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What's the biggest difference between PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG and what you expected?
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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30·NCES 360010202045
PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG
75-10 21ST AVE, EAST ELMHURST, NY 11370 · (718) 728-1459 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
13.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
410 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 64 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp 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 65 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG
PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG this school | 583 | 70.3% | 56.5% |
| PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU LONG ISLAND CITY | 610 | 65.4% | 57.4% |
| PS 146 HOWARD BEACH HOWARD BEACH | 542 | 63.3% | 65.8% |
| PS 153 MASPETH ELEMENTARY MASPETH | 764 | 69.6% | 55.0% |
| PS 234 ASTORIA | 465 | 63.7% | 77.0% |
| OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL ASTORIA | 681 | 61.2% | 65.6% |
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 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #906 of 2,335 | #119 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #876 of 2,342 ▲ 145 | #122 of 219 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #672 of 2,343 ▲ 28 | #92 of 220 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #525 of 2,585 | #100 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,725 of 2,338 | #125 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #329 of 2,388 | #46 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.3% | #979 of 2,534 | #161 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #460 of 606 | #42 of 51 |
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
583
+75 (+15%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 583 | 43.7 | 13.4:1 | 70% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 42.9 | 13.1:1 | 71% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 41.8 | 13.6:1 | 72% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 67% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 73% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 77% (466) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 78% (539) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG.
About PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG
PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in EAST ELMHURST, New York. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 583 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 has 35,337 students spread across 53 schools.
PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 41%. Other reported shares: 35% White, 17% Asian, and 5% Black. That compares with about 28% Hispanic among all Queens County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 43.7 full-time equivalents, or about 13.4 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 70%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG 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.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.1% at PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.5%.
In the county around the school, Queens County, the median household income is $86,136, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Queens County is home to 392 public schools and about 268,205 public school students.
The closest public school to PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG is PS 84 STEINWAY, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
2024-25 enrollment was 583, a 15% rise from 508 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 #30
- WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,996 students
- LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,639 students
- IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONGMiddle · 1,555 students
- IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZERMiddle · 1,397 students
- ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIESHigh · 1,206 students
- ATLASHigh · 1,162 students
Other schools in EAST ELMHURST
- IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONGMiddle · 1,555 students
- PS 127 AEROSPACE SCIENCE MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 1,061 students
- PS 148Elementary · 653 students
- EAST ELMHURST COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
- IVAN LAFAYETTE EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (THE)Elementary · 222 students
- ROSE M SINGER CENTERHigh · 4 students
Nearby schools
- PS 84 STEINWAY0.6 mi · 353
- IS 141 STEINWAY (THE)0.7 mi · 1,005
- ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL1.0 mi · 695
- PS 85 JUDGE CHARLES VALLONE1.1 mi · 535
- PS 151 MARY D CARTER1.1 mi · 334
- IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER1.2 mi · 1,397
Frequently asked questions
About PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERGWhat is the total enrollment at PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG?
PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG serve?
PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG is approximately 13.4:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG?
PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG reports a student body of 35% White, 41% Hispanic, 5% Black, 17% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG?
PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.