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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Queens County, New York

Across Queens County, New York, 58 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. CORONA ARTS AND SCIENCES ACADEMY leads the list at 95.7%, against a median of 83.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Queens County, New York

Top % FRL

95.7%

Median % FRL

83.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · QUEENS COUNTY, NEW YORK

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	CORONA ARTS AND SCIENCES ACADEMY	CORONA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Middle	761	95.7%
2	IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCI	CORONA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Middle	2,131	95.6%
3	PS 419	FLUSHING, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Middle	602	95.0%
4	MS 53 BRIAN PICCOLO	FAR ROCKAWAY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Middle	235	94.0%
5	IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Middle	384	94.0%
6	VILLAGE ACADEMY	FAR ROCKAWAY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Middle	305	93.4%
7	MS 358	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Middle	345	92.5%
8	IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER	JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Middle	1,397	92.3%
9	IS 93 RIDGEWOOD	RIDGEWOOD, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Middle	954	92.1%
10	JHS 226 VIRGIL I GRISSON	SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Middle	826	91.5%
11	KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY VI	FAR ROCKAWAY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Middle	281	90.7%
12	EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Middle	284	90.1%
13	FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	ELMHURST, NY	FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	561	89.8%
14	IS 5 WALTER CROWLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)	ELMHURST, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Middle	1,203	88.6%
15	JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELL	OZONE PARK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Middle	1,459	88.5%
16	COLLABORATIVE ARTS MIDDLE SCHOOL	SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	Middle	286	88.5%
17	JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCK	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Middle	1,265	88.1%
18	IS 10 HORACE GREELEY	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Middle	596	87.8%
19	CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Middle	329	87.5%
20	COLLEGE POINT COLLABORATIVE	COLLEGE POINT, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	Middle	436	86.5%
21	IS 125 THOMAS J MCCANN WOODSIDE	WOODSIDE, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Middle	1,320	86.4%
22	JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77	RIDGEWOOD, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Middle	569	85.9%
23	COMMUNITY VOICES MIDDLE SCHOOL	SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	Middle	293	85.7%
24	JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Middle	354	85.6%
25	REDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	Middle	270	85.2%
26	IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMY	HOLLIS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	Middle	820	85.1%
27	ALBERT SHANKER SCHOOL FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Middle	382	84.8%
28	JHS 189 DANIEL CARTER BEARD	FLUSHING, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	Middle	603	84.6%
29	IS 192 LINDEN (THE)	SAINT ALBANS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	Middle	355	83.9%
30	IS 237	FLUSHING, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	Middle	1,313	83.5%
31	IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)	FLUSHING, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	Middle	254	83.5%
32	MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES	OZONE PARK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Middle	1,610	82.5%
33	WATERSIDE SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP	ROCKAWAY PARK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Middle	148	82.4%
34	VALENCE COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL	REGO PARK, NY	VALENCE COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	447	81.7%
35	IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)	MASPETH, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Middle	1,581	81.0%
36	JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD	OZONE PARK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Middle	907	80.4%
37	IS 230	JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Middle	949	79.9%
38	HAWTREE CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Middle	388	79.1%
39	JEAN NUZZI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	QUEENS VILLAGE, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	Middle	894	78.2%
40	JHS 185 EDWARD BLEEKER	FLUSHING, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	Middle	1,516	77.2%
41	QUEENS UNITED MIDDLE SCHOOL	SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	Middle	239	75.7%
42	MIDDLE VILLAGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL	MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY	MIDDLE VILLAGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	468	74.1%
43	MS 429	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Middle	252	73.8%
44	HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Middle	397	72.5%
45	JHS 216 GEORGE J RYAN	FLUSHING, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26	Middle	1,516	71.6%
46	IS 59 SPRINGFIELD GARDENS	SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	Middle	401	71.6%
47	IS 25 ADRIEN BLOCK	FLUSHING, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	Middle	1,023	70.5%
48	JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR	WHITESTONE, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	Middle	986	69.5%
49	IS 141 STEINWAY (THE)	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Middle	1,005	69.0%
50	IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG	EAST ELMHURST, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Middle	1,555	67.1%

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