P.S. 085 Judge Charles Vallone
- 23-70 31 STREET, Queens
- Grades PK-5
- Sabrina Parada, Principal
- 718-278-3630
- ps85q.org
About
P.S. 085 Judge Charles Vallone serves students in grades PK-5 in Queens. The school demonstrates strong academic outcomes, with 65 percent of students achieving proficiency in ELA, which is well above the citywide median of 56 percent. In math, 72 percent of students achieved proficiency, placing the school near the 75th percentile compared to the citywide median of 55 percent. The school's Economic Need Index of 51 percent is well below the citywide median of 83 percent. The percentage of English Language Learners is 14 percent, and students with Individualized Education Programs is 13 percent, both below citywide medians. The school maintains a low suspension rate of 0 percent. Parent feedback from the 2025-2026 DOE School Survey indicates high satisfaction, with 95 percent of responding parents satisfied with their child's education. Parents report strong relationships, with 97 percent feeling respected by the principal and 99 percent by teachers. A high percentage, 98 percent, also reported their child feels they belong at the school. The school received a 'Good' rating for Instruction and Performance and Safety and School Climate, and an 'Excellent' rating for Relationships with Families.
Sources (5)
- NYC DOE Location Code Generating and Management System (LCGMS) · 2026-27 (export of 2026-08-22)
- NYC DOE School Quality Reports and Snapshot, 2024-25 · 2024-25
- New York State Education Department School Report Card · 2024-25
- NYC School Survey (parent and student responses) · 2025-26
- MySchools admissions directory, 2025-26 cycle · 2025-26 admissions cycle
Academics
Coursework, class size, and academic context.
Attendance rate
96%
Avg class size (general ed)
21.73
Avg class size (ICT)
22.17
Average class size by classroom setting: general education vs. ICT (Integrated Co-Teaching, where general- and special-education students learn together with two teachers). NYC DOE Class Size Report, 2021–22.
Community & climate
Demographics, attendance, school survey results, and DOE quality ratings.
Quality signals
DOE quality-rating labels are skewed across the system; read them relative to the citywide distribution in our methodology.
NYC School Survey, 2025-26
Parent survey · overall positive
92%30% response rate
Survey topics, 2025-26
Family outreach93%city 94%
- Parents · School staff regularly communicate with me about how I can help my child learn.91%
- Parents · Teachers work closely with me to meet my child's needs.92%
- Parents · My child's school communicates with me in a language that I can understand.98%
- Parents · I am greeted warmly when I contact or visit the school.98%
- Parents · My child's school will make me aware if there are any concerns about my child’s social or emotional well-being.94%
- Parents · If I suspect my child needs additional learning supports and services, I know the next steps to get support at my school.83%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (93%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
Parent–teacher trust97%city 96%
- Parents · I feel respected by my child's teachers.99%
- Parents · Staff at this school work hard to build trusting relationships with parents/guardians like me.94%
- Parents · My child's teachers treat me as a partner in educating my child.97%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (97%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
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Instruction and Performance
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education91%city 94%
- Parents · My child is progressing in reading the way I would expect.90%
- Parents · My child is progressing in math the way I would expect.89%
- Parents · My child's school helps me understand what grade-level schoolwork looks like.89%
- Parents · How satisfied are you with the following? The education my child has received this year.95%
- Parents · How satisfied are you with the following? The overall quality of my child's teachers this year.94%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (91%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
IEP Service Satisfaction88%city 91%
- Parents · I am satisfied with the educational planning and Individualized Education Program (IEP) development process at this school. [Families of students with IEPs].84%
- Parents · At this school, my child receives what they need to achieve their Individualized Education Program (IEP) goal(s). [Families of students with IEPs].84%
- Parents · This school offers a wide enough variety of activities and services (including specialized programs, related services and assistive and adaptive technologies where appropriate) to help improve outcomes for my child. [Families of students with IEPs].95%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (88%) is their average, vs 91% citywide.
Safety and School Climate
Inclusive Leadership92%city 96%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…puts decisions made with families into action.93%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…works to create a sense of community in the school.94%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…ensures families are comfortable communicating with the school.93%
- Parents · Language translation and interpretation are readily available to me at all family events at my child’s school.89%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (92%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
Conflict Resolution91%city 93%
- Parents · Conflicts are resolved fairly at my child’s school. [Grades K-5].91%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (91%) is their average, vs 93% citywide.
Relationships with Families
Parent Involvement in School97%city 92%
- Parents · Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…communicated with your child's teachers about your child's performance?90%
- Parents · Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…seen your child’s projects, artwork, homework, tests, or quizzes?98%
- Parents · I know how to contact the Parent Coordinator at my child’s school.96%
- Parents · During the school year, have you...attended a school meeting, school event, or parent-teacher conference (virtually or in-person)?99%
- Parents · My child’s teachers incorporate my feedback into how they support my child. [Birth-5].100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (97%) is their average, vs 92% citywide.
Parent-Principal Trust96%city 96%
- Parents · I feel respected by my child's principal/school leader.97%
- Parents · I trust the principal/school leader at their word (to do what they say that they will do).95%
- Parents · The principal/school leader is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly.95%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (96%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
Strong Relationships93%city 97%
- Parents · I feel good about the way that my child’s teachers helped my child adjust to their program. [Birth-5].93%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (93%) is their average, vs 97% citywide.
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Teacher90%city 96%
- Parents · My child’s teachers give me helpful ideas about how I can support my child’s learning and development. [Birth-5].93%
- Parents · My child’s teachers let me know that I can make a difference in my child’s learning. [Birth-5].86%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (90%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate78%city 87%
- Parents · Someone at my child's program has helped me consider which schools or programs would be best for my child for next school/program year. [Birth-5].78%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (78%) is their average, vs 87% citywide.
School Description
School Facilities and Services86%city 91%
- Parents · This school is kept clean.99%
- Parents · This school is kept in good physical condition.97%
- Parents · My child's school provides me information about transportation options (e.g. Metrocard and busing).80%
- Parents · I am satisfied with my child’s school bus transportation service this year.79%
- Parents · I am satisfied with the meal options provided at my child’s school.74%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (86%) is their average, vs 91% citywide.
Overall positive % is averaged across every Pos/Neg survey question per respondent group (school year 2025-2026). Survey topics are the DOE’s framework measures (each the average favorable response across its questions; expand a topic to see them and the citywide average); the dimension scores themselves are no longer in the public data file.[3]
Operational health
Attendance
96%
Chronic absenteeism
20%
Suspension rate
0%
Teachers[7]
Teachers with 4+ years' experience
88%
Students per teacher
14:1
Teaching out of certification
3%
Teacher experience and certification from the NYSED School Report Card (2024–25); students per teacher = enrollment ÷ reported teachers. Fewer than 4 years counts as inexperienced.
Student body
Race / ethnicity[4]
- Asian 16%
- Black 3%
- Hispanic 26%
- White 48%
- Multiracial 5%
School-level totals; may not sum to 100% due to rounding and small subgroup suppression.
Gender[4]
- Female 49%
- Male 51%
Female / male shares as published by the DOE; other gender identities aren’t reported in the source data.
Enrollment
471
Economic Need Index
51%
Free / reduced lunch
49%
English learners
14%
Students with IEPs
13%
Admissions
2 programs. Each has its own admissions method, and each track within a program has its own seats, demand, and priority order.
3-K - School Day
Program code 30Q0853K · Cycle 2024-2025
72 applicants · 30 seats last year; offers ran out before reaching Other students who live in the district..
| priority group | Seats | Applicants | Applications / seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| General education | 30 | 72 | — |
↳ Students who live in the zone and have a sibling at the school. | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
↳ Other students who live in the zone. | 15 | 15 | 1.00 |
↳ Students who live in the district and have a sibling at the school. | 5 | 10 | 2.00 |
↳ Students who live outside the district and have a sibling at the school. | — | — | — |
↳ Other students who live in the district. | 0 | 35 | — |
↳ All other applicants. | — | — | — |
Last year’s published figures. Schools make more offers than seats because not everyone enrolls, so offers can exceed seats. Counts under 10 are suppressed (shown as “<10”).
Pre-K - School Day
Program code 30Q085PK · Cycle 2024-2025
49 applicants · 28 seats last year; offers ran out before reaching Students who live in the district and have a sibling at the school..
| priority group | Seats | Applicants | Applications / seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| General education | 28 | 49 | — |
↳ Current students. | 20 | 20 | 1.00 |
↳ Students who live in the zone and have a sibling at the school. | — | — | — |
↳ Other students who live in the zone. | — | — | — |
↳ Students who live in the district and have a sibling at the school. | 0 | 10 | — |
↳ Students who live outside the district and have a sibling at the school. | — | — | — |
↳ Other students who live in the district. | 0 | 15 | — |
↳ All other applicants. | — | — | — |
Last year’s published figures. Schools make more offers than seats because not everyone enrolls, so offers can exceed seats. Counts under 10 are suppressed (shown as “<10”).
How to read Applications / seat and where the outlook buckets come from is explained in our methodology.
Spending
Total spend
$15.7MStudents: 535
60th percentile citywide
School-managed budget
$8.6MPositions: 73
58th percentile citywide
Total spend per student
$29,314
28th percentile citywide · city median $33,357
Staffing costs
Principal’s salary
Not published
Principal and assistant principals
$458KPositions: 3
44th percentile citywide
Teaching staff
$5.0MPositions: 43
62nd percentile citywide
Where the school-managed budget goes
These five categories add up to the school-managed budget. They do not include the centrally-paid costs in total spend.
Leadership3$153K$458K
- INTERIM ACTING - ASST. PRINCIPAL2$138K$276K
- INTERIM ACTING - PRINCIPAL1$182K$182K
Teachers43$116K$5.0M
- K / WHOLE CLASS4$107K$428K
- 2 / WHOLE CLASS3$140K$421K
- 3 / WHOLE CLASS3$111K$334K
- 4 / WHOLE CLASS3$101K$304K
- 3 / ICT - General Ed Teacher2$134K$269K
- Pre K / WHOLE CLASS2$132K$263K
- 1 / WHOLE CLASS2$121K$242K
- PHYSICAL EDUCATION / SUBJECT SPECIFIC2$110K$221K
- 5 / ICT - General Ed Teacher2$109K$219K
- Pre K / ICT - Special Ed Teacher1$159K$159K
- MUSIC / WHOLE CLASS1$156K$156K
- COMPUTER LAB / ICT - General Ed Teacher1$154K$154K
- ESL / REDUCED CLASS SIZE1$146K$146K
- ARTS / SUBJECT SPECIFIC1$129K$129K
- 1 / ICT - General Ed Teacher1$109K$109K
- 2 / ICT - General Ed Teacher1$109K$109K
- 2 / ICT - Special Ed Teacher1$109K$109K
- 3,4 / SELF-CONTAINED SP ED1$109K$109K
- 3-K / ICT - General Ed Teacher1$109K$109K
- 4 / ICT - Special Ed Teacher1$109K$109K
- 5 / ICT - Special Ed Teacher1$109K$109K
- K / ICT - General Ed Teacher1$109K$109K
- K / ICT - Special Ed Teacher1$109K$109K
- K,1 / SELF-CONTAINED SP ED1$109K$109K
- SCIENCE - GENERAL SCIENCE / SUBJECT SPECIFIC1$109K$109K
- 5 / WHOLE CLASS1$100K$100K
- DANCE CLASSICAL / SUBJECT SPECIFIC1$100K$100K
- 1 / ICT - Special Ed Teacher1$77K$77K
- 3-K / WHOLE CLASS1$60K$60K
Support staff27$73K$2.0M
- IEP-CRISIS MANAGEMENT(CIT)8$35K$279K
- CLASSROOM - General Ed3$78K$233K
- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY / PULL-OUT - Special Ed2$91K$182K
- School Secretary2$89K$179K
- School Aides and Other Support Staff0—$154K
- 5043$45K$134K
- CLASSROOM - Special Ed2$61K$122K
- School Psychologist Mandated Services1$120K$120K
- Sub Assigned - School Social Worker1$120K$120K
- Guidance Counselor1$118K$118K
- SPEECH / PULL-OUT - Special Ed1$117K$117K
- SPEECH / PULL-OUT -all students1$117K$117K
- PARENT COORDINATOR1$54K$54K
- IEP-HEALTH1$47K$47K
Programs and extra time$879K
- Absence Coverage$278K
- IEP-HEALTH$265K
- AFTER/BEFORE SCHOOL STUDENT PROGRAMS$187K
- People Working Partial Year$104K
- 504$39K
- Professional Development$6,853
Supplies and services$295K
- Supplies - General$100K
- Educational Software$74K
- Equipment - General$36K
- Educational Consultants$27K
- Non-Contractual Services$17K
- Textbooks$14K
- Set Aside for Class Size Reduction$7,354
- Data Processing Repair - Contractual$5,337
- School Funded Copier$4,932
- Curriculum & Staff Development Contracts$3,800
- Library Books$2,944
- Furniture Object 300$2,700
- Transportation of Staff - Non-Contract$630
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.