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JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR

154-60 17TH AVE, WHITESTONE, NY 11357 · (718) 746-0818 · Queens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL986 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of New York public middle schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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

Enrollment
986
Middle
DISTRICT 822 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
685 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 629630%
Grade 732533%
Grade 836437%
Ungraded10%
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
18519%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
35136%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
131%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
41542%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
152%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
51752%
Female
46948%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
69.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
76.4%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 up about 1 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.0%76.4%
2023-2464.0%75.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR

JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR this school98669.5%69.2%
JHS 190 RUSSELL SAGE
FOREST HILLS
93561.3%64.4%
JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD
OZONE PARK
90780.4%57.7%
IS 72 ROCCO LAURIE
STATEN ISLAND
1,53270.0%58.8%
IS 281 JOSEPH B CAVALLARO
BROOKLYN
1,19885.0%66.9%
IS 230
JACKSON HEIGHTS
94979.9%55.7%
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 JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Queens County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.2%#151 of 766#13 of 57
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
76.4%#219 of 768
▲ 3
#12 of 57
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#111 of 768
▲ 7
#13 of 57
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
986#79 of 796#18 of 59
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#644 of 683#42 of 55
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.0%#110 of 688#14 of 56
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
69.5%#295 of 773#48 of 58
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-20.9%#136 of 524#14 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 2024-25
Enrollment
986
-200 (-17%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 1,132
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2598670.813.9:169% (685)
2023-2498460.916.2:170% (686)
2022-2395662.415.3:167% (642)
2020-211,1868214.5:163% (744)
2017-181,24775.816.5:160% (745)
2015-161,1086616.8:155% (612)
2010-111,1326318.0:156% (632)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR.

About JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR

JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in WHITESTONE, New York. It reported 986 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 531 students for middle schools in New York.

JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR is run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25, whose 46 schools enroll 33,704 students.

Of every 100 students at JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR, about 42 are Asian, the largest group. The school is also 36% Hispanic and 19% White. That is higher than the 26% Asian share among all Queens County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.

JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1, with 70.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New York, 10.3:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 69% at JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR.

JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of New York public middle schools.

After adjusting for student poverty, JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.2%; the prediction is 49.4%.

American Community Survey estimates for Queens County show that the median household earns about $86,136 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Queens County, 392 public schools serve about 268,205 students.

About 0.5 miles separate JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR from the closest public school, PS 184 FLUSHING MANOR. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.

Under the NCES locale system, JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR is City: Large.

Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 200 students, from 1,186 to 986.

On allk12, people connected to JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

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
JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Address
154-60 17TH AVE, WHITESTONE, NY 11357
Phone
(718) 746-0818
County
Queens County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
986
Teachers (FTE)
71
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
685 (69%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360012202664
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR
How large is JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR?
JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR enrolls approximately 986 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR serve?
JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR have?
JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR?
Student demographics at JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR are roughly 19% White, 36% Hispanic, 1% Black, 42% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR?
JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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