At a Glance
A zoned Corona middle school where parent voice is loud and arts run deep, but state-test scores sit well below the district average
Best suited for
Queens families zoned for the school who want a rich arts and extracurricular menu, restorative discipline, and a leadership team that parents trust — and who are ready to partner closely from home on attendance and academic support.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- A 90-out-of-100 program richness score, including band, chorus, dance, drama, musical theater, visual arts, theater, and vocal music — one of the deepest arts menus in District 24
- Near-zero suspension rate (0%) on a downward trend, signaling a restorative approach to student behavior
- Parent-principal and parent-teacher trust both at 97%, indicating families feel genuinely heard by school leadership
- An Accelerated/Honors academic track is offered despite the school's overall performance profile
- ELL support is built in for newcomers, with a deep extracurricular roster that includes chess, mindfulness, and a stock-market club
Things to consider
- State-test proficiency sits 19 to 30 points below the district average in ELA and math, and the overall school quality score of 1.15/4 is well under the district's 2.12
- Chronic absenteeism at nearly 80% is the most pressing climate issue, even though average daily attendance looks normal on the surface
- PTA fundraising runs at about $14 per student, less than half the district average of $32, meaning the school has limited family dollars to supplement programming
- Teacher-reported instruction quality (86%) and collegial trust (76%) both trail district averages by several points
- A high economic-need index (90%) means families should expect tight resources and a heavy reliance on classroom-level support
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 24
Across District 24, Corona Arts & Sciences sits in the lower tier of its peer middle schools on academic outcomes — well below district averages of roughly 51% ELA and 55% math proficiency and a 2.12 overall score. Where it stands out is on programming breadth, with a 90/100 program richness score that edges past higher-scoring peer schools like P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone.
Academics
ELA proficiency (32%) and math (25%) sit roughly 19 and 30 percentage points below the district average, respectively — students here are catching up, not leading. Looking back across nearly a decade of results, ELA has bounced in the high 20s to mid-30s and math in the low-to-mid 20s, with a sharp pandemic-era dip to 10% in 2022 and a meaningful rebound to 25% in 2025. The overall school quality score of 1.15 out of 4 places Corona Arts & Sciences well below the district's 2.12 average.
Culture
Day-to-day attendance looks healthy at 93.2% — slightly above the district's 92.7% — but the chronic absenteeism rate of nearly 80% tells a more complicated story: most students are missing enough school to be flagged, even if average daily attendance holds up. Discipline is essentially a non-issue, with just three suspensions last year (down from four in 2021-22), pointing to a restorative approach. On the survey side, families feel heard (92% parent satisfaction, 97% parent-principal trust), while teachers are more measured — instruction quality sits at 86% versus a district average near 92%, and collegial trust is 76%.
Community
The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%), with small shares of Asian, Black, White, and multiracial classmates — a composition that closely mirrors Corona's working-class, immigrant-rooted neighborhood. About 24% of students have IEPs, roughly 90% qualify as high economic need, and the school runs ELL support for newcomers. With 23% of neighborhood households raising children and a median income near $66,000, this is a school built to serve the families who actually live in the surrounding blocks.
Neighborhood
Corona is one of the most family-dense, working-class corners of Queens — 23% of households have children, median household income is in the $66,000s, and only about 22% of homes are owner-occupied even with a market median around $750,000. The neighborhood has long been a landing pad for new arrivals, with a poverty rate near 18% alongside strong multigenerational family ties. Most families get around on foot, by bus, or via the 7 train, which runs straight through the area.
The school is within about a 7-minute walk of both the 103 St-Corona Plaza and Junction Blvd stations on the 7 train, with 111 St (7) roughly 14 minutes away on foot.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Science Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Science exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 444 families responded (59% rate)
Programs & Activities
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Middle school (6th grade)
Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. Corona Arts & Sciences Academy admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Corona Arts & Sciences Academy (CASA)Zoned253 seats
Middle school application
- Opened
- Wed, Oct 14
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 11
- Offers
- Wed, Apr 7
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the middle school application, in 5th grade.
- 2Zoned programs give priority to students who live in the zone — a priority, not a guaranteed seat.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Corona Arts & Sciences Academy a good school?
- On Motley, Corona Arts & Sciences Academy earns an overall rating of 29/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run below the District 24 average.
- What grades does Corona Arts & Sciences Academy serve?
- Corona Arts & Sciences Academy serves grades 6 to 8.
- How do students get into Corona Arts & Sciences Academy?
- Corona Arts & Sciences Academy admits by zone — students who live in its zone get priority over students from outside it, but not a guaranteed seat.
- Is Corona Arts & Sciences Academy public, charter, or private?
- Corona Arts & Sciences Academy is a public school in NYC Community School District 24.
- What neighborhood is Corona Arts & Sciences Academy in?
- Corona Arts & Sciences Academy is in Corona, Queens.