Baccalaureate School for Global Education

ELA proficiency of 95.3% and math proficiency of 96.1% place this school in the top tier of New York City public schools — roughly 35 points above the District 30 averages of about 60% ELA and 62% math. The historical record is striking: from 2016 through 2019, this school posted ELA and math proficiency rates between 96.8% and 100% year after year. Scores dipped during and after the pandemic years (88.1% ELA in 2024 was the lowest mark in a decade), but the strong 2025 rebound suggests that was a wobble, not a new normal. Both tested grades — 7 and 8 — are performing in the mid-90s, so the strength isn't concentrated in one cohort.

Attendance runs at 96.4%, well above the district average of 92.4%, and only about 3-4% of students are chronically absent — that's strong engagement. Zero suspensions is genuinely unusual and signals a calm, college-prep culture rather than a disciplinary one. Parents give the school a 93% satisfaction rating, with 96% trusting the principal and 91% trusting teachers — the parent side of the ledger is healthy. The teacher numbers tell a more mixed story: 83% rate their colleagues highly on collegial trust, but only 77% trust the principal and 83% rate the quality of instruction they receive, both below the district averages. Day to day, expect a focused, low-drama environment where the parent-principal relationship runs warmer than the teacher-leadership one.

The student body is 44% Asian, 31% white, 17% Hispanic, with smaller Black, multiracial, and Native American populations — a 73% diversity index that's notably more white and Asian than District 30 overall. The economic need index of 41.6% reflects a more middle-class population than the typical neighborhood school, which tracks with the screened admissions process. Thirteen percent of students have IEPs, a healthy inclusion rate for a selective school. This is a school that draws its families from across the borough and beyond; the kids sitting next to your child likely commute from somewhere else in Queens, or further.

The school sits in the Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills neighborhood of western Queens, a dense, mostly-rental area where only 16% of households own their home and just over 10% have children living in them. Median household income is around $70,500, with a 39% rate of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher — a young, professional, transient population more than a classic "family neighborhood." You'll see the high-rises of Queensbridge to the west and the warehouse-to-loft conversions of Dutch Kills all around. For families who don't live nearby, the commute is genuinely doable: the 36 Av (N, W) stop is about a four-minute walk, 36 St (M, R) about five minutes, and 39 Av-Dutch Kills (N, W) about seven minutes.

Transit is one of this school's quiet advantages — three subway stations are within a seven-minute walk: 36 Av on the N and W lines, 36 St on the M and R, and 39 Av-Dutch Kills on the N and W.