P.S. 136 Roy Wilkins

This is fundamentally an 'improving-to-average' story rather than an 'above-average' one, but the trajectory is the headline. In 2016, fewer than three in ten students met ELA proficiency and roughly two in ten met math proficiency; in 2025, both subjects sit around 54-57% proficient — essentially level with the district average of 56.9% ELA and 53.7% math. The 2024-to-2025 jump was particularly sharp, with ELA climbing from 36% to 56.8% in a single year. The school's overall quality score of 2.21 out of 4 lands exactly on the district average. Grade 3 and Grade 5 are pulling strong (ELA 59-61%), while Grade 4 lags (48.7% ELA, 41.5% math) — a pattern worth asking about if you have a rising fourth-grader.

The day-to-day feel at P.S. 136 appears notably warm. Parent satisfaction runs at 96% (vs 91% district), parent-teacher trust at 97%, and parent-principal trust at 98% — an unusually tight partnership between families and the front office. Teachers report high instructional quality (89% vs 88% district) and high perceived safety (97% vs 94% district). The discipline picture is the cleanest in the peer group: zero suspensions in the most recent reported year, against a district average suspension rate of 0.94%. The one slightly softer spot is teacher collegial trust at 80%, which is lower than the school's other climate scores — worth a question for prospective families, since it hints that staff cohesion may not be as strong as the family-facing signals suggest.

The student body at P.S. 136 is overwhelmingly Black (81%), with Hispanic students the next largest group at 10%, and smaller shares of Asian, White, multiracial, and Native American students. Twelve percent of students have IEPs, and the economic need index of 65.4 indicates a moderate-to-high level of need. The demographic mix closely mirrors the surrounding St. Albans community. PTA fundraising came in at $34 per student last year — nearly identical to the district average of $33 per student — suggesting PTA capacity is modest but typical for the area.

St. Albans is a stable, predominantly owner-occupied Queens neighborhood with a median household income around $97,900, a poverty rate of just 9.2%, and a homeownership rate of 74.7%. The median home value sits near $597,000, and 13.3% of households have children — a lower share than many NYC neighborhoods, which means many of your child's classmates will likely be coming from local families with deep neighborhood ties. About a quarter of adults here hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

There are no subway stations within a 20-minute walk of the school, so most families will get there by car, school bus, or local bus routes — plan for carpool or pickup logistics rather than the subway commute.