P.S. Q224

PS Q224 is an orderly school where the leadership is liked, surveys report.

The school, which serves over 400 Pre-K through 9th grade, is located in Queens. The student body consists of learners with autism, hearing impairments, visual impairments, intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance, and speech and language disabilities. The attendance rate for the 2015-2016 school year was 90.6 percent, according to the Comprehensive Education Plan (CEP). Additionally, the schools pedagogy earned well-developed, the highest possible ranking, on its 2015 Quality Review.

The school has an number of partnerships to enhance their students learning, according to the Quality Review. They work with several organizations such as Inside Broadway, Town Hall, Queens Museum of Art, Education in Dance, Best Buddies and Queens Services for Autistic Children.

ADMISSIONS: Citywide. PS Q224 is part of District 75, a network of 69 schools dedicated to New York Citys students with disabilities who require increased attention. District 75 provides educational, vocational, and behavioral support programs for students who are on the autism spectrum, have significant cognitive delays, are significantly emotionally challenged, have a sensory impairment or have multiple disabilities. (Katie Safter & Hugo Segal, web reports, August 2017)