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Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72

Public Grades 6-8

1140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 24% of New York middle schools

Summary

Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 is a public middle school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 331 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 929-1340 out of around 1500 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. However, the school performs relatively better in Regents exams, with proficiency rates in Algebra I and Living Environment exceeding the district and state averages in recent years. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with around 83% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student population is diverse, with significant representation of African American, Hispanic, and Asian students.

Nearby schools, such as Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley and Emerson School (The), have generally higher academic performance than Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72, with higher proficiency rates on state assessments and better overall rankings. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 72% to 90%. However, the nearby schools have similar or slightly higher per-student spending and student-teacher ratios compared to Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72, suggesting that resource allocation alone may not be the primary driver of the school's academic outcomes.

329

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,838

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11434-2941

(718) 723-6200

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Feeder schools for Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72:

Elementary:	Jermaine L Green Stem Institute Of Queens (The)
	Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School
	Ps 55 Maure
	Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.0%

Hispanic:

21.9%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Math scores 20 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg53%

New York avg52%

1,140^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #28

373^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #28 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	29.1	1140 of 1500	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1129 of 1504	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	929 of 1500	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1082 of 1479	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1027 of 1242	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1278 of 1439	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1303 of 1438	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	1331 of 1455	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	1210 of 1429	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	1138 of 1407	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.5	1176 of 1401	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	1118 of 1373	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	1113 of 1337	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	1089 of 1295	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	966 of 1243	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.1	1006 of 1224	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.5	949 of 1185	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.4	895 of 1123	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	871 of 1095	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	342 of 676	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	364 of 705	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	267 of 696	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	352 of 706	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.4	509 of 653	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	523 of 663	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	262 of 406	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.7	358 of 396	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	357 of 388	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	313 of 381	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	364 of 374	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	416 of 646	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	338 of 615	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	271 of 591	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	202 of 581	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	332 of 503	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1070 of 1457	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	991 of 1465	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	869 of 1463	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1024 of 1454	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	845 of 1066	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1147 of 1370	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1227 of 1353	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	806 of 965	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	801 of 953	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	822 of 943	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	853 of 914	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	575 of 826	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	708 of 810	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	340 of 603	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	396 of 594	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	418 of 543	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	247 of 487	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	332 of 392	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	341 of 457	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	921 of 1283	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	938 of 1296	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	700 of 1288	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	938 of 1306	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	708 of 935	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1110 of 1241	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1127 of 1245	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1165 of 1455	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1192 of 1464	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	941 of 1464	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1099 of 1455	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	868 of 1071	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1280 of 1366	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1245 of 1352	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	62.3	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.2	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	657 of 1298	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	721 of 1303	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	885 of 1307	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	986 of 1283	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	838 of 1139	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1063 of 1170	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2023)65th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)44th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I86%+30 vs state

English Language Arts40%-11 vs state

Science38%-6 vs state

Math32%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72	Public	6-8	133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 723-6200	329	31	10.6	87.5%	3 (0.9%)	214 (65.0%)	72 (21.9%)	18 (5.5%)	15 (4.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	29.1	1140^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.0%		28.8	1129^th of 1504 public middle schools	24.9%	11			86.4			34.7	31.6	54.4		19.4	36.9	40.2		37.6	$40,838	$3,863	$36,975
Redwood Middle School	Public	6-8	133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 276-4540	270	25	10.8	85.2%	3 (1.1%)	146 (54.1%)	73 (27.0%)	19 (7.0%)	14 (5.2%)	7 (2.6%)	8 (3.0%)	38.5	942^nd of 1500 public middle schools	37.2%		36.6	985^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.5%	43	66.7		82.8	95.2		33.3	45.5	51.5		28.9	56.0			30.8	$36,476	$4,570	$31,906
Collaborative Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	145-00 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 977-6181	286	24	11.9	88.5%	1 (0.3%)	213 (74.5%)	53 (18.5%)	10 (3.5%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	38.4	944^th of 1500 public middle schools	37.1%		43.3	845^th of 1504 public middle schools	43.8%	99			56.3			49.3	44.4	52.0		29.2	27.8	32.3		51.5	$32,743	$2,115	$30,628
Community Voices Middle School	Public	6-8	145-00 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 977-6180	293	25	11.7	85.7%	6 (2.0%)	214 (73.0%)	59 (20.1%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	37.1	963^rd of 1500 public middle schools	35.8%		45.4	801^st of 1504 public middle schools	46.7%	162			63.3	73.3		30.2	46.2	59.5		4.8	29.4	57.4		42.3	$34,310	$2,398	$31,912
Is 59 Springfield Gardens	Public	6-8	132-55 Ridgedale St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 527-3501	401	34	11.7	71.6%	3 (0.7%)	303 (75.6%)	61 (15.2%)	11 (2.7%)	14 (3.5%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	44.4	822^nd of 1500 public middle schools	45.2%		44.6	818^th of 1504 public middle schools	45.6%	4	93.3	82.8	96.6			40.0	55.6	51.0		18.9	51.1	46.1		47.2	$33,111	$2,377	$30,735
Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley	Public	6-8	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 739-6883	354	29	12.4	85.6%	4 (1.1%)	118 (33.3%)	104 (29.4%)	86 (24.3%)	34 (9.6%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	47.9	760^th of 1500 public middle schools	49.3%		46.5	778^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.3%	18	51.5		54.8	60.0		45.5	47.6	55.6		38.5	57.9	50.8		43.5	$36,529	$2,483	$34,046
Emerson School (The)	Public	6-8	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 657-4801	284	27	10.5	90.1%	6 (2.1%)	100 (35.2%)	115 (40.5%)	38 (13.4%)	22 (7.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17.4	1347^th of 1500 public middle schools	10.2%		21.9	1267^th of 1504 public middle schools	15.8%	80		36.7	66.7	56.7		30.3	36.8	34.2		21.2	37.9	0.0		28.8	$34,583	$2,624	$31,959
Queens United Middle School	Public	6-8	229-02 137th Ave	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 723-3501	239	21	11.4	75.7%	3 (1.3%)	206 (86.2%)	21 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	36.4	984^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.4%		45.2	809^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.2%	175		31.0	29.6	20.0		56.6	33.3	52.4		29.0	29.6	50.8			$32,646	$2,022	$30,624
Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 14	Public, Charter	5	109-55 128th St	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 14	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 472-1911	168			64.3%	0 (0.0%)	122 (72.6%)	21 (12.5%)	17 (10.1%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)					78.6				89.3				61.7		$19,073	$00	$19,073
Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson	Public	6-8	121-10 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 843-2260	826	66	12.5	91.5%	14 (1.7%)	222 (26.9%)	226 (27.4%)	184 (22.3%)	144 (17.4%)	23 (2.8%)	13 (1.6%)	31.3	1092^nd of 1500 public middle schools	27.2%		34.7	1026^th of 1504 public middle schools	31.8%	66			81.4	19.0		36.9	37.9	42.8		33.7	50.2	37.8			$30,943	$2,363	$28,579

Frequently Asked Questions about Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72

What district is Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 in?

New York City Geographic District #28

How many students attend Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72.

Is Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 a good school?

Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 ranks in the bottom 24.0% of New York middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72?

Students at Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 are 65% African American, 22% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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