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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25·NCES 360012200249

IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)

158-40 76TH RD, FLUSHING, NY 11366 · (718) 591-9000 · Queens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Enrollment
254
Middle
DISTRICT 822 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
212 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
75
Grade 7
80
Grade 8
99
Student demographics
White
146%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
11545%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 31%
Black
6224%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16%
Asian
5622%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 10%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
13152%
Female
12348%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
254
-148 (-37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.2:1
% White
6%
was 10%
% Hispanic
45%
was 27%
% Black
24%
was 24%
% Asian
22%
was 34%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)

IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) operates as a tight-knit 6-8 campus in FLUSHING, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25. Current enrollment sits at 254 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 52% below typical.

IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) is one of 46 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25, a district that hosts 33,704 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Black, 22% Asian, 6% White. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.3%; this one delivers 40.6%.

In the broader community, Queens County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 56.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)'s enrollment has decreased 37% since 2018, when it stood at 402 (now 254). Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

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Queens County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Address
158-40 76TH RD, FLUSHING, NY 11366
Phone
(718) 591-9000
County
Queens County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
254
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
9.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
212 (83%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360012200249
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in FLUSHING
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Frequently asked questions

About IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)
How large is IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)?
IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 06-08.
Is IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) have?
IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)?
At IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE), the student body is approximately 6% White, 45% Hispanic, 24% Black, 22% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)?
IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 in Queens County.
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