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Enrollment
1,397
Middle
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30·NCES 360010202527
IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER
33-34 80TH ST, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372 · (718) 457-1242 · Queens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,397 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of New York public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.4:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
1,290 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 419 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 485 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 493 | 35% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
47.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 61.2% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER
IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER this school | 1,397 | 92.3% | 51.0% |
| EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL BRENTWOOD | 1,108 | 87.3% | 43.1% |
| IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCI CORONA | 2,131 | 95.6% | 40.1% |
| NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL BRENTWOOD | 1,051 | 85.2% | 38.4% |
| SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL BRENTWOOD | 975 | 86.2% | 42.6% |
| IS 93 RIDGEWOOD RIDGEWOOD | 954 | 92.1% | 40.2% |
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 IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #412 of 766 | #36 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #358 of 768 ▼ 18 | #28 of 57 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #384 of 768 ▲ 45 | #39 of 57 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,397 | #21 of 796 | #9 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #629 of 683 | #38 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #634 of 688 | #53 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #116 of 773 | #8 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #173 of 524 | #21 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
1,397
-210 (-13%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 2,039
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 1,397 | 104.3 | 13.4:1 | 92% (1,290) |
| 2023-24 | 1,525 | 106.3 | 14.3:1 | 91% (1,395) |
| 2022-23 | 1,513 | 111.7 | 13.6:1 | 91% (1,378) |
| 2020-21 | 1,607 | 122 | 13.2:1 | 93% (1,495) |
| 2017-18 | 1,696 | 112 | 15.2:1 | 95% (1,605) |
| 2015-16 | 1,929 | 127 | 15.2:1 | 95% (1,828) |
| 2010-11 | 2,039 | 120 | 17.0:1 | 87% (1,784) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER.
About IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER
IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER is a large middle school in JACKSON HEIGHTS, New York, one of the schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30. It reports enrollment of 1,397 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 163% larger than the 531-student average for middle schools in New York.
IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER belongs to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, a district of 53 schools and 35,337 students.
By race and ethnicity, IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER is 92% Hispanic. Other groups include 6% Asian. The county population is about 28% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER totals 104.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. Statewide, middle schools in New York average 10.3:1. Federal data show 92% of students (1,290) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Queens County is 77%.
IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of New York public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER would score about 41.0%. It scores 51.0%, 10.0 points above that figure.
The school is in Queens County, where median household income comes to 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%. Queens County counts 392 public schools with about 268,205 students.
IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER is about 0.2 miles from PS 212, its nearest public school. IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER's average proficiency of 51.0% compares with 57.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER is City: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,397, from 1,607 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 #30
- WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,996 students
- LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,639 students
- IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONGMiddle · 1,555 students
- ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIESHigh · 1,206 students
- ATLASHigh · 1,162 students
- PS 122 MAMIE FAYElementary · 1,124 students
Other schools in JACKSON HEIGHTS
- IS 230Middle · 949 students
- PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTSElementary · 764 students
- PS 149 CHRISTA MCAULIFFEElementary · 706 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 657 students
- PS 212Elementary · 562 students
- PS 280 HOME OF THE LIONHEARTSElementary · 447 students
Nearby schools
- PS 2120.2 mi · 562
- IS 2300.3 mi · 949
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 657
- PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS0.4 mi · 764
- PS 222-FIRE FIGHTER CHRISTOPHER A SANTORA SCHOOL0.5 mi · 197
- HECTOR FIGUEROA SCHOOL (THE)0.5 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZERWhat is the total enrollment at IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER?
IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER enrolls approximately 1,397 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER serve?
IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER is approximately 13.4:1 (104 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER?
At IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER, the student body is approximately 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER public or private?
IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.