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Math proficiency of 33.1% still trails the district average of 43.2%, but the trajectory is the headline — scores climbed from 6.1% in 2016 to 33.1% in 2025, roughly a five-fold gain that reflects serious instructional progress. ELA proficiency of 30.6% likewise lags the district's 45.9%, though it has roughly doubled from 15.8% in 2016. Seventh-graders lead both ELA and math within the building, suggesting academic gains compound as students move through the school.

The day-to-day feel is shaped by an unusually trusting parent body: 96% trust teachers and 97% trust the principal, and 94% are satisfied with the school — all at or above district norms. Teacher-reported instructional quality is even higher, at 95% versus the district's 86.1%. The flip side is attendance: while 90% of students show up daily, a striking 66.5% are chronically absent, which likely caps how much classroom time can translate into test-score gains. Discipline is minimal — just three suspensions last year — and trending gently downward.

The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (83%) with Black students making up another 11%, mirroring the surrounding Bushwick neighborhood where Hispanic families anchor much of the community. An economic need index of 88.4% means almost nine in ten students come from low-income households, and 23% have IEPs. The school's diversity index of 34% reflects this demographic concentration — it's not a melting pot but a school that closely reflects the community it serves.

Bushwick, the neighborhood surrounding the school, is a working-class and increasingly middle-income area with a median household income just under $87,000 and a poverty rate around 20%. About 11% of households include children, and nearly 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, suggesting a mix of longtime residents and newer arrivals drawn by the neighborhood's changing character. The area is overwhelmingly renter-occupied (homeownership around 11%), with median home values near $882,000 reflecting recent price pressure.

Three subway options serve the school: Central Av on the M line is about a 5-minute walk, Morgan Av on the L is roughly 10 minutes, and Kosciuszko St on the J is about 11 minutes on foot.