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PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 139 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 14 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (149).
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 50.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY
PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY this school | 806 | 83.9% | 48.3% |
| PS 63 OLD SOUTH OZONE PARK | 957 | 78.5% | 58.4% |
| PS 12 JAMES B COLGATE WOODSIDE | 838 | 85.9% | 59.0% |
| PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) MASPETH | 750 | 82.9% | 54.2% |
| PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON FLUSHING | 747 | 85.8% | 65.5% |
| PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL SOUTH RICHMOND HILL | 827 | 83.7% | 50.8% |
Where PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,232 of 2,335 | #152 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,397 of 2,342 ▼ 112 | #174 of 219 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,499 of 2,343 ▼ 420 | #181 of 220 ▼ 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 806 | #145 of 2,585 | #43 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,854 of 2,338 | #145 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #961 of 2,388 | #129 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #651 of 2,534 | #85 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #752 of 1,757 | #105 of 167 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 806 | 58 | 13.9:1 | 84% (676) |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 51.5 | 15.9:1 | 82% (672) |
| 2022-23 | 849 | 66.7 | 12.7:1 | 79% (671) |
| 2020-21 | 894 | 61 | 14.7:1 | 73% (649) |
| 2017-18 | 972 | 68 | 14.3:1 | 77% (744) |
| 2015-16 | 986 | 68 | 14.5:1 | 74% (728) |
| 2010-11 | 919 | 64 | 14.4:1 | 58% (532) |
About PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY
Located in FLUSHING, New York, PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY is a large elementary school. It educates 806 students in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 82% above that.
Across its 46 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 enrolls 33,704 students. PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY is one of those schools.
The most common group at PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY is Hispanic students, at 48%. Other groups include 46% Asian and 3% White. The county population is about 28% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 58 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Roughly 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY is 4.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 48.3%. Predicted: 44.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Queens County, the median household income is $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Queens County is home to 392 public schools and about 268,205 public school students.
The closest public school, PS 32 STATE STREET, is about 0.7 miles from PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 10% from its 2020-21 level of 894.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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