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ELA proficiency is 58.9%, just a couple of points below the district average of roughly 61%, and math proficiency is 53.5%, meaningfully below the district mark of about 62%. Science proficiency at 28% is a noticeable weak spot. The trajectory over the past decade has been choppy but generally upward: ELA rose from 49.2% in 2016 to a peak of 64.9% in 2022 before settling at 58.9% in 2025, while math has bounced between the high 40s and high 50s. By grade, 6th graders post the strongest math numbers (59.8%) and 8th graders drop to 47.1% in math but lead in ELA (64.3%) — the classic middle-school pattern where 8th-grade math catches up to algebra readiness while ELA solidifies.

Parents feel genuinely heard here: parent-principal trust is 97% and parent-teacher trust is 94%, both well above typical neighborhood-school norms. Teacher-rated instruction quality (93%) is also above the district average of 91%. But there's a real disconnect between family trust in leadership and staff trust in leadership — teacher-principal trust sits at just 63%, and teacher collegial trust is only 68%. That gap is worth asking about. Discipline-wise, suspension rates are low (1%) but ticked up to 10 total suspensions last year from 1 the year before, so the trend bears watching rather than panicking about.

The school is 60% Hispanic, 34% Asian, 5% White, and 1% Black, with 14% of students having IEPs and a meaningful ELL population served by dedicated support. This profile mirrors Jackson Heights' identity as one of the most immigrant-dense neighborhoods in the city, with strong Latino and South Asian presences. About 73% of students qualify for economic-need support, which is consistent with the neighborhood's 13.9% poverty rate and roughly $73K median household income.

Jackson Heights is a working- and middle-class immigrant hub where 17.4% of households have children and about a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Homeownership is below 40% and the median home value sits around $550K, reflecting the neighborhood's mix of co-ops, rentals, and small multi-family homes that have long drawn immigrant families. The area around the school skews family-oriented and transit-dependent rather than car-oriented.

Three subway stations are within an 8–9 minute walk: the 7 at 74 St-Broadway, the E, F, M, and R at Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av, and the M and R at 65 St. Most families commute by train, and several lines feeding into Manhattan are options.