At a Glance
A North Corona zoned school in the middle of a striking upward arc
Best suited for
Families zoned for the school who want a deeply community-rooted elementary, are comfortable with a homogeneous student body, and are willing to bet on a school in the middle of a clear and accelerating climb.
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 for three consecutive school years — a genuinely rare discipline record.
- Math proficiency has nearly tripled since 2016, one of the steepest sustained improvement curves in the data.
- Parent trust scores (97% parent-teacher, 98% parent-principal) sit well above district averages.
- The student body is almost a mirror of the surrounding North Corona community — a true zoned neighborhood school.
Things to consider
- Chronic absenteeism at 82.9% is extraordinarily high and warrants a direct conversation with the school about what's driving it.
- Teacher-reported instruction quality (83%) and teacher-principal trust (80%) trail district norms, suggesting faculty morale is a real issue even as families feel satisfied.
- The school is racially homogeneous (97% Hispanic, 10% diversity index) — families prioritizing a more mixed environment may want to look elsewhere.
- Overall score of 2.14/4 sits below the district average and well below top District 30 peers like P.S. 234, though the trajectory tells a more encouraging story.
- PTA fundraising per student is roughly one-fifth of the district average, which can mean fewer enrichment resources.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 30
District 30 includes some of Queens' strongest elementary options, including citywide G&T programs and Baccalaureate School for Global Education — P.S. 092 doesn't sit on that tier, but it's one of the more interesting growth stories in the borough for families who value momentum over pedigree.
Academics
Math proficiency of 60.3% sits roughly at the district average (~62%), while ELA at 46.6% trails the district mark of about 61%. But the trend is the headline: ELA climbed from 17.6% in 2016 to 46.6% in 2025, and math from 22.9% to 60.3%, with 2025 representing the school's best year on record by a wide margin. Grade 3 math at 71.4% and Grade 4 math at 62.3% suggest younger students are absorbing the gains fastest.
Culture
Parents feel deeply heard here — parent satisfaction is 95%, parent-teacher trust 97%, and parent-principal trust 98%, all comfortably above district norms, with 574 families weighing in on the survey. The other side of the ledger is harder: teacher-reported instruction quality is 83% (vs district 91%), teacher-principal trust is 80%, and chronic absenteeism is 82.9%, a strikingly high figure worth asking the school to explain. On discipline, though, the record is genuinely distinctive — zero suspensions across three straight years.
Community
At 97% Hispanic, P.S. 092 is one of the most homogeneous schools in the data set and essentially mirrors North Corona's working-class, immigrant-rooted population. The economic need index of 77.9% indicates most students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and 17% of students have IEPs. PTA fundraising runs just $14 per student (about a fifth of the district average), reflecting limited household resources rather than disengagement — parent survey response is strong.
Neighborhood
North Corona is a dense, family-heavy slice of Queens where 28% of households include children and most families rent rather than own, with homeownership at 23%. Median household income is $77,536 and the poverty rate is 16.5%, while only about 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — a neighborhood shaped by working families with roots in Latin America. The subway lines that move people in and out of this part of Queens run along the 7.
The school is served by three 7-line stops: Junction Blvd about a 10-minute walk, 103 St-Corona Plaza about 11 minutes, and 90 St-Elmhurst Av roughly 14 minutes away.
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) · 574 families responded (67% 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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Pre-K
P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. also has Pre-K classes. They're a separate application from kindergarten, made on MySchools.
Pre-K application
Applications typically open in the winter and close in the spring, with offers in late spring; the city announces exact dates each year.
Kindergarten
P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. 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. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. a good school?
- On Motley, P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. earns an overall rating of 54/100 — 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 30 average.
- What grades does P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. serve?
- P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr.?
- P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. admits by zone — children who live in its attendance zone get a guaranteed seat.
- Is P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. public, charter, or private?
- P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. is a public school in NYC Community School District 30.
- What neighborhood is P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. in?
- P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. is in North Corona, Queens.