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Redwood Middle School

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Redwood Middle School ranks 942 nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

942^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 37% of New York middle schools

Summary

Redwood Middle School is a public middle school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 285 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.

Redwood Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with academic performance generally below the district and state averages on state assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 33.33% (6th grade) to 51.52% (8th grade), compared to the district's 56.08% (6th grade) to 55.55% (8th grade) and the state's 50.86% (6th grade) to 52.38% (8th grade). In math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 28.85% (6th grade) to 56.04% (7th grade) in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 54.75% (6th grade) to 59% (7th grade) and the state's 51.2% (6th grade) to 56.47% (7th grade). The school also serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities.

While Redwood Middle School has a relatively high per-student spending of $32,117 in 2023-2024 and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.3, these resources alone do not appear to be translating into improved outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley, Emerson School (The), and Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles, while some schools, like Hawtree Creek Middle School and Is 59 Springfield Gardens, have significantly higher academic performance. Targeted interventions, specialized instructional strategies, and collaboration with successful nearby schools may be necessary to help Redwood Middle School improve student achievement.

270

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,476

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11434

(718) 276-4540

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Feeder schools for Redwood Middle School:

Elementary:	Jermaine L Green Stem Institute Of Queens (The)
	Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School
	Ps 55 Maure
	Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School Of Multimedia (The)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.1%

Hispanic:

27.0%

Asian:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2017 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2017

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg58%

New York avg57%

942^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 16 pts since 2017

From bottom 22% (2017) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	38.5	942 of 1500	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	985 of 1504	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1144 of 1500	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1038 of 1479	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	581 of 1242	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.4	1329 of 1439	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1122 of 1438	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	1141 of 1455	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	291 of 676	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	355 of 705	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	411 of 696	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	355 of 706	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	482 of 653	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	392 of 663	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	334 of 406	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	325 of 396	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	328 of 388	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	366 of 369	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	336 of 374	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	226 of 646	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	236 of 615	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	327 of 473	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	178 of 503	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	793 of 1457	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	759 of 1465	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	993 of 1463	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	973 of 1454	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1263 of 1370	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1118 of 1353	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	381 of 965	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	495 of 953	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.5	877 of 943	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	817 of 826	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	469 of 810	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	161 of 603	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	40.2	350 of 594	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	379 of 543	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	309 of 392	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	198 of 457	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	606 of 1283	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	659 of 1296	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	856 of 1288	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	715 of 1306	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.8	198 of 935	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	15.6	1175 of 1241	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	955 of 1245	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	997 of 1455	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1131 of 1464	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1215 of 1464	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1045 of 1455	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1262 of 1366	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1023 of 1352	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	547 of 1298	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.5	1144 of 1303	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1076 of 1307	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	901 of 1283	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1094 of 1139	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	811 of 1170	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)73rd percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology95%+37 vs state

Algebra I83%+27 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts67%-9 vs state

Math46%-8 vs state

English Language Arts45%-7 vs state

Science31%-13 vs state

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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)	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	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
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
Collaborative Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	145-00 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 977-6181	286	24	11.9	88.5%	1 (0.3%)	213 (74.5%)	53 (18.5%)	10 (3.5%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	38.4	944^th of 1500 public middle schools	37.1%		43.3	845^th of 1504 public middle schools	43.8%	99			56.3			49.3	44.4	52.0		29.2	27.8	32.3		51.5	$32,743	$2,115	$30,628
Community Voices Middle School	Public	6-8	145-00 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 977-6180	293	25	11.7	85.7%	6 (2.0%)	214 (73.0%)	59 (20.1%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	37.1	963^rd of 1500 public middle schools	35.8%		45.4	801^st of 1504 public middle schools	46.7%	162			63.3	73.3		30.2	46.2	59.5		4.8	29.4	57.4		42.3	$34,310	$2,398	$31,912
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
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
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
Queens United Middle School	Public	6-8	229-02 137th Ave	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 723-3501	239	21	11.4	75.7%	3 (1.3%)	206 (86.2%)	21 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	36.4	984^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.4%		45.2	809^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.2%	175		31.0	29.6	20.0		56.6	33.3	52.4		29.0	29.6	50.8			$32,646	$2,022	$30,624
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
Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson	Public	6-8	121-10 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 843-2260	826	66	12.5	91.5%	14 (1.7%)	222 (26.9%)	226 (27.4%)	184 (22.3%)	144 (17.4%)	23 (2.8%)	13 (1.6%)	31.3	1092^nd of 1500 public middle schools	27.2%		34.7	1026^th of 1504 public middle schools	31.8%	66			81.4	19.0		36.9	37.9	42.8		33.7	50.2	37.8			$30,943	$2,363	$28,579

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Is Redwood Middle School a good school?

Redwood Middle School ranks 942^nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Redwood Middle School in?

New York City Geographic District #28

What is the racial makeup of Redwood Middle School?

Students at Redwood Middle School are 54% African American, 27% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% White.

How many students attend Redwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Redwood Middle School.

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