My daughter is a student at the School since 2006. Overall the School disappoints me. The School is new and very nice, it s too bad that that the principal and the staff do not use the nice facility for more activities. I don't like the fact that every year when school starts we have to wait for a month
... Read more before we get a schedule. That is unexplainable. The worst part of all is dismissal, especially on a rainy day. I worry about the kids every day. The children are unsupervised; there is no security in the yard. The children that take buses have to stay on the side and wait and if the bus driver is not there for any reason, the kids are just by themselves. Too bad the teachers are just worried about going home, instead of taking turns to supervise the kids. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/07/09
The biggest problem I have with the school is the supplies they require. You can't imagine how long the list is and how much you spend. You're not buying it for your child but for the whole class. For example, my child has to have 12 yellow pads for the whole school year. Imagine every kid bringing
... Read more that in & where does it go at the end of the year. I don't see it coming back. It's great the school has a lot of special events & activities for the kids but it's annoying when you have to buy T-shirts & things you'll never use again. Waste!! The principal says she's approachable but I didn't feel that way. I've called the office & everytime they always say she's not available & she doesn't return phone calls either. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/10/09
My child is not mainstreamed even though it is his right under IDEA and from independant evaluations. There is no collaboration between staff/special needs children and the staff/ students from 58. It is a disservice to both. Each can learn from each other. the school should live up to its name and really
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Posted by a parent on 04/15/09
i'm a senior now i love the school and my teacher!!! soon to be class of 2009!! trips: excellent teachers: not so bad me: i love it!!!!
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Posted by a student on 02/07/09
I love this school- my daughter has attended since K and is now in 2nd - she just flourishes here. I wish there were more extracurricular activities for my daughter to participate in, as I work until 5 like many parents... But I think the Principal does a terrific job and the resources the children are
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I was a senior last yr; overall the school is okay, but a lot of the senior trips they took us on were unorganized and I remember that the buses to take us on the trip ended up coming 15 minutes late, so we missed 20 minutes of the show! I do like this school because the kids are nice and the teachers
... Read more are there 24/7. But the rules definitely need to be double checked and stated in the very beginning of the year, not towards the end. Read less
Posted by a student on 11/09/08
I love this school. I've been going here since I was four years old in 2002. The school has the most fun activities like the Harvest Festival, Ballroom dancing, and the Halloween Parade. I love this schoool, and all of my teachers, so I reccomend this school to anyone who lives in the Maspeth-Elmhurst
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Posted by a student on 10/25/08
As a former student, I loved the school. The teachers were very nice. They have lots of events like literacy and math olympics, harvest festival, ballroom dancing and others. As a senior last year, i had a lot of fun. There was senior softball game, senior dance, senior trips and others. I would recommend
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Posted by a student on 10/20/08
P.S. 58 has made a big change in my sons education. I thank all the teachers for everything they have taught my son. He has made great success in each subject ever since he started attending this school P.S. 58 has very well educated teachers that treat all the students wth kindness and respect. I give
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* In 2008-2009 New York used the New York State Assessments to test students in grades 3 through 8 in English language arts and math, in grades 4 and 8 in science and in grades 5 and 8 in social studies. The tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New York. The goal is for 90% of students to meet or exceed grade-level standards on the tests.
Student enrollment:
991
Students per teacher:
14
Full-time teachers:
70
Number of classrooms:
35
Arts
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Band, Music
Computer Science
Computer Science
Special Education
Early Childhood Special Needs, Hearing Specialists, Occupational Therapists, Speech/Language Pathologists
Vocational Education
Health, Phys Ed
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creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Maspeth schools — Ps 58 School Of Heroes is located at 72-24 Grand Ave, Maspeth NY 11378. 72-24 Grand Ave is in the Maspeth neighborhood and 11378 ZIP code in Maspeth, NY The school district for Ps 58 School Of Heroes is the New York City Department Of Education. Ps 58 School Of Heroes is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 6.
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