P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln

Test scores at P.S. 007 have been volatile — the school went from a low of 21% ELA in 2024 to 44.9% in 2025, and math climbed from 27.5% to 44% over the same period. Both subjects now sit slightly below the district averages of 48.9% and 48.2%, respectively. The 2025 jump is encouraging and suggests either pandemic recovery, curriculum changes, or strong instruction in certain grades — Grade 5 students are performing best with 56.8% ELA proficiency. However, the overall score of 1.78 out of 4 remains below the district average of 1.94, indicating this is still a school working to catch up to peer performance.

Here's where P.S. 007 tells a counterintuitive story. Parent satisfaction (97%), parent-teacher trust (98%), and parent-principal trust (98%) all rank well above district averages — families clearly feel heard and supported. Strong relationships scored a perfect 100%. Yet teacher-reported metrics tell a different story: instruction quality (63%) and teacher-principal trust (72%) both fall well below district norms, and only 64% of teachers report collegial trust. This suggests a gap between how families experience the school and how staff feel about leadership and professional support. Attendance is solid at 92.7% (above district average), but chronic absenteeism is staggeringly high at 73% — nearly three-quarters of students are missing significant school time, with Hispanic students most affected at 73.7%. Suspensions remain low at 1%, with just 3 suspensions in 2023-24.

P.S. 007 serves 667 students in a heavily Hispanic neighborhood — 86% of students identify as Hispanic, compared to 7% Black, 4% Asian, and 1% White. The economic need index of 84 reflects significant poverty, and 18% of students have IEPs. The diversity index of 31% is low, meaning students experience limited demographic diversity in their classrooms. This profile mirrors Cypress Hills itself, where 86% of households have children and the BA+ education rate is just 16.9% — many families are working-class and first-generation American.

Cypress Hills is a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood with a family-dense population (70.5 percentile) and moderate transit access (65.52). The area scores poorly on safety (38.31) and has elevated environmental health concerns, including higher lead and asthma rates. Median home values of $659,257 suggest the neighborhood is gentrifying, but median household income of $66,262 and a 17.6% poverty rate indicate many families are still navigating economic constraint. There's a strong sense of community among families, though resources like parks and safe streets are areas of concern.

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