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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012302273
PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO
82-01 101ST AVE, OZONE PARK, NY 11416 · (718) 845-8290 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
454 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 | 32 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
44%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
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO
PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO this school | 493 | 92.1% | 43.4% |
| PS 179 KENSINGTON BROOKLYN | 660 | 93.9% | 43.1% |
| SCHOOL FOR FUTURE LEADERS (THE) BROOKLYN | 535 | 89.7% | 72.5% |
| PS 131 ABIGAIL ADAMS JAMAICA | 754 | 88.2% | 64.9% |
| PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM BROOKLYN | 728 | 88.9% | 42.5% |
| PS 161 ARTHUR ASHE SCHOOL JAMAICA | 558 | 83.3% | 64.3% |
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 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #1,466 of 2,335 | #172 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,398 of 2,342 ▼ 219 | #175 of 219 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,546 of 2,343 ▲ 68 | #187 of 220 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #861 of 2,585 | #145 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,709 of 2,338 | #121 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #1,451 of 2,388 | #171 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #333 of 2,534 | #27 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #619 of 1,757 | #84 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
493
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 493 | 37 | 13.3:1 | 92% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 88% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 82% (381) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 79% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 41 | 15.0:1 | 75% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 64% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 87% (560) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO.
About PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO
PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in OZONE PARK, New York. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 493 students in pre-K through 5.
PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO is among 63 schools run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, which serves 39,209 students.
PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO's enrollment is 72% Asian. Enrollment also includes 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Native American, and 2% White. Among people living in Queens County, the Asian share is about 26%. PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 37 full-time-equivalent teachers at PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO and a ratio of 13.3:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 92% of enrollment. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Queens County.
allk12 grades PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO a B-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 41.1%. PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO scores 43.4%.
Among Queens County residents, median household income is about $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO is one of 392 public schools in Queens County, which together enroll about 268,205 students.
Nearest public school: QUEENS EXPLORERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO holds at least 8 other public schools. PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.4% against a local average of 52.4%.
PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The number of students climbed from 470 to 493 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.7:1 to 13.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 OZONE PARK
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROESMiddle · 1,610 students
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELLMiddle · 1,459 students
- HIGH SCHOOL-CONSTRUCTION TRADES ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTUREHigh · 1,074 students
- PS 63 OLD SOUTHElementary · 957 students
- JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARDMiddle · 907 students
Nearby schools
- QUEENS EXPLORERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 376
- PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM0.5 mi · 728
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELL0.5 mi · 1,459
- CYPRESS HILLS ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 485
- PS 63 OLD SOUTH0.6 mi · 957
- PS 60 WOODHAVEN0.7 mi · 957
Frequently asked questions
About PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBOWhat is the total enrollment at PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO?
PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO enrolls approximately 493 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO.
What is the student diversity at PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO?
Student demographics at PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO are roughly 2% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 72% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO in?
PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.