Enrollment
284
Middle
DISTRICT 674 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28·NCES 360010006438
EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)
108-35 167TH ST, JAMAICA, NY 11433 · (718) 657-4801 · Queens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of New York public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
256 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 91 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 35% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
31.1%
NY avg 57.4% . -18.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 50.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
Schools most like EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)
EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) this school | 284 | 90.1% | 36.6% |
| IS 49 BERTA A DREYFUS STATEN ISLAND | 330 | 94.8% | 33.6% |
| JHS 144 MICHELANGELO BRONX | 388 | 89.7% | 45.4% |
| JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT BROOKLYN | 307 | 94.5% | 30.0% |
| PELHAM GARDENS MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX | 284 | 82.7% | 40.5% |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 325 | 84.3% | N/A |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #649 of 766 | #53 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #693 of 768 ▼ 218 | #55 of 57 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #629 of 768 ▼ 99 | #52 of 57 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #583 of 796 | #50 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #374 of 683 | #10 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #79 of 688 | #11 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #137 of 773 | #12 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #129 of 524 | #13 of 43 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
284
-102 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 284 | 27 | 10.5:1 | 90% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 25.7 | 12.5:1 | 90% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 26.6 | 11.0:1 | 88% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 89% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 86% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 71% (230) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EMERSON SCHOOL (THE).
About EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)
EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) is a small middle school found in JAMAICA, New York. The school had 284 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in New York is about 531, so this school runs 47% smaller than that.
EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) belongs to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, a district of 50 schools and 36,340 students.
Enrollment at EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 40%. After that, the student body is 35% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Native American, and 2% White. Census figures show Queens County is about 28% Hispanic. EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 27 full-time equivalents, or about 10.5 students per teacher. Across middle schools in New York, the average ratio is about 10.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 90%. For comparison, public schools in Queens County average 77%.
Measured against New York public middle schools, EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) scores 36.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Queens County, median household income is about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Queens County number 392 and enroll about 268,205.
The nearest other public school, YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of EMERSON SCHOOL (THE). EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) saw enrollment fall 26% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 10.5 students per teacher, compared with 12.9 in 2020-21.
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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
- YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY0.0 mi · 596
- JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY0.0 mi · 354
- PS 40 SAMUEL HUNTINGTON0.3 mi · 399
- JAMAICA CHILDREN'S SCHOOL0.3 mi · 257
- PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEY0.3 mi · 806
- EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN III0.6 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)What is the total enrollment at EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)?
EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) serve?
EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) is approximately 10.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)?
At EMERSON SCHOOL (THE), the student body is approximately 2% White, 40% Hispanic, 35% Black, 13% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) public or private?
EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28.
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