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Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker

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Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker ranks 189 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 87% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker is a public magnet middle school located in Flushing, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 1,469 students. This exceptional institution consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #25 and the state of New York in academic achievement, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's standout performance is evident across various metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 64.59% of 6th graders, 71.91% of 7th graders, and 71.75% of 8th graders at Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker were proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, ranking highly among New York middle schools for Asian, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school's students demonstrate exceptional performance on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in Algebra I and Living Environment, and over 95% proficiency in U.S. History and Government, and Life Science Biology.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Is 25 Adrien Block, Junior High School 194 William Carr, and Middle School 158 Marie Curie, Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker consistently outperforms them in many areas. The school's success could serve as a model for other institutions in the New York City Geographic District #25 and the state, providing insights into effective strategies for supporting student achievement.

1,516

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,560

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

147-26 25th Dr
Flushing, NY 11354

(718) 445-3232

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Students who attend Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker usually attend:

High:

Flushing High School

Feeder schools for Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker:

Elementary:	Ps 21 Edward Hart
	Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.2%

Hispanic:

31.7%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (76% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New York middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #25

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg65%

New York avg56%

189^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #25

327^th of 874New York City Geographic District #25 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	85.0	189 of 1500	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	243 of 1504	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	233 of 1500	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	183 of 1479	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	181 of 1242	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	209 of 1439	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	170 of 1438	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	87.2	146 of 1455	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	86.6	129 of 1429	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	85.3	139 of 1407	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	86.3	123 of 1401	91.2%	★★★★★
2013	82.3	189 of 1373	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	71.8	392 of 1337	70.7%	★★★★☆
2011	70.5	406 of 1295	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.9	457 of 1243	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.2	608 of 1224	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.5	543 of 1185	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.6	566 of 1123	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.9	552 of 1095	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	104 of 406	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	104 of 396	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	109 of 388	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	122 of 381	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	100 of 236	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	122 of 369	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	126 of 374	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	45 of 646	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	70.2	76 of 615	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	121 of 591	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	32 of 581	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	67.0	22 of 118	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	52 of 473	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	24 of 503	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	192 of 1457	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	213 of 1465	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	243 of 1463	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	170 of 1454	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	194 of 1066	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	181 of 1370	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	161 of 1353	88.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	321 of 965	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	472 of 953	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	453 of 943	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	387 of 914	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	280 of 449	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	349 of 826	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	191 of 810	76.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	98 of 603	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	119 of 594	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	93 of 543	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	59 of 487	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	6 of 49	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	37 of 392	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	73.4	69 of 457	84.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	97 of 1283	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	116 of 1296	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	125 of 1288	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	97 of 1306	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	88 of 935	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	110 of 1241	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	90 of 1245	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	180 of 1455	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	257 of 1464	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	240 of 1464	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	201 of 1455	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	149 of 1071	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	225 of 1366	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	177 of 1352	86.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	156 of 1298	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	272 of 1303	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	209 of 1307	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	218 of 1283	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	99 of 522	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	222 of 1139	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	125 of 1170	89.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	165 of 775	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	296 of 778	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	308 of 772	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	202 of 748	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	136 of 614	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	236 of 716	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	274 of 763	64.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology99%+41 vs state

U.S. History and Government99%+24 vs state

Math75%+23 vs state

English Language Arts69%+18 vs state

Science67%+24 vs state

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by a student
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A school for many memorable memories Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 25, 2017

it's a great school.My both son s are going this school . I'm very happy with their performance. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, August 16, 2010

It was the best School i have ever had. I Liiked all the Teacher ,Nurses, and the Staffs in that School. It was the best School Close Quote

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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 185 Edward Bleeker	Public, Magnet	6-8	147-26 25th Dr	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 445-3232	1,516	111	13.6	77.2%	84 (5.5%)	22 (1.5%)	480 (31.7%)	913 (60.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.8%)	85	189^th of 1500 public middle schools	87.4%		79.6	243^rd of 1504 public middle schools	83.8%	54	98.9	100.0	99.4			64.6	71.9	71.8	72.1	83.1	65.5	67.5	$27,560	$2,136	$25,425
Junior High School 194 William Carr	Public	6-8	154-60 17th Ave	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 746-0818	986	71	13.9	69.5%	185 (18.8%)	13 (1.3%)	351 (35.6%)	415 (42.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.5%)	76.9	293^rd of 1500 public middle schools	80.5%		74.1	314^th of 1504 public middle schools	79.1%	21	95.8	99.4	93.2			65.8	72.2	69.3	56.6	74.7	61.9	47.4	$28,336	$1,919	$26,417
Junior High School 189 Daniel Carter Beard	Public	6-8	144-80 Barclay Ave	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-6676	603	55	10.8	84.6%	13 (2.2%)	18 (3.0%)	245 (40.6%)	316 (52.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	54.1	664^th of 1500 public middle schools	55.7%		49.3	731^st of 1504 public middle schools	51.4%	67		98.3	91.4			39.5	51.3	48.0	59.9	73.4	43.5	43.6	$32,085	$3,036	$29,049
College Point Collaborative	Public	6-8	124-06 14th Ave	College Point	11356	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 362-3300	436	40	10.7	86.5%	28 (6.4%)	8 (1.8%)	371 (85.1%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24.5	1234^th of 1500 public middle schools	17.7%		24	1231^st of 1504 public middle schools	18.2%	3		87.3	70.9			30.6	43.5	47.8	27.6	41.1	14.5	19.6	$30,545	$2,233	$28,312
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
Is 237	Public	6-8	46-21 Colden St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-6464	1,313	87	15.1	83.5%	17 (1.3%)	33 (2.5%)	260 (19.8%)	979 (74.6%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.1%)	69.3	392^nd of 1500 public middle schools	73.9%		76.8	275^th of 1504 public middle schools	81.7%	117	100.0	98.3	100.0		96.7	51.1	59.5	59.5	63.7	77.6	51.9	54.0	$26,438	$2,173	$24,265
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
Ps 419	Public	6-8	111-10 Astoria Blvd	Flushing	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(332) 262-2861	602	49	12.2	95.0%	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	572 (95.0%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.8	1380^th of 1500 public middle schools	8.0%		20.3	1301^st of 1504 public middle schools	13.5%	79		84.4	73.3			19.8	31.3	31.0	20.0	36.2	23.1	20.6	$28,201	$2,372	$25,829
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker

What high school do graduates of Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker attend?

Students who attend Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker usually go on to attend Flushing High School

Is Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker a good school?

Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker ranks 189^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker?

Students at Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker are 60% Asian, 32% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,516 students attended Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker.

What district is Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker in?

New York City Geographic District #25

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