Overview of P.S. 79 Francis Lewis:P.S. 79 Francis Lewis serves 1,133 learners in grade levels PreK-5.

P.S. 79 Francis Lewis landed in the upper 30% of all schools in New York for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is upper 30%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 70% (which is higher than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 73% (which is higher than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the New York state level of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 72% of the learner body (majority Asian), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Latino and Black).

School Comparison: P.S. 79 Francis Lewis is ranked within the upper 30% of all 4,239 schools in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of P.S. 79 Francis Lewis is 0.63, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.71. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to P.S. 79 Francis Lewis is Flushing High School (1.5 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Junior High School 194 William Carr (0.5 miles away)