J.H.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell

ELA proficiency at 48.2% trails the district average of about 56%, and math at 44.3% sits further behind the district's 57.3%. The trend line is the more interesting part: ELA has risen from 34.9% in 2016 to 48.2% in 2025 — meaningful, sustained improvement. Math has been bumpier, dipping to 30% in 2022 before recovering to the mid-40s. Within the school, seventh-graders outperform their peers in math (55.3%), while eighth-grade math drops sharply to 33% — a notable grade-level gap worth asking about. Science proficiency at 28.5% is the weakest area.

Day-to-day life feels stable. Attendance at 91.2% actually edges out the district average of about 90%. Discipline has improved dramatically — suspensions dropped from 24 in 2021-22 to just 9 in 2023-24, even though the suspension rate of 1% is still double the district's 0.5%. Parent-facing trust scores are strong: 92% parent-teacher trust and 94% parent-principal trust, with 91% parent satisfaction. The one real flag is teacher-principal trust at 61%, well below the other trust measures — teachers feel good about instruction quality (89%) and collegial trust (78%), but there's a disconnect between staff and leadership that families should know about. Chronic absenteeism at 66.1% is high and affects every demographic group roughly equally.

The student body is 64% Hispanic and 26% Asian, with smaller shares of Black, White, and other students, reflecting the largely immigrant character of the surrounding Ozone Park neighborhood. The diversity index sits at 55%, meaning most students come from a couple of major background groups rather than a wide mix. About 20% of students have IEPs and the economic need index of 77 means a high share of families are working-class or near-poverty.

Ozone Park (North) is a working- and middle-class neighborhood where most households own their homes and median household income is around $85,500. About a quarter of households have children, and the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher sits near 26% — modest but typical for outer-borough family neighborhoods. The poverty rate of 13.3% is lower than many parts of Queens.

The school is reachable by the A train at either Rockaway Blvd or 88 St (each about an 8-minute walk), with the J/Z at Woodhaven Blvd about 14 minutes on foot. None of these are right at the door, so most families likely rely on buses, carpools, or walking.