P.S. 032 State Street

P.S. 032's 72.6% ELA proficiency and 74.7% math proficiency both run clearly above the district 25 averages (64.9% ELA, 69.6% math). Looking over the past decade, ELA has climbed from 62.3% in 2016 with some year-to-year volatility, while math has held relatively steady in the low-to-mid 70s. Fourth-graders are the school's strongest cohort — 76% proficiency in ELA and nearly 82% in math — while third-graders sit closer to the school average. The overall 2.95 out of 4 puts it comfortably in the upper half of district schools.

Day-to-day at P.S. 032 reads as orderly and community-driven. Attendance is 95.4%, above the district average, and the school reported zero suspensions across 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24. Teachers report 99% on safety and 95% on instruction quality, both well above district norms. The parent voice is where this school really separates itself: 97% trust teachers, 98% trust the principal, and 719 families completed the survey. One number that gives pause — the chronic absenteeism figure of 88% — sits oddly against the strong daily attendance and may reflect lingering post-pandemic patterns or a data quirk worth asking the school about directly.

P.S. 032's student body is 67% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 8% White, and 3% multiracial — a profile that mirrors the surrounding Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing neighborhood, one of the fastest-growing and most ethnically Asian enclaves in the city. No Black students are enrolled, which is worth flagging given the school sits in a diverse borough. The economic need index of 59.7 means a meaningful share of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, though PTA fundraising of $142 per student — nearly three times the district average — suggests real discretionary family resources on top. About 14% of students have IEPs.

Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing is a working- and middle-class neighborhood where 21% of households have kids under 18, median household income sits near $69,000, and roughly half of residents own their homes at a median value of about $770,000. About a third of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, and the area has long been a landing spot for immigrant families. Streets here are primarily residential, the housing stock is mostly post-war single-family homes and small apartment buildings, and the rhythm is dense family life rather than nightlife.

There are no subway stations within a 20-minute walk of P.S. 032, so most families arrive by car, school bus, or local bus.