The top reported proficiency rate is 99% in Social studies. The lowest is 66% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Ps 24 Andrew Jackson
PS 24 Andrew Jackson serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in Flushing, a dense, rapidly growing neighborhood in Queens where the commercial heart downtown sits blocks from quiet, tree-lined residential blocks. The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly Asian, with a substantial majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a neighborhood where housing has been appreciating and rents rising, situated within a major employment and retail center anchored by health care, transportation, and dense Asian commercial networks.
The school's academic performance in math is a clear strength. Across grades three through five, students demonstrate solid to strong proficiency. Third-grade math proficiency is around four-fifths, fourth-grade climbs to nearly nine-tenths, and fifth-grade reaches over nine-tenths. These are genuinely strong outcomes that sit above the midpoint when compared to other elementary schools in Queens County. Reading and language arts proficiency trails behind mathematics. Third and fourth graders show proficiency rates in the low-to-mid-sixties, which represents more modest performance, while fifth-grade ELA is higher, in the low-seventies. Science proficiency in fifth grade, the only grade for which this data is available, sits at around two-thirds. The school demonstrates high participation rates across subjects, suggesting that assessment results capture most of the school community.
A parent reviewing this data should understand that the school's mathematics instruction is a substantive achievement. The progression through the grades, with notably stronger results in the upper elementary years, reflects sustained academic growth. Reading proficiency is an area where a parent may want to look into this further with the school. The gap between math and ELA attainment is real and worth understanding in conversation with the school community about instruction, literacy supports, and curriculum implementation.
District 25, the school's parent district, underwent significant instructional shifts in recent years. Beginning in September 2023, all elementary schools in the district adopted a phonics-based reading curriculum called Into Reading, ending the prior practice where individual principals chose their own materials. This is a durable change that standardized literacy instruction across every elementary building. The district also gained local control over middle school admissions starting in the 2023-2024 cycle, meaning academic screening can happen at the district level rather than through a citywide lottery. For families with younger children, the district now has its own gifted and talented program with expanded eligibility pathways including teacher nomination and lottery entry, broadening access compared to the prior standardized-test model.
The school is located in a neighborhood characterized by intense commercial and pedestrian activity downtown, with the Flushing-Main Street subway station serving as one of the busiest transit hubs outside Manhattan. Beyond the downtown core, residential pockets like Broadway-Flushing and Murray Hill offer quieter streets with single-family homes. The area is a center of Asian cultural and business life, home to the largest Chinese, Korean, Taiwanese, Thai, and Bosnian and Herzegovinian populations in New York City, with more than half the area's residents immigrants. Large recent development projects and a major waterfront rezoning are reshaping the neighborhood's skyline and density.
Housing in the Flushing zip code has appreciated modestly year-over-year and exceeds both the New York State and national benchmarks. Monthly rents have also risen. For families considering this area, housing costs sit comfortably above typical national levels but are consistent with New York City context.
PS 24 is a small-to-mid-sized elementary school by New York City standards, serving roughly a thousand students in its grade band. Enrollment is stable and spans all grades from prekindergarten through fifth. The school is a traditional public school serving its immediate Flushing neighborhood. Civil-rights data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a parent seeking that information should contact the school directly. A four-year graduation rate does not apply to an elementary school.
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