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Which teacher or staff member at PS 123 deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012302454
PS 123
145-01 119TH AVE, SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY 11436 · (718) 529-4300 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
488 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 71.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PS 123
PS 123's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 123 this school | 596 | 81.9% | 61.3% |
| SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS ROCHESTER | 485 | 81.9% | 14.1% |
| PS 34 JOHN HARVARD QUEENS VILLAGE | 440 | 84.3% | 51.4% |
| PS 81 BUFFALO | 739 | 85.3% | 29.8% |
| FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 678 | 79.1% | 20.1% |
| WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 650 | 78.9% | 24.6% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 123 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #701 of 2,335 | #97 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #408 of 2,342 ▲ 122 | #60 of 219 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #681 of 2,343 ▼ 9 | #97 of 220 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #483 of 2,585 | #97 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #2,126 of 2,338 | #194 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #203 of 2,388 | #31 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #712 of 2,534 | #104 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #979 of 1,757 | #125 of 167 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
596
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 596 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 82% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 33.8 | 16.1:1 | 86% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 35.6 | 14.7:1 | 84% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 83% (476) |
| 2017-18 | 683 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 86% (584) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 48 | 14.6:1 | 93% (650) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 54 | 13.0:1 | 87% (613) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 123.
About PS 123
PS 123 is a public medium-sized elementary school in SOUTH OZONE PARK, New York. Enrollment is 596 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 35% above average.
Besides PS 123, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 runs 62 other schools. The district enrolls 39,209 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at PS 123. The largest is Black students, at 47%. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 9% Native American, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Queens County is roughly 17% Black. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 82%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 123 receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.9% for PS 123. The school posts 61.3%, 16.4 points above the prediction.
PS 123 is located in Queens County, where the median household income is $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. PS 123 is one of 392 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-SOUTH JAMAICA, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. PS 123's average proficiency of 61.3% compares with 52.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school enrolled 596 students in 2024-25, 21 more than the 575 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,841 students
- MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROESMiddle · 1,610 students
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELLMiddle · 1,459 students
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMYHigh · 1,184 students
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCHHigh · 1,180 students
Other schools in SOUTH OZONE PARK
- PS 108 CAPTAIN VINCENT G FOWLERElementary · 1,094 students
- PS 124 OSMOND A CHURCHElementary · 1,008 students
- JHS 226 VIRGIL I GRISSONMiddle · 826 students
- PS 121Elementary · 750 students
- PS 100 GLEN MORRISElementary · 649 students
- PS 155Elementary · 497 students
Nearby schools
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-SOUTH JAMAICA0.3 mi · 553
- PS 223 LYNDON B JOHNSON0.4 mi · 571
- QUEENS TRANSITION CENTER0.5 mi · 461
- PS 45 CLARENCE WITHERSPOON0.6 mi · 464
- PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP0.7 mi · 661
- PS 960.7 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About PS 123How large is PS 123?
PS 123 enrolls approximately 596 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 123 serve?
PS 123 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does PS 123 have?
PS 123 employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 123?
Student demographics at PS 123 are roughly 2% White, 19% Hispanic, 47% Black, 17% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is PS 123 in?
PS 123 is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
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