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State test scores here have climbed dramatically since 2016, when only about 17% of students were proficient in ELA and 13% in math. By 2025, those numbers reached 48.3% (ELA) and 56% (math), both above the district 32 averages of roughly 45.9% and 43.2%. The steepest gains came between 2022 and 2025, with math jumping from 30% to 56%. Fifth graders are the strongest cohort — 72.5% proficient in math and 55% in ELA — while fourth graders trail. The school's overall quality score of 2.09 out of 4 also beats the district average of 1.78.

The day-to-day feel here is shaped by a striking split: families are enthusiastic, teachers are cautious. Parent satisfaction sits at 96%, parent-teacher trust at 97%, and parent-principal trust at 95% — with an 86% family survey response rate, which is unusually high. Teachers, however, rate instruction quality at 84% (below the district's 86%) and principal-teacher trust at just 59%, a number worth asking about at a tour. Discipline is exemplary — zero suspensions for three straight years — and teachers report 96% safety inside the building. The contradiction between parent enthusiasm and teacher concerns is the texture of this school.

The student body is 86% Hispanic, 8% Black, and small shares of White, Asian, and Native American students — a fairly homogeneous population that closely mirrors the surrounding Bushwick community. Eighty-five percent of students qualify as economically needy, and 11% have IEPs. Families are clearly invested: an 86% family survey response and roughly $48 per student raised through the PTA (nearly three times the district average of $17) signal a parent base that shows up.

Bushwick is a densely populated, predominantly renter neighborhood where only about a fifth of households own their home and median household income sits around $67,000. Roughly a quarter of residents live in poverty, and about a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree. Median home values have climbed to nearly $950,000, reflecting recent waves of investment that have reshaped parts of the area. About 12% of households include children, which helps explain why a small zoned elementary like this one matters so much to its block.

The L train is the workhorse here — Halsey St is about a 6-minute walk, Wilson Av about 8 minutes, and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs about 10 minutes. The same line runs families into Manhattan in one direction and deeper into Brooklyn in the other.