Hunters Point Elementary School

Both subjects land well above District 30 averages of roughly 61% ELA and 62% math. The trajectory is the more striking story — ELA jumped from 58% in 2022 to 84% by 2025, while math climbed from 61% to 79% over the same window. Fifth graders are the strongest cohort, hitting 88% in both ELA and math, which suggests students leave the school solidly prepared for middle school.

Day-to-day, this looks like a calm school: 96% of teachers report feeling safe, zero suspensions over three years, and 96% of parents say they trust the principal. But the chronic absenteeism rate — 80% of students missed 10% or more of the school year — is a real concern, and unusually it hits hardest among white and Asian students (the school's largest groups), not the demographics where chronic absence typically clusters. There's also a gap worth flagging: families give the principal a 96% trust rating, while teachers give leadership just 75%.

The student body reflects the rapidly changing neighborhood: 43% white, 27% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. The economic need index of 15 is very low for a city public school, and PTA fundraising at $261 per student — more than triple the district average — signals an affluent, involved parent base. With 7% of students classified IEP and a diversity index of 76%, this is a more privileged slice of District 30 than most.

Long Island City–Hunters Point is one of the city's fastest-changing waterfront neighborhoods, where glass towers have risen alongside older industrial blocks. The census figures tell the story: median household income over $158,000, a bachelor's-degree rate above 80%, and a poverty rate under 6%. Homeownership is low — most residents rent — and fewer than 20% of households have children, a reflection of the young professionals who have moved in alongside longer-established families.

The Vernon Blvd–Jackson Av stop on the 7 train is about a 10-minute walk; the G at Greenpoint Av is roughly 13 minutes, and 21 St on the G is about 14 minutes on foot.