P.S. 26 is a school that serves grades pre-K through fifth. The school's principal is Michele Ashley, and it's a winner of the State Business Council 2003 Pathfinder Award, an honor given by the Business Council to recognize schools that show a marked improvement from one year to the next on their students' state test scores. Named after Olympic track star and African-American civil rights advocate Jesse Owens, P.S. 26 offers various after-school programs and annual spring festivals and fashion shows.