At a Glance
A small Queens charter where test scores have more than doubled in three years
Best suited for
Families drawn to a small charter environment with a documented academic-growth story, comfortable entering through a lottery and handling a real walk from the A train.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- ELA and math proficiency have more than doubled since 2022, one of the steepest gains in the district
- Math proficiency (66.7%) runs roughly 10 points above the district average
- Parent trust is consistently high — 95% in teachers, 89% in the principal
- A small K–5 charter at 301 students, with class sizes right at the district norm
- Sits in a homeowner-heavy neighborhood, even though its own student body reflects broader borough demographics
Things to consider
- Chronic absenteeism at 55% is well above what's typical and worth asking the school directly about
- Teacher ratings of both instruction quality (82%) and principal trust (76%) lag district averages, even as families feel positively
- Grade 5 scores sit well below Grade 3, possibly a cohort effect as the school matured
- No subway stop is closer than a 12-minute walk, so the commute is part of the deal
- Charter lottery means no zonal priority — admission is a separate process from where you live
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 27
District 27 includes some of the city's highest-performing charters and zoned schools, and this one sits comfortably above district averages on both ELA and math and on the overall accountability score. It's not at the very top of the local peer pack — Success Academy South Jamaica and Scholars' Academy run ahead — but it's a clearly above-average option within a strong district.
Academics
Both ELA (59.6%) and math (66.7%) clear district averages of roughly 56% and 57%, and the trajectory is the real story — ELA has more than doubled from 25% in 2022, and math nearly tripled from 23%. The pattern holds across tested grades, though Grade 5 lags (48.3% ELA, 46.3% math) versus Grade 3's 70.5% ELA and 75.8% math, suggesting the strongest gains sit with the younger cohorts the school has built from scratch. With an overall accountability score of 2.53/4 versus 2.27 for the district, this is a clearly above-average performer.
Culture
Parents report strong trust in teachers (95%) and the principal (89%), and teacher-reported safety is solid at 93% — slightly above the district average. But the 55.2% chronic absenteeism rate is a real concern, with the Asian subgroup (66.7%) most affected. Teacher ratings of instruction quality sit at 82%, notably below the district's 91%, and teacher-principal trust at 76% is middling, hinting at some staff-side friction even as families feel heard and safe.
Community
The student body is 49% Black, 40% Hispanic, with smaller shares of Asian, White, Multi-racial, and Native American students — a 62% diversity index reflecting a predominantly two-community school. The economic need index is 73.9 (high), even though surrounding Howard Beach-Lindenwood skews more affluent on census measures, which is what you'd expect from a charter whose lottery draws across the borough. About 11% of students have IEPs.
Neighborhood
Howard Beach-Lindenwood is a stable, middle-class pocket of Queens where most households own their homes (77% homeownership) and the median household income is around $106,000. The neighborhood is family-oriented but not young-child-dense — only about a fifth of households have children — and just under a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The immediate census tract tells a different story than the school's economics, because lotteried charters pull from across the borough.
Subway access is a real walk — the closest station is 80 St on the A (about 12 minutes on foot), with 88 St and Grant Avenue on the A also roughly 12–13 minutes away, so bus or car is likely easier for many families.
Enrollment & applying
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Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 195 families responded (48% rate)
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Economic Need & Special Populations
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 a good school?
- On Motley, Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 earns an overall rating of 63/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run above the District 27 average.
- What grades does Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 serve?
- Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 serves grades K to 5.
- How do students get into Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2?
- Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 is a charter school — it admits through a free public lottery, with no test or attendance zone.
- Is Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 public, charter, or private?
- Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 is a public charter school in NYC Community School District 27.
- What neighborhood is Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 in?
- Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens.