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Enrollment
949
Middle
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30·NCES 360010204802
IS 230
73-10 34TH AVE, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372 · (718) 335-7648 · Queens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL949 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of New York public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
12.6:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
758 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 | 288 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 346 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 312 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
55%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
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
59.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 230
IS 230's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 230 this school | 949 | 79.9% | 55.7% |
| JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD OZONE PARK | 907 | 80.4% | 57.7% |
| IS 5 WALTER CROWLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) ELMHURST | 1,203 | 88.6% | 56.1% |
| IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) MASPETH | 1,581 | 81.0% | 59.3% |
| IS 125 THOMAS J MCCANN WOODSIDE WOODSIDE | 1,320 | 86.4% | 52.9% |
| MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES OZONE PARK | 1,610 | 82.5% | 57.7% |
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 230 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #331 of 766 | #30 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #382 of 768 ▼ 65 | #31 of 57 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #196 of 768 ▲ 12 | #22 of 57 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 949 | #90 of 796 | #20 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #593 of 683 | #32 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #271 of 688 | #31 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #229 of 773 | #37 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #89 of 524 | #9 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
949
-184 (-16%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 960
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 949 | 75.6 | 12.6:1 | 80% (758) |
| 2023-24 | 1,004 | 79.7 | 12.6:1 | 82% (823) |
| 2022-23 | 1,010 | 78 | 12.9:1 | 81% (823) |
| 2020-21 | 1,133 | 81 | 14.0:1 | 83% (936) |
| 2017-18 | 1,291 | 78 | 16.6:1 | 82% (1,058) |
| 2015-16 | 1,200 | 65 | 18.5:1 | 75% (898) |
| 2010-11 | 960 | 58 | 16.6:1 | 82% (788) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 230.
About IS 230
In JACKSON HEIGHTS, New York, IS 230 is a high-enrollment middle-grades school. There are 949 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 531.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 counts 35,337 students in its 53 schools, and IS 230 is one of them.
Hispanic students are 58% of those enrolled at IS 230. The next largest groups are 34% Asian and 5% White. In Queens County overall, about 28% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 12.6:1 is based on 75.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New York is 10.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
IS 230 holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 70% of New York public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, IS 230 is 10.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 55.7%. Predicted: 45.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Queens County show that the median household earns about $86,136 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Queens County, 392 public schools serve about 268,205 students.
Measured in a straight line, HECTOR FIGUEROA SCHOOL (THE) is about 0.2 miles from IS 230. The five-mile area around IS 230 holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 58.5% proficiency; IS 230 posts 55.7%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 949 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,133. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.0:1 in 2020-21 to 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for IS 230 is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZERMiddle · 1,397 students
- ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIESHigh · 1,206 students
- ATLASHigh · 1,162 students
Other schools in JACKSON HEIGHTS
- IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZERMiddle · 1,397 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
- HECTOR FIGUEROA SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 455
- IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER0.3 mi · 1,397
- PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS0.3 mi · 764
- PS 152 GWENDOLINE N ALLEYNE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 628
- PS 2120.4 mi · 562
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 657
Frequently asked questions
About IS 230How many students attend IS 230?
IS 230 enrolls approximately 949 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does IS 230 serve?
IS 230 serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at IS 230?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at IS 230.
How diverse is IS 230?
IS 230 reports a student body of 5% White, 58% Hispanic, 1% Black, 34% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees IS 230?
IS 230 is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.