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Emerson School (The)

Public Grades 6-8

1347^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 10% of New York middle schools

Summary

Emerson School (The) is a public middle school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 322 students. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emerson School (The) consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rates range from 30.26% to 36.84%, compared to the district's 55.27% to 56.08% and the state's 50.86% to 52.38%. The school's performance on Regents exams, such as U.S. History and Government, Algebra I, and Life Science Biology, is also below the district and state averages.

The nearby schools, such as Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck, Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72, and Redwood Middle School, generally perform better than Emerson School (The) on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.25% to 88.7% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to Emerson School (The)'s 90.37%.

284

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,583

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

108-35 167th St
Jamaica, NY 11433

(718) 657-4801

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Feeder schools for Emerson School (The):

Elementary:	David N Dinkins School
	Jamaica Children's School
	Ps 121
	Ps 140 Edward K Ellington
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	Ps 160 Walter Francis Bishop
	Ps 40 Samuel Huntington
	Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.5%

African American:

35.2%

Asian:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (32% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!U.S. History and Government scores 38 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg56%

New York avg56%

1,347^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #28

373^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #28 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	17.4	1347 of 1500	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1267 of 1504	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1305 of 1500	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1255 of 1479	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1171 of 1242	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1029 of 1439	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1260 of 1438	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	1201 of 1455	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	1274 of 1429	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	559 of 676	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	547 of 705	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	522 of 696	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	445 of 706	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	225 of 253	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	438 of 653	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	570 of 663	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	380 of 406	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	345 of 396	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	348 of 388	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	356 of 381	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	309 of 369	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	353 of 374	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	369 of 646	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	309 of 615	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.5	480 of 591	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.8	212 of 581	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	230 of 473	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	206 of 503	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1294 of 1457	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1193 of 1465	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1311 of 1463	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1263 of 1454	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1010 of 1066	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	966 of 1370	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1161 of 1353	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	803 of 965	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	762 of 953	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	865 of 943	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	869 of 914	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	479 of 826	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	648 of 810	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	548 of 603	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	508 of 594	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	434 of 543	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	355 of 487	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	109 of 392	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	30.9	335 of 457	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1119 of 1283	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1027 of 1296	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1128 of 1288	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1126 of 1306	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	848 of 935	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	680 of 1241	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1052 of 1245	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1288 of 1455	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1264 of 1464	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1214 of 1464	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1189 of 1455	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	968 of 1071	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	982 of 1366	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1239 of 1352	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1153 of 1298	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1017 of 1303	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1141 of 1307	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1019 of 1283	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	929 of 1139	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	933 of 1170	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)76th percentile+66 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I67%+11 vs state

Life Science Biology57%~ state avg

U.S. History and Government37%-38 vs state

English Language Arts34%-18 vs state

Science29%-15 vs state

Math22%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Emerson School (The)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (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 Common Core English Language Arts 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	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
Emerson School (The)	Public	6-8	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 657-4801	284	27	10.5	90.1%	6 (2.1%)	100 (35.2%)	115 (40.5%)	38 (13.4%)	22 (7.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17.4	1347^th of 1500 public middle schools	10.2%		21.9	1267^th of 1504 public middle schools	15.8%	80		36.7	66.7	56.7			30.3	36.8	34.2		21.2	37.9	0.0		28.8	$34,583	$2,624	$31,959
Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley	Public	6-8	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 739-6883	354	29	12.4	85.6%	4 (1.1%)	118 (33.3%)	104 (29.4%)	86 (24.3%)	34 (9.6%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	47.9	760^th of 1500 public middle schools	49.3%		46.5	778^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.3%	18	51.5		54.8	60.0			45.5	47.6	55.6		38.5	57.9	50.8		43.5	$36,529	$2,483	$34,046
Middle School 358	Public, Magnet	6-8	88-06 164th St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 558-6240	345	21	16.1	92.5%	6 (1.7%)	57 (16.5%)	168 (48.7%)	104 (30.1%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	67	432^nd of 1500 public middle schools	71.2%		52.5	669^th of 1504 public middle schools	55.5%	237	66.4		70.6	24.2			63.6	53.7	66.4		48.7	66.7				$31,492	$3,210	$28,282
Is 238 Susan B Anthony Academy	Public	6-8	88-15 182nd St	Hollis	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 297-9821	820	72	11.3	85.1%	7 (0.9%)	169 (20.6%)	312 (38.0%)	265 (32.3%)	47 (5.7%)	13 (1.6%)	7 (0.9%)	36.5	978^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.8%		36.3	992^nd of 1504 public middle schools	34.0%	14			95.2	64.2			49.0	43.6	46.2		43.3	47.1	38.7		24.0	$32,584	$2,985	$29,599
Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck	Public, Magnet	6-8	85-05 144th St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 657-1120	1,265	91	13.8	88.1%	54 (4.3%)	159 (12.6%)	668 (52.8%)	321 (25.4%)	42 (3.3%)	8 (0.6%)	13 (1.0%)	37.9	949^th of 1500 public middle schools	36.7%		35.8	1002^nd of 1504 public middle schools	33.4%	53		86.4	45.1	26.5	73.3		39.2	45.9	40.8		41.2	55.0				$31,175	$2,379	$28,796
Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72	Public	6-8	133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 723-6200	329	31	10.6	87.5%	3 (0.9%)	214 (65.0%)	72 (21.9%)	18 (5.5%)	15 (4.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	29.1	1140^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.0%		28.8	1129^th of 1504 public middle schools	24.9%	11			86.4				34.7	31.6	54.4		19.4	36.9	40.2		37.6	$40,838	$3,863	$36,975
Redwood Middle School	Public	6-8	133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 276-4540	270	25	10.8	85.2%	3 (1.1%)	146 (54.1%)	73 (27.0%)	19 (7.0%)	14 (5.2%)	7 (2.6%)	8 (3.0%)	38.5	942^nd of 1500 public middle schools	37.2%		36.6	985^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.5%	43	66.7		82.8	95.2			33.3	45.5	51.5		28.9	56.0			30.8	$36,476	$4,570	$31,906
Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 14	Public, Charter	5	109-55 128th St	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 14	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 472-1911	168			64.3%	0 (0.0%)	122 (72.6%)	21 (12.5%)	17 (10.1%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)						78.6				89.3				61.7		$19,073	$00	$19,073
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
Is 59 Springfield Gardens	Public	6-8	132-55 Ridgedale St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 527-3501	401	34	11.7	71.6%	3 (0.7%)	303 (75.6%)	61 (15.2%)	11 (2.7%)	14 (3.5%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	44.4	822^nd of 1500 public middle schools	45.2%		44.6	818^th of 1504 public middle schools	45.6%	4	93.3	82.8	96.6				40.0	55.6	51.0		18.9	51.1	46.1		47.2	$33,111	$2,377	$30,735

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Emerson School (The) ranks in the bottom 10.2% of New York middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Emerson School (The)?

Students at Emerson School (The) are 40% Hispanic, 35% African American, 13% Asian, 8% American Indian, 2% White.

How many students attend Emerson School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Emerson School (The).

What district is Emerson School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #28

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