At a Glance
A tiny K–4 charter in St. Albans where the elementary years are intimate, but the next step is on parents.
Best suited for
Families who want a small, intimate K–4 experience, have a reliable commute (car or bus), and are willing to take on the middle school search themselves when fourth grade ends.
What stands out
- One of the smallest elementary schools in the borough at just 95 students, which means every child is known by name.
- Lottery-based charter admission means families who enroll have actively chosen this school over their zoned option.
- The school stops at fourth grade, so the program can be tightly focused on the early elementary years without spreading resources across middle school.
- Economic need index of 65 means a majority of students qualify as low-income, which often unlocks additional funding and supports.
- 8% of students have IEPs, a relatively modest share that suggests the school is not primarily a special-education setting.
Things to consider
- Public performance data is sparse here — no proficiency scores, no attendance figures, no usable parent survey — so applying families should visit and ask directly for the numbers.
- The school ends at fourth grade; families need a real middle school plan lined up well before then.
- With no subway within a 20-minute walk, transportation logistics will shape the daily routine.
- The student body is demographically narrow — 87% Black — which may or may not match what a family is looking for in terms of exposure.
- At 95 students across five grades, expect a very small social world and limited extracurricular programming compared to larger schools.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 29
District 29 includes some of Queens' strongest charter performers — Success Academy Springfield Gardens and Rosedale both score in the 90s — alongside solid zoned options like P.S. 176. Achievement First Legacy sits in that competitive charter landscape, though without published scores it's hard to benchmark it against its neighbors.
Academics
The data set doesn't include proficiency rates in ELA, math, or science for this school, so there's no way to compare it directly to the district averages of 57% ELA and 54% math. Achievement First as a network has a reputation for structured, data-driven instruction, but the specific numbers here are not available. Without multi-year data, the trajectory is also unknown.
Culture
The family survey response rate was 0% — just one parent responded out of the entire school — so we have essentially no parent-reported data on trust, communication, safety, or instruction quality to draw on. Attendance figures are also not provided for this school, so the day-to-day feel of the place is hard to read from numbers alone. The discipline profile isn't reported either, which is worth noting since charter schools can vary widely in their approach.
Community
The student body is 87% Black, with small shares of Hispanic (6%), Asian (2%), and White (2%) students, giving the school a diversity index of just 31% — low for a New York City school and noticeably less mixed than the citywide norm. The economic need index of 65 means a majority of students come from lower-income households, even as the surrounding St. Albans neighborhood itself skews middle-class, with a median household income near $98,000 and a poverty rate under 10%. In other words, the school draws families from a wider economic radius than the immediate blocks.
Neighborhood
St. Albans is a predominantly homeowner neighborhood in southeastern Queens, with nearly three-quarters of households owning their homes and a median value close to $600,000. About 13% of households have children under 18, and roughly a quarter of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher — a solidly middle-class, family-oriented area. The school is more than a 20-minute walk from any subway station, so almost every family who attends is arriving by car, school bus, or van.
There are no subway stations within a 20-minute walk, so the school is essentially car- or bus-dependent for commuting families.
Enrollment & applying
Enrollment availability is tracked from the school's published listings and refreshed daily. Confirm cycle dates on the school's own site before applying.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Economic Need & Special Populations
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Achievement First Legacy Charter School a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for Achievement First Legacy Charter School yet on Motley. It's a charter school serving grades K to 4 in St. Albans.
- What grades does Achievement First Legacy Charter School serve?
- Achievement First Legacy Charter School serves grades K to 4.
- How do students get into Achievement First Legacy Charter School?
- Achievement First Legacy Charter School is a charter school — it admits through a free public lottery, with no test or attendance zone.
- Is Achievement First Legacy Charter School public, charter, or private?
- Achievement First Legacy Charter School is a public charter school in NYC Community School District 29.
- What neighborhood is Achievement First Legacy Charter School in?
- Achievement First Legacy Charter School is in St. Albans, Queens.