Enrollment
329
Middle
DISTRICT 674 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28·NCES 360010002297
CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72
133-25 GUY R BREWER BLVD, JAMAICA, NY 11434 · (718) 723-6200 · Queens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
288 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
35.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
329
-49 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.1:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
22%
was 14%
% Black
65%
was 69%
% Asian
5%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72
CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 is one of the tight-knit junior highs in JAMAICA, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, with 329 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 38% below the state mean of about 531.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 comprises 50 schools with combined enrollment of 36,340 students; CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 is among them.
On the student-mix side, CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 lists that the largest single group is Black, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Native American. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Queens County's rate of about 77%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.1%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Queens County shows median household earnings sit near $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 is one.
The closest other public school is REDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.0%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Trend over the last 7 years. CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 329). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 14% to 22%.
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Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
- FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,394 students
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEYMiddle · 1,611 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
Other schools in JAMAICA
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 904 students
- GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL IIElementary · 810 students
Nearby schools
- REDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 270
- ROCHDALE EARLY ADVANTAGE CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 433
- JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE)0.4 mi · 526
- PS 80 THURGOOD MARSHALL MAGNET SCHOOL OF MULTIMEDIA (THE)0.4 mi · 363
- UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE IV0.4 mi · 363
- VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS0.4 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72What is the total enrollment at CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72?
CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 serve?
CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72.
How diverse is CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72?
CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 reports a student body of 1% White, 22% Hispanic, 65% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 public or private?
CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28.
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