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Enrollment
750
Elementary
DISTRICT 789 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009805245
PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE)
72-24 GRAND AVE, MASPETH, NY 11378 · (718) 533-6712 · Queens County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
622 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 59.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE)
PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE)'s state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) this school | 750 | 82.9% | 54.2% |
| PS 117 J KELD/BRIARWOOD SCHOOL JAMAICA | 775 | 82.5% | 57.8% |
| PS 163 BATH BEACH BROOKLYN | 621 | 84.7% | 82.1% |
| PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER STATEN ISLAND | 768 | 81.8% | 62.7% |
| PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY FLUSHING | 806 | 83.9% | 48.3% |
| PS 36 UNIONPORT BRONX | 660 | 88.8% | 45.2% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #991 of 2,335 | #124 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,060 of 2,342 ▼ 101 | #138 of 219 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,171 of 2,343 ▼ 144 | #150 of 220 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #203 of 2,585 | #55 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,033 of 2,338 | #174 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #570 of 2,388 | #85 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #680 of 2,534 | #93 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #366 of 1,757 | #49 of 167 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
750
-180 (-19%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 947
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 750 | 50 | 15.0:1 | 83% (622) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 50.4 | 15.4:1 | 80% (622) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 52.7 | 15.3:1 | 78% (627) |
| 2020-21 | 930 | 60 | 15.5:1 | 72% (672) |
| 2017-18 | 1,029 | 69 | 14.9:1 | 76% (786) |
| 2015-16 | 1,017 | 67 | 15.2:1 | 75% (763) |
| 2010-11 | 947 | 62 | 15.3:1 | 69% (650) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE).
About PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE)
A large elementary school in MASPETH, New York, PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 750 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 69% above that.
PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) is one of the 57 schools that make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 (48,008 students in total).
PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE)'s enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 47%. After that, the student body is 36% Asian and 13% White. Among all residents of Queens County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. By the diversity index, PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) comes in at 63%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1 at PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE), with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 83%.
The allk12 Grade for PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) is B+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.5%. PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) scores 54.2%.
In the county around the school, Queens County, median household income is about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) is among the 392 public schools in Queens County.
The shortest distance from PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) is 9th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) had 930 students in 2020-21 and 750 in 2024-25, a 19% decrease.
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Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
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- GROVER CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,581 students
- PS 19 MARINO JEANTETElementary · 1,506 students
Other schools in MASPETH
- IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,581 students
- PS 153 MASPETH ELEMENTARYElementary · 764 students
- PS 9Combined · 622 students
Nearby schools
- MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,001
- IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 1,581
- PS 229 EMANUEL KAPLAN0.5 mi · 1,066
- IS 5 WALTER CROWLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)0.6 mi · 1,203
- ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 460
- PS 102 BAYVIEW0.7 mi · 1,107
Frequently asked questions
About PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE)How many students attend PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE)?
PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) enrolls approximately 750 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) serve?
PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE)?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE).
What is the student diversity at PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE)?
Student demographics at PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) are roughly 13% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Black, 36% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) in?
PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24.
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