the school right next to the elevated subway tracks. She is doing absolutely nothing for creating a nurturing and accepting culture in the school. Art, theater and music have been given almost criminal status in this school, with the good teachers fading into obscurity and given no opportunity to showcase the results of their great educational efforts. Physical education is mockery with kids having almost no chance for any meaningful physical activities on the premises of the school. I was very hopeful and open-minded when my child first started, but now I absolutely hate it and will do everything to transfer out of it. It's unhappy and grim environment for a kid to have an early school experience, and no academic program, especially such with just few good teachers as exceptions to a generally disinterested and incompetent group of teachers, is worth putting a young child through this. I truly hope something changes soon before the current principal runs this school into the ground. And for the cheery and unconditionally agreeing with everything pushed out by school staff, no matter how nonsensical it is, please take a look at the flat or declining lines of school performance over the last 5 years, wake up and help do something to revive and save this school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	355	4	56	192	0	n/a	n/a	607
1990	361	7	59	181	0	n/a	n/a	608
1991	322	8	89	188	0	n/a	n/a	607
1992	341	7	88	181	13	n/a	n/a	630
1993	331	11	99	229	6	n/a	n/a	676
1994	292	13	127	216	4	n/a	n/a	652
1995	233	13	156	210	3	n/a	n/a	615
1996	233	13	156	210	3	n/a	n/a	615
1997	223	8	181	211	0	n/a	n/a	623
1998	204	6	192	210	0	n/a	n/a	612
1999	233	16	240	263	4	n/a	n/a	756
2000	212	14	250	281	3	n/a	n/a	760
2001	214	10	236	268	1	n/a	n/a	729
2002	203	13	181	256	1	n/a	n/a	654
2003	203	13	181	256	1	n/a	n/a	654
2004	183	5	160	225	4	n/a	n/a	577
2005	191	8	129	202	2	n/a	n/a	532
2006	168	10	136	177	4	n/a	n/a	495
2007	161	11	113	170	3	n/a	n/a	458
2008	167	8	104	177	4	n/a	n/a	460
2009	166	11	115	166	5	n/a	n/a	463
2010	189	18	125	178	3	n/a	n/a	513
2011	217	19	140	161	3	0	0	540
2012	231	17	142	171	3	0	4	568
2013	226	10	133	187	1	2	20	579
2014	232	17	118	174	3	0	23	567
2015	227	21	117	184	5	0	21	575
2016	253	26	105	183	4	0	22	593
2017	262	17	113	185	3	1	29	610
2018	299	20	115	192	4	2	26	658
2019	309	16	109	176	4	1	22	637
2020	319	11	121	172	4	1	28	656
2021	268	7	113	168	2	0	21	579
2022	265	9	104	166	2	1	20	567
2023	265	14	108	155	3	1	20	566

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 85 Judge Charles Vallone

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	607	30.9	19.6	n/a
1990	608	30.9	19.6	n/a
1991	607	28.9	21.0	n/a
1992	630	29.9	21.0	n/a
1993	676	31.6	21.4	n/a
1994	652	32.2	20.2	n/a
1995	615	32.0	19.2	n/a
1996	615	32.0	19.2	n/a
1997	623	32.1	19.4	71.7
1998	612	32.0	19.1	72.7
1999	756	41.2	18.3	53.2
2000	760	39.2	19.4	64.5
2001	729	41.1	17.7	68
2002	654	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	654	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	577	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	532	37.3	14.3	0
2006	495	36.0	13.8	81.4
2007	458	36.5	12.5	70.3
2008	460	35.0	13.1	67.4
2009	463	36.0	12.9	70.8
2010	513	37.0	13.8	n/a
2011	540	38.3	14.0	72.8
2012	568	37.0	15.3	73.2
2013	579	36.0	16.0	73.6
2014	567	36.0	15.7	88.7
2015	575	36.0	15.9	36
2016	593	37.0	16.0	36.1
2017	610	38.4	15.8	30.7
2018	658	38.0	17.3	42.4
2019	637	38.0	16.7	39.6
2020	656	37.0	17.7	39
2021	579	39.0	14.8	50.4
2022	567	33.0	17.1	40.7
2023	566	34.0	16.6	44

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 85 Judge Charles Vallone

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	607	30.9	19.6	n/a
1990	608	30.9	19.6	n/a
1991	607	28.9	21.0	n/a
1992	630	29.9	21.0	n/a
1993	676	31.6	21.4	n/a
1994	652	32.2	20.2	n/a
1995	615	32.0	19.2	n/a
1996	615	32.0	19.2	n/a
1997	623	32.1	19.4	71.7
1998	612	32.0	19.1	72.7
1999	756	41.2	18.3	53.2
2000	760	39.2	19.4	64.5
2001	729	41.1	17.7	68
2002	654	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	654	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	577	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	532	37.3	14.3	0
2006	495	36.0	13.8	81.4
2007	458	36.5	12.5	70.3
2008	460	35.0	13.1	67.4
2009	463	36.0	12.9	70.8
2010	513	37.0	13.8	n/a
2011	540	38.3	14.0	72.8
2012	568	37.0	15.3	73.2
2013	579	36.0	16.0	73.6
2014	567	36.0	15.7	88.7
2015	575	36.0	15.9	36
2016	593	37.0	16.0	36.1
2017	610	38.4	15.8	30.7
2018	658	38.0	17.3	42.4
2019	637	38.0	16.7	39.6
2020	656	37.0	17.7	39
2021	579	39.0	14.8	50.4
2022	567	33.0	17.1	40.7
2023	566	34.0	16.6	44

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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