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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 11435

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1,265

Students

Top rankedJunior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck949^th of 1,500 New York middle schools

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Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck up 53 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

There is one middle school located in the 11435 zip code area - Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck. This public magnet school serves grades 6-8 and is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck has a total enrollment of 1,273 students. The school's statewide SchoolDigger ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranking 949 out of 1,500 middle schools in 2024-2025 (2 stars), 1,002 out of 1,504 in 2023-2024 (2 stars), and 877 out of 1,500 in 2022-2023 (2 stars). The school's proficiency rates on New York State Assessments and Regents exams are generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. However, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (84.76% in 2023-2024), indicating a high-need student population, and invests significant resources into its students with high per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio.

Despite the school's academic performance challenges, it appears to be making efforts to support its high-need student population. Further analysis and comparison to other schools in the district or state could provide additional insights into the school's strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)		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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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

Cities Near Zip Code 11435

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jamaica	0.32 mi	51	463^rd
Richmond Hill	0.57 mi	10	313^th
Howard Beach	1.12 mi	5	252^nd
South Ozone Park	1.13 mi	11	351^st
South Richmond Hill	1.16 mi	2	596^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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