P.S. 043 (27Q043) is a public school in District 27, Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens, serving grades pre-K, K–8. In 2026, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 555 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE). The average K–5 class size was 21.8 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 math proficiency is 25%, lower than most NYC elementary schools, including those with similar economic need — 32% of students here are in special education; general education students scored 33% in math (2026).
Students here gain less than at most schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.29 · 5th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
26%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
282 students tested
91 students tested
191 students tested
Mathematics
25%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
252 students tested
84 students tested
168 students tested
Grade 8 math not reported by the DOE.
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23% | 19% |
| 2019 | 25% | 21% |
| 2022 | 18% | 8% |
| 2023 | 28% | — |
| 2024 | 25% | 27% |
| 2025 | 30% | 24% |
| 2026 | 26% | 25% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 83%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 86%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.9 mi away
Economic need index: 87%0.9 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 88%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 94%
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 86%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.9 mi away
Economic need index: 83%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 88%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 87%0.9 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 94%
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%1.1 mi away
| Measure | P.S. 043 | Lighthouse Elementary School |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 26% (-4 points vs 2025) | 20% (-11 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 25% (+1 points vs 2025) | 22% (-5 points vs 2025) |
| Average K–5 class size (2025–26) | 21.8 | 19.8 |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 555 | 160 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 10.5 | 7.9 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 96% | 98% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 90% | 96% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 96% | 97% |
| Leadership (2026) | 94% | 98% |
| Distance between schools | 0.3 mi | |
P.S. 043 has higher reading proficiency than Lighthouse Elementary School (26% vs 20%).
Enrollment
555 students
pre-K, K–8 · down 203 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Class size
21.8
children in the average K–5 class; about 10.5 students per teacher (2025–26)
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
9%
was 10% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
94% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 94% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
32%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 2% White, 42% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 53% Black, 1% multiracial, 49% female, 51% male.
Economic need index: 94% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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