P.S. 088 Seneca

60-85 CATALPA AVENUE, QUEENS, NY 11385 · Queens · Elementary

DBN: 24Q088

Elementary

Zoned: Elementary

SchoolDigger: 1302 (of 2445)

Zones into these middle schools

P.S./I.S. 119 The Glendale Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77 I.S. 093 Ridgewood

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 92.1%

74.2% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

53.2%(citywide avg: 61.3%)

ELA avg. rating

2.94 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.16 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

55%(citywide avg: 62.5%)

Math avg. rating

3.02 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.17 / 4.5)

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

49.5%

Grade 3 Math

58.1%

Grade 4 ELA

50.4%

Grade 4 Math

40.5%

Grade 5 ELA

60.2%

Grade 5 Math

69.1%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

25.9%(citywide avg: 39.7%)

English Language Learners -- Math

40.7%(citywide avg: 48.2%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

16.1%

Students with disabilities -- Math

20%

Asian students -- ELA

85.7%(citywide avg: 92%)

Asian students -- Math

95.2%(citywide avg: 95.7%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

43.6%(citywide avg: 53.2%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

46%(citywide avg: 53.9%)

White students -- ELA

68.4%(citywide avg: 77%)

White students -- Math

69.2%(citywide avg: 77.9%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

668 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 63.5%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

7.6%

Black

1.3%

Hispanic or Latino

53%

White

35.9%

Multiracial

1.3%

Native American

0.6%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

20.4%

English Language Learners

15.1%

Living in poverty

72.6%

Female

46.4%

Male

53.6%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Kindergarten admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Zoned

20 seats

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Students who live in the zone and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

All applicants who identified as English Language Learners received offers last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

2. Other students who live in the zone.

Not enough data

All applicants who identified as English Language Learners received offers last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

3. Students who live in the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

There were no applicants who identified as English Language Learners last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

4. Students who live outside the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

There were no applicants who identified as English Language Learners last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

5. Students who live in the district who are currently enrolled at the school for pre-K.

Not enough data

There were no applicants who identified as English Language Learners last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

6. Students who live outside the district who are currently enrolled at the school for pre-K.

Not enough data

There were no applicants who identified as English Language Learners last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

7. Other students who live in the district.

Not enough data

All applicants who identified as English Language Learners received offers last year. Some additional applicants in this group received offers.

8. Other students who live outside the district.

Not enough data

There were no applicants who identified as English Language Learners last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)