Best Public Schools in Zip Code 11109

Summary:

The 11109 zip code in New York is home to a single standout elementary school, Ps/Is 78, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 725 students. This school is part of the New York City Geographic District #30, which is ranked 415 out of 865 districts in the state.

Ps/Is 78 is a high-performing school that consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years. The school significantly outperforms the district and state averages in proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, Ps/Is 78 had a 94.12% proficiency rate, compared to 48.91% for the district and 42.6% for the state.

Despite its strong academic performance, Ps/Is 78 has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 22.9%, indicating a relatively affluent student population compared to the district and state. The school also spends $12,452 per student, which is higher than the average for the district and state, and has a low student-teacher ratio of 15.4 to 1, suggesting a strong level of individual attention for students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Algebra I (2024)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)						NY State Assessments Math (2024)						NY State Assessments Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps/Is 78	Public	PK, KG-8	48-09 Center Blvd	Long Island City	11109	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 392-5402	725	47	15.4	22.9%	262 (36.1%)	40 (5.5%)	162 (22.3%)	201 (27.7%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (1.0%)	47 (6.5%)	93	147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.0%		94.6	109^th of 2439 public elementary schools	95.5%	38	100.0	94.1	82.4	75.0	80.0	84.0	66.7	89.6	85.0	75.3	74.7	88.0	67.7	60.6	73.2	$12,452	$324	$12,128

Cities Near Zip Code 11109

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Long Island City	0.43 mi	41	406^th
Brooklyn	1.12 mi	584	478^th
New York	1.24 mi	361	447^th
Roosevelt Island	1.47 mi	1	101^st
Woodside	1.49 mi	9	260^th

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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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