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Is 59 Springfield Gardens

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Is 59 Springfield Gardens ranks 822 nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

822^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 45% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 59 Springfield Gardens is a public middle school serving around 400 students in grades 6-8 in the New York City Geographic District #29. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Is 59 Springfield Gardens generally underperforms compared to the New York City District #29 and New York state averages across ELA, Math, and Science assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 40% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 47.08% for the district and 50.86% for the state. Math proficiency is particularly low, with only 18.92% of 6th graders and 46.09% of 8th graders meeting standards. However, the school performs better on Regents exams, with 93.33% proficiency in Common Core ELA and 96.55% in Algebra I in 2024-2025.

The nearby schools in the same district (District #29) generally perform at a similar level to Is 59 Springfield Gardens, with 2-3 star ratings from SchoolDigger. However, some schools in the neighboring District #28 (e.g., Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley) perform slightly better, with higher test scores and 3-star ratings. While Is 59 Springfield Gardens faces significant challenges, the school shows some strengths, particularly in Regents exam success and the performance of certain student subgroups.

401

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,111

Per pupil spending ?

71.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

132-55 Ridgedale St
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413-1500

(718) 527-3501

District: New York City Geographic District #29

Feeder schools for Is 59 Springfield Gardens:

Elementary:	Ps 132 Ralph Bunche
	Ps 15 Jackie Robinson
	Ps 176 Cambria Heights
	Ps 36 Saint Albans School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.6%

Hispanic:

15.2%

American Indian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 58% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

New York avg58%

822^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #29

549^th of 874New York City Geographic District #29 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	44.4	822 of 1500	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	818 of 1504	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	965 of 1500	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1061 of 1479	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	951 of 1242	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	876 of 1439	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1130 of 1438	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	1100 of 1455	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.0	1043 of 1429	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	1039 of 1407	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	1106 of 1401	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	1153 of 1373	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.4	1097 of 1337	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.3	1073 of 1295	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.2	994 of 1243	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	967 of 1224	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	912 of 1185	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.2	870 of 1123	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.7	928 of 1095	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	198 of 676	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	222 of 705	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	275 of 696	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	309 of 706	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	115 of 253	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	224 of 653	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	366 of 663	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	298 of 406	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	315 of 646	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.5	42 of 615	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	25.7	543 of 591	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	279 of 581	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	251 of 473	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	448 of 503	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	704 of 1457	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	876 of 1465	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	944 of 1463	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	994 of 1454	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	834 of 1066	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	757 of 1370	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1047 of 1353	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	597 of 965	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	306 of 953	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	507 of 943	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	642 of 914	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	511 of 826	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	697 of 810	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	331 of 603	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	152 of 594	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	142 of 543	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	40.3	280 of 487	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	156 of 392	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.4	383 of 457	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	597 of 1283	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	591 of 1296	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	749 of 1288	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	808 of 1306	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	539 of 935	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	672 of 1241	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	932 of 1245	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	915 of 1455	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	732 of 1464	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	924 of 1464	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1086 of 1455	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	787 of 1071	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	938 of 1366	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1127 of 1352	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	47.9	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	32.3	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	553 of 1298	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	710 of 1303	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	956 of 1307	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1067 of 1283	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	259 of 522	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	727 of 1139	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	965 of 1170	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)71st percentile+26 vs school

Native American (2019)67th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)45th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I97%+40 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts93%+18 vs state

U.S. History and Government83%+8 vs state

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Science47%+4 vs state

Math40%-12 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 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
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
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
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
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
Is 192 Linden (The)	Public	6-8	109-89 204th St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 479-5540	355	30	11.8	83.9%	1 (0.3%)	216 (60.8%)	66 (18.6%)	37 (10.4%)	11 (3.1%)	17 (4.8%)	7 (2.0%)	27	1185^th of 1500 public middle schools	21.0%		20.9	1287^th of 1504 public middle schools	14.4%	102	75.0	63.0	46.4	82.1	30.0	37.7	55.1	17.7	34.2	43.6	27.7	$34,317	$2,473	$31,844
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 59 Springfield Gardens

What district is Is 59 Springfield Gardens in?

New York City Geographic District #29

What is the racial makeup of Is 59 Springfield Gardens?

Students at Is 59 Springfield Gardens are 76% African American, 15% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Is 59 Springfield Gardens?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Is 59 Springfield Gardens.

Is Is 59 Springfield Gardens a good school?

Is 59 Springfield Gardens ranks 822^nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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