P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln

ELA proficiency at 44.9% and math at 44% both sit a few points below the district averages of 48.9% and 48.2%, but the trajectory is the more interesting story. After years of bouncing between the high 20s and high 30s, 2025 saw both subjects jump to the highest scores in nearly a decade — math especially has climbed steadily from 27.5% in 2022 to 44% in 2025. 5th graders lead the way at 56.8% ELA and 50.6% math (above district averages), while 4th grade trails. The school isn't yet outperforming the district, but it's clearly gaining ground.

Parents rave about this school — 97% are satisfied (well above the 89.9% district average), trust between families and teachers sits at 98%, and parent-principal trust and "strong relationships" both hit 98% and 100% respectively. Teacher feelings are more mixed: only 63% rate instruction quality positively (vs. 88% district-wide) and teacher-reported safety at 84% trails the district's 92%. Discipline is light — a 1% suspension rate is below the district's 1.6%, so the building feels calm — but the 73% chronic absenteeism rate is striking and tells a more complicated story than the healthy 92.7% daily attendance figure suggests.

The student body is 86% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% Native American, with very few white or multiracial students — a diversity index of 31% makes this a relatively homogeneous community. The economic need index of 84 indicates most students come from low-income families, and 18% have IEPs. This profile closely mirrors the broader Cypress Hills neighborhood, a working-class community where about 17.6% of residents live in poverty and roughly one in five households includes children.

Cypress Hills is a working-class, largely renter neighborhood — only about a third of households own their homes, and the median household income sits around $66,000. Roughly 17.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and the share of adults with a bachelor's degree is just under 17%, well below city averages. It's a place where multigenerational families tend to put down roots rather than where newcomers chase school zones.

The Cypress Hills J train stop is essentially at the school's doorstep (about a 2-minute walk), with the 75 St-Elderts Ln J/Z stop about 7 minutes away and Crescent St another 9 minutes on foot.