Reading
49%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
73 students tested
Level 17%
Level 244%
Level 327%
Level 422%
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Grade 349%
The Active Learning Elementary School (25Q244) is a public school in District 25, Flushing, Queens, serving grades pre-K, K–3. In 2026, 49% of tested students were proficient in reading and 90% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 460 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE). The average K–5 class size was 25.4 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading proficiency is 49%, about typical for NYC elementary schools, including those with similar economic need; down 40 points from 2025; with only 73 students tested, scores can swing from year to year.
Also worth knowing: 2026 math proficiency is 90%, higher than most NYC elementary schools, including those with similar economic need.
96%
of parents trust the principal
97%
trust their child's teachers
95%
satisfied with the education overall
NYC School Survey 2026. 74% of families answered.
Reading
49%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
73 students tested
Mathematics
90%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
72 students tested
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 | 92% | 91% |
| 2019 | 89% | 86% |
| 2022 | 78% | 92% |
| 2023 | 60% | 86% |
| 2024 | 61% | 78% |
| 2025 | 90% | 94% |
| 2026 | 49% | 90% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 47%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 67%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 77%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 68%1.2 mi away
Economic need index: 77%0.9 mi away
Economic need index: 74%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 71%
Economic need index: 79%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 86%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 71%
Economic need index: 77%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 67%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 47%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 77%0.9 mi away
Economic need index: 74%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 68%1.2 mi away
Economic need index: 86%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 79%0.3 mi away
| Measure | The Active Learning Elementary School | P.S. 020 John Bowne |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 49% (-40 points vs 2025) | 41% (-13 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 90% (-3 points vs 2025) | 57% (-10 points vs 2025) |
| Average K–5 class size (2025–26) | 25.4 | 21.0 |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 460 | 968 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 16.5 | 11.7 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 95% | 93% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 96% | 97% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 97% | 98% |
| Leadership (2026) | 97% | 98% |
| Distance between schools | 0.3 mi | |
The Active Learning Elementary School has higher math proficiency than P.S. 020 John Bowne (90% vs 57%) and higher reading proficiency (49% vs 41%).
Enrollment
460 students
pre-K, K–3 · down 28 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Class size
25.4
children in the average K–5 class; about 16.5 students per teacher (2025–26)
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
53%
was 58% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
74% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 71% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
15%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 0% White, 6% Hispanic, 90% Asian, 1% Black, 2% multiracial, 52% female, 48% male.
Economic need index: 71% — 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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