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What's the most underrated thing about PS/MS 138 SUNRISE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010102506
PS/MS 138 SUNRISE
251-11 WELLER AVE, ROSEDALE, NY 11422 · (929) 600-5777 · Queens County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- C+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
13.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
438 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 39 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 60% smaller than its 8th grade class (97).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp 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 40 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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/MS 138 SUNRISE
PS/MS 138 SUNRISE's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS/MS 138 SUNRISE this school | 554 | 79.1% | 36.7% |
| JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE) JAMAICA | 526 | 81.4% | 46.3% |
| EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 574 | 82.1% | 65.9% |
| BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 BRONX | 512 | 81.8% | 74.1% |
| PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 514 | 81.3% | 45.1% |
| PS 68 BRONX | 493 | 80.1% | 57.9% |
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/MS 138 SUNRISE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #1,768 of 2,335 | #192 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,850 of 2,342 ▼ 12 | #197 of 219 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,542 of 2,343 ▼ 114 | #184 of 220 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #617 of 2,585 | #115 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #1,645 of 2,338 | #108 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #1,135 of 2,388 | #150 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #796 of 2,534 | #118 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.5% | #352 of 1,757 | #46 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
554
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 923
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
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 | 554 | 42.4 | 13.1:1 | 79% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 43.6 | 14.4:1 | 80% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 38.8 | 15.4:1 | 77% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 75% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 53 | 14.4:1 | 78% (599) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 76% (603) |
| 2010-11 | 923 | 62 | 14.9:1 | 89% (826) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS/MS 138 SUNRISE.
About PS/MS 138 SUNRISE
PS/MS 138 SUNRISE is a mid-sized elementary school based in ROSEDALE, New York. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 554 students enrolled. It has 25% more students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
The NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 system has 46 schools and 21,817 students.
About 66% of the student body at PS/MS 138 SUNRISE is Black. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Native American, and 3% White. County-wide, 17% of Queens County residents are Black. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at PS/MS 138 SUNRISE are from different groups.
PS/MS 138 SUNRISE has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1, with 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 12.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 79% at PS/MS 138 SUNRISE. Public schools in Queens County average a similar 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, PS/MS 138 SUNRISE lands at C, ahead of 28% of New York public elementary schools.
PS/MS 138 SUNRISE posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.7%, compared with a predicted 45.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Queens County show that the median household earns about $86,136 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Queens County has 392 public schools with about 268,205 students, including PS/MS 138 SUNRISE.
The closest school to PS/MS 138 SUNRISE is SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - ROSEDALE, located about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: PS/MS 138 SUNRISE ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 36.7% versus a 61.9% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
In 2020-21, PS/MS 138 SUNRISE enrolled 578 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 554. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.4:1 to 13.1:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at PS/MS 138 SUNRISE. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 #29
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- JEAN NUZZI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 894 students
- IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMYMiddle · 820 students
- PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 818 students
- PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEYElementary · 806 students
- PS 131 ABIGAIL ADAMSElementary · 754 students
Other schools in ROSEDALE
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - ROSEDALEElementary · 1,124 students
- GORDON PARKS SCHOOL (THE)Elementary · 561 students
- PS 195 WILLIAM HABERLEElementary · 321 students
- PS 38 ROSEDALEElementary · 223 students
Nearby schools
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - ROSEDALE0.3 mi · 1,124
- PS 195 WILLIAM HABERLE0.5 mi · 321
- PS 38 ROSEDALE0.8 mi · 223
- PS 181 BROOKFIELD1.0 mi · 340
- FOREST ROAD SCHOOL1.0 mi · 332
- QUEENS UNITED MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About PS/MS 138 SUNRISEHow large is PS/MS 138 SUNRISE?
PS/MS 138 SUNRISE enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does PS/MS 138 SUNRISE serve?
PS/MS 138 SUNRISE serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS/MS 138 SUNRISE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS/MS 138 SUNRISE is approximately 13.1:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS/MS 138 SUNRISE?
Student demographics at PS/MS 138 SUNRISE are roughly 3% White, 19% Hispanic, 66% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is PS/MS 138 SUNRISE public or private?
PS/MS 138 SUNRISE is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.