Ps 63 Old South

Summary:

Ps 63 Old South is an elementary school located in Ozone Park, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,016 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #27, which is ranked 582 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Ps 63 Old South consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 50.39%, compared to the district's 44.09% and the state's 42.6%. In Math, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rate was 55.56%, compared to the district's 54.27% and the state's 53.93%. The school also performs particularly well in several student subgroups, including Male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Ps 64 Joseph P Addabbo and S.T.A.R. Leadership Academy, Ps 63 Old South consistently outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency across grade levels. The school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio may contribute to its academic success, as these resources can enable more personalized instruction and support for students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 90-15 Sutter Ave
       Ozone Park, NY  11417


(718) 845-7560

District: New York City Geographic District #27

SchoolDigger Rank:
755th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,138 Help


Students who attend Ps 63 Old South usually attend:

Middle:    Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Student/teacher ratio:  17.1 Help
Number of students:  1,016

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.6%
Asian:
40.2%
White:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79% Help


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Compare Details Ps 63 Old South ranks better than 69.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 12th among 38 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.04. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.6%), Asian (40.2%), White (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 79% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 63 Old South is 17.1. 35 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 63 Old South is $18,138. 28 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 63 Old South:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 63 Old South 755th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 63 Old South in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #27:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #27 582nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 63 Old South

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Rank History for all students at Ps 63 Old South

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 57.80 1151st 2206 47.8%
2007 53.56 1259th 2219 43.3%
2008 62.18 1023rd 2227 54.1%
2009 70.04 715th 2257 68.3%
2010 66.77 794th 2263 64.9%
2011 65.06 841st 2286 63.2%
2012 60.24 1028th 2320 55.7%
2013 61.02 828th 2325 64.4%
2014 56.56 986th 2345 58.0%
2015 58.69 932nd 2352 60.4%
2016 62.54 837th 2366 64.6%
2017 64.59 804th 2386 66.3%
2018 59.25 968th 2395 59.6%
2019 53.93 1071st 2413 55.6%
2021 55.26 947th 2201 57.0%
2022 53.24 1096th 2434 55.0%
2023 63.37 834th 2439 65.8%
2024 66.04 755th 2445 69.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 63 Old South

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.94 622nd 938 33.7%
2019 35.93 544th 860 36.7%
2021 56.31 150th 454 67.0%
2022 33.23 692nd 1027 32.6%
2023 58.73 265th 1001 73.5%
2024 48.20 417th 1066 60.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 63 Old South

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.63 693rd 1941 64.3%
2019 50.89 665th 1859 64.2%
2021 49.75 428th 1044 59.0%
2022 50.39 770th 2031 62.1%
2023 69.96 383rd 2016 81.0%
2024 69.67 393rd 2110 81.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 63 Old South

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.73 472nd 2045 76.9%
2019 64.00 565th 2032 72.2%
2021 61.95 508th 1678 69.7%
2022 62.84 612th 2099 70.8%
2023 74.21 393rd 2041 80.7%
2024 73.33 397th 2078 80.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 63 Old South

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.09 188th 730 74.2%
2019 41.78 332nd 570 41.8%
2022 73.64 95th 622 84.7%
2023 52.91 256th 637 59.8%
2024 30.01 564th 766 26.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Ps 63 Old South

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.97 1013th 2338 56.7%
2019 57.02 968th 2357 58.9%
2021 59.04 766th 1955 60.8%
2022 52.91 1098th 2401 54.3%
2023 52.56 1094th 2403 54.5%
2024 59.98 867th 2413 64.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Ps 63 Old South

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.05 917th 2340 60.8%
2019 50.72 1118th 2358 52.6%
2021 47.53 1030th 1961 47.5%
2022 52.90 1075th 2400 55.2%
2023 71.48 600th 2400 75.0%
2024 70.19 608th 2411 74.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 63 Old South

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.48 433rd 601 28.0%
2019 36.09 412th 548 24.8%
2021 29.43 351st 430 18.4%
2022 40.86 450th 671 32.9%
2023 46.52 374th 605 38.2%
2024 48.41 382nd 662 42.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Ps 63 Old South

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.64 241st 948 74.6%
2019 27.16 679th 891 23.8%
2023 65.60 231st 857 73.0%
2024 46.97 454th 927 51.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 63 Old South

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.37 469th 1392 66.3%
2019 55.97 497th 1315 62.2%
2021 53.62 342nd 818 58.2%
2022 43.94 805th 1503 46.4%
2023 56.05 530th 1429 62.9%
2024 66.42 385th 1531 74.9%
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Rank History for Native American students at Ps 63 Old South

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 66.46 8th 23 65.2%
2023 83.91 4th 24 83.3%
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Rank History for White students at Ps 63 Old South

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.30 724th 1408 48.6%
2019 39.97 841st 1338 37.1%
2022 56.21 606th 1399 56.7%
2023 30.12 990th 1337 26.0%
2024 41.30 841st 1392 39.6%
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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.

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by a parent
Sunday, January 22, 2017

Open Quote This school is very good my daughters learn a lots, the teachers are very dedicated, I like the communication they have with me for better to my daughters to learn and improve. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ps 63 Old South

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 781 75 42 133 0 n/a n/a 0 1031
1990 762 87 44 150 5 n/a n/a 0 1048
1991 787 86 51 190 1 n/a n/a 0 1115
1992 664 86 60 252 0 n/a n/a 0 1062
1993 637 77 70 271 0 n/a n/a 0 1055
1994 592 100 88 309 0 n/a n/a 0 1089
1995 471 111 147 468 2 n/a n/a 0 1199
1996 471 111 147 468 2 n/a n/a 0 1199
1997 461 115 173 470 4 n/a n/a 0 1223
1998 411 110 200 512 12 n/a n/a 0 1245
1999 357 112 243 566 9 n/a n/a 0 1287
2000 294 101 260 555 10 n/a n/a 0 1220
2001 285 128 330 628 5 n/a n/a 0 1376
2002 220 92 339 599 6 n/a n/a 0 1256
2003 220 92 339 599 6 n/a n/a 0 1256
2004 180 94 360 631 6 n/a n/a 0 1271
2005 160 94 384 618 2 n/a n/a 0 1258
2006 142 102 394 632 2 n/a n/a 0 1272
2007 138 107 407 627 3 n/a n/a 0 1282
2008 127 89 405 659 0 n/a n/a 0 1280
2009 127 95 417 637 2 n/a n/a 0 1278
2010 112 97 401 653 0 n/a n/a 0 1263
2011 108 95 410 695 1 0 0 0 1309
2012 99 85 410 731 8 5 4 0 1342
2013 104 73 397 721 18 21 13 0 1347
2014 106 71 400 699 32 0 15 0 1323
2015 110 77 421 701 40 0 15 0 1364
2016 117 71 425 707 38 0 14 0 1372
2017 98 74 397 655 41 33 14 0 1312
2018 82 67 387 592 44 36 15 0 1223
2019 71 76 434 558 40 22 13 0 1214
2020 61 65 446 524 38 23 11 0 1168
2021 59 45 433 487 33 20 10 0 1087
2022 61 45 409 442 46 17 14 0 1034
2023 57 48 408 433 53 8 9 0 1016

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 63 Old South

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1031 62.7 16.4 n/a
1990 1048 61.7 16.9 n/a
1991 1115 63.7 17.5 n/a
1992 1062 62.7 16.9 n/a
1993 1055 67.7 15.6 n/a
1994 1089 60.7 17.9 n/a
1995 1199 69.7 17.2 n/a
1996 1199 69.7 17.2 n/a
1997 1223 70.0 17.5 54.8
1998 1245 70.0 17.8 59.2
1999 1287 69.6 18.5 59.1
2000 1220 70.2 17.4 74
2001 1376 80.1 17.2 82.1
2002 1256 n/a n/a n/a
2003 1256 n/a n/a n/a
2004 1271 n/a n/a n/a
2005 1258 90.0 14.0 0
2006 1272 94.0 13.5 93.5
2007 1282 97.0 13.2 92.7
2008 1280 79.0 16.2 93.5
2009 1278 97.0 13.2 93.5
2010 1263 92.0 13.7 n/a
2011 1309 87.0 15.0 n/a
2012 1342 84.0 15.9 81.9
2013 1347 79.0 17.0 82.6
2014 1323 78.0 16.9 82.4
2015 1364 78.0 17.4 84.1
2016 1372 81.0 16.9 83.8
2017 1312 78.5 16.6 83.5
2018 1223 80.9 15.1 86.4
2019 1214 77.0 15.7 78.6
2020 1168 66.8 17.4 78.7
2021 1087 69.9 15.5 83.4
2022 1034 63.3 16.3 78.8
2023 1016 59.3 17.1 79

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 63 Old South

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1031 62.7 16.4 n/a
1990 1048 61.7 16.9 n/a
1991 1115 63.7 17.5 n/a
1992 1062 62.7 16.9 n/a
1993 1055 67.7 15.6 n/a
1994 1089 60.7 17.9 n/a
1995 1199 69.7 17.2 n/a
1996 1199 69.7 17.2 n/a
1997 1223 70.0 17.5 54.8
1998 1245 70.0 17.8 59.2
1999 1287 69.6 18.5 59.1
2000 1220 70.2 17.4 74
2001 1376 80.1 17.2 82.1
2002 1256 n/a n/a n/a
2003 1256 n/a n/a n/a
2004 1271 n/a n/a n/a
2005 1258 90.0 14.0 0
2006 1272 94.0 13.5 93.5
2007 1282 97.0 13.2 92.7
2008 1280 79.0 16.2 93.5
2009 1278 97.0 13.2 93.5
2010 1263 92.0 13.7 n/a
2011 1309 87.0 15.0 n/a
2012 1342 84.0 15.9 81.9
2013 1347 79.0 17.0 82.6
2014 1323 78.0 16.9 82.4
2015 1364 78.0 17.4 84.1
2016 1372 81.0 16.9 83.8
2017 1312 78.5 16.6 83.5
2018 1223 80.9 15.1 86.4
2019 1214 77.0 15.7 78.6
2020 1168 66.8 17.4 78.7
2021 1087 69.9 15.5 83.4
2022 1034 63.3 16.3 78.8
2023 1016 59.3 17.1 79

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely Immunized
201598.8%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps 63 Old South

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $741 (5.0%) $14,046 (95.0%) $14,787
2020 $658 (4.4%) $14,412 (95.6%) $15,070
2021 $992 (6.1%) $15,161 (93.9%) $16,153
2022 $2,315 (12.5%) $16,178 (87.5%) $18,493
2023 $1,086 (6.0%) $17,052 (94.0%) $18,138

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps 63 Old South

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1071st of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 834th of 2439 Elementary schools
 10.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps 63 Old South)5447
 7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #27)5443.4
 10.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ps 63 Old South)5961.4
 2.4%
   3rd Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #27)5554.8
 0.2%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 63 Old South)4653.7
 7.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #27)4747.8
 0.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ps 63 Old South)5156.3
 5.3%
   4th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #27)5151.1
 0.1%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 63 Old South)3853.5
 15.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #27)4046.4
 6.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ps 63 Old South)5267.2
 15.2%
   5th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #27)4646.4
 0.4%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12141016
 16.3%
African American7648
 36.8%
American Indian4053
 32.5%
Asian434408
 6%
Hispanic558433
 22.4%
Pacific Islander228
 63.6%
White7157
 19.7%
Two or More Races139
 30.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients78.6%79%
 0.5%


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Students at Ps 63 Old South are 43% Hispanic, 40% Asian, 6% White, 5% American Indian, 5% African American.

Students who attend Ps 63 Old South usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard

Ps 63 Old South ranks 755th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,016 students attended Ps 63 Old South.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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