The mission of Public School 257 is to provide children with a secure, nurturing environment where they will grow to their fullest potential.
P.S. 257 will motivate all children to learn in order to become responsible and productive members of society.
03/20/2026
Congratulations to the District 14 NFL 60 Flag Football Conference! 🏈✨
Thank you to P.S. 250, P.S. 18, and P.S. 17 for joining us for this big event.
Let’s keep building, growing, and making it even better. 💪💙
03/09/2026
🌟 Celebrating our amazing students on March 19
🏆 Special Award Ceremony coming up — so proud of our scholars
✨ Honoring excellence in our Special Education community
03/09/2026
🌟 Celebrating our Honor Roll scholars on March 18!
🎓 Proud of our students’ hard work and achievement
🏆 Honor Roll Ceremony — excellence on display
03/09/2026
🎬 Movie Night on March 13 — don’t miss it!
🍿 Grab your tickets and join the fun!
🌟 See you at Movie Night!
🎥 March 13 at 4:45 — be there!
Just wanted to share with you what we do in the mornings at our school! Look at the video clips and you will see this is what we do in the mornings at PS 257-Magnet School of the Performing Arts to ensure that our students get off to a great start every morning with a happy smile & laughter, listen to some great music, do some dancing, and have some overall fun before going up to begin their day at 8:00am. We do this to promote good mental wellness! Have a great weekend folks. ❤️👍🏽🙌🎉😉😃😁
02/04/2026
Celebrating growth, achievement, and community! 🎉 P.S. 257 is officially an LSI school.
02/03/2026
Big smiles, bright beginnings. Enroll in 3K & Pre‑K today!
01/26/2026
Dear Parent & Guardians, The NYC Public Schools will be open again on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. As for PS 257, school will begin at its regular time at 8:00am. Breakfast will begin at 7:30am. Looking forward to seeing all of our students return back to in-person instruction. YAY!!! From Your Friendly Neighborhood Principal, Melvin Martinez
01/25/2026
Dear Parents & Guardians of PS 257,
The Chancellor has declared that tomorrow on Monday, January 26, 2026 for all NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS to pivot to remote learning. Instruction for your children will begin at 9:00am. Please remember to place the brand new laptops that we gave to your children to recharge. Expect your classroom teachers to provide next steps by today via Class DoJo. Thank you. From your Friendly Neighborhood Principal, Melvin Martinez