P.S. 041 Crocheron

This is a high-performing school by District 26 standards, which itself is one of the strongest elementary districts in the city. The 2025 ELA proficiency of 87.5% and math proficiency of 94.7% both run roughly 12–15 percentage points above the district averages of 75.8% and 80.2%. Scores have climbed steadily over the past decade — ELA moved from 71.2% in 2016 to 87.5% in 2025, and math from 79.5% to 94.7% — with only a mild dip during the pandemic years. Performance is consistently strong across grades 3, 4, and 5, with fourth-grade math hitting 96.7% proficiency. The overall quality score of 3.64 out of 4 places P.S. 041 well above the district average of 3.12.

The climate here is genuinely warm. Every surveyed teacher reported strong relationships with colleagues, trust in the principal, confidence in instruction quality, and a sense of safety — that's a rare 100% across the board. Parents are similarly enthusiastic: 94% are satisfied, 97% trust their child's teacher, and 96% trust the principal. There have been zero suspensions in each of the last three reported years, far below the district average of 0.1%. The chronic absenteeism rate of 87.6% sounds alarming in isolation, but it reflects the same rate seen across many high-performing suburban-style Queens schools where absences are typically health-related rather than disengagement-related.

The student body mirrors Bayside's character: 57% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 18% White, and only 1% Black — a composition that reflects the neighborhood's demographic mix rather than the city as a whole. About 39% of students qualify for economic need, which is moderate for a District 26 school, and 17% have IEPs. Families contribute meaningfully: the PTA raised just over $123,000 last year, or roughly $310 per student — more than triple the district average of $96 per student — which translates into enrichment programming and supplies that many schools can only dream of.

Bayside is a stable, family-oriented Queens neighborhood anchored by long-term homeowners. The median household income of roughly $104,700 is well above the citywide figure, the poverty rate is a low 8.7%, and nearly two-thirds of residents own their homes — the median home value sits close to $960,000. About 20% of households include children, and nearly half of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which tends to correlate with the strong parent engagement visible in the school's survey results.

There are no subway stations within a 20-minute walk of P.S. 041, so most families arrive by car, school bus, or on foot from nearby blocks — this is a neighborhood where driving or biking is part of daily life.