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If you could change one rule at PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE), what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,047
Elementary
DISTRICT 789 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009802343
PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE)
85-28 BRITTON AVE, ELMHURST, NY 11373 · (718) 898-2230 · Queens County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,047 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% 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.
- 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
10.1:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
1,025 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 139 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 153 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 184 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 177 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 197 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 197 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (197).
Student demographics
35%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
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp 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 45 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 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE)
PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE)'s state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) this school | 1,047 | 97.9% | 39.1% |
| PS 129 PATRICIA LARKIN COLLEGE POINT | 1,071 | 86.1% | 46.7% |
| PS 127 AEROSPACE SCIENCE MAGNET SCHOOL EAST ELMHURST | 1,061 | 86.3% | 34.0% |
| ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORONA | 878 | 96.7% | 33.5% |
| PS 182 SAMANTHA SMITH JAMAICA | 810 | 94.3% | 32.6% |
| PS 94 KINGS COLLEGE SCHOOL BRONX | 748 | 95.9% | 19.4% |
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 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #1,663 of 2,335 | #188 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,639 of 2,342 ▲ 71 | #187 of 219 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,540 of 2,343 ▲ 13 | #182 of 220 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,047 | #36 of 2,585 | #17 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #470 of 2,338 | #24 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #1,762 of 2,388 | #194 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #47 of 2,534 | #1 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.6% | #59 of 1,757 | #3 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
1,047
-490 (-32%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 1,822
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 1,047 | 103.8 | 10.1:1 | 98% (1,025) |
| 2023-24 | 1,125 | 106.1 | 10.6:1 | 91% (1,022) |
| 2022-23 | 1,241 | 104.4 | 11.9:1 | 82% (1,019) |
| 2020-21 | 1,537 | 126 | 12.2:1 | 82% (1,267) |
| 2017-18 | 1,960 | 131 | 15.0:1 | 77% (1,505) |
| 2015-16 | 2,022 | 117 | 17.3:1 | 58% (1,166) |
| 2010-11 | 1,822 | 119 | 15.3:1 | 77% (1,408) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE).
About PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE)
PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) is a high-enrollment elementary school in ELMHURST, New York, under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 1,047 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
The district for PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) is NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, with 57 schools and 48,008 students.
About 78% of the student body at PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) is Hispanic. The remaining students are 19% Asian. Among people living in Queens County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 10.1:1 is based on 103.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Queens County average 77%.
PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of New York public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 39.0% at PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE); the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.1%.
In the surrounding county, Queens County, median household income comes to about $86,136, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 392 public schools and about 268,205 students.
The closest school to PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) is PS 222-FIRE FIGHTER CHRISTOPHER A SANTORA SCHOOL, located about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) ranks 7th on average proficiency.
PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 32%. The school's ratio dropped from 12.2:1 to 10.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 #24
- IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCIMiddle · 2,131 students
- NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,072 students
- AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,924 students
- GROVER CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,581 students
- PS 19 MARINO JEANTETElementary · 1,506 students
Other schools in ELMHURST
- NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,072 students
- IS 5 WALTER CROWLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,203 students
- PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONEElementary · 1,187 students
- PS 102 BAYVIEWElementary · 1,107 students
- MASPETH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,001 students
- CENTRAL QUEENS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 935 students
Nearby schools
- PS 222-FIRE FIGHTER CHRISTOPHER A SANTORA SCHOOL0.3 mi · 197
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)0.4 mi · 830
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 657
- VOYAGES PREPARATORY0.5 mi · 155
- PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 482
- CIVIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.5 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE)How large is PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE)?
PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) enrolls approximately 1,047 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) serve?
PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) is approximately 10.1:1 (104 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE)?
Student demographics at PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) are roughly 2% White, 78% Hispanic, 0% Black, 19% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) in?
PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.