P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau

Lower Economic Need

Queens · Elementary · DBN: 30Q0170

Location

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Address: 28-37 29 STREET, QUEENS, NY 11102

Grades Served: PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05

Principal: Rebecca Heyward

Phone: 718-278-1220

Neighborhood: Old Astoria

Council District: 22

2024-25 Metrics

Impact Score60%

Student growthabove median (50%)

Performance Score58%

Absolute outcomesabove median (49%)

Economic Need Index70%

Poverty indicatorbelow median (87%)

Enrollment538

Students

Year-over-Year Change

Impact Score

2023-24

49%

↑ +11

2024-25

60%

Performance Score

2023-24

50%

↑ +8

2024-25

58%

Note: Year-over-year changes may reflect cohort differences, not actual school improvement.

Additional Metrics

Student Attendance: 91%

Teacher Attendance: 96%

Principal Tenure: 13.1 years

Teachers 3+ Years: 74%

Instruction Rating: Good

Safety Rating: Good

Families Rating: Good

Survey Results (% Positive)

Instruction/Learning: 88%

Safety: 84%

School Leadership: 93%

Student Support: 93%

Communication: 94%

Family Involvement: 92%

Family-School Trust: 96%

Survey results reflect responses from families, teachers, and students. Higher percentages indicate more positive responses.

Budget (Fair Student Funding)

Year	Total Budget	FSF Allocation	% Funded	Gap to 100%
2024-25	$12,224,405	$6,832,578	100%	$0
2023-24	$10,975,801	$6,412,222	100%	$0
2022-23	$10,220,032	$5,803,465	100%	$0

Discipline (Suspensions)

Year	Removals	Principal Susp.	Supt. Susp.	Total
2024-25	6	N/A	N/A	6
2023-24	Redacted	Redacted	Redacted	6
2022-23	Redacted	Redacted	0	7

"Redacted" indicates small counts (1-5) suppressed for privacy. Suspension data reflects systemic patterns as much as individual school decisions. Always consider ENI context.

Similar Schools

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Bronx Charter School for Better Learning

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Impact: 51%ENI: 74%

The Gordon Parks School

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Impact: 38%ENI: 66%

Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School NYC

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Impact: 26%ENI: 70%

P.S./I.S. 295

Queens

Impact: 49%ENI: 68%

Data Limitations

Only 2 years of Impact Score data available (2023-24, 2024-25)
Impact Score methodology not fully disclosed by NYC DOE
Cannot determine causation - only patterns and correlations
No student mobility data (selection effects cannot be ruled out)
Many schools change category year-over-year

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