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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 789 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009802284
PS 68 CAMBRIDGE
59-09 ST FELIX AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385 · (718) 821-7246 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- ·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
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
398 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 | 70 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 68 CAMBRIDGE
PS 68 CAMBRIDGE's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 68 CAMBRIDGE this school | 455 | 87.5% | 39.5% |
| PS 128 AUDUBON NEW YORK | 441 | 85.9% | 42.2% |
| LEARNERS AND LEADERS GLENDALE | 421 | 84.6% | 42.9% |
| LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 435 | 91.7% | 49.5% |
| PS 65 BROOKLYN | 512 | 89.6% | 66.0% |
| PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON BROOKLYN | 428 | 87.6% | 34.7% |
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 68 CAMBRIDGE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #1,645 of 2,335 | #186 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,353 of 2,342 ▲ 348 | #169 of 219 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,593 of 2,343 ▲ 64 | #188 of 220 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #1,046 of 2,585 | #160 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,914 of 2,338 | #154 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #1,889 of 2,388 | #202 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #522 of 2,534 | #55 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #279 of 1,757 | #37 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
455
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 766
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 455 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 87% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 33.7 | 14.1:1 | 82% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 32.2 | 14.9:1 | 73% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 73% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 48 | 13.5:1 | 71% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 49 | 15.7:1 | 56% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 766 | 60 | 12.8:1 | 86% (660) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 68 CAMBRIDGE.
About PS 68 CAMBRIDGE
PS 68 CAMBRIDGE is a mid-sized elementary school in RIDGEWOOD, New York, administered by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. Total enrollment is 455 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 counts 48,008 students in its 57 schools, and PS 68 CAMBRIDGE is one of them.
PS 68 CAMBRIDGE is 84% Hispanic by enrollment. The next largest groups are 8% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Queens County overall, about 28% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
A staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.2:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 1.4 students per teacher. By family income, 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Queens County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, PS 68 CAMBRIDGE lands at C+, ahead of 38% of New York public elementary schools.
PS 68 CAMBRIDGE's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (39.5%) and its predicted rate (42.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
The school is in Queens County, where median household income comes to about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Queens County's 392 public schools enroll about 268,205 students and include PS 68 CAMBRIDGE.
JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. PS 68 CAMBRIDGE is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. PS 68 CAMBRIDGE's average proficiency of 39.5% compares with 42.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 488 to 455, a 7% decline.
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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
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- JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 770.3 mi · 569
- PS 2390.4 mi · 414
- ROBERT E PEARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 581
- PS 88 SENECA0.5 mi · 692
- PS 151 LYNDON B JOHNSON0.6 mi · 268
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 68 CAMBRIDGEHow many students attend PS 68 CAMBRIDGE?
PS 68 CAMBRIDGE enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 68 CAMBRIDGE serve?
PS 68 CAMBRIDGE serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 68 CAMBRIDGE have?
PS 68 CAMBRIDGE employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 68 CAMBRIDGE?
Student demographics at PS 68 CAMBRIDGE are roughly 8% White, 84% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is PS 68 CAMBRIDGE public or private?
PS 68 CAMBRIDGE is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.