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Is 230

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Is 230 ranks 478 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 68% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 230 is a public middle school located in Jackson Heights, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,004 students. The school consistently performs above the New York City Geographic District #30 and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Is 230's 6th grade ELA proficiency rate was 64.26% compared to the district's 62.07% and the state's 50.86%.

Is 230 has strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly for male students, Asian students, and students with special needs compared to other New York middle schools. The school also excels in Regents exams, with high proficiency rates in Algebra I, Living Environment, and U.S. History and Government. Despite these academic achievements, Is 230 faces socioeconomic challenges, with over 80% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Is 230 generally outperforms them in academic proficiency rates, particularly in ELA and Math. However, some schools like Is 227 Louis Armstrong and Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School also demonstrate strong academic performance. While Is 230 has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, its statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, suggesting the need for the school to maintain continuous improvement efforts to sustain its high performance.

949

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,800

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

73-10 34th Ave
Jackson Heights, NY 11372

(718) 335-7648

District: New York City Geographic District #30

Students who attend Is 230 usually attend:

High:

William Cullen Bryant High School

Feeder schools for Is 230:

Elementary:	Ps 212
	Ps 222-Fire Fighter Christopher A Santora School
	Ps 69 Jackson Heights

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

Asian:

34.4%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the New York median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

New York avg53%

478^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	64.4	478 of 1500	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	549 of 1504	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	408 of 1500	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	232 of 1479	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	198 of 1242	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	245 of 1439	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	271 of 1438	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	266 of 1455	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	79.5	221 of 1429	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.7	221 of 1407	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	75.8	248 of 1401	82.3%	★★★★☆
2013	69.9	337 of 1373	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	66.4	483 of 1337	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.8	585 of 1295	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.2	639 of 1243	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.3	784 of 1224	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.0	727 of 1185	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.9	657 of 1123	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.0	633 of 1095	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	149 of 406	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	182 of 396	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	153 of 388	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	95 of 381	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	112 of 236	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	127 of 369	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	161 of 374	57.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	269 of 646	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	253 of 615	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	201 of 591	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	136 of 581	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	67 of 473	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	52 of 503	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	580 of 1457	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	600 of 1465	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	418 of 1463	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	220 of 1454	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	262 of 1066	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	271 of 1370	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	281 of 1353	79.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	463 of 965	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	514 of 953	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	353 of 943	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	207 of 914	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	166 of 826	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	169 of 810	79.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	214 of 603	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	252 of 594	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	119 of 543	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	52 of 487	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	29 of 392	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	65.3	104 of 457	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	289 of 1283	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	351 of 1296	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	229 of 1288	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	115 of 1306	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	97 of 935	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	112 of 1241	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	124 of 1245	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	377 of 1455	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	489 of 1464	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	393 of 1464	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	232 of 1455	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	133 of 1071	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	205 of 1366	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	251 of 1352	81.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	255 of 1298	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	406 of 1303	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	366 of 1307	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	315 of 1283	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	179 of 1139	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	143 of 1170	87.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	271 of 775	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.3	134 of 778	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	95.4	14 of 772	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	74.3	156 of 748	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	89 of 716	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	139 of 763	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+9 vs state

Algebra I60%+4 vs state

Math58%+6 vs state

Life Science Biology56%~ state avg

Science27%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 21, 2019

Excellent
Teacher are polite helpful. Good environment.
School encourages for SHSAT . Close Quote

by a student
Monday, November 24, 2014

I go to IS 230, and it is a really good school. I am currently in the eighth grade. Last year, our principal, Mrs. Terry retired, so now the current principal is Mr. Zirin. Both principals are awesome make the school day and year really fun. For instance, during Halloween, students and staff got to dress up (fake weapons are not allowed). At the end of the day the person from each grade that had the best costume was announced, the same was done for the staff. After school, there was a Halloween Parade. A couple of days after the first marking period report card scores were given out to us, the person from each class that had the highest grade got a letter sent home for a free lunch trip to Applebees to reward them. In addition, everyone at IS 230 is receiving free lunch this year. Furthermore, there is an annex to IS 230 in which the 6th graders attend. So far, the school year was wonderful. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	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 Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment 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	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Is 230	Public	6-8	73-10 34th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 335-7648	949	76	12.5	79.9%	44 (4.6%)	7 (0.7%)	548 (57.7%)	326 (34.4%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	64.4	478^th of 1500 public middle schools	68.1%		59.5	549^th of 1504 public middle schools	63.5%	71								60.3	56.2				64.3	53.6	65.1		61.1	56.9	14.3		27.3	$29,800	$2,492	$27,307
Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer	Public, Magnet	6-8	33-34 80th St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 457-1242	1,397	104	13.4	92.3%	17 (1.2%)	9 (0.6%)	1,284 (91.9%)	79 (5.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	41.9	877^th of 1500 public middle schools	41.5%		38.4	947^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.0%	70								84.6	67.7				41.9	45.2	52.9		45.9	52.9	28.0		30.9	$29,069	$2,338	$26,730
Is 227 Louis Armstrong	Public, Magnet	5-8	32-02 Junction Blvd	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 335-7500	1,555	97	16.1	67.1%	291 (18.7%)	213 (13.7%)	575 (37.0%)	396 (25.5%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	67 (4.3%)	90	130^th of 1500 public middle schools	91.3%		87	160^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.4%	30							72.7	99.6	76.5	100.0	91.8	85.9	76.3	74.9	81.7	79.0	73.0	86.4	68.9	71.9		$29,657	$1,960	$27,698
Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (The)	Public	6-8	50-40 Jacobus St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 205-6788	1,203	102	11.7	88.6%	19 (1.6%)	14 (1.2%)	683 (56.8%)	472 (39.2%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	53.6	668^th of 1500 public middle schools	55.5%		49.6	723^rd of 1504 public middle schools	51.9%	55							83.2	89.4	83.3				49.1	64.2	57.6		39.7	66.2	39.8		32.9	$31,880	$2,212	$29,669
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
Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-10	51-35 Reeder St 2nd Fl	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 666-4430	561	50	11.2	89.8%	18 (3.2%)	65 (11.6%)	440 (78.4%)	34 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	91.3	116^th of 1500 public middle schools	92.3%		89.6	138^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.8%	22	11.9	93.3	63.6	50.0	75.3	62.9		75.7	53.2	50.0		50.6	68.1	78.0	74.7	52.8	79.1	89.0	92.3	37.1	72.5	$29,802	$1,138	$28,664
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
Corona Arts And Sciences Academy	Public	6-8	98-11 44th Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 507-3820	761	81	9.3	95.7%	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	747 (98.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	1364^th of 1500 public middle schools	9.1%		15.5	1375^th of 1504 public middle schools	8.6%	11							61.3	51.6	71.0				30.6	33.6	32.1		25.5	23.3	28.2		23.4	$31,238	$2,312	$28,926
Is 125 Thomas J McCann Woodside	Public	6-8	46-02 47th Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-0320	1,320	108	12.2	86.4%	52 (3.9%)	25 (1.9%)	867 (65.7%)	357 (27.0%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	32.6	1056^th of 1500 public middle schools	29.6%		43.4	837^th of 1504 public middle schools	44.3%	219			97.5				95.0	83.4	67.7		90.0		42.2	42.7	47.8		31.4	46.9	27.2		30.7	$31,918	$2,270	$29,648
Is 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School (The)	Public	6-8	70-02 54th Ave	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 639-3817	1,581	119	13.3	81.0%	162 (10.2%)	17 (1.1%)	915 (57.9%)	464 (29.3%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	13 (0.8%)	62.2	515^th of 1500 public middle schools	65.7%		62.5	496^th of 1504 public middle schools	67.0%	19								100.0			93.1		50.9	60.2	59.6		56.8	65.9	47.6		44.4	$29,879	$2,114	$27,765

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 230

Is Is 230 a good school?

Is 230 ranks 478^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Is 230 attend?

Students who attend Is 230 usually go on to attend William Cullen Bryant High School

How many students attend Is 230?

In the 2024-25 school year, 949 students attended Is 230.

What is the racial makeup of Is 230?

Students at Is 230 are 58% Hispanic, 34% Asian, 5% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Is 230 in?

New York City Geographic District #30

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