« District 27

P.S./M.S 042 R. Vernam

27Q042

0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08 - Queens, District 27

488 BEACH 66 STREET (get directions)

$0.00/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

623 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $3,886,991 ($6,239/student)

Attendance: 83.2%

Math Course Pass Rate: 86.4%

Overview

P.S./M.S 042 R. Vernam is a k-8 school (grades 0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08) in Queens, Community School District 27.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	649
2014-15	684
2015-16	701
2016-17	719
2017-18	658
2018-19	642
2019-20	644
2020-21	615
2021-22	591
2022-23	615
2023-24	630
2024-25	645
2025-26	623

% female: 50.2% (2025-26)

% poverty: 91.5% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 27.6% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 6.3% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 1.6% (2025-26)

Black: 61.2% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 32.6% (2025-26)

White: 1.3% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 2.2% (2025-26)

Native American: 1.1% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.91 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 83.2%

Math Course Pass Rate: 86.4%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	83.2%
2024	Math course pass rate	86.4%
2023	Attendance	83.8%
2023	Math course pass rate	88.5%
2022	Attendance	82.6%
2022	Math course pass rate	88.9%
2021	Attendance	82.8%
2021	Math course pass rate	93.8%
2020	Attendance	80.2%
2020	Math course pass rate	77.6%
2019	Attendance	88.1%
2019	Math course pass rate	98.7%
2018	Attendance	87.2%
2018	ELA course pass rate	87.1%
2018	Math course pass rate	83%
2017	ELA course pass rate	80%
2017	Math course pass rate	89.4%
2016	ELA course pass rate	83.3%
2016	Math course pass rate	78.3%
2015	ELA course pass rate	85.2%
2015	Math course pass rate	91.3%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	3	ELA	430	15.2%	79
2026	3	Math	439	34.2%	79
2026	4	ELA	436	22.4%	67
2026	4	Math	442	31.3%	67
2026	5	ELA	432	18%	61
2026	5	Math	440	33.9%	62
2026	5	Science	434	14.8%	61
2026	6	ELA	435	27.5%	51
2026	6	Math	435	24.5%	49
2026	7	ELA	440	36.2%	58
2026	7	Math	444	38.9%	54
2026	8	ELA	446	46.3%	54
2026	8	Math	445	50%	54
2026	8	Science	443	31.5%	54
2025	3	ELA	447	43.5%	62
2025	3	Math	454	61.3%	62
2025	4	ELA	439	31.1%	61
2025	4	Math	440	35.5%	62
2025	5	ELA	439	38.6%	57
2025	5	Math	447	38.2%	55
2025	5	Science	435	16.7%	54
2025	6	ELA	438	33.3%	54
2025	6	Math	438	23.6%	55
2025	7	ELA	444	55.6%	54
2025	7	Math	448	44.4%	54
2025	8	ELA	439	27.7%	47
2025	8	Math	439	32.7%	49
2025	8	Science	434	12.2%	41
2024	3	ELA	427	10.3%	58
2024	3	Math	436	26.7%	60
2024	4	ELA	432	30.2%	53
2024	4	Math	442	32.1%	53
2024	5	ELA	426	12.1%	66
2024	5	Math	434	23.8%	63
2024	5	Science	428	5.3%	57
2024	6	ELA	436	33.9%	56
2024	6	Math	441	37.9%	58
2024	7	ELA	435	20.4%	49
2024	7	Math	438	30.6%	49
2024	8	ELA	440	39.1%	46
2024	8	Math	429	13.9%	36
2024	8	Science	429	5.3%	38
2023	3	ELA	431	18.9%	53
2023	3	Math	427	11.3%	53
2023	4	ELA	432	17.9%	67
2023	4	Math	429	16.4%	67
2023	5	ELA	434	24.6%	65
2023	5	Math	438	31.3%	67
2023	6	ELA	425	8.9%	56
2023	6	Math	425	7.5%	53
2023	7	ELA	439	34.9%	43
2023	7	Math	436	26.2%	42
2023	8	ELA	437	27%	63
2023	8	Math	430	20.6%	63
2022	3	ELA	583	14.9%	67
2022	3	Math	575	11.1%	63
2022	4	ELA	583	23.3%	60
2022	4	Math	584	19%	63
2022	5	ELA	582	7.1%	56
2022	5	Math	574	1.8%	56
2022	6	ELA	586	18.9%	37
2022	6	Math	579	5.4%	37
2022	7	ELA	592	15.9%	63
2022	7	Math	583	1.7%	60
2022	8	ELA	593	36.2%	47
2022	8	Math	588	7.7%	39
2019	3	ELA	584	21.7%	60
2019	3	Math	588	24.1%	58
2019	4	ELA	588	34.2%	73
2019	4	Math	596	41.1%	73
2019	5	ELA	593	22.4%	49
2019	5	Math	597	28.6%	49
2019	6	ELA	586	19.4%	62
2019	6	Math	587	19.4%	62
2019	7	ELA	584	8.5%	47
2019	7	Math	582	7.1%	42
2019	8	ELA	591	26.2%	61
2019	8	Math	591	13.6%	59
2018	3	ELA	587	22%	82
2018	3	Math	586	14.8%	81
2018	4	ELA	590	23.8%	63
2018	4	Math	592	26.2%	61
2018	5	ELA	587	9.9%	71
2018	5	Math	591	17.4%	69
2018	6	ELA	586	14.8%	54
2018	6	Math	586	5.9%	51
2018	7	ELA	589	17.5%	63
2018	7	Math	586	9.2%	65
2018	8	ELA	586	17.5%	57
2018	8	Math	574	0%	29

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	52	6	0-5	not reported
2024	48	23	0-5	not reported
2023	65	30	0-5	not reported
2022	50	29	0-5	not reported

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$3,886,991	not reported	$6,239
FY 2026	$3,127,565	not reported	$5,020

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
4K for All	$598,490
3K for All	$598,490
School Support Supplement	$422,238
Title I SWP	$394,422
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$345,409
ESY Summer Rising Services RS	$308,291
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$304,713
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$259,098
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$183,221
C4E Class Size Transition	$132,257
OASAS Sub Abuse	$92,638
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$66,747
Title IIA Supplemental	$58,436
IDEA RS IEP Para	$39,366
High Need Support for Title I	$31,574
Class Size Reduction Planning	$24,334
Title I SWP STH	$18,895
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$3,944
Title I SWP Translation Services	$2,415
High Need Support for Title I STH	$1,513
OASAS Sub Abuse OTPS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

$0.00/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$169	$0	$3	$166

Sources & methodology

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