At a Glance
A zoned Queens elementary where families report strong trust in teachers, but academic results trail the district by a wide margin.
Best suited for
Families zoned for the school who value strong parent-school relationships and a no-suspension approach, and who are prepared to be active partners in pushing attendance and academics forward.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- Zero suspensions across three consecutive school years — a clear commitment to restorative approaches over removal.
- Parent trust is exceptionally high: 97% in teachers and 95% in the principal, well above district norms.
- Math proficiency has climbed to its highest level in the years reported, signaling real classroom-level progress.
- Three subway lines within a 7-minute walk — unusual transit access for a zoned elementary.
- A predominantly Hispanic and Asian student body with a high economic need index points to a school that's likely bilingual and immigrant-rich in culture.
Things to consider
- Academic proficiency is roughly half the district average — students here are catching up, not leading.
- Chronic absenteeism at 64% is severe and likely the single biggest drag on classroom learning.
- Teacher-reported safety at 89% lags district peers — worth asking the school directly what that reflects.
- PTA fundraising is only about $11 per student, compared to a district average near $165, meaning limited enrichment budget.
- Asian students have notably higher absenteeism (75%) — a subgroup pattern worth probing during a visit.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 28
Within District 28, P.S. 082 sits at the lower end of the spectrum: top peer schools score 90–97 out of 100, while this school lands near the bottom of the district's zoned options. It is a neighborhood workhorse, not a district standout.
Academics
Both ELA (36.7%) and math (38.5%) proficiency sit about 25 points below the district average. The longer arc is encouraging, though: scores climbed meaningfully from a 2022 low (ELA 27%, math 22%) and math is now at its highest level in the years reported. Grade 4 math stands out at 50% proficiency, while Grade 3 lags (ELA 30%, math 33%) — a pattern worth watching. ELA still hasn't returned to its 2018 peak, but the trend line points the right direction.
Culture
Day-to-day, this is a school that families feel good about: 94% parent satisfaction and 97% parent-teacher trust are well above typical. The school has not issued a single suspension in three years — a remarkable record that points to keeping kids in class rather than pushing them out. The major climate concern is chronic absenteeism at 64.1%, meaning more than 6 in 10 students miss enough school to be flagged, and teacher-reported safety at 89% trails the district's 93%. Parents feel heard; staff feel slightly less safe than peers.
Community
The student body is 70% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 6% Black, and 3% Native American, with an economic need index of 83% — well above the citywide average. Eighteen percent of students have IEPs. The neighborhood around the school is middle-income (median household income around $84,000), but the families this school serves skew toward higher need than the census tract suggests, a common pattern at zoned schools drawing from surrounding apartments.
Neighborhood
Jamaica Hills-Briarwood is a transit-rich, middle-income neighborhood with a roughly even mix of homeowners and renters, a 44% college-educated adult share, and a median home value near $612,000. About a quarter of households include children, and the poverty rate sits at 13%. The area is notably well-served by subway for a residential neighborhood.
Families have it easy: Sutphin Blvd (F) is about a 3-minute walk, Jamaica-Van Wyck (E) about 6 minutes, and Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport (E, J, Z) about 7 minutes.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 213 families responded (36% rate)
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
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Kindergarten
P.S. 082 Hammond has an attendance zone. At elementary level, in-zone students get a guaranteed seat. Every family still applies on MySchools: the application confirms the zoned seat, and ranking other schools doesn't cost you it.
Kindergarten application
- Opens
- Wed, Dec 9
- Closes
- Fri, Jan 22
- Offers
- Tue, Mar 30
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Check that your address is inside the zone — zones change, so confirm it before you sign a lease.
- 2Apply during the kindergarten application, even with a zoned seat.
- 3Rank this school along with any others you'd take, in true preference order.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is P.S. 082 Hammond a good school?
- On Motley, P.S. 082 Hammond earns an overall rating of 38/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run below the District 28 average.
- What grades does P.S. 082 Hammond serve?
- P.S. 082 Hammond serves grades K to 5.
- How do students get into P.S. 082 Hammond?
- P.S. 082 Hammond admits by zone — children who live in its attendance zone get a guaranteed seat.
- Is P.S. 082 Hammond public, charter, or private?
- P.S. 082 Hammond is a public school in NYC Community School District 28.
- What neighborhood is P.S. 082 Hammond in?
- P.S. 082 Hammond is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens.