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Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Public Grades 6-8

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 95% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne is a highly-rated public middle school located in Bayside, New York, serving 1,075 students in grades 6-8 and part of the New York City Geographic District #26, which is ranked 202 out of 874 districts in the state.

This school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 79.57% of 6th graders proficient in English Language Arts compared to 76.35% for the district and 50.86% for the state. Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne has been ranked among the top 100 middle schools in New York for several years, reaching as high as 40th out of 1,479 schools in 2021-2022. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% and 10% of New York middle schools for English Language Learner and Special Education student performance, respectively.

The school's strong academic performance is further highlighted by its 100% proficiency rates on several Regents exams, including U.S. History and Government, Algebra I, and Living Environment (Biology), significantly outpacing the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's spending per student has increased from $14,468 in 2020-2021 to $27,037 in 2023-2024, indicating a strong investment in resources and programs. With several other high-performing middle schools, such as Irwin Altman Middle School 172 and Junior High School 216 George J Ryan, located in close proximity, there may be opportunities for Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne to collaborate and share best practices to further enhance the educational experience for all students in the district.

1,104

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,570

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

61-15 Oceania St
Bayside, NY 11361-2139

(718) 631-6800

District: New York City Geographic District #26

Feeder schools for Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne:

Elementary:	Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell
	Ps 213 Carl Ullman School (The)
	Ps 46 Alley Pond

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

64.5%

Hispanic:

14.5%

White:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (85% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of New York middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg74%

New York avg56%

80^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #26

202^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #26 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	80 of 1500	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	69 of 1504	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	67 of 1500	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	40 of 1479	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	71 of 1242	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	80 of 1439	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	90 of 1438	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.1	69 of 1455	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.0	59 of 1429	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	95.6	44 of 1407	96.9%	★★★★★
2014	96.3	36 of 1401	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	94.0	49 of 1373	96.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	85 of 1337	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	92 of 1295	92.9%	★★★★★
2010	88.6	72 of 1243	94.2%	★★★★★
2009	83.4	76 of 1224	93.8%	★★★★★
2008	83.1	137 of 1185	88.4%	★★★★☆
2007	82.2	167 of 1123	85.1%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	230 of 1095	79.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	262 of 676	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	190 of 705	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	138 of 696	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	102 of 663	84.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	76 of 406	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	65 of 396	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	67 of 388	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	54 of 381	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	61 of 236	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	79 of 369	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	96 of 374	74.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	31 of 646	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	10 of 615	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	8 of 591	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	1 of 581	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	79.9	11 of 118	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	7 of 473	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	22 of 503	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	91 of 1457	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	71 of 1465	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	64 of 1463	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	38 of 1454	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	55 of 1066	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	70 of 1370	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	93 of 1353	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	144 of 965	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	89 of 953	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	175 of 943	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	63 of 914	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	71.8	81 of 449	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	76 of 826	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	116 of 810	85.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	57 of 603	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	51 of 594	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	27 of 543	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	25 of 487	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	20 of 392	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	63.8	109 of 457	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	50 of 1283	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	43 of 1296	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	30 of 1288	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	26 of 1306	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	31 of 935	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	53 of 1241	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	67 of 1245	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	70 of 1455	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	64 of 1464	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	64 of 1464	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	49 of 1455	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	63 of 1071	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	71 of 1366	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	90 of 1352	93.3%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	8 of 235	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	30 of 220	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	102 of 208	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.4	13 of 126	89.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	103 of 1298	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	33 of 1303	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	74 of 1307	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	42 of 1283	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	66.6	98 of 522	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	34 of 1139	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	34 of 1170	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	68 of 775	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	128 of 778	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	98 of 772	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	47 of 748	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.7	97 of 614	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	98 of 716	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	163 of 763	78.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile-33 vs school

Military Connected (2025)60th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government100%+25 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology99%+41 vs state

Math85%+32 vs state

English Language Arts81%+30 vs state

Science78%+34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne	Public	6-8	61-15 Oceania St	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 631-6800	1,104	64	17.3	54.2%	135 (12.2%)	50 (4.5%)	160 (14.5%)	712 (64.5%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (2.9%)	94.1	80^th of 1500 public middle schools	94.7%		95.1	69^th of 1504 public middle schools	95.4%	11	100.0	100.0	99.2			79.6	84.4	80.4	84.4	88.4	78.4	77.7	$27,570	$1,470	$26,100
Middle School 158 Marie Curie	Public	6-8	46-35 Oceania St	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8100	838	67	12.5	67.1%	82 (9.8%)	26 (3.1%)	200 (23.9%)	504 (60.1%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (1.9%)	88.8	146^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.3%		91.5	116^th of 1504 public middle schools	92.3%	30		97.4	78.2		89.1	75.1	72.9	83.8	74.1	82.3	51.4		$27,235	$1,401	$25,834
Junior High School 216 George J Ryan	Public, Magnet	6-8	64-20 175th St	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 358-2005	1,516	86	17.6	71.6%	165 (10.9%)	47 (3.1%)	206 (13.6%)	1,059 (69.9%)	19 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.2%)	91.1	119^th of 1500 public middle schools	92.1%		91.3	119^th of 1504 public middle schools	92.1%			100.0	99.4	100.0	95.7	77.3	79.1	79.8	79.2	84.8	81.7	61.2	$24,311	$1,936	$22,374
Is 25 Adrien Block	Public	6-8	34-65 192nd St	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 961-3480	1,023	72	14.1	70.5%	75 (7.3%)	10 (1.0%)	297 (29.0%)	613 (59.9%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.6%)	83	214^th of 1500 public middle schools	85.7%		84.2	189^th of 1504 public middle schools	87.4%	25	91.5	73.2	95.8			68.3	66.3	74.8	65.7	77.0		64.5	$27,915	$2,172	$25,743
Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School	Public	6-8	213-10 92nd Ave	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-0651	894	71	12.6	78.2%	23 (2.6%)	249 (27.9%)	219 (24.5%)	296 (33.1%)	80 (8.9%)	15 (1.7%)	12 (1.3%)	48.1	752^nd of 1500 public middle schools	49.9%		47.3	762^nd of 1504 public middle schools	49.3%	10	92.5	89.7	90.0			48.8	41.7	58.2	52.0	44.9	55.2	35.1	$28,890	$2,159	$26,731
Junior High School 67 Louis Pasteur	Public	6-8	51-60 Marathon Pkwy	Little Neck	11362	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8138	999	59	16.9	44.0%	130 (13.0%)	24 (2.4%)	114 (11.4%)	693 (69.4%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.8%)	94.6	71^st of 1500 public middle schools	95.3%		94.1	83^rd of 1504 public middle schools	94.5%	12	99.5	100.0	95.6	100.0	99.0	89.1	86.3	87.2	92.5	87.1	68.5	58.1	$25,239	$1,452	$23,786
Is 238 Susan B Anthony Academy	Public	6-8	88-15 182nd St	Hollis	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 297-9821	820	72	11.3	85.1%	7 (0.9%)	169 (20.6%)	312 (38.0%)	265 (32.3%)	47 (5.7%)	13 (1.6%)	7 (0.9%)	36.5	978^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.8%		36.3	992^nd of 1504 public middle schools	34.0%	14		95.2	64.2			49.0	43.6	46.2	43.3	47.1	38.7	24.0	$32,584	$2,985	$29,599
Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 591-9000	254	26	9.5	83.5%	14 (5.5%)	62 (24.4%)	115 (45.3%)	56 (22.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	18.6	1329^th of 1500 public middle schools	11.4%		27.5	1154^th of 1504 public middle schools	23.3%	175		82.1	67.9			30.8	26.8	43.5	25.0	36.8	16.4	23.8	$36,290	$2,266	$34,024
Bell Academy	Public	6-8	18-25 212th St	Bayside	11360	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 428-0587	441	28	15.7	45.1%	109 (24.7%)	13 (2.9%)	113 (25.6%)	189 (42.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	94.4	73^rd of 1500 public middle schools	95.1%		96.8	44^th of 1504 public middle schools	97.1%	29	90.4	92.6	86.0			84.5	82.8	82.2	85.8	83.1			$27,416	$1,433	$25,982
Irwin Altman Middle School 172	Public	6-8	81-14 257th St	Floral Park	11004	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4000	799	54	14.7	60.1%	51 (6.4%)	56 (7.0%)	165 (20.7%)	483 (60.5%)	14 (1.8%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (2.9%)	78.4	277^th of 1500 public middle schools	81.5%		80.3	231^st of 1504 public middle schools	84.6%	46		99.0	95.9			70.5	69.2	77.3	63.6	72.4	57.9	42.5	$27,845	$1,460	$26,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

What district is Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne in?

New York City Geographic District #26

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne?

Students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne are 64% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne a good school?

Yes. Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne ranks in the top 5.3% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,104 students attended Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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