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Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 65% of New York middle schools

Summary

Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts is a public magnet middle school located in Long Island City, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 402. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #30, which is ranked 382 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Albert Shanker School consistently performs above the New York City Geographic District #30 and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across grades 6-8. The school's Regents exam performance is particularly strong, with over 90% proficiency in Algebra I and over 50% proficiency in Living Environment/Biology. While the school's Asian and White student subgroups perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 25% and top 35% of New York middle schools, respectively, the school's African American student subgroup lags behind, ranking in the bottom 15% of New York middle schools. The school maintains a relatively high per-student spending of $32,460 and a low student-teacher ratio of around 11 students per teacher.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as IS 204 Oliver W Holmes and IS 10 Horace Greeley, Albert Shanker School consistently outperforms them in ELA and Math proficiency, as well as on Regents exams. However, when compared to top-ranked schools in other districts, such as Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner and Yorkville East Middle School, the differences in academic performance become more pronounced, with these schools significantly outperforming Albert Shanker School across various academic measures.

382

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,069

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31-51 21st St
Long Island City, NY 11106

(718) 274-8316

District: New York City Geographic District #30

Feeder schools for Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts:

Elementary:	Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau
	Ps 171 Peter G Van Alst
	Ps 234

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.2%

Asian:

23.8%

White:

16.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2021 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (58% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2021) to 65th (2025)

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

New York avg53%

532^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #30

382^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #30 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	61.4	532 of 1500	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	432 of 1504	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	483 of 1500	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	445 of 1479	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	229 of 1242	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	557 of 1439	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	583 of 1438	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	590 of 1455	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.0	648 of 1429	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.0	869 of 1407	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.6	1103 of 1401	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.6	1105 of 1373	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	1096 of 1337	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	1109 of 1295	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.8	1107 of 1243	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.6	1120 of 1224	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.3	1063 of 1185	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	981 of 1123	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	921 of 1095	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	588 of 676	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	485 of 696	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	507 of 706	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	514 of 653	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	521 of 663	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	152 of 406	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	98 of 396	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	78 of 388	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	142 of 381	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	113 of 236	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	124 of 369	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	139 of 374	62.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	177 of 646	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	142 of 615	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	172 of 591	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	80 of 581	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	36.7	275 of 473	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	198 of 503	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	579 of 1457	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	405 of 1465	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	504 of 1463	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	584 of 1454	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	230 of 1066	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	530 of 1370	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	604 of 1353	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	399 of 965	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	349 of 953	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	400 of 943	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	324 of 914	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	187 of 449	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	485 of 826	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	425 of 810	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	288 of 603	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	292 of 594	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	253 of 543	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	236 of 487	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	136 of 392	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	312 of 457	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	366 of 1283	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	310 of 1296	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	388 of 1288	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	344 of 1306	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	123 of 935	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	405 of 1241	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	398 of 1245	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	465 of 1455	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	425 of 1464	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	445 of 1464	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	336 of 1455	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	165 of 1071	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	547 of 1366	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	520 of 1352	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	450 of 1298	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	467 of 1303	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	818 of 1307	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	968 of 1283	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	813 of 1139	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	574 of 1170	50.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	283 of 775	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	279 of 778	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	162 of 772	79.0%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile~ school

White (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)52nd percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I92%+36 vs state

English Language Arts59%+8 vs state

Math53%~ state avg

Life Science Biology52%-6 vs state

Science33%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (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 Earth Science 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
Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	31-51 21st St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 274-8316	382	37	10.2	84.8%	61 (16.0%)	50 (13.1%)	165 (43.2%)	91 (23.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	61.4	532^nd of 1500 public middle schools	64.5%		66.5	432^nd of 1504 public middle schools	71.3%	100			92.0	52.5	59.5	60.4	57.0	50.4	71.7	27.3	33.3	$33,069	$2,262	$30,807
Academy For New Americans	Public	6-8	30-14 30th St	Astoria	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 956-4140	50	13	4.0	94.0%	2 (4.0%)	2 (4.0%)	44 (88.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.8	1047^th of 1500 public middle schools	30.2%		11.8	1414^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.0%	367						0.0	18.2	28.6	37.0	39.3	51.9	$77,319	$8,009	$69,311
Is 204 Oliver W Holmes	Public, Magnet	6-8	36-41 28th St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 937-1463	384	41	9.3	94.0%	29 (7.6%)	37 (9.6%)	270 (70.3%)	42 (10.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	41.5	885^th of 1500 public middle schools	41.0%		37.4	969^th of 1504 public middle schools	35.6%	84		71.1	63.2	86.8	41.5	42.0	45.7	29.6	46.1	57.3	42.9	$37,722	$2,636	$35,086
Is 10 Horace Greeley	Public	6-8	45-11 31st Ave	Long Island City	11103	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 278-7054	596	52	11.5	87.8%	105 (17.6%)	38 (6.4%)	347 (58.2%)	88 (14.8%)	6 (1.0%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	62.7	507^th of 1500 public middle schools	66.2%		69.1	382^nd of 1504 public middle schools	74.6%	125		64.3	95.2		56.5	54.2	60.9	49.4	57.4	61.3	51.8	$32,209	$2,241	$29,969
Yorkville East Middle School	Public	6-8	1458 York Ave	New York	10075	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 432-5413	250	20	12.5	29.6%	131 (52.4%)	14 (5.6%)	55 (22.0%)	29 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.6%)	96.1	57^th of 1500 public middle schools	96.2%		96.1	58^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.1%	1			85.7	79.7	81.6	87.8	87.7	87.2	93.1			$28,922	$1,374	$27,549
East Side Middle School	Public	6-8	331 E 91st St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 360-0114	424	33	12.8	25.5%	207 (48.8%)	12 (2.8%)	72 (17.0%)	98 (23.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.5%)	94.7	68^th of 1500 public middle schools	95.5%		96.7	48^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.8%	20			92.9	86.3	82.5	83.2	85.4	80.7	90.6			$27,703	$1,267	$26,436
Middle School 429	Public	6-7	47-10 Barnett Ave	Long Island City	11104	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 957-0295	252	18	14.3	73.8%	61 (24.2%)	10 (4.0%)	130 (51.6%)	41 (16.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	85.1	187^th of 1500 public middle schools	87.5%					(n/a)					66.7	79.4		72.3	74.8			$24,207	$1,746	$22,461
Middle School 224 Manhattan East School For Arts & Academics	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 860-6047	171	16	10.5	82.5%	14 (8.2%)	45 (26.3%)	97 (56.7%)	7 (4.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	50.5	709^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.7%		52.5	668^th of 1504 public middle schools	55.6%	41	53.9	33.3	28.6		41.0	74.3	54.2	38.5	51.5			$42,018	$3,094	$38,924
Is 141 Steinway (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	37-11 21st Ave	Long Island City	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 278-6403	1,005	75	13.4	69.0%	392 (39.0%)	36 (3.6%)	387 (38.5%)	147 (14.6%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	32 (3.2%)	74.2	328^th of 1500 public middle schools	78.1%		71.6	350^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.7%	22		64.0	57.2	65.9	64.2	65.8	69.7	56.1	66.2			$27,833	$2,116	$25,717
Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner	Public	6-8	220 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 535-8610	945	75	12.5	30.9%	471 (49.8%)	62 (6.6%)	172 (18.2%)	164 (17.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.4%)	92.6	97^th of 1500 public middle schools	93.5%		93.1	96^th of 1504 public middle schools	93.6%	1		100.0	100.0	100.0	76.2	80.1	84.3	76.9	85.8	82.6	74.7	$27,517	$1,416	$26,101

Frequently Asked Questions about Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts

How many students attend Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts?

Students at Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts are 43% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 16% White, 13% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts in?

New York City Geographic District #30

Is Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts a good school?

Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts ranks 532^nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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