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Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The)

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

1329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 11% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The) is a public magnet middle school serving grades 6-8 in Flushing, New York, with a student population of 268. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #25, which is ranked 327 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The) consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rates were 30.77% for 6th grade, 26.76% for 7th grade, and 43.53% for 8th grade, compared to the district's 60.01%, 65.03%, and 65.69%, respectively. The school's performance on Regents exams, such as Algebra I and Living Environment, is also below the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Junior High School 189 Daniel Carter Beard and Is 237, Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The) generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranging from 54.25% to 84.76% free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, compared to Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The)'s 81.72%. The per-student spending and student-teacher ratios at the nearby schools are also generally lower than those of Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The).

254

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,290

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

158-40 76th Rd
Flushing, NY 11366

(718) 591-9000

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Feeder schools for Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The):

Elementary:	Ps 154
	Ps 164 Queens Valley
	Ps 165 Edith K Bergtraum
	Ps 219 Paul Klapper
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	Ps/Middle School 200 Magnet School-Global Studi

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.3%

African American:

24.4%

Asian:

22.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (34% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg63%

New York avg53%

1,329^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #25

327^th of 874New York City Geographic District #25 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	18.6	1329 of 1500	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1154 of 1504	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1099 of 1500	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1123 of 1479	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1060 of 1242	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	760 of 1439	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	704 of 1438	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.6	807 of 1455	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	758 of 1429	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.1	996 of 1407	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.5	895 of 1401	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.9	868 of 1373	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.3	861 of 1337	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.1	907 of 1295	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.5	847 of 1243	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.9	837 of 1224	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.5	845 of 1185	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	71.4	353 of 1123	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.5	383 of 1095	65.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	553 of 676	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	471 of 705	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	574 of 696	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	611 of 706	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	477 of 653	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	330 of 663	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	367 of 406	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	331 of 396	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	338 of 388	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	335 of 381	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	279 of 369	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	289 of 374	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	232 of 646	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	281 of 615	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	234 of 591	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	440 of 581	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.4	75 of 473	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	85 of 503	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1257 of 1457	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1236 of 1465	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1141 of 1463	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1166 of 1454	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	852 of 1066	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	700 of 1370	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	647 of 1353	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	807 of 965	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	779 of 953	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	555 of 943	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	587 of 914	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	471 of 826	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	443 of 810	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	444 of 603	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	406 of 594	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	239 of 543	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	200 of 487	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	294 of 392	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	319 of 457	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1125 of 1283	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	846 of 1296	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	739 of 1288	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	787 of 1306	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	482 of 1241	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	430 of 1245	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1306 of 1455	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	995 of 1464	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1003 of 1464	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1023 of 1455	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	771 of 1071	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	793 of 1366	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	710 of 1352	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	951 of 1298	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	855 of 1303	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	877 of 1307	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	991 of 1283	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	427 of 1139	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	631 of 1170	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	27.7	548 of 716	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	724 of 763	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+15 vs school

White (2019)23rd percentile-24 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I82%+26 vs state

Life Science Biology68%+10 vs state

English Language Arts34%-17 vs state

Math27%-25 vs state

Science24%-20 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)	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 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 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
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 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
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
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 237	Public	6-8	46-21 Colden St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-6464	1,313	87	15.1	83.5%	17 (1.3%)	33 (2.5%)	260 (19.8%)	979 (74.6%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.1%)	69.3	392^nd of 1500 public middle schools	73.9%		76.8	275^th of 1504 public middle schools	81.7%	117		100.0	98.3	100.0		96.7	51.1	59.5	59.5	63.7	77.6	51.9	54.0	$26,438	$2,173	$24,265
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
Junior High School 190 Russell Sage	Public	6-8	68-17 Austin St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 830-4970	935	64	14.7	61.3%	209 (22.4%)	67 (7.2%)	314 (33.6%)	294 (31.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.4%)	69.4	386^th of 1500 public middle schools	74.3%		69.3	381^st of 1504 public middle schools	74.7%	5		71.4	65.5	69.6	100.0		71.3	56.1	62.3	61.8	58.7			$26,547	$1,447	$25,100
Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey	Public	6-8	63-55 102nd St	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 830-4910	1,611	102	15.8	52.2%	531 (33.0%)	80 (5.0%)	387 (24.0%)	512 (31.8%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	90 (5.6%)	84.6	194^th of 1500 public middle schools	87.1%		84	192^nd of 1504 public middle schools	87.2%	2		96.3	98.8	97.7			74.2	74.7	68.0	83.4	83.1	33.7	44.8	$26,353	$1,434	$24,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The)

How many students attend Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The).

What is the racial makeup of Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The)?

Students at Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The) are 45% Hispanic, 24% African American, 22% Asian, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #25

Is Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The) a good school?

Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The) ranks in the bottom 11.4% of New York middle schools.

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