Top Rankings
New York City Geographic District #28 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 13 public middle schools serving 8,835 students in New York City Geographic District #28 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle Schools in New York City Geographic District #28 School District have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
50 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
36,179 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
2,497 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
New York City Geographic District #28 School District, which is ranked #319 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 82% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#324 out of 1020 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
81%
78%
Graduation Rate
87%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.76
0.73
# American Indian Students
1,435 Students
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
4%
1%
# Asian Students
10,679 Students
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
29%
9%
# Hispanic Students
11,886 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
33%
30%
# Black Students
6,094 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
17%
20%
# White Students
4,692 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
13%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
411 Students
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
978 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
1,006
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
2,472
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
2,505
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
2,513
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
2,384
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
2,474
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
2,320
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
2,289
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
2,255
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
2,395
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
3,588
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
3,476
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
3,259
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
3,120
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
123
22,697
Best New York City Geographic District #28 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
160-20 Goethals Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 969-3155
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 969-3155
Grades: 6-12
| 686 students
Rank: #22.
Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey
(Math: 67% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
63-55 102nd St
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 830-4910
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 830-4910
Grades: 6-9
| 1,635 students
Rank: #33.
Young Women's Leadership School-queens
(Math: 58% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
150-91 87th Rd
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 725-0402
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 725-0402
Grades: 6-12
| 536 students
Rank: #44.
Junior High School 190 Russell Sage
(Math: 45% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
68-17 Austin St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 830-4970
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 830-4970
Grades: 6-8
| 929 students
Rank: #55.
Queens Collegiate - A College Board School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
167-01 Gothic Dr
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 658-4016
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 658-4016
Grades: 6-12
| 686 students
Rank: #66.
York Early College Academy
(Math: 36% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
108-35 167th St
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 262-8547
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 262-8547
Grades: 6-12
| 611 students
Rank: #77.
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
91-30 Metropolitan Ave
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 286-3500
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 286-3500
Grades: 6-12
| 833 students
Rank: #88.
Middle School 358
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
88-06 164th St
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 558-6240
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 558-6240
Grades: 6-8
| 354 students
Rank: #99.
Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
85-05 144th St
Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 657-1120
Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 657-1120
Grades: 6-8
| 1,273 students
Rank: #1010.
Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley
(Math: 19% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
108-35 167th St
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 739-6883
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 739-6883
Grades: 6-8
| 354 students
Rank: #1111.
Redwood Middle School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 276-4540
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 276-4540
Grades: 6-8
| 285 students
Rank: #1212.
Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72
(Math: 20% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 723-6200
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 723-6200
Grades: 6-8
| 331 students
Rank: #1313.
Emerson School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
108-35 167th St
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 657-4801
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 657-4801
Grades: 6-8
| 322 students
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