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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Queens County, New York

Across Queens County, New York, 230 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) leads the list at 97.9%, against a median of 79.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

230

Queens County, New York

Top % FRL

97.9%

Median % FRL

79.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · QUEENS COUNTY, NEW YORK

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE)	ELMHURST, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	1,047	97.9%
2	OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL 3	CORONA, NY	OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL 3	Elementary	284	97.5%
3	PS 111 JACOB BLACKWELL	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Elementary	554	97.3%
4	PS 110	CORONA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	808	97.2%
5	PS 16 NANCY DEBENEDITTIS SCHOOL (THE)	CORONA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	931	96.8%
6	ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CORONA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	878	96.7%
7	RANDOLPH HOLDER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)	FAR ROCKAWAY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	542	96.3%
8	LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FAR ROCKAWAY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	157	96.2%
9	PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE)	FAR ROCKAWAY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	600	96.0%
10	PS 40 SAMUEL HUNTINGTON	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Elementary	399	96.0%
11	HELEN M MARSHALL SCHOOL	CORONA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	462	95.7%
12	PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN	ROCKAWAY BEACH, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	414	94.9%
13	EAST ELMHURST COMMUNITY SCHOOL	EAST ELMHURST, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Elementary	433	94.7%
14	PS 182 SAMANTHA SMITH	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Elementary	810	94.3%
15	PS 14 FAIRVIEW	CORONA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	986	94.3%
16	GOLDIE MAPLE ACADEMY	ARVERNE, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	309	94.2%
17	PS 52	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	Elementary	270	94.1%
18	PS 108 CAPTAIN VINCENT G FOWLER	SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	1,094	94.0%
19	PS 136 ROY WILKINS	SAINT ALBANS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	Elementary	336	93.8%
20	PS/MS 42 R VERNAM	ARVERNE, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	627	93.3%
21	PIONEER ACADEMY	CORONA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	687	93.2%
22	PS 43	FAR ROCKAWAY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	574	92.9%
23	PS 143 LOUIS ARMSTRONG	CORONA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	1,344	92.7%
24	PS 19 MARINO JEANTET	CORONA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	1,506	92.5%
25	VOICE CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY	VOICE CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK	Elementary	849	92.2%
26	PS 280 HOME OF THE LIONHEARTS	JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Elementary	447	92.2%
27	PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO	OZONE PARK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	493	92.1%
28	PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE)	CORONA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	265	92.1%
29	PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Elementary	904	92.0%
30	PS 223 LYNDON B JOHNSON	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	571	91.9%
31	PS 90 HORACE MANN	RICHMOND HILL, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	586	91.5%
32	PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER	GLENDALE, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	657	91.3%
33	PS 171 PETER G VAN ALST	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Elementary	410	90.5%
34	PS 29	COLLEGE POINT, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	Elementary	682	90.5%
35	PS 151 MARY D CARTER	WOODSIDE, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Elementary	334	90.4%
36	PS 120	FLUSHING, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	Elementary	748	90.1%
37	PS 54 HILLSIDE	RICHMOND HILL, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Elementary	462	90.0%
38	PS 149 CHRISTA MCAULIFFE	JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Elementary	706	89.9%
39	PS 76 WILLIAM HALLET	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Elementary	397	89.9%
40	DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Elementary	446	89.9%
41	PS 197 OCEAN SCHOOL (THE)	FAR ROCKAWAY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	425	89.9%
42	QUEENS SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE (THE)	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Elementary	590	89.3%
43	PS 112 DUTCH KILLS	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Elementary	521	89.3%
44	WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FAR ROCKAWAY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	484	89.0%
45	PS 82 HAMMOND	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Elementary	674	89.0%
46	PS 45 CLARENCE WITHERSPOON	SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Elementary	464	89.0%
47	PS 80 THURGOOD MARSHALL MAGNET SCHOOL OF MULTIMEDIA (THE)	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Elementary	363	88.7%
48	PS 181 BROOKFIELD	SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	Elementary	340	88.5%
49	PS 140 EDWARD K ELLINGTON	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Elementary	270	88.5%
50	PS 131 ABIGAIL ADAMS	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	Elementary	754	88.2%

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