P.S. 076 William Hallet

P.S. 76's ELA proficiency of 48.7% and math proficiency of 53.9% both trail the District 30 averages of roughly 61% and 62% — the gap that lands the school its 2.05 out of 4 overall score. But the trajectory is the more interesting story: in 2016, ELA proficiency was 22.8% and math was 22.9%. By 2025, both have more than doubled, with math jumping 31 points in eight years. There's a wobble in 2022 and 2019, but the long arc is clearly upward. Within the school, 3rd graders lead in math at 61.5%, while 4th and 5th graders are running close to even with each other in both subjects — a sign that growth is holding rather than stalling at the testing grades.

The defining climate feature here is the disconnect between parent trust and teacher-perceived conditions. Families give the school high marks: 92% parent satisfaction, 97% parent-teacher trust, and 98% parent-principal trust — all near or above district norms. Teachers are more measured: 86% on instruction quality, 86% on principal trust, and 85% on safety, all running below the District 30 averages (which hover around 91–95%). Attendance is a real concern at 87.5% versus the district's 92.4%, and chronic absenteeism stands at 51% — though notably uneven across demographic groups, ranging from 34% among Black students to roughly 75% among White and Asian students. On the upside, the school has logged zero suspensions across the last three reported years, suggesting a restorative, non-punitive approach to behavior.

P.S. 76's enrollment closely mirrors its neighborhood. Hispanic students make up 51% of the school, Black students 28%, White 12%, and Asian 8% — a body more Hispanic-heavy than District 30 overall but still meaningfully diverse. The economic need index of 81.3% signals a population where most students come from lower-income households, and 31% of students have IEPs — well above what you'd typically see. This is genuinely a community-anchored school serving families who live nearby, including the renters who dominate this part of Queens where homeownership is just 16.4%.

P.S. 76 sits in the Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills area, where median household income is around $70,500, the poverty rate is 19.4%, and 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Just 10.4% of households in the area have children — a relatively low share that reflects the high-rise, renter-heavy character of the neighborhood (only 16.4% homeownership, with a median home value above $840,000 reflecting recent condo and rental development). It's a working- and middle-class patch of Western Queens with a mix of longtime residents and newer arrivals drawn by newer housing stock.

The closest subway is the M at 21st Street–Queensbridge, about a 10-minute walk. The 7 and the N/W trains at Queensboro Plaza are both roughly a 15-minute walk — doable but not door-to-door for most families.