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Irwin Altman Middle School 172

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Irwin Altman Middle School 172 ranks 277 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 82% of New York middle schools

Summary

Irwin Altman Middle School 172 is a public middle school located in Floral Park, New York, serving 827 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks in the top 15-20% of New York middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, and it is part of the New York City Geographic District #26.

Irwin Altman Middle School 172 is known for its strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math significantly higher than the New York state averages, often exceeding the district's performance as well. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 8th grade ELA proficiency rate was 77.27%, compared to 52.38% for New York state and 79.01% for the district. The school also excels in Regents exams, with over 95% proficiency in Algebra I and Living Environment/Biology. Additionally, the school performs well across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne, Middle School 158 Marie Curie, and Junior High School 67 Louis Pasteur, which are also part of the New York City Geographic District #26, demonstrate similarly strong academic performance. However, in contrast, schools like Is 192 Linden (The) and Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School, which are part of the New York City Geographic District #29, have significantly lower academic proficiency rates compared to Irwin Altman Middle School 172.

799

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,845

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

81-14 257th St
Floral Park, NY 11004-1499

(718) 831-4000

District: New York City Geographic District #26

Students who attend Irwin Altman Middle School 172 usually attend:

High:

Martin Van Buren High School

Feeder schools for Irwin Altman Middle School 172:

Elementary:	James J Ambrose School (The)
	Ps 133 The Bellerose School Of Excellence
	Ps 18 Winchester
	Ps 188 Kingsbury
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	Ps 191 Mayflower

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.5%

Hispanic:

20.7%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (71% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of New York middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #26's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg72%

New York avg53%

277^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #26

202^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #26 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	78.4	277 of 1500	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	231 of 1504	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	206 of 1500	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	181 of 1479	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	146 of 1242	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	194 of 1439	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	189 of 1438	86.9%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	174 of 1455	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	75.8	259 of 1429	81.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.9	239 of 1407	83.0%	★★★★☆
2014	82.6	167 of 1401	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	85.9	150 of 1373	89.1%	★★★★☆
2012	82.2	194 of 1337	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	81.0	221 of 1295	82.9%	★★★★☆
2010	77.8	269 of 1243	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	76.1	268 of 1224	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	76.0	289 of 1185	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	259 of 1123	76.9%	★★★★☆
2006	72.1	324 of 1095	70.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	168 of 676	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	121 of 705	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	199 of 696	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	80 of 706	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	118 of 653	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	65 of 663	90.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	193 of 406	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	201 of 396	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	171 of 388	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	174 of 381	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	121 of 236	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	169 of 369	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	196 of 374	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	332 of 646	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	119 of 615	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	141 of 591	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	57 of 581	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	56.4	33 of 118	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	125 of 473	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	91 of 503	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	241 of 1457	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	191 of 1465	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	220 of 1463	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	209 of 1454	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	74 of 1066	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	193 of 1370	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	197 of 1353	85.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	328 of 965	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	272 of 953	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	220 of 943	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	197 of 914	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	55 of 449	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	286 of 826	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	186 of 810	77.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	222 of 603	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	189 of 594	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.1	50 of 543	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	43 of 487	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	62.5	117 of 457	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	189 of 1283	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	201 of 1296	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	113 of 1288	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	128 of 1306	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	67 of 935	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	131 of 1241	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	109 of 1245	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	300 of 1455	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	250 of 1464	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	208 of 1464	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	158 of 1455	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	136 of 1071	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	186 of 1366	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	174 of 1352	87.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	201 of 1298	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	267 of 1303	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	290 of 1307	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	153 of 1283	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	178 of 522	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	180 of 1139	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	140 of 1170	88.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	192 of 775	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	318 of 778	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	254 of 772	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	326 of 748	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	162 of 614	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	102 of 716	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	78 of 763	89.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-16 vs school

Homeless (2025)63rd percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+43 vs state

Life Science Biology96%+38 vs state

English Language Arts72%+21 vs state

Math66%+14 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Earth Science (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)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Earth Science 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	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Irwin Altman Middle School 172	Public	6-8	81-14 257th St	Floral Park	11004	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4000	799	54	14.7	60.1%	51 (6.4%)	56 (7.0%)	165 (20.7%)	483 (60.5%)	14 (1.8%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (2.9%)	78.4	277^th of 1500 public middle schools	81.5%		80.3	231^st of 1504 public middle schools	84.6%	46					99.0	95.9				70.5	69.2	77.3		63.6	72.4	57.9		42.5									$27,845	$1,460	$26,385
Great Neck South Middle School	Public	6-8	349 Lakeville Rd	Great Neck	11020	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4600	832	85	9.7	22.5%	81 (9.7%)	6 (0.7%)	64 (7.7%)	645 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.3%)	96.5	50^th of 1500 public middle schools	96.7%		96.7	47^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.9%	3		97.0			100.0					83.1	87.9	84.9		92.6	94.1	90.4			98.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.6	$38,211	$725	$37,486
Junior High School 67 Louis Pasteur	Public	6-8	51-60 Marathon Pkwy	Little Neck	11362	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8138	999	59	16.9	44.0%	130 (13.0%)	24 (2.4%)	114 (11.4%)	693 (69.4%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.8%)	94.6	71^st of 1500 public middle schools	95.3%		94.1	83^rd of 1504 public middle schools	94.5%	12				99.5	100.0	95.6	100.0	99.0		89.1	86.3	87.2		92.5	87.1	68.5		58.1									$25,239	$1,452	$23,786
Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School	Public	6-8	213-10 92nd Ave	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-0651	894	71	12.6	78.2%	23 (2.6%)	249 (27.9%)	219 (24.5%)	296 (33.1%)	80 (8.9%)	15 (1.7%)	12 (1.3%)	48.1	752^nd of 1500 public middle schools	49.9%		47.3	762^nd of 1504 public middle schools	49.3%	10				92.5	89.7	90.0				48.8	41.7	58.2		52.0	44.9	55.2		35.1									$28,890	$2,159	$26,731
Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne	Public	6-8	61-15 Oceania St	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 631-6800	1,104	64	17.3	54.2%	135 (12.2%)	50 (4.5%)	160 (14.5%)	712 (64.5%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (2.9%)	94.1	80^th of 1500 public middle schools	94.7%		95.1	69^th of 1504 public middle schools	95.4%	11				100.0	100.0	99.2				79.6	84.4	80.4		84.4	88.4	78.4		77.7									$27,570	$1,470	$26,100
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
Is 192 Linden (The)	Public	6-8	109-89 204th St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 479-5540	355	30	11.8	83.9%	1 (0.3%)	216 (60.8%)	66 (18.6%)	37 (10.4%)	11 (3.1%)	17 (4.8%)	7 (2.0%)	27	1185^th of 1500 public middle schools	21.0%		20.9	1287^th of 1504 public middle schools	14.4%	102	75.0			63.0	46.4	82.1				30.0	37.7	55.1		17.7	34.2	43.6		27.7									$34,317	$2,473	$31,844
Mineola Middle School	Public	5-7	200 Emory Rd	Mineola	11501	Nassau County	Mineola Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 237-2500	653	62	10.4	28.8%	283 (43.3%)	9 (1.4%)	236 (36.1%)	100 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.7%)	68.3	410^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.7%		64.1	476^th of 1504 public middle schools	68.4%	66					100.0				67.7	57.7	53.1		61.5	67.5	65.4		49.7		98.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$36,518	$1,107	$35,411
Herricks Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Hilldale Dr	Albertson	11507	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 305-8600	1,094	96	11.3	21.4%	178 (16.3%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.4%)	850 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.4%)	94.4	72^nd of 1500 public middle schools	95.2%		95.1	71^st of 1504 public middle schools	95.3%	1					100.0			97.3		82.3	83.3	84.0		88.8	95.9	84.9		50.6	98.9	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$39,631	$481	$39,150
Manhasset Middle School	Public	7-8	200 Memorial Pl	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 267-7500	541	49	10.9	12.8%	281 (51.9%)	17 (3.1%)	40 (7.4%)	183 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	94.6	70^th of 1500 public middle schools	95.3%		96	60^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.0%	10		100.0	94.7		100.0		100.0				86.9	78.9			93.7	69.4			99.5	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.9	$33,365	$435	$32,930

Frequently Asked Questions about Irwin Altman Middle School 172

What is the racial makeup of Irwin Altman Middle School 172?

Students at Irwin Altman Middle School 172 are 60% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Irwin Altman Middle School 172?

In the 2024-25 school year, 799 students attended Irwin Altman Middle School 172.

Is Irwin Altman Middle School 172 a good school?

Irwin Altman Middle School 172 ranks 277^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Irwin Altman Middle School 172 in?

New York City Geographic District #26

What high school do graduates of Irwin Altman Middle School 172 attend?

Students who attend Irwin Altman Middle School 172 usually go on to attend Martin Van Buren High School

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