P.S. 211

On the most recent state tests, 59.7% of students met ELA proficiency and 62.5% met math proficiency — both meaningfully above the District 12 averages of 44.6% and 43.3%. The catch is trajectory: between 2016 and 2024, proficiency ranged from 11.8% to 29.2% in ELA and 18.7% to 36% in math, so the 2025 numbers represent a dramatic single-year leap rather than a steady climb. Grade 3 leads the way (91.7% ELA, 95.8% math), but scores drop sharply by Grade 5 (40% ELA, 36.7% math), suggesting the gains are strongest among the school's youngest test-takers.

Day-to-day attendance runs at 90.4%, essentially matching the district average, but chronic absenteeism sits at 66.7% — meaning roughly two-thirds of students miss enough school to be flagged, a real concern even if the building itself feels calm. The discipline picture is unusually clean: zero suspensions reported in each of the last three years. The 2025 school survey paints a warm picture from families — 100% parent satisfaction, 98% parent-teacher trust, 95% parent-principal trust — though it's worth noting only 34% of families responded and just 8 teachers did, so the data captures a motivated slice of the community rather than a full census.

The student body is 80% Hispanic and 16% Black, with an economic need index of 93.5 — meaning the vast majority of students come from low-income households. Twenty percent of students have IEPs and there's dedicated ELL support, reflecting a community where many families are still building English proficiency. The neighborhood profile mirrors this closely: Tremont has a median household income around $32,000, a 36% poverty rate, and only 15% of adults holding a bachelor's degree, so P.S. 211's families and its neighbors share a strikingly similar economic reality.

Tremont is a predominantly renter neighborhood — only about 7.5% of households own their homes — and families with children make up roughly 13% of households, so the school is serving a relatively small share of the area's overall population. Median household income sits around $32,000 and only 15% of adults have a bachelor's degree, well below the citywide norm. Most residents rely on the 2 and 5 subway lines to get around the borough and into Manhattan.

The closest subway is 174 St on the 2 and 5 lines, about a 10-minute walk from the school; West Farms Sq–E Tremont Av (2 and 5) is roughly 12 minutes, and Freeman St (2 and 5) is about 20 minutes on foot.