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P.S. 26 Jesse Owens

Grades: 3-K, Pre-K, K-5
1014 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11221
Phone: 718-919-5707

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Our Insights

What’s Special

Popular principal; G&T in 3rd grade

The Downside

Below average attendance

PS 26 in Bedford Stuyvesant is a neigborhood school with a "gifted and talented" program starting in 3rd grade, designed to offer greater academic challenge to bright students in black and Latino neighborhoods. 

One mother told the Wall Street Journal the gifted program "fostered independence" in her daughter, who comes home with research to tackle. "I try to help her and she says, 'No, we have to do it on our own!'" the Journal quoted the mother as saying.  Children are selected for the program "by a mix of report cards, written work and teacher recommendations," according to the Journal. 

Overall, the school gets high marks from teachers, who uniformly praise the prinicpal, Cynthia Celestine, and say they would recommend the school to parents.

One downside: the school's attendance rate is below average.

Admissions: Zoned neighborhood school. Gifted program open to students in District 16, based on recommendation of 2nd grade teachers. (Clara Hemphill, news reports, February 2019)

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

Is this school safe and well-run?

From the 2023-2024 NYC School Survey

How many teachers say they would recommend this school to other families?
88%
85% Citywide Average

From the 2019-20 NY State Report Card

How many students were suspended?
1%
1% Citywide Average

From this school's most recent Quality Review Report

Are teachers effective?

From the 2023-24 School Quality Report

How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
66%
81% Citywide Average
Years of principal experience at this school
2.1

How do students perform academically?

From the New York State 2022-2023 Assessment Database

How many elementary school students scored 3-4 on the state math exam?
39%
53% Citywide Average
How many elementary school students scored 3-4 on the state reading exam?
45%
50% Citywide Average

What is the Pre-K like?

From the NYC Program Assessment (CLASS and ECERS-R) Database through 2019-2020

Instruction: Teachers ask kids to explain their reasoning when they solve problems

Who does this school serve?

From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Enrollment
220
Asian
2%
Black
50%
Hispanic
36%
White
10%
Other
2%
Free or reduced priced lunch
80%
Students with disabilities
20%
English language learners
26%
Pre-K seats
18
3-K seats
15

From the 2023-24 School Quality Guide

Average daily attendance
87%
91% Citywide Average
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
52%
35% Citywide Average

From the 2020 School Directories

How does this school serve special populations?

From the New York State 2022-2023 Assessment Database

How many students with disabilities scored 3-4 on the state math exam?
10%
30% Citywide Average
How many students with disabilities scored 3-4 on the state reading exam?
10%
23% Citywide Average
How many English language learners scored 3-4 on the state math exam?
0%
21% Citywide Average
How many English language learners scored 3-4 on the state reading exam?
0%
12% Citywide Average


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Contact & Location

Location

Bedford-Stuyvesant (District 16)
Trains: M Line, Z Line to Myrtle Ave; J Line to Kosciusko St
Buses: B15, B38, B46, B47, B52, B54, Q24

Contact

Principal
Diana Funtleyder
Parent Coordinator
Jessica Jones
JJones77@schools.nyc.gov
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Other Details

Shared campus?
Yes
This school shares a building with Madiba Prep
Metal detectors?
No

Zone for the 2019-2020 school year. Call school to confirm.

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