At a Glance
A screened PK–8 in the Rockaways where families feel deeply heard, but test scores trail the district by a wide margin
Best suited for
Families in the Rockaways who prioritize a tight, relationship-driven elementary experience and want a screened school on the A train, and who are prepared to be highly involved in supporting attendance and academics at home.
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
- Screened admissions — families actively choose this school rather than being assigned by zoning
- Parent satisfaction (95%) and parent-principal trust (96%) both above district averages, with an unusually high 82% family survey response rate
- Suspensions are essentially nonexistent — just one in each of the past two reported years
- Offers an Accelerated/Honors track alongside ELL support, a rare combination for a high-need school
- PK through 8th grade on one campus means no middle-school transition for families who want continuity
Things to consider
- ELA and math proficiency are roughly half the district average, with no recovery from a post-2019 decline
- Chronic absenteeism at 47.6% means almost half of students miss enough school to be flagged — a serious warning sign for learning outcomes
- Teacher trust in leadership (65%) and teacher-reported safety (79%) sit well below district averages, even as parent trust runs high
- Program richness score is 34.7/100, indicating a relatively thin menu of electives, arts, and enrichment compared to better-resourced peers
- The seventh-grade ELA proficiency of 15.6% is particularly weak and worth asking about if your child is approaching middle school
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 27
Among District 27's 22 schools, Goldie Maple's overall rating of 1 out of 4 places it well below the district average of 2.27, and its academic outcomes trail peer schools like P.S. 155, Scholars' Academy, and the local Success Academy charter.
Academics
Test scores here sit well below district averages on both ELA (29% vs. 56%) and math (21% vs. 57%), and science proficiency (40%) is also modest by city standards. The trajectory tells a frustrating story: scores climbed steadily from 2016 to a 2019 peak of 47.7% ELA and 30.3% math, then fell during and after the pandemic years and have not recovered. Performance is uneven across grades — sixth-graders hit 45.5% in ELA while seventh-graders land at 15.6%, suggesting the middle-school years are where the school struggles most.
Culture
Parents and families clearly feel at home here — parent satisfaction (95%), parent-teacher trust (95%), and "strong relationships" (100%) all run higher than the district average, and the 82% family survey response rate suggests real engagement. The staff picture is more mixed: teachers rate instructional quality at 91% (right around district average) and report few discipline issues (just one suspension last year), but only 65% of teachers trust the principal and 79% feel safe, both well below district norms. With 47.6% of students chronically absent and teacher trust uneven, the day-to-day experience likely varies a lot by classroom.
Community
About 69% of students are Black, 23% Hispanic, and 4% Native American, with most of the rest split across Asian, White, and multiracial — a student body that broadly reflects the surrounding Rockaway neighborhood. The economic need index of 81% signals that most families are considered high-need, consistent with a census tract where the poverty rate is 23% and median household income sits near $68,000. The school offers an ELL Support program and Accelerated/Honors classes, and the screened admissions process means families opt in.
Neighborhood
Goldie Maple is in the Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere area, a stretch of the Rockaway peninsula where about 15% of households include children, roughly a third of homes are owner-occupied, and the median home value is around $566,000 — modest by Queens standards but reflective of a coastal community with a mix of year-round residents and beach-house owners. Just over a quarter of adults here hold a bachelor's degree, and about 23% of residents live below the poverty line. Family routines tend to revolve around the beach and the A train.
Beach 60 St on the A line is about a 4-minute walk from the school, with Beach 44 St and Beach 67 St on the same line roughly 12 minutes away in either direction.
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) · 251 families responded (82% rate)
Programs & Activities
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Pre-K
Goldie Maple Academy also has Pre-K classes. They're a separate application from kindergarten, made on MySchools.
Pre-K application
Applications typically open in the winter and close in the spring, with offers in late spring; the city announces exact dates each year.
Kindergarten
Goldie Maple Academy doesn't have an attendance zone of its own, so living nearby doesn't guarantee a seat here. Families apply on MySchools, and seats go to the school's priority groups first, then by random lottery.
Kindergarten application
- Opens
- Wed, Dec 9
- Closes
- Fri, Jan 22
- Offers
- Tue, Mar 30
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the kindergarten application.
- 2Rank this school with your zoned school, if you have one, and any others you'd take — in true preference order.
Middle school (6th grade)
Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. Goldie Maple Academy admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Goldie Maple AcademyScreened48 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.
- 2Screened programs rank 4th-grade course grades, so last year's report card is the one that counts.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
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From the MySchools admissions calendar, checked weekly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Goldie Maple Academy a good school?
- On Motley, Goldie Maple Academy earns an overall rating of 25/100 — 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 27 average.
- What grades does Goldie Maple Academy serve?
- Goldie Maple Academy serves grades Pre-K to 8.
- How do students get into Goldie Maple Academy?
- Goldie Maple Academy is a screened school — it admits by application, ranking applicants on their course grades (4th grade for middle school, the 7th-grade core-course average for high school); a few schools add an assessment, writing sample, or interview.
- Is Goldie Maple Academy public, charter, or private?
- Goldie Maple Academy is a public school in NYC Community School District 27.
- What neighborhood is Goldie Maple Academy in?
- Goldie Maple Academy is in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens.