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Ps 105 Bay School (The) ranks in the bottom 4.8% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 105 Bay School (The)?

In the 2022-23 school year, 661 students attended Ps 105 Bay School (The).

What is the racial makeup of Ps 105 Bay School (The)?

Students at Ps 105 Bay School (The) are 58% African American, 36% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Ps 105 Bay School (The)

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Ps 105 Bay School (The) is an elementary school located in Far Rockaway, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 661 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 from SchoolDigger.

Ps 105 Bay School (The) consistently performs below 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 was 20.75% compared to the district's 44.09% and the state's 42.6%. Similarly, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency was 32.08% compared to the district's 54.27% and the state's 53.93%. The school's performance on student subgroups is also concerning, with its African American and Hispanic students ranking in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools. Additionally, Ps 105 Bay School (The) has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 92.77% to 95.35% over the past three school years.

When comparing Ps 105 Bay School (The) to nearby schools within the same district, the performance gap is evident. For example, Wave Preparatory Elementary School, located just 1.24 miles away, consistently outperforms Ps 105 Bay School (The) in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels. The school's declining statewide ranking, from 2,055 out of 2,325 New York elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 2,327 out of 2,445 in 2023-2024, suggests that the school is falling behind its peers across the state. While the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and high spending per student indicate adequate resources, the continued underperformance raises questions about the effective allocation and utilization of these resources.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

420 Beach 51st St
Far Rockaway, NY 11691

(718) 474-8615

District: New York City Geographic District #27

SchoolDigger Rank:
2327^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,987

Student/teacher ratio: 9.8

Number of students: 661

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.2%

Hispanic:

36.5%

Asian:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 105 Bay School (The) ranks worse than 95.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 37^th among 38 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.34. (See more...)

Compare Details Ps 105 Bay School (The) ranks worse than 94.5% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.43. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (58.2%), Hispanic (36.5%), Asian (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 105 Bay School (The) is 9.8, which is the 3^rd best among 38 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27. (See more...)

Compare Ps 105 Bay School (The) employs 67.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 105 Bay School (The) is $21,987, which is the 11^th highest among 38 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Ps 105 Bay School (The) 2327^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 105 Bay School (The) in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Ps 105 Bay School (The) 1421^st of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Ps 105 Bay School (The) in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #27:

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

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	24.31	1824^th	2206	17.3%
2007	11.98	2022^nd	2219	8.9%
2008	11.95	2052^nd	2227	7.9%
2009	17.86	2004^th	2257	11.2%
2010	7.71	2168^th	2263	4.2%
2011	12.48	2086^th	2286	8.7%
2012	19.12	1979^th	2320	14.7%
2013	16.84	2055^th	2325	11.6%
2014	10.43	2221^st	2345	5.3%
2015	14.23	2116^th	2352	10.0%
2016	16.25	2088^th	2366	11.7%
2017	14.22	2165^th	2386	9.3%
2018	13.08	2186^th	2395	8.7%
2019	9.19	2309^th	2413	4.3%
2022	10.14	2315^th	2434	4.9%
2023	12.95	2243^rd	2439	8.0%
2024	10.34	2327^th	2445	4.8%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	32.78	679^th	938	27.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.16	1403^rd	1941	27.7%
2019	28.39	1421^st	1859	23.6%
2022	32.92	1402^nd	2031	31.0%
2023	34.89	1265^th	2016	37.3%
2024	30.14	1539^th	2110	27.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.89	1892^nd	2045	7.5%
2019	14.44	1922^nd	2032	5.4%
2022	17.44	1931^st	2099	8.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.32	673^rd	730	7.8%
2019	35.91	401^st	570	29.6%
2022	27.18	503^rd	622	19.1%
2023	25.19	522^nd	637	18.1%
2024	21.69	679^th	766	11.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.11	2126^th	2338	9.1%
2019	9.44	2269^th	2357	3.7%
2022	14.22	2205^th	2401	8.2%
2023	21.74	1993^rd	2403	17.1%
2024	15.15	2210^th	2413	8.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.97	2176^th	2340	7.0%
2019	11.12	2230^th	2358	5.4%
2022	8.94	2316^th	2400	3.5%
2023	9.18	2311^th	2400	3.7%
2024	8.91	2326^th	2411	3.5%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.87	784^th	948	17.3%
2019	20.13	776^th	891	12.9%
2022	19.48	812^th	936	13.2%
2023	22.79	693^rd	857	19.1%
2024	23.59	769^th	927	17.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.74	1037^th	1392	25.5%
2019	18.12	1190^th	1315	9.5%
2022	27.43	1187^th	1503	21.0%
2023	28.72	1088^th	1429	23.9%
2024	15.03	1435^th	1531	6.3%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Ps 105 Bay School (The)

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	23.79	872^nd	1095	20.4%
2007	10.23	1007^th	1123	10.3%
2008	11.60	1061^st	1185	10.5%
2009	16.87	1056^th	1224	13.7%
2010	8.13	1155^th	1243	7.1%
2011	12.04	1149^th	1295	11.3%
2012	14.87	1158^th	1337	13.4%
2013	12.42	1267^th	1373	7.7%
2014	10.71	1343^rd	1401	4.1%
2015	17.87	1195^th	1407	15.1%
2016	16.40	1255^th	1429	12.2%
2017	14.92	1320^th	1455	9.3%
2018	17.80	1252^nd	1438	12.9%
2019	18.24	1252^nd	1439	13.0%
2022	13.49	1375^th	1479	7.0%
2023	11.99	1409^th	1500	6.1%
2024	11.43	1421^st	1504	5.5%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	35.87	330^th	503	34.4%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.44	524^th	1170	55.2%
2019	34.89	734^th	1139	35.6%
2022	30.46	992^nd	1283	22.7%
2023	21.04	1208^th	1307	7.6%
2024	20.77	1215^th	1303	6.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.44	1099^th	1245	11.7%
2019	26.20	988^th	1241	20.4%
2022	23.24	1117^th	1306	14.5%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.37	350^th	457	23.4%
2019	49.35	163^rd	392	58.4%
2022	33.75	347^th	487	28.7%
2023	18.53	501^st	543	7.7%
2024	20.31	536^th	594	9.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.88	1149^th	1353	15.1%
2019	23.52	1113^th	1370	18.8%
2022	14.83	1330^th	1454	8.5%
2023	14.36	1349^th	1463	7.8%
2024	11.33	1389^th	1465	5.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.82	1227^th	1352	9.2%
2019	16.88	1228^th	1366	10.1%
2022	14.83	1352^nd	1455	7.1%
2023	11.56	1386^th	1464	5.3%
2024	14.41	1358^th	1464	7.2%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.46	500^th	663	24.6%
2019	31.14	455^th	653	30.3%
2022	25.25	560^th	706	20.7%
2023	23.50	582^nd	696	16.4%
2024	19.81	614^th	705	12.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	56.36	351^st	953	63.2%

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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 105 Bay School (The)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	7	779	7	148	3	n/a	n/a	0	944
1990	2	785	5	172	2	n/a	n/a	0	966
1991	7	710	5	155	1	n/a	n/a	59	937
1992	11	803	3	153	1	n/a	n/a	0	971
1993	8	795	2	140	0	n/a	n/a	0	945
1994	9	778	1	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	912
1995	7	793	6	143	2	n/a	n/a	0	951
1996	7	793	6	143	2	n/a	n/a	0	951
1997	7	763	9	160	12	n/a	n/a	0	951
1998	7	720	10	148	20	n/a	n/a	0	905
1999	8	546	11	83	2	n/a	n/a	0	650
2000	4	407	12	80	4	n/a	n/a	0	507
2001	2	387	12	86	6	n/a	n/a	0	493
2002	3	340	9	67	4	n/a	n/a	0	423
2003	3	340	9	67	4	n/a	n/a	0	423
2004	6	394	8	93	5	n/a	n/a	0	506
2005	6	420	10	138	5	n/a	n/a	0	579
2006	7	495	18	226	8	n/a	n/a	0	754
2007	12	571	17	267	6	n/a	n/a	0	873
2008	13	603	13	261	5	n/a	n/a	0	895
2009	16	587	17	263	5	n/a	n/a	0	888
2010	16	585	21	325	5	n/a	n/a	0	952
2011	16	602	23	302	1	0	0	0	944
2012	33	564	20	296	3	0	0	0	916
2013	19	463	13	232	4	0	3	0	734
2014	16	548	18	242	7	0	3	0	834
2015	15	544	24	251	7	0	5	0	846
2016	16	578	26	249	7	0	10	0	886
2017	13	541	21	250	5	3	2	0	835
2018	12	503	18	262	5	2	1	0	803
2019	8	503	23	284	8	2	5	0	833
2020	6	496	18	287	9	4	3	0	823
2021	7	474	16	261	9	4	3	0	774
2022	7	409	14	250	7	2	3	0	692
2023	4	385	19	241	6	3	2	1	661

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 105 Bay School (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	944	49.0	19.2	n/a
1990	966	54.9	17.5	n/a
1991	937	57.9	16.1	n/a
1992	971	52.9	18.3	n/a
1993	945	52.0	18.2	n/a
1994	912	53.0	17.2	n/a
1995	951	55.0	17.3	n/a
1996	951	55.0	17.3	n/a
1997	951	56.0	17.0	95
1998	905	56.4	16.0	86
1999	650	50.1	13.0	91.4
2000	507	34.0	14.9	98.6
2001	493	45.0	11.0	86.2
2002	423	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	423	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	506	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	579	50.6	11.4	0
2006	754	58.0	13.0	95.5
2007	873	68.0	12.8	92.2
2008	895	59.0	15.2	90.6
2009	888	76.0	11.7	90.7
2010	952	73.0	13.0	n/a
2011	944	73.5	12.8	90.8
2012	916	72.7	12.5	90
2013	734	59.0	12.4	99.6
2014	834	57.9	14.3	95.6
2015	846	58.0	14.5	78.3
2016	886	57.0	15.5	79.2
2017	835	63.9	13.0	78.8
2018	803	58.0	13.8	87.9
2019	833	60.9	13.6	87.8
2020	823	59.0	13.9	89.9
2021	774	66.8	11.5	95.3
2022	692	59.7	11.5	92.8
2023	661	67.1	9.8	94.3

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 105 Bay School (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	944	49.0	19.2	n/a
1990	966	54.9	17.5	n/a
1991	937	57.9	16.1	n/a
1992	971	52.9	18.3	n/a
1993	945	52.0	18.2	n/a
1994	912	53.0	17.2	n/a
1995	951	55.0	17.3	n/a
1996	951	55.0	17.3	n/a
1997	951	56.0	17.0	95
1998	905	56.4	16.0	86
1999	650	50.1	13.0	91.4
2000	507	34.0	14.9	98.6
2001	493	45.0	11.0	86.2
2002	423	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	423	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	506	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	579	50.6	11.4	0
2006	754	58.0	13.0	95.5
2007	873	68.0	12.8	92.2
2008	895	59.0	15.2	90.6
2009	888	76.0	11.7	90.7
2010	952	73.0	13.0	n/a
2011	944	73.5	12.8	90.8
2012	916	72.7	12.5	90
2013	734	59.0	12.4	99.6
2014	834	57.9	14.3	95.6
2015	846	58.0	14.5	78.3
2016	886	57.0	15.5	79.2
2017	835	63.9	13.0	78.8
2018	803	58.0	13.8	87.9
2019	833	60.9	13.6	87.8
2020	823	59.0	13.9	89.9
2021	774	66.8	11.5	95.3
2022	692	59.7	11.5	92.8
2023	661	67.1	9.8	94.3

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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