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Middle School 358

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Middle School 358 ranks 432 nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 71% of New York middle schools

Summary

Middle School 358 is a public magnet middle school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 354 students. The school 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.

Middle School 358 has shown strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 63.64% of 6th graders, 53.7% of 7th graders, and 66.36% of 8th graders proficient or better in ELA, outperforming the district and state averages. In math, the school had 48.68% of 6th graders and 66.67% of 7th graders proficient or better, also exceeding the district and state. The school has also performed well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of New York middle schools for African American, special education, low socioeconomic status, and homeless students.

Compared to the nearby schools in the same district, such as Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 and Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck, Middle School 358 consistently outperforms them in academic performance, particularly in ELA and math proficiency rates. Additionally, Middle School 358 has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to the nearby schools, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance and support for its diverse student population, of which a high percentage are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

345

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,492

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

88-06 164th St
Jamaica, NY 11432

(718) 558-6240

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Feeder schools for Middle School 358:

Elementary:

Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.7%

Asian:

30.1%

African American:

16.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2017 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2017

✓Above the New York median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Life Science Biology scores 34 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg58%

New York avg57%

432^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 31 pts since 2017

From bottom 41% (2017) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	67.0	432 of 1500	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	669 of 1504	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	524 of 1500	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	570 of 1479	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	665 of 1242	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	731 of 1439	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	962 of 1438	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	865 of 1455	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	178 of 676	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	156 of 706	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	36.0	401 of 653	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	438 of 663	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	131 of 406	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	204 of 396	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	217 of 388	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	269 of 381	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	178 of 236	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	225 of 369	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	265 of 374	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	212 of 646	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	369 of 615	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	316 of 591	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	281 of 581	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	116 of 473	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	146 of 503	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	434 of 1457	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	638 of 1465	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	532 of 1463	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	561 of 1454	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	515 of 1066	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	777 of 1370	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	978 of 1353	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	409 of 965	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	563 of 953	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	422 of 943	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	373 of 914	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.0	292 of 449	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	478 of 826	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	565 of 810	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	151 of 603	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	49.0	261 of 594	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	167 of 543	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	172 of 487	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	85 of 392	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	182 of 457	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	203 of 1283	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	344 of 1296	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	162 of 1288	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	278 of 1306	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	397 of 1241	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	634 of 1245	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	412 of 1455	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.8	643 of 1464	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	492 of 1464	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	555 of 1455	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.8	686 of 1071	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	638 of 1366	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	852 of 1352	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	344 of 1298	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	39.0	740 of 1303	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	687 of 1307	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	934 of 1283	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	901 of 1139	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	475 of 1170	59.4%	★★★☆☆

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)84th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I71%+15 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts66%-9 vs state

English Language Arts61%+10 vs state

Math59%+5 vs state

Life Science Biology24%-34 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, November 17, 2019

we have very good teachers but really bad substitutes. the only good substitute we had no longer works there.HW wise, not so much which is a good thing. but it is a zoned school so there is a LOT of bullying. but the staff are great and caring and they know all of us personally since my school only has around 200 kids in total. The principal is amazing he always listens to student's recommendations and even started a student council this year! the only bad thing is the bullying and that if some kids from one class do something they give the whole class detention and say that, "we know its not all of you but its too many of you". Close Quote

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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)	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 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	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
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
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
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
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
Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 591-9000	254	26	9.5	83.5%	14 (5.5%)	62 (24.4%)	115 (45.3%)	56 (22.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	18.6	1329^th of 1500 public middle schools	11.4%		27.5	1154^th of 1504 public middle schools	23.3%	175			82.1	67.9				30.8	26.8	43.5		25.0	36.8	16.4		23.8	$36,290	$2,266	$34,024
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 216 George J Ryan	Public, Magnet	6-8	64-20 175th St	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 358-2005	1,516	86	17.6	71.6%	165 (10.9%)	47 (3.1%)	206 (13.6%)	1,059 (69.9%)	19 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.2%)	91.1	119^th of 1500 public middle schools	92.1%		91.3	119^th of 1504 public middle schools	92.1%				100.0	99.4	100.0	95.7		77.3	79.1	79.8		79.2	84.8	81.7		61.2	$24,311	$1,936	$22,374
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
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 Middle School 358 a good school?

Middle School 358 ranks 432^nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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New York City Geographic District #28

How many students attend Middle School 358?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Middle School 358.

What is the racial makeup of Middle School 358?

Students at Middle School 358 are 49% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 17% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% White.

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