P.S. 024 Andrew Jackson

Math is the clear strength — 86.7% proficiency puts this school nearly 17 points above the district average of 69.6%, and the trajectory is genuinely upward (72.1% in 2016 to 86.7% in 2025). ELA proficiency at 66% sits just above the district's 64.9% and has climbed about 9 points since 2016, with the 2025 score representing the highest in the available data. By fifth grade, results are especially strong: 73.7% ELA and 92.9% math, suggesting the school prepares students well for middle school.

The day-to-day feel here is unusually trusting — 98% of parents trust teachers, 97% trust the principal, and 100% report strong teacher-student relationships. Teachers mirror that picture, with 97% trusting the principal and 90% rating instruction quality highly. Attendance runs strong at 95.8%, comfortably above the district's 94%, though the chronic absenteeism figure of 88.3% is striking and worth asking about at a tour — it's hard to reconcile with the attendance number and may reflect how the metric is being reported. Discipline is almost invisible: zero suspensions in 2023-24, against a district average of 0.25%.

This is an overwhelmingly Asian student body at 84%, with Hispanic students making up 13% and every other group around 1% — a diversity index of just 31%, meaning most students share a similar background. The school's demographics mirror East Flushing itself, where Asian households dominate and the community is tightly knit. The economic need index of 73.1% indicates a significant share of families qualify for financial support, even in a neighborhood where the median home is valued near $930K — a reminder that a pricey housing market doesn't always translate into family-level wealth.

East Flushing is a middle-class, family-rooted neighborhood with deep Asian-American community ties — median household income is $58,112, just over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and about 41% of households own their homes. Sixteen percent of residents live below the poverty line, a reminder that the neighborhood mixes long-time homeowners with more recently arrived families navigating a high-cost area. Around 13% of households have children at home, a moderate share that reflects the neighborhood's stable, multigenerational character.

The 7 train at Flushing-Main St is the nearest option, about a 17-minute walk away — most families will rely on cars, school buses, or local buses for the daily commute.