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Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

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Is 204 Oliver W Holmes ranks 885 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 41% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 204 Oliver W Holmes is a public middle school in Long Island City, New York, serving 404 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #30, which is ranked 382 out of 874 districts in the state.

Academically, Is 204 Oliver W Holmes has consistently ranked in the lower half of New York middle schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math around 40-45%, below the district and state averages. However, the school performs better in certain subject areas, such as 8th grade Math (57.26% proficient) and Regents exams like U.S. History and Government (71.05% proficient) and Living Environment (86.84% proficient). The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Hunters Point Community Middle School and Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts generally outperform Is 204 Oliver W Holmes on state assessments and have higher overall rankings. However, Is 204 Oliver W Holmes performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Academy For New Americans and Is 125 Thomas J McCann Woodside.

384

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,722

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36-41 28th St
Long Island City, NY 11106

(718) 937-1463

District: New York City Geographic District #30

Students who attend Is 204 Oliver W Holmes usually attend:

High:

Long Island City High School

Feeder schools for Is 204 Oliver W Holmes:

Elementary:	Ps 111 Jacob Blackwell
	Ps 112 Dutch Kills
	Ps 166 Henry Gradstein
	Ps 76 William Hallet
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	Ps/Is 78

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

Asian:

10.9%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #30's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg59%

New York avg56%

885^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	41.5	885 of 1500	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	969 of 1504	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	943 of 1500	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	636 of 1479	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	856 of 1242	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	836 of 1439	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	889 of 1438	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.2	946 of 1455	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	956 of 1429	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.7	816 of 1407	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.9	861 of 1401	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	812 of 1373	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.5	901 of 1337	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.3	941 of 1295	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	945 of 1243	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.4	977 of 1224	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.7	955 of 1185	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.1	913 of 1123	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	915 of 1095	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	379 of 676	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	416 of 705	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	486 of 696	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	535 of 706	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	476 of 653	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	550 of 663	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	92 of 406	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	164 of 396	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	259 of 388	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	248 of 381	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	183 of 236	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	287 of 369	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	278 of 374	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	186 of 646	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	43.5	300 of 615	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	168 of 591	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	139 of 581	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	29.2	77 of 118	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	250 of 473	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	280 of 503	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	756 of 1457	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	984 of 1465	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	844 of 1463	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.0	515 of 1454	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	764 of 1066	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	919 of 1370	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	918 of 1353	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	560 of 965	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	626 of 953	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	534 of 943	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.2	285 of 914	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	288 of 449	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	367 of 826	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	408 of 810	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	422 of 603	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	496 of 594	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	365 of 543	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	185 of 487	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	70 of 392	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	172 of 457	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	624 of 1283	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	758 of 1296	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	702 of 1288	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	401 of 1306	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	507 of 1241	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	583 of 1245	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	940 of 1455	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	872 of 1464	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	961 of 1464	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	761 of 1455	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	753 of 1071	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	679 of 1366	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	777 of 1352	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	424 of 1298	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	446 of 1303	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	517 of 1307	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	472 of 1283	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	349 of 522	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	642 of 1139	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	627 of 1170	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	22.2	659 of 763	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)77th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile-11 vs school

White (2018)14th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology87%+29 vs state

U.S. History and Government71%-4 vs state

Algebra I63%+7 vs state

Math46%-6 vs state

English Language Arts43%-8 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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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 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 Earth and Space Sciences 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 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
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
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
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
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
Is 125 Thomas J McCann Woodside	Public	6-8	46-02 47th Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-0320	1,320	108	12.2	86.4%	52 (3.9%)	25 (1.9%)	867 (65.7%)	357 (27.0%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	32.6	1056^th of 1500 public middle schools	29.6%		43.4	837^th of 1504 public middle schools	44.3%	219	97.5	95.0	83.4	67.7	90.0	42.2	42.7	47.8	31.4	46.9	27.2	30.7	$31,918	$2,270	$29,648
Yorkville East Middle School	Public	6-8	1458 York Ave	New York	10075	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 432-5413	250	20	12.5	29.6%	131 (52.4%)	14 (5.6%)	55 (22.0%)	29 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.6%)	96.1	57^th of 1500 public middle schools	96.2%		96.1	58^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.1%	1			85.7	79.7		81.6	87.8	87.7	87.2	93.1			$28,922	$1,374	$27,549
Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner	Public	6-8	220 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 535-8610	945	75	12.5	30.9%	471 (49.8%)	62 (6.6%)	172 (18.2%)	164 (17.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.4%)	92.6	97^th of 1500 public middle schools	93.5%		93.1	96^th of 1504 public middle schools	93.6%	1		100.0	100.0	100.0		76.2	80.1	84.3	76.9	85.8	82.6	74.7	$27,517	$1,416	$26,101
Hunters Point Community Middle School	Public	6-8	1-50 51st Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 609-3300	397	46	8.6	72.5%	70 (17.6%)	48 (12.1%)	210 (52.9%)	45 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	76.3	300^th of 1500 public middle schools	80.0%		74.2	308^th of 1504 public middle schools	79.5%	8			55.4	68.4		63.3	66.3	70.7	58.3	70.3			$32,466	$2,073	$30,393
East Side Middle School	Public	6-8	331 E 91st St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 360-0114	424	33	12.8	25.5%	207 (48.8%)	12 (2.8%)	72 (17.0%)	98 (23.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.5%)	94.7	68^th of 1500 public middle schools	95.5%		96.7	48^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.8%	20			92.9	86.3		82.5	83.2	85.4	80.7	90.6			$27,703	$1,267	$26,436

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

What district is Is 204 Oliver W Holmes in?

New York City Geographic District #30

What is the racial makeup of Is 204 Oliver W Holmes?

Students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes are 70% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% African American, 8% White, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Is 204 Oliver W Holmes attend?

Students who attend Is 204 Oliver W Holmes usually go on to attend Long Island City High School

Is Is 204 Oliver W Holmes a good school?

Is 204 Oliver W Holmes ranks 885^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Is 204 Oliver W Holmes?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Is 204 Oliver W Holmes.

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