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Best public schools in Far Rockaway, NY

16 public schools in Far Rockaway: 6 elementary · 3 middle · 2 high · 3 K-8 · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across New York.

Elementary schools

6 schools in Far Rockaway, best first
1
PENINSULA PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 97.9
Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School · Grades PK-5 · Charter · 319 students
ELA 93%Math 94%Science 77%
#43 of 2,042 in New York
2
WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 90.0
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades PK-5 · 493 students
ELA 84%Math 90%Science 52%
#204 of 2,042 in New York
3
PS 197 OCEAN SCHOOL (THE) 33.5
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades PK-5 · 403 students
ELA 48%Math 52%Science 21%
#1,358 of 2,042 in New York
4
PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) 17.9
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades PK-5 · 505 students
ELA 37%Math 43%Science 25%
#1,676 of 2,042 in New York
5
RANDOLPH HOLDER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) 11.8
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades PK-5 · 520 students
ELA 38%Math 32%Science 21%
#1,801 of 2,042 in New York
6
LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 7.1
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades PK-5 · 149 students
ELA 31%Math 27%Science 21%
#1,897 of 2,042 in New York

Middle schools

3 schools in Far Rockaway, best first
1
KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY VI 63.0
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades 6-8 · 263 students
ELA 67%Math 59%Science 57%
#269 of 726 in New York
2
VILLAGE ACADEMY 44.7
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades 6-8 · 295 students
ELA 47%Math 64%Science 28%
#402 of 726 in New York
3
MS 53 BRIAN PICCOLO 8.2
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades 6-8 · 241 students
ELA 32%Math 34%Science 28%
#667 of 726 in New York

High schools

2 schools in Far Rockaway, best first
1
QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 26.8
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades 9-12 · 503 students
ELA 74%Math 31%Science 20%
#699 of 954 in New York
2
FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VI HIGH SCHOOL 17.9
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades 9-12 · 280 students
ELA 64%Math 28%Science 18%
#784 of 954 in New York

K-8 schools

3 schools in Far Rockaway, best first
1
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-FAR ROCKAWAY 80.7
Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway · Grades K-8 · Charter · 714 students
ELA 82%Math 89%Science 48%
#65 of 335 in New York
2
PS 43 15.1
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades PK-8 · 615 students
ELA 30%Math 26%Science 30%
#285 of 335 in New York
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PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) —
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades PK-8 · 593 students
ELA 25%

Combined schools

2 schools in Far Rockaway, best first
1
CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL 42.6
Challenge Preparatory Charter School · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,195 students
ELA 53%Math 48%Science 54%
#178 of 309 in New York
2
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL 3.7
New York City Geographic District #27 · Grades 6-12 · 608 students
ELA 36%Math 27%Science 31%
#298 of 309 in New York

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