Is Ps 56 Harry Eichler a good school?

Ps 56 Harry Eichler ranks 1152 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 56 Harry Eichler?

In the 2023-24 school year, 327 students attended Ps 56 Harry Eichler.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 56 Harry Eichler?

Students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler are 52% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 9% White, 9% African American, 5% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 56 Harry Eichler attend?

Students who attend Ps 56 Harry Eichler usually go on to attend: Middle : Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes High : Richmond Hill High School

Ps 56 Harry Eichler

Summary:

Ps 56 Harry Eichler is an elementary school located in Richmond Hill, New York, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 323 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.

Academically, Ps 56 Harry Eichler's performance is generally lower than the district and state averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 44.58%, compared to 44.09% for the district and 42.6% for the state. However, the school's 4th grade math proficiency rate of 59.79% is slightly better than the district's 57.88% and the state's 58.03%. The school struggles with 5th grade science proficiency, with a rate of 23.88% compared to the district's 27.99% and the state's 35%. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with relatively better outcomes for African American students but lower outcomes for Asian, White, and English Language Learner students.

Interestingly, Ps 56 Harry Eichler's performance is generally lower than the nearby Ps 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis and Ps 273, which have higher academic proficiency rates and higher overall rankings. However, the school performs better than some other nearby schools, such as New York City Academy For Discovery, which is in a different district and has lower academic proficiency rates. With a relatively high per-student spending of $19,709 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13 students per teacher, the school's resources may not be the primary limiting factor, and the school could benefit from a closer examination of its instructional practices, curriculum, and support systems to better serve its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public 2-5

86-10 114th St
Richmond Hill, NY 11418

(718) 441-4448

District: New York City Geographic District #27

SchoolDigger Rank:
1152^nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,709

Students who attend Ps 56 Harry Eichler usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes
High:	Richmond Hill High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 327

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.0%

Asian:

22.9%

White:

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 56 Harry Eichler ranks better than 52.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 17^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 50.58. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52%), Asian (22.9%), White (9.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 56 Harry Eichler is 13, which is the 14^th best among 38 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27. (See more...)

Compare Ps 56 Harry Eichler employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 56 Harry Eichler is $19,709, which is the 19^th highest among 38 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #27.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 56 Harry Eichler:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 56 Harry Eichler 1152^nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 56 Harry Eichler 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 students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	48.76	1386^th	2206	37.2%
2007	52.44	1285^th	2219	42.1%
2008	45.85	1456^th	2227	34.6%
2009	57.40	1178^th	2257	47.8%
2010	56.55	1126^th	2263	50.2%
2011	48.81	1309^th	2286	42.7%
2012	40.65	1538^th	2320	33.7%
2013	46.23	1217^th	2325	47.7%
2014	57.59	960^th	2345	59.1%
2015	49.99	1156^th	2352	50.9%
2016	51.62	1148^th	2366	51.5%
2017	47.85	1232^nd	2386	48.4%
2018	52.52	1132^nd	2395	52.7%
2019	57.66	964^th	2413	60.0%
2021	38.33	1408^th	2201	36.0%
2022	47.66	1235^th	2434	49.3%
2023	48.98	1193^rd	2439	51.1%
2024	50.58	1152^nd	2445	52.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.27	253^rd	938	73.0%
2019	53.73	285^th	860	66.9%
2022	50.18	391^st	1027	61.9%
2023	41.75	528^th	1001	47.3%
2024	35.72	712^th	1066	33.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.17	1319^th	1941	32.0%
2019	36.17	1097^th	1859	41.0%
2022	48.25	837^th	2031	58.8%
2023	39.36	1110^th	2016	44.9%
2024	47.92	887^th	2110	58.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.69	687^th	2045	66.4%
2019	67.46	506^th	2032	75.1%
2022	55.87	776^th	2099	63.0%
2023	53.22	826^th	2041	59.5%
2024	55.35	763^rd	2078	63.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.48	395^th	730	45.9%
2019	45.51	299^th	570	47.5%
2023	41.82	342^nd	637	46.3%
2024	50.85	308^th	766	59.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.26	1107^th	2338	52.7%
2019	54.50	1030^th	2357	56.3%
2021	27.41	1515^th	1955	22.5%
2022	49.64	1187^th	2401	50.6%
2023	46.26	1262^nd	2403	47.5%
2024	53.22	1054^th	2413	56.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.93	1169^th	2340	50.0%
2019	60.29	866^th	2358	63.3%
2021	52.08	911^th	1961	53.5%
2022	45.46	1288^th	2400	46.3%
2023	51.29	1120^th	2400	53.3%
2024	47.44	1217^th	2411	49.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.87	476^th	601	20.8%
2019	33.76	425^th	548	22.4%
2021	23.38	373^rd	430	13.3%
2022	17.26	592^nd	671	11.8%
2023	30.61	473^rd	605	21.8%
2024	43.17	428^th	662	35.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	63.51	259^th	927	72.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.14	442^nd	1392	68.2%
2019	57.48	465^th	1315	64.6%
2021	45.91	417^th	818	49.0%
2022	54.43	598^th	1503	60.2%
2023	43.61	792^nd	1429	44.6%
2024	50.94	656^th	1531	57.2%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.77	1004^th	1408	28.7%
2019	43.20	791^st	1338	40.9%
2022	37.37	924^th	1399	34.0%
2023	57.20	578^th	1337	56.8%
2024	47.89	732^nd	1392	47.4%

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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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Enrollment information for Ps 56 Harry Eichler

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	228	31	74	168	1	n/a	n/a	502
1990	246	41	85	180	2	n/a	n/a	554
1991	258	35	100	186	3	n/a	n/a	582
1992	241	59	111	186	4	n/a	n/a	601
1993	270	64	109	200	4	n/a	n/a	647
1994	255	47	108	180	4	n/a	n/a	594
1995	239	47	154	213	2	n/a	n/a	655
1996	239	47	154	213	2	n/a	n/a	655
1997	210	51	179	208	2	n/a	n/a	650
1998	188	57	172	208	0	n/a	n/a	625
1999	149	56	170	236	0	n/a	n/a	611
2000	133	49	211	233	0	n/a	n/a	626
2001	109	51	271	237	0	n/a	n/a	668
2002	59	38	237	183	2	n/a	n/a	519
2003	59	38	237	183	2	n/a	n/a	519
2004	61	38	240	178	4	n/a	n/a	521
2005	49	37	209	181	6	n/a	n/a	482
2006	42	48	201	161	5	n/a	n/a	457
2007	42	43	207	161	5	n/a	n/a	458
2008	43	45	216	164	3	n/a	n/a	471
2009	47	44	217	139	5	n/a	n/a	452
2010	53	36	216	144	3	n/a	n/a	452
2011	52	33	207	152	6	0	0	450
2012	43	28	208	155	4	0	1	439
2013	45	22	190	169	3	0	0	429
2014	37	29	177	168	5	0	2	418
2015	45	28	162	163	8	0	7	413
2016	44	18	149	181	14	0	5	411
2017	51	17	126	168	15	5	6	388
2018	46	17	131	164	18	4	4	384
2019	45	14	125	157	10	6	5	362
2020	50	16	113	167	12	7	7	372
2021	35	16	97	162	9	4	8	331
2022	42	11	78	171	15	1	5	323
2023	42	17	69	176	13	2	4	323
2024	31	29	75	170	16	3	3	327

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 56 Harry Eichler

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	502	22.9	21.9	n/a
1990	554	24.9	22.2	n/a
1991	582	26.9	21.6	n/a
1992	601	26.9	22.3	n/a
1993	647	28.0	23.1	n/a
1994	594	29.0	20.5	n/a
1995	655	27.0	24.3	n/a
1996	655	27.0	24.3	n/a
1997	650	29.0	22.4	52.2
1998	625	30.0	20.8	56.8
1999	611	28.0	21.8	56.8
2000	626	30.0	20.9	73.3
2001	668	36.0	18.6	78
2002	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	521	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	482	34.0	14.2	0
2006	457	33.0	13.8	80.5
2007	458	28.0	16.4	81.4
2008	471	32.0	14.7	77.3
2009	452	35.0	12.9	81.2
2010	452	34.0	13.2	n/a
2011	450	32.0	14.0	81.3
2012	439	29.0	15.1	82.7
2013	429	32.0	13.4	85.1
2014	418	30.0	13.9	84.4
2015	413	26.0	15.8	86
2016	411	27.0	15.2	86.1
2017	388	24.8	15.6	87.4
2018	384	26.0	14.7	81.8
2019	362	22.0	16.4	79
2020	372	27.0	13.7	77.7
2021	331	24.0	13.7	83.4
2022	323	28.0	11.5	77.4
2023	323	24.6	13.0	78.9
2024	327	25.0	13.0	81

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 56 Harry Eichler

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	502	22.9	21.9	n/a
1990	554	24.9	22.2	n/a
1991	582	26.9	21.6	n/a
1992	601	26.9	22.3	n/a
1993	647	28.0	23.1	n/a
1994	594	29.0	20.5	n/a
1995	655	27.0	24.3	n/a
1996	655	27.0	24.3	n/a
1997	650	29.0	22.4	52.2
1998	625	30.0	20.8	56.8
1999	611	28.0	21.8	56.8
2000	626	30.0	20.9	73.3
2001	668	36.0	18.6	78
2002	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	521	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	482	34.0	14.2	0
2006	457	33.0	13.8	80.5
2007	458	28.0	16.4	81.4
2008	471	32.0	14.7	77.3
2009	452	35.0	12.9	81.2
2010	452	34.0	13.2	n/a
2011	450	32.0	14.0	81.3
2012	439	29.0	15.1	82.7
2013	429	32.0	13.4	85.1
2014	418	30.0	13.9	84.4
2015	413	26.0	15.8	86
2016	411	27.0	15.2	86.1
2017	388	24.8	15.6	87.4
2018	384	26.0	14.7	81.8
2019	362	22.0	16.4	79
2020	372	27.0	13.7	77.7
2021	331	24.0	13.7	83.4
2022	323	28.0	11.5	77.4
2023	323	24.6	13.0	78.9
2024	327	25.0	13.0	81

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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