IS 141 STEINWAY (THE)

As a big middle-grades school in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, IS 141 STEINWAY (THE) teaches 1,005 students from grades 6 through 8, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so IS 141 STEINWAY (THE) sits 89% larger than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 35,337 students. IS 141 STEINWAY (THE) is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, IS 141 STEINWAY (THE) records that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 26% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, IS 141 STEINWAY (THE) lists 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, IS 141 STEINWAY (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.6%; this one delivers 65.3%.

In the surrounding community, Queens County reports that median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. IS 141 STEINWAY (THE) is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

The closest other public school is PS 84 STEINWAY, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IS 141 STEINWAY (THE) at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.1%.

IS 141 STEINWAY (THE) operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IS 141 STEINWAY (THE) has edged down 10%, going from 1,111 students in 2018 to 1,005 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 23% to 15% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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