Is Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe a good school?

Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe ranks 1576 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe?

In the 2022-23 school year, 767 students attended Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe?

Students at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe are 86% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe attend?

Students who attend Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe

Summary:

Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe is an elementary school located in Jackson Heights, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 767 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 149 Christa McAuliffe has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was 28.79%, compared to the district's 48.91% and the state's 42.6%. Similarly, the school's 5th-grade Math proficiency was 44.92%, compared to the district's 53.05% and the state's 48.93%. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian students and English Language Learners performing relatively better, while Hispanic and Special Education students perform below average.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe generally underperforms. For example, Ps 212, located just 0.56 miles away, outperforms Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels. While the school has made efforts to improve resource allocation and student-teacher ratios, these changes have not yet resulted in substantial improvements in academic outcomes. Targeted interventions and support, particularly for underperforming subgroups, may be necessary to address the school's performance gaps and provide a more equitable educational experience for all students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

93-11 34th Ave
Jackson Heights, NY 11372

(718) 898-3630

District: New York City Geographic District #30

SchoolDigger Rank:
1576^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,135

Students who attend Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe usually attend:

Middle:

Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Student/teacher ratio: 12.6

Number of students: 767

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.0%

Asian:

8.2%

White:

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe ranks worse than 64.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 20^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 35.63. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86%), Asian (8.2%), White (3.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe is 12.6, which is the 9^th best among 29 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #30. (See more...)

Compare Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe employs 60.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe is $19,135, which is the 13^th highest among 29 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #30.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe 1576^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe 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 all students at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	31.68	1695^th	2206	23.2%
2007	28.29	1749^th	2219	21.2%
2008	34.42	1684^th	2227	24.4%
2009	45.80	1510^th	2257	33.1%
2010	44.55	1430^th	2263	36.8%
2011	54.27	1173^rd	2286	48.7%
2012	42.42	1495^th	2320	35.6%
2013	31.92	1662^nd	2325	28.5%
2014	40.97	1424^th	2345	39.3%
2015	48.07	1210^th	2352	48.6%
2016	48.36	1225^th	2366	48.2%
2017	42.30	1389^th	2386	41.8%
2018	43.45	1380^th	2395	42.4%
2019	36.87	1520^th	2413	37.0%
2021	46.24	1179^th	2201	46.4%
2022	38.94	1488^th	2434	38.9%
2023	43.31	1355^th	2439	44.4%
2024	35.63	1576^th	2445	35.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.14	346^th	938	63.1%
2019	52.29	294^th	860	65.8%
2021	34.87	301^st	454	33.7%
2022	51.27	374^th	1027	63.6%
2023	46.17	443^rd	1001	55.7%
2024	43.26	516^th	1066	51.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.53	1224^th	1941	36.9%
2019	28.46	1418^th	1859	23.7%
2021	39.39	590^th	1044	43.5%
2022	45.45	927^th	2031	54.4%
2023	61.64	519^th	2016	74.3%
2024	45.28	970^th	2110	54.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.38	797^th	2045	61.0%
2019	46.42	980^th	2032	51.8%
2021	55.40	649^th	1678	61.3%
2022	46.81	999^th	2099	52.4%
2023	47.09	987^th	2041	51.6%
2024	41.57	1144^th	2078	44.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.56	241^st	730	67.0%
2019	57.15	184^th	570	67.7%
2022	48.00	278^th	622	55.3%
2023	39.53	365^th	637	42.7%
2024	50.21	311^th	766	59.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.71	1436^th	2338	38.6%
2019	34.54	1574^th	2357	33.2%
2021	37.17	1274^th	1955	34.8%
2022	37.57	1538^th	2401	35.9%
2023	46.85	1246^th	2403	48.1%
2024	36.24	1557^th	2413	35.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.53	1290^th	2340	44.9%
2019	40.93	1372^nd	2358	41.8%
2021	52.57	900^th	1961	54.1%
2022	40.79	1438^th	2400	40.1%
2023	40.13	1419^th	2400	40.9%
2024	36.42	1546^th	2411	35.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.15	334^th	601	44.4%
2019	50.39	329^th	548	40.0%
2022	49.74	386^th	671	42.5%
2023	63.51	236^th	605	61.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.95	613^th	1392	56.0%
2019	46.14	649^th	1315	50.6%
2021	50.91	377^th	818	53.9%
2022	47.09	740^th	1503	50.8%
2023	50.16	651^st	1429	54.4%
2024	45.16	772^nd	1531	49.6%

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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 149 Christa McAuliffe

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	39	17	168	713	0	n/a	n/a	937
1990	41	23	170	731	0	n/a	n/a	965
1991	29	27	189	787	0	n/a	n/a	1032
1992	47	30	176	826	3	n/a	n/a	1082
1993	27	28	171	832	3	n/a	n/a	1061
1994	30	31	174	809	1	n/a	n/a	1045
1995	22	38	185	856	0	n/a	n/a	1101
1996	22	38	185	856	0	n/a	n/a	1101
1997	24	25	185	908	1	n/a	n/a	1143
1998	30	24	167	898	1	n/a	n/a	1120
1999	30	21	169	933	0	n/a	n/a	1153
2000	25	27	180	1050	0	n/a	n/a	1282
2001	28	26	165	1063	0	n/a	n/a	1282
2002	26	18	140	948	0	n/a	n/a	1132
2003	26	18	140	948	0	n/a	n/a	1132
2004	25	11	122	929	0	n/a	n/a	1087
2005	29	11	110	905	2	n/a	n/a	1057
2006	43	17	139	851	4	n/a	n/a	1054
2007	48	10	130	864	4	n/a	n/a	1056
2008	50	4	117	948	1	n/a	n/a	1120
2009	50	10	131	973	5	n/a	n/a	1169
2010	48	14	125	985	5	n/a	n/a	1177
2011	56	18	113	969	5	0	0	1161
2012	58	16	108	1021	5	0	0	1208
2013	44	24	114	1093	5	0	2	1282
2014	47	17	107	1083	5	0	2	1261
2015	37	19	112	1061	3	0	3	1235
2016	36	15	91	1030	7	0	4	1183
2017	30	16	99	954	6	0	3	1108
2018	34	15	96	905	4	0	2	1056
2019	27	12	93	832	6	0	1	971
2020	26	11	88	806	11	0	1	943
2021	18	11	78	742	8	0	2	859
2022	24	12	59	695	6	1	3	800
2023	27	8	63	660	5	1	3	767

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 149 Christa McAuliffe

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	937	52.9	17.7	n/a
1990	965	53.9	17.9	n/a
1991	1032	52.9	19.5	n/a
1992	1082	52.9	20.4	n/a
1993	1061	56.2	18.9	n/a
1994	1045	57.2	18.3	n/a
1995	1101	57.1	19.3	n/a
1996	1101	57.1	19.3	n/a
1997	1143	60.2	19.0	82.8
1998	1120	58.3	19.2	87.1
1999	1153	64.0	18.0	82.4
2000	1282	70.2	18.3	88.5
2001	1282	68.0	18.9	84.6
2002	1132	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1132	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1087	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1057	72.7	14.5	0
2006	1054	75.0	14.1	91.7
2007	1056	77.0	13.7	86.9
2008	1120	79.0	14.2	89.4
2009	1169	80.0	14.6	94.8
2010	1177	81.1	14.5	n/a
2011	1161	83.7	13.8	76.6
2012	1208	82.0	14.7	76.5
2013	1282	81.0	15.8	76.2
2014	1261	79.0	15.9	99.8
2015	1235	81.0	15.2	68.7
2016	1183	78.0	15.1	69.5
2017	1108	72.4	15.2	65.3
2018	1056	74.0	14.2	76.8
2019	971	75.0	12.9	74.9
2020	943	64.9	14.5	79.5
2021	859	61.0	14.0	82.5
2022	800	60.0	13.3	79.5
2023	767	60.8	12.6	81.2

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 149 Christa McAuliffe

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	937	52.9	17.7	n/a
1990	965	53.9	17.9	n/a
1991	1032	52.9	19.5	n/a
1992	1082	52.9	20.4	n/a
1993	1061	56.2	18.9	n/a
1994	1045	57.2	18.3	n/a
1995	1101	57.1	19.3	n/a
1996	1101	57.1	19.3	n/a
1997	1143	60.2	19.0	82.8
1998	1120	58.3	19.2	87.1
1999	1153	64.0	18.0	82.4
2000	1282	70.2	18.3	88.5
2001	1282	68.0	18.9	84.6
2002	1132	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1132	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1087	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1057	72.7	14.5	0
2006	1054	75.0	14.1	91.7
2007	1056	77.0	13.7	86.9
2008	1120	79.0	14.2	89.4
2009	1169	80.0	14.6	94.8
2010	1177	81.1	14.5	n/a
2011	1161	83.7	13.8	76.6
2012	1208	82.0	14.7	76.5
2013	1282	81.0	15.8	76.2
2014	1261	79.0	15.9	99.8
2015	1235	81.0	15.2	68.7
2016	1183	78.0	15.1	69.5
2017	1108	72.4	15.2	65.3
2018	1056	74.0	14.2	76.8
2019	971	75.0	12.9	74.9
2020	943	64.9	14.5	79.5
2021	859	61.0	14.0	82.5
2022	800	60.0	13.3	79.5
2023	767	60.8	12.6	81.2

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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