How does Academy for New Americans compare to Academy of American Studies?

Academy for New Americans has 118 students with an average class size of 15. Academy of American Studies has N/A students with an average class size of N/A. Both are in District 30. (NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

Which school has better test scores, PS 235 or PS 575?

Academy for New Americans has 12.7% math proficiency and 13.9% ELA proficiency. Academy of American Studies has N/A% math and N/A% ELA. Both use NYC state assessments for grades 3-8. (NYSED, 2023)

PS 235 vs PS 575

Both District 30 · Queens

By Dr. Mira Kline|Published April 2026

According to adulting.nyc analysis of NYC DOE data, Academy for New Americans and Academy of American Studies are both District 30 Queens schools.Academy for New Americans enrolls 118 students with 12.7% math proficiency.Academy of American Studies enrolls N/A students. A free NYC school comparison tool is available at adulting.nyc/compare.(NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

PS 235

Enrollment

118

Class Size

Math

12.7%

PS 575

Enrollment

—

Class Size

—

Math

—

	PS 235	PS 575
Neighborhood	Old Astoria	Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Long Island City
District	30	30
Type	Junior High-Intermediate-Middle	High school
Grades	06, 07, 08	09, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment	118	—
Avg Class Size	15	—
Math Proficiency	12.7%	—
ELA Proficiency	13.9%	—
3K	No	No
Pre-K	No	No
G&T	No	No
Charter	No	No

According to adulting.nyc · Source: NYC DOE Open Data, 2023

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