P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry

The numbers here are exceptional and improving fast. ELA proficiency has jumped from 53.4% in 2019 to 92.4% in 2025; math has climbed from 63.1% to 89% over the same span. Both subjects sit roughly 30 percentage points above the district averages of about 62% ELA and 59% math, and the school's overall score of 3.63 out of 4 dwarfs the district average of 2.44. Scores are strong and consistent across grades 3, 4, and 5, with no weak link in the tested cohort. The trend is unmistakably upward — these aren't just good scores, they're scores that have nearly doubled in five years.

The climate picture is mostly sunny but has a few clouds worth flagging. Parent trust is sky-high (96% parent-teacher and parent-principal trust), 94% of families are satisfied, and the school has reported zero suspensions for three straight years — a remarkable consistency. Teacher-reported safety is a perfect 100%. However, teachers rate their own instruction quality at just 81%, well below the district average of 93%, even as they rate trust in their principal at 99%. And while daily attendance is solid at 93%, the 80% chronic absenteeism rate is striking and worth asking the school about directly.

P.S. 034's student body is 73% white, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Black — much whiter than District 14 overall. The economic need index of 32% is on the lower side, meaning fewer than a third of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The neighborhood skew is clear: Greenpoint's median household income is $126,000 with just 8% poverty and 65% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is a school whose demographics reflect Greenpoint's rapid gentrification, with relatively affluent, college-educated families making up the bulk of the community.

Greenpoint has transformed over the past two decades from a working-class Polish enclave into one of Brooklyn's wealthiest neighborhoods — and the school sits squarely in that story. Median home values sit at $1.34 million, only about 18% of housing is owner-occupied, and just 13% of households have children under 18. The neighborhood skews young, educated, and affluent: nearly two-thirds of adults hold a bachelor's degree and the median household income is well above six figures.

The school is genuinely walkable to the subway — Nassau Av on the G is about a 3-minute walk, Greenpoint Av (G) is about 9 minutes, and Bedford Av on the L is about 15 minutes away.