IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)

As a roomy middle-grades school in MASPETH, New York, IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) enrolls 1,581 students from grades 6 through 8, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. That puts it 198% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Across the 57 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 (48,008 students total), IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%; the rest reads as 29% Asian, 10% White. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) has 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 81% of students at IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 59.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Queens County) logs that median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) is one.

Nearest neighbor: PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE), around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 61.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) has decreased 20%, going from 1,981 students in 2018 to 1,581 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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