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Waterside School For Leadership

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Waterside School For Leadership ranks 831 st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

831^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 45% of New York middle schools

Summary

Waterside School For Leadership is a public middle school located in Rockaway Park, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 167 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #27, which is ranked 571 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waterside School For Leadership has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. While the school performs better than the district and state in 8th grade ELA and Algebra I Regents exams, it lags behind in 6th and 7th grade ELA and Math assessments. The school's performance for African American and Hispanic students is relatively stronger compared to other subgroups, ranking in the top 25% and top 50% of New York middle schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is weaker, ranking in the bottom 25% and bottom 50% of New York middle schools, respectively. Waterside School For Leadership has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 81.44% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, and a relatively small student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.9 to 10.3 over the past few years.

Waterside School For Leadership's higher spending per student, ranging from $19,451 to $35,291 per student over the past few years, and smaller class sizes compared to nearby schools like Science And Medicine Middle School (The), IS 68 Isaac Bildersee, and Junior High School 14 Shell Bank, could be an indication of the school's efforts to provide more resources and personalized attention to its students. However, the inconsistent academic performance suggests that the school may need to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and teaching strategies to ensure better outcomes for all students.

148

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,482

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

190 Beach 110th St
Rockaway Park, NY 11694

(718) 634-1128

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.7%

Hispanic:

38.5%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 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

!Math scores 10 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg52%

New York avg56%

831^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #27

571^st of 874New York City Geographic District #27 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	43.9	831 of 1500	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	946 of 1504	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	634 of 1500	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	824 of 1479	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	547 of 1242	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	930 of 1439	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1187 of 1438	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	1089 of 1455	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	1188 of 1429	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	1123 of 1407	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.6	1126 of 1401	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	1115 of 1373	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	1199 of 1337	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	1121 of 1295	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	166 of 676	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	213 of 705	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	147 of 696	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	198 of 706	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	294 of 653	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.5	514 of 663	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	482 of 646	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	83.7	23 of 591	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	61.9	116 of 581	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	41 of 473	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	65.8	70 of 503	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	923 of 1457	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	822 of 1465	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	654 of 1463	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	881 of 1454	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	907 of 1370	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1151 of 1353	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	511 of 965	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	460 of 953	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	295 of 943	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	412 of 914	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	348 of 826	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	480 of 810	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	223 of 603	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	322 of 594	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	233 of 487	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	131 of 392	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	176 of 457	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	555 of 1283	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	672 of 1296	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.9	408 of 1288	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	544 of 1306	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	606 of 1241	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.2	1056 of 1245	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	681 of 1455	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	1004 of 1464	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	615 of 1464	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	727 of 1455	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	857 of 1366	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1118 of 1352	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	745 of 1298	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	713 of 1303	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	334 of 1307	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	466 of 1283	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	286 of 1139	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	37.4	736 of 1170	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	28.4	542 of 716	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	748 of 763	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)75th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2025)63rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-19 vs school

White (2019)24th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts100%+25 vs state

Algebra I93%+37 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Math42%-10 vs state

Science39%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)					NY State Assessments Math (2025)					NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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 (2025)	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 Living Environment 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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 4th 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	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waterside School For Leadership	Public	6-8	190 Beach 110th St	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-1128	148	15	9.6	82.4%	7 (4.7%)	75 (50.7%)	57 (38.5%)	4 (2.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	43.9	831^st of 1500 public middle schools	44.6%		38.6	946^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.1%	115	100.0			93.3					35.5	40.4	67.8			31.3	31.1	54.8		38.7									$38,482	$2,230	$36,252
Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy VI	Public	6-8	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-6934	281	27	10.4	90.7%	4 (1.4%)	98 (34.9%)	171 (60.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	67.5	421^st of 1500 public middle schools	71.9%		55.7	615^th of 1504 public middle schools	59.1%	194			35.1	86.7	57.1				63.8	70.3	67.5			44.7	63.4	45.1											$27,708	$2,045	$25,664
Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo	Public	6-8	10-45 Nameoke St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-6900	235	26	9.2	94.0%	9 (3.8%)	106 (45.1%)	109 (46.4%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	18.8	1327^th of 1500 public middle schools	11.5%		24.8	1218^th of 1504 public middle schools	19.0%	109				35.5	28.0				31.3	25.7	38.2			27.0	37.8												$42,423	$3,246	$39,177
Village Academy	Public	6-8	10-45 Nameoke St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-6042	305	36	8.5	93.4%	4 (1.3%)	155 (50.8%)	135 (44.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	52.9	678^th of 1500 public middle schools	54.8%		42.6	863^rd of 1504 public middle schools	42.6%	185			26.0	89.7	27.8				46.5	45.2	50.7			45.9	65.4	68.0											$37,179	$2,327	$34,852
Junior High School 78 Roy H Mann	Public	6-8	1420 E 68th St	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 763-4701	662	44	15.0	72.1%	126 (19.0%)	325 (49.1%)	120 (18.1%)	68 (10.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	55.8	632^nd of 1500 public middle schools	57.9%		48	748^th of 1504 public middle schools	50.3%	116			100.0	87.1	74.6				53.4	62.6	55.1			50.5	51.4	53.0		39.6									$31,081	$2,574	$28,507
Frederick Douglass Academy VIII Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 348-2465	303	31	9.7	98.3%	7 (2.3%)	207 (68.3%)	72 (23.8%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	28.2	1164^th of 1500 public middle schools	22.4%		29.7	1108^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.3%	56				30.2	34.1				29.5	45.5	47.7			25.8	37.2	42.6		14.3									$48,753	$3,835	$44,919
Lawrence Elementary School At Broadway Campus	Public	4-6	195 Broadway	Lawrence	11559	Nassau County	Lawrence Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 812-6121	475	42	11.3	77.3%	32 (6.7%)	46 (9.7%)	381 (80.2%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)							47.7	33.3	34.8			55.7	25.8	39.5			20.9		97.5	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.9	99.0	98.7	$42,282	$3,620	$38,661
Lawrence Middle School At Broadway Campus	Public	7-8	195 Broadway	Lawrence	11559	Nassau County	Lawrence Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 295-7000	309	33	9.4	80.9%	23 (7.4%)	39 (12.6%)	231 (74.8%)	14 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1370^th of 1500 public middle schools	8.7%		20	1307^th of 1504 public middle schools	13.1%	63		41.0		49.0		100.0				29.4	33.7				31.0				98.1	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.5	98.4	$56,133	$3,620	$52,512
Is 211 John Wilson	Public	6-8	1001 E 100th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 251-4411	188	19	10.0	84.0%	17 (9.0%)	138 (73.4%)	24 (12.8%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	35.2	1008^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.8%		59	555^th of 1504 public middle schools	63.1%	453				84.2	39.1				24.3	44.0	47.6			22.0	42.9	57.4		32.2									$48,983	$4,627	$44,356
Science And Medicine Middle School (The)	Public	6-8	965 E 107th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-6400	229	26	8.9	91.7%	9 (3.9%)	189 (82.5%)	20 (8.7%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	44.9	814^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.7%		48.5	742^nd of 1504 public middle schools	50.7%	72									35.5	59.3	54.1			22.6	51.7	54.1		39.7									$39,888	$3,597	$36,291

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