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ELA proficiency of 68.4% runs about 3.5 points above the district average of 64.9%, while math at 67.5% lands just below the district mark of 69.6%. The math trend is the more interesting story: proficiency climbed from 56.5% in 2016 to 67.5% in 2025, a meaningful gain even with year-to-year wobble (a dip to 59% in 2022, recovery to 69.4% in 2023). ELA has also risen steadily from the mid-50s to upper 60s, settling around 68% for the past three years. By grade, 8th graders post the strongest ELA numbers (74.3%) while 7th graders lead in math (74.9%) — solid work in both cohorts, though the gap between subjects within each grade is worth noticing. The overall score of 2.72/4 edges out the district average of 2.69.

The parent side of this school reads healthy: 93% parent satisfaction (matching the district average), 94% parent-teacher trust, 95% parent-principal trust, and an unusually high 87% family survey response rate — real engagement, not just a checkbox. The teacher side tells a different story. Only 83% of teachers rate instruction quality positively (below the district's 89.6%), just 69% trust their principal, and only 55% report collegial trust among peers. That's a meaningful gap between how families experience the school and how faculty experience it from the inside. The discipline picture is calm — 4 suspensions last year, down from 7 the year before, with a 0% suspension rate that beats the district average of 0.25%. Attendance at 95.5% is solid and above the district's 94%.

The student body is majority Asian (59%) with sizable Hispanic (26%) and White (13%) populations, reflecting Auburndale's well-established Asian-American community presence alongside broader Queens diversity. About 16% of students have IEPs, and the economic need index of 52 sits roughly in the middle of the range. Auburndale itself is a middle-to-upper-middle-class neighborhood with low poverty (8.7%), high homeownership (67.3%), and a median home value above $900K — a profile that tracks with the school's moderate economic need index.

Auburndale is a residential, family-oriented pocket of eastern Queens where most households own their homes and the median household income is around $87,000. About one in five households include children, and 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The neighborhood feels established and stable — single-family homes, low poverty at 8.7%, and a median home value near $915,000. It's the kind of place where families put down roots rather than pass through, and the school sits squarely at the heart of that community.

This is not a transit-walkable area — no subway stations are within a 20-minute walk, so most families will arrive by car, school bus, or local bus service rather than the subway.