The Queens College School for Math, Science and Technology

Test scores here significantly outpace District 25 averages: 81.1% ELA proficiency versus the district's 64.9%, and 78.2% math proficiency versus the district's 69.6%. ELA has trended upward over the last decade, climbing from 71.4% in 2017 to 81.1% in 2025, while math has been more volatile — strong at 82.6% in 2023, dipping to 75.3% in 2024, and bouncing back to 78.2% this year. Scores by grade show real variation: Grade 4 hit 89.4% in math, while Grade 8 landed at 66.7% — parents should ask how the upper grades handle that drop-off. The overall quality score of 3.19 out of 4 also tops the district average of 2.69.

The climate numbers here are genuinely striking. Teacher instruction quality sits at 99% — nearly ten points above the district average of 89.6% — and teacher-reported safety is 98% (above the district's 97%). Parents report strong relationships with teachers at a perfect 100%. Zero suspensions is exceptional for any school, let alone one serving 508 students across PK-8. Parent satisfaction (91%) trails the district's 93.7% slightly, and teacher-principal trust at 82% is the one metric that lags — a gap between how teachers feel about instruction versus leadership worth asking about. The 316 family survey responses suggest an engaged parent body willing to weigh in.

The student body is 48% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 17% Black, 8% White, and 5% multiracial — a diversity index of 77% that's well above the citywide average for elementary schools. That mix mirrors the surrounding Kew Gardens Hills neighborhood, one of the most Asian-American neighborhoods in Queens, though the school draws a wider cross-section than you'd see on most neighborhood blocks. The economic need index of 43.4 is moderate, and IEP enrollment of 14% is slightly higher than the citywide average.

Kew Gardens Hills is a middle-class, family-oriented Queens neighborhood where more than half of households own their homes (52.5%) and the median household income is $84,747. About a quarter of households have children, and nearly half of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher — the kind of educated, stable demographic that tends to correlate with school engagement. The poverty rate of 12.1% is below the citywide figure. Families here are commuters more than walkers — most parents work outside the neighborhood.

There are no subway stations within a 20-minute walk of the school, so families should plan on driving, school bus, or MTA local bus service. Car commutes or pickup lines are the norm.