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Is 192 Linden (The)

Public Grades 6-8

1185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 21% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 192 Linden (The) is a public middle school located in Saint Albans, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 351 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #29, which is ranked 549 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Is 192 Linden (The) consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 30% to 55.1%, compared to the district averages of 47.08% to 50.98%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 17.74% to 43.64%, compared to the district averages of 38.6% to 45.2%.

The school serves a student population that is predominantly economically disadvantaged, with 82.91% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. While the nearby schools in the same district, such as IS 238 Susan B Anthony Academy and IS 59 Springfield Gardens, also serve a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, they generally perform better academically than Is 192 Linden (The). Schools in the neighboring District #26, such as Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne, significantly outperform Is 192 Linden (The) and the other nearby schools.

355

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,317

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

109-89 204th St
Saint Albans, NY 11412-1399

(718) 479-5540

District: New York City Geographic District #29

Feeder schools for Is 192 Linden (The):

Elementary:	Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry
	Ps 134 Hollis
	Ps 136 Roy Wilkins
	Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.8%

Hispanic:

18.6%

Asian:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Math scores 21 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg49%

New York avg58%

1,185^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #29

549^th of 874New York City Geographic District #29 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	27.0	1185 of 1500	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1287 of 1504	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1159 of 1500	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1280 of 1479	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1114 of 1242	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1155 of 1439	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1233 of 1438	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	1287 of 1455	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	1234 of 1429	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	1178 of 1407	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	1151 of 1401	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	1091 of 1373	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.9	1157 of 1337	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	1167 of 1295	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.0	1090 of 1243	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	1068 of 1224	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	1015 of 1185	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	970 of 1123	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.0	994 of 1095	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	464 of 676	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	483 of 705	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	452 of 696	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	515 of 706	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	194 of 253	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	428 of 653	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	462 of 663	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	296 of 406	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	341 of 396	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	329 of 388	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	284 of 369	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	302 of 374	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	304 of 646	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	460 of 615	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	452 of 591	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.6	241 of 581	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	188 of 473	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	272 of 503	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1157 of 1457	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1177 of 1465	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	997 of 1463	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1156 of 1454	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	941 of 1066	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1064 of 1370	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1127 of 1353	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	808 of 965	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	867 of 953	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	686 of 943	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	744 of 914	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	531 of 826	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	670 of 810	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	377 of 603	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	436 of 594	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	399 of 543	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	334 of 487	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	260 of 392	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	374 of 457	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	873 of 1283	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1015 of 1296	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	955 of 1288	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1109 of 1306	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	824 of 935	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	936 of 1241	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1064 of 1245	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1140 of 1455	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1266 of 1464	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1230 of 1464	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1326 of 1455	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	982 of 1071	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1138 of 1366	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1242 of 1352	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	26.9	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1057 of 1298	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	882 of 1303	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	940 of 1307	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1023 of 1283	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	412 of 522	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	429 of 1139	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	772 of 1170	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

Native American (2019)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology82%+24 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts75%~ state avg

U.S. History and Government63%-12 vs state

Algebra I46%-10 vs state

English Language Arts40%-11 vs state

Math31%-21 vs state

Science28%-16 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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 192 Linden (The)

What district is Is 192 Linden (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #29

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Is 192 Linden (The) ranks in the bottom 21.0% of New York middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Is 192 Linden (The)?

Students at Is 192 Linden (The) are 61% African American, 19% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Is 192 Linden (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Is 192 Linden (The).

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