IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES

IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES is a modestly sized middle school in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30. The school serves 384 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES sits 28% smaller than that benchmark.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, which oversees 53 schools and 35,337 students, IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Asian, 10% Black, 8% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.

Around the school, census data for Queens County shows 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. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ENERGY TECH HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 57.8%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 481 students in 2018 compared to 384 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 61% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.