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Hawtree Creek Middle School

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Hawtree Creek Middle School ranks 396 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 74% of New York middle schools

Summary

Hawtree Creek Middle School is a public middle school in South Ozone Park, New York, serving 395 students in grades 6-8. This school stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, outpacing both the local New York City Geographic District #27 and the overall state of New York in proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Hawtree Creek Middle School had 69.72% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.25% for the district and 50.86% for the state. In math, 67.68% of 7th graders were proficient or better, compared to 57.36% for the district and 56.47% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Algebra I and Life Science Biology. Additionally, Hawtree Creek Middle School has strong performance across various student subgroups, including English Language Learners, students with special needs, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby middle schools in the same district, such as Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard and Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes, Hawtree Creek Middle School generally outperforms them in academic proficiency rates. This high-performing school has also shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking over time, moving from the bottom quartile in 2015-2016 to the top quartile in 2024-2025, suggesting effective strategies and interventions to support student success.

388

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,078

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121-10 Rockaway Blvd
South Ozone Park, NY 11420

(718) 659-3792

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Feeder schools for Hawtree Creek Middle School:

Elementary:	Ps 100 Glen Morris
	Ps 123
	Ps 124 Osmond A Church
	Ps 155
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	Ps 223 Lyndon B Johnson
	Ps 45 Clarence Witherspoon
	Ps 96

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

25.3%

African American:

24.5%

Hispanic:

22.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (64% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #27

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg48%

New York avg53%

396^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 44 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	69.0	396 of 1500	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	577 of 1504	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	451 of 1500	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	507 of 1479	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	576 of 1242	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	677 of 1439	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	845 of 1438	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	962 of 1455	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.2	1002 of 1429	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	170 of 676	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	205 of 705	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	197 of 696	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	234 of 706	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	51 of 253	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	258 of 653	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	386 of 663	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	202 of 406	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	311 of 396	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	287 of 388	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	298 of 381	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	169 of 236	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	292 of 369	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	301 of 374	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	90.1	11 of 615	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	41.7	286 of 591	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	383 of 581	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	185 of 503	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	475 of 1457	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	566 of 1465	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	414 of 1463	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	470 of 1454	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	406 of 1066	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	743 of 1370	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	833 of 1353	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	168 of 965	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	303 of 953	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.3	70 of 943	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	60.9	289 of 914	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	458 of 826	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	454 of 810	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	215 of 603	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	361 of 594	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	80.6	59 of 543	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	46.0	217 of 457	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	220 of 1283	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	343 of 1296	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	239 of 1288	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	285 of 1306	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	352 of 1241	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	50.2	522 of 1245	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	350 of 1455	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	584 of 1464	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	464 of 1464	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	524 of 1455	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	667 of 1071	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	598 of 1366	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	797 of 1352	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2023	71.6	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	2 of 24	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	64.0	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	260 of 1298	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	307 of 1303	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	344 of 1307	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	368 of 1283	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	397 of 1139	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	628 of 1170	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)98th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

African American (2025)75th percentile~ school

Native American (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)64th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology100%+42 vs state

Math65%+13 vs state

English Language Arts62%+10 vs state

Science41%~ 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 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 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
Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson	Public	6-8	121-10 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 843-2260	826	66	12.5	91.5%	14 (1.7%)	222 (26.9%)	226 (27.4%)	184 (22.3%)	144 (17.4%)	23 (2.8%)	13 (1.6%)	31.3	1092^nd of 1500 public middle schools	27.2%		34.7	1026^th of 1504 public middle schools	31.8%	66			81.4	19.0				36.9	37.9	42.8		33.7	50.2	37.8			$30,943	$2,363	$28,579
Hawtree Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	121-10 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 659-3792	388	28	13.8	79.1%	7 (1.8%)	95 (24.5%)	89 (22.9%)	87 (22.4%)	98 (25.3%)	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	69	396^th of 1500 public middle schools	73.6%		57.7	577^th of 1504 public middle schools	61.6%	181			100.0	100.0				69.7	53.4	61.1		64.2	67.7	63.0		41.2	$28,078	$1,942	$26,136
Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 14	Public, Charter	5	109-55 128th St	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 14	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 472-1911	168			64.3%	0 (0.0%)	122 (72.6%)	21 (12.5%)	17 (10.1%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)							78.6				89.3				61.7		$19,073	$00	$19,073
Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes	Public	6-8	109-15 98th St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 659-0471	1,610	113	14.2	82.5%	52 (3.2%)	78 (4.8%)	747 (46.4%)	577 (35.8%)	128 (8.0%)	17 (1.1%)	11 (0.7%)	61.3	534^th of 1500 public middle schools	64.4%		62.1	508^th of 1504 public middle schools	66.2%	26			56.0	40.0				55.0	56.8	57.5		48.8	65.4				$28,616	$2,110	$26,506
Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard	Public	6-8	138-30 Lafayette St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 848-0001	907	72	12.5	80.4%	37 (4.1%)	50 (5.5%)	427 (47.1%)	323 (35.6%)	40 (4.4%)	18 (2.0%)	12 (1.3%)	62.9	501^st of 1500 public middle schools	66.6%		59.1	554^th of 1504 public middle schools	63.2%	53			100.0		86.4	88.5		54.6	57.4	63.2		57.7	62.6	54.3		41.0	$28,547	$2,027	$26,520
Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell	Public	6-8	93-11 101st Ave	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 845-5942	1,459	118	12.3	88.5%	36 (2.5%)	59 (4.0%)	949 (65.0%)	351 (24.1%)	36 (2.5%)	13 (0.9%)	15 (1.0%)	42.6	860^th of 1500 public middle schools	42.7%		47.2	768^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.9%	92	95.6	85.2	47.6	82.0				47.2	47.7	48.7		45.0	54.8			28.8	$29,657	$2,154	$27,503
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawtree Creek Middle School

What district is Hawtree Creek Middle School in?

New York City Geographic District #27

What is the racial makeup of Hawtree Creek Middle School?

Students at Hawtree Creek Middle School are 25% American Indian, 24% African American, 23% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 2% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hawtree Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Hawtree Creek Middle School.

Is Hawtree Creek Middle School a good school?

Hawtree Creek Middle School ranks 396^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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