IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172

IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172 operates as a substantial junior high in FLORAL PARK, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26. Current enrollment sits at 799 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 50% larger than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 29,203 students; IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172 is among them.

Looking at the student body, IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172 shows that 60% of the student body identifies as Asian. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172 reports 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172 higher than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Queens County shows median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172 is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172 at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 71.0%.

IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172 operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172 has decreased 19%, going from 983 students in 2018 to 799 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 15% to 21%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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