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Best Middle Schools in Rego Park, NY

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Top rankedJunior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey194^th of 1,500 New York middle schools

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Summary:

The city of Rego Park, New York is home to two middle schools: Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey and Valence College Preparatory Charter School. Both schools have consistently ranked among the top 300 middle schools in New York state over the past three years, with Junior High School 157 being a standout performer.

Junior High School 157 has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and its students consistently outperform their peers in the district and state on a variety of assessments, including English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Regents exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 83.44% of 6th graders at Junior High School 157 were proficient or better in Math, compared to just 54.75% in the district and 51.2% statewide. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5%. Valence College Preparatory Charter School is also a strong performer, with a 4-star rating and above-average test scores, particularly in Math.

While both schools are providing a high-quality education, there is a significant performance gap between them, with Junior High School 157 consistently outperforming Valence College Preparatory. This may be due to factors such as the schools' student-teacher ratios, with Junior High School 157 having a ratio of 15.8 compared to 10.3 at Valence College Preparatory. Additionally, Valence College Preparatory has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more economically disadvantaged student population. Overall, the middle schools in Rego Park, particularly Junior High School 157, are doing an excellent job of preparing their students for academic success.

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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)	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	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
Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey	Public	6-8	63-55 102nd St	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 830-4910	1,611	102	15.8	52.2%	531 (33.0%)	80 (5.0%)	387 (24.0%)	512 (31.8%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	90 (5.6%)	84.6	194^th of 1500 public middle schools	87.1%		84	192^nd of 1504 public middle schools	87.2%	2	96.3	98.8	97.7		74.2	74.7	68.0		83.4	83.1	33.7		44.8	$26,353	$1,434	$24,919
Valence College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	97-29 64th Rd	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	Valence College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 854-8414	447	42	10.3	81.7%	23 (5.1%)	22 (4.9%)	381 (85.2%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	83.5	208^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.1%		84.4	186^th of 1504 public middle schools	87.6%	22		96.3	76.1	53.0	72.1	67.8	73.0	64.6	61.3	70.9	92.1	48.2		$19,558	$1,867	$17,692

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Forest Hills	0.58 mi	10	244^th
Elmhurst	0.69 mi	17	327^th
Corona	0.84 mi	14	720^th
Middle Village	0.89 mi	4	151^st
Glendale	1.51 mi	5	311^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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