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Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci

Public Grades 6-8

1294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 14% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci is a public middle school located in Corona, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 2,170 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #24, which is ranked 544 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. However, the school performs better on Regents exams, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in subjects like U.S. History and Government and Algebra I. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 95.53% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Student performance on state assessments varies by subgroup, with Asian and African American students generally outperforming their Hispanic and English Language Learner peers.

Nearby schools, such as IS 145 Joseph Pulitzer, IS 230, and Junior High School 157 Stephen A. Halsey, which are located in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #30, demonstrate significantly stronger academic outcomes, particularly in ELA and Math. These higher-performing schools may provide valuable insights into effective instructional practices and resource allocation strategies that could benefit Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci.

2,131

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,812

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

98-50 50th Ave
Corona, NY 11368

(718) 760-3233

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Feeder schools for Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci:

Elementary:	Ps 14 Fairview
	Ps 143 Louis Armstrong
	Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The)
	Ps 19 Marino Jeantet
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	Ps 28 Thomas Emanuel Early Childhood Center (The)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.9%

Asian:

3.6%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg50%

New York avg56%

1,294^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #24

544^th of 874New York City Geographic District #24 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	21.0	1294 of 1500	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1200 of 1504	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1264 of 1500	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1135 of 1479	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.1	481 of 1242	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.3	1115 of 1439	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1037 of 1438	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	1049 of 1455	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	1056 of 1429	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.3	951 of 1407	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.3	942 of 1401	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.0	945 of 1373	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.8	1013 of 1337	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	1003 of 1295	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.0	983 of 1243	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	1052 of 1224	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	1026 of 1185	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.2	1008 of 1123	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.4	972 of 1095	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	358 of 676	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	339 of 705	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	179 of 696	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	123 of 706	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	36.7	391 of 653	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	456 of 663	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	254 of 406	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	281 of 396	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	305 of 388	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	250 of 381	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	303 of 369	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	288 of 374	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	295 of 646	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	184 of 615	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	40.0	305 of 591	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	245 of 581	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	240 of 473	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	204 of 503	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1261 of 1457	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1189 of 1465	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1275 of 1463	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1176 of 1454	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.5	433 of 1066	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.0	1086 of 1370	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1055 of 1353	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	744 of 965	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	642 of 953	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	701 of 943	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	606 of 914	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	591 of 826	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	508 of 810	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	452 of 603	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	355 of 594	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	368 of 543	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	296 of 487	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	231 of 392	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	233 of 457	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	996 of 1283	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	875 of 1296	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	984 of 1288	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	858 of 1306	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.6	156 of 935	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	33.2	841 of 1241	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	767 of 1245	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1238 of 1455	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1143 of 1464	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1150 of 1464	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1044 of 1455	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	73.4	215 of 1071	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	26.7	1027 of 1366	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	931 of 1352	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	662 of 1298	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	703 of 1303	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	743 of 1307	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	658 of 1283	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	705 of 1139	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	749 of 1170	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+33 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I90%+34 vs state

U.S. History and Government85%+10 vs state

Life Science Biology79%+21 vs state

Science36%-7 vs state

English Language Arts32%-19 vs state

Math30%-22 vs state

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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 61 Leonardo Da Vinci	Public	6-8	98-50 50th Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 760-3233	2,131	172	12.4	95.6%	16 (0.8%)	30 (1.4%)	2,001 (93.9%)	76 (3.6%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	21	1294^th of 1500 public middle schools	13.7%		25.5	1200^th of 1504 public middle schools	20.2%	94							85.1	89.8	78.9				26.8	30.2	39.7		29.3	35.3	24.5		36.1	$30,812	$2,562	$28,250
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
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
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
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
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
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
Junior High School 190 Russell Sage	Public	6-8	68-17 Austin St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 830-4970	935	64	14.7	61.3%	209 (22.4%)	67 (7.2%)	314 (33.6%)	294 (31.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.4%)	69.4	386^th of 1500 public middle schools	74.3%		69.3	381^st of 1504 public middle schools	74.7%	5							71.4	65.5	69.6	100.0			71.3	56.1	62.3		61.8	58.7				$26,547	$1,447	$25,100
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci

What is the racial makeup of Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci?

Students at Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci are 94% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,131 students attended Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci.

What district is Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci in?

New York City Geographic District #24

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Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci ranks in the bottom 13.7% of New York middle schools.

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