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Is 141 Steinway (The)

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Is 141 Steinway (The) ranks 328 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 78% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 141 Steinway (The) is a public magnet middle school located in Long Island City, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 1,008 students. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments, ranking among the top 25% of middle schools in New York.

Is 141 Steinway (The) is known for its academic excellence, with 64.17% of 6th graders, 65.83% of 7th graders, and 69.73% of 8th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 62.07%, 60.62%, and 63.27%, respectively, and the state's 50.86%, 50.99%, and 52.38%. The school also excels in Regents exams, with high proficiency rates in subjects like U.S. History and Government, Algebra I, and Life Science Biology. Additionally, the school's relatively high spending per student of $27,246 in the 2023-2024 school year may contribute to its academic success.

While Is 141 Steinway (The) outperforms the district and state averages, some nearby schools, such as Is 227 Louis Armstrong, also demonstrate strong academic performance, particularly in ELA and Math. This suggests that the Long Island City area has a concentration of high-performing middle schools. Overall, Is 141 Steinway (The) is a standout institution that delivers exceptional educational outcomes for its diverse student population.

1,005

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,833

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37-11 21st Ave
Long Island City, NY 11105

(718) 278-6403

District: New York City Geographic District #30

Feeder schools for Is 141 Steinway (The):

Elementary:	Ps 122 Mamie Fay
	Ps 2 Alfred Zimberg
	Ps 84 Steinway
	Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.0%

Hispanic:

38.5%

Asian:

14.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (63% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of New York middle schools

Worth a look

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

!U.S. History and Government scores 11 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg60%

New York avg57%

328^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #30

382^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #30 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	74.2	328 of 1500	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	350 of 1504	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	338 of 1500	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	403 of 1479	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	135 of 1242	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	215 of 1439	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	159 of 1438	88.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.0	207 of 1455	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	83.1	178 of 1429	87.5%	★★★★☆
2015	74.0	284 of 1407	79.8%	★★★★☆
2014	81.6	179 of 1401	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	75.5	274 of 1373	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	339 of 1337	74.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.3	448 of 1295	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.0	505 of 1243	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	616 of 1224	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.7	523 of 1185	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.7	572 of 1123	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.6	659 of 1095	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	489 of 676	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.5	315 of 705	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	175 of 696	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	212 of 706	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	250 of 653	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	133 of 663	79.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	120 of 406	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	142 of 396	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	157 of 388	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	180 of 381	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	75 of 236	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	138 of 369	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	130 of 374	65.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	291 of 646	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	136 of 615	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	115 of 591	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	170 of 581	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	155 of 473	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	110 of 503	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	404 of 1457	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	443 of 1465	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	365 of 1463	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	415 of 1454	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	110 of 1066	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	229 of 1370	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	127 of 1353	90.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	299 of 965	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	302 of 953	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	279 of 943	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	266 of 914	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	28 of 449	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	135 of 826	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	72 of 810	91.1%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	244 of 603	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	192 of 594	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	210 of 543	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	168 of 487	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	89 of 392	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	77 of 457	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	236 of 1283	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	277 of 1296	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	241 of 1288	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	303 of 1306	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	45 of 935	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	138 of 1241	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	85 of 1245	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	275 of 1455	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	270 of 1464	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	319 of 1464	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	372 of 1455	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	121 of 1071	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	190 of 1366	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	189 of 1352	86.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	81.8	45 of 220	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	50 of 208	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	69 of 190	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	70.3	5 of 24	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	398 of 1298	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	379 of 1303	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	368 of 1307	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	516 of 1283	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	250 of 1139	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	264 of 1170	77.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	233 of 775	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	227 of 778	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	238 of 772	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	316 of 748	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.8	95 of 614	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	177 of 716	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	156 of 763	79.6%	★★★★☆

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)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)80th percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2022)79th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2025)60th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+15 vs state

Life Science Biology66%+8 vs state

U.S. History and Government64%-11 vs state

Math61%+7 vs state

Algebra I57%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Global History and Geography (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 Global History and Geography 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
Is 141 Steinway (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	37-11 21st Ave	Long Island City	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 278-6403	1,005	75	13.4	69.0%	392 (39.0%)	36 (3.6%)	387 (38.5%)	147 (14.6%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	32 (3.2%)	74.2	328^th of 1500 public middle schools	78.1%		71.6	350^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.7%	22		64.0	57.2	65.9				64.2	65.8	69.7		56.1	66.2				$27,833	$2,116	$25,717
Academy For New Americans	Public	6-8	30-14 30th St	Astoria	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 956-4140	50	13	4.0	94.0%	2 (4.0%)	2 (4.0%)	44 (88.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.8	1047^th of 1500 public middle schools	30.2%		11.8	1414^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.0%	367									0.0	18.2		28.6	37.0	39.3		51.9	$77,319	$8,009	$69,311
Is 10 Horace Greeley	Public	6-8	45-11 31st Ave	Long Island City	11103	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 278-7054	596	52	11.5	87.8%	105 (17.6%)	38 (6.4%)	347 (58.2%)	88 (14.8%)	6 (1.0%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	62.7	507^th of 1500 public middle schools	66.2%		69.1	382^nd of 1504 public middle schools	74.6%	125		64.3	95.2					56.5	54.2	60.9		49.4	57.4	61.3		51.8	$32,209	$2,241	$29,969
Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	31-51 21st St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 274-8316	382	37	10.2	84.8%	61 (16.0%)	50 (13.1%)	165 (43.2%)	91 (23.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	61.4	532^nd of 1500 public middle schools	64.5%		66.5	432^nd of 1504 public middle schools	71.3%	100			92.0	52.5				59.5	60.4	57.0		50.4	71.7	27.3		33.3	$33,069	$2,262	$30,807
Is 230	Public	6-8	73-10 34th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 335-7648	949	76	12.5	79.9%	44 (4.6%)	7 (0.7%)	548 (57.7%)	326 (34.4%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	64.4	478^th of 1500 public middle schools	68.1%		59.5	549^th of 1504 public middle schools	63.5%	71			60.3	56.2				64.3	53.6	65.1		61.1	56.9	14.3		27.3	$29,800	$2,492	$27,307
Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer	Public, Magnet	6-8	33-34 80th St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 457-1242	1,397	104	13.4	92.3%	17 (1.2%)	9 (0.6%)	1,284 (91.9%)	79 (5.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	41.9	877^th of 1500 public middle schools	41.5%		38.4	947^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.0%	70			84.6	67.7				41.9	45.2	52.9		45.9	52.9	28.0		30.9	$29,069	$2,338	$26,730
Middle School 429	Public	6-7	47-10 Barnett Ave	Long Island City	11104	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 957-0295	252	18	14.3	73.8%	61 (24.2%)	10 (4.0%)	130 (51.6%)	41 (16.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	85.1	187^th of 1500 public middle schools	87.5%					(n/a)								66.7	79.4			72.3	74.8				$24,207	$1,746	$22,461
Isaac Newton Middle School For Math And Science	Public	6-8	260 Pleasant Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-6006	253	27	9.3	95.3%	10 (4.0%)	46 (18.2%)	185 (73.1%)	7 (2.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	50.2	713^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.5%		29.6	1113^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.0%	400	41.4		28.6	20.5				50.0	61.0	46.6		52.7	48.3				$36,472	$3,361	$33,111
Is 204 Oliver W Holmes	Public, Magnet	6-8	36-41 28th St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 937-1463	384	41	9.3	94.0%	29 (7.6%)	37 (9.6%)	270 (70.3%)	42 (10.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	41.5	885^th of 1500 public middle schools	41.0%		37.4	969^th of 1504 public middle schools	35.6%	84		71.1	63.2	86.8				41.5	42.0	45.7		29.6	46.1	57.3		42.9	$37,722	$2,636	$35,086
Is 227 Louis Armstrong	Public, Magnet	5-8	32-02 Junction Blvd	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 335-7500	1,555	97	16.1	67.1%	291 (18.7%)	213 (13.7%)	575 (37.0%)	396 (25.5%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	67 (4.3%)	90	130^th of 1500 public middle schools	91.3%		87	160^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.4%	30		72.7	99.6	76.5	100.0	91.8	85.9	76.3	74.9	81.7	79.0	73.0	86.4	68.9	71.9		$29,657	$1,960	$27,698

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 141 Steinway (The)

What is the racial makeup of Is 141 Steinway (The)?

Students at Is 141 Steinway (The) are 39% White, 39% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Is 141 Steinway (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,005 students attended Is 141 Steinway (The).

What district is Is 141 Steinway (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #30

Is Is 141 Steinway (The) a good school?

Is 141 Steinway (The) ranks 328^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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