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Enrollment
1,104
Middle
DISTRICT 1,051 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26·NCES 360009902301
JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
61-15 OCEANIA ST, BAYSIDE, NY 11361 · (718) 631-6800 · Queens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,104 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% 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.
- 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
17.3:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
598 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 350 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 371 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 374 | 34% |
| Ungraded | 9 | 1% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
81.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
88.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 88.5% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 90.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in New York's top 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 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE's state test result (84.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE this school | 1,104 | 54.2% | 84.9% |
| IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172 FLORAL PARK | 799 | 60.1% | 72.3% |
| JHS 67 LOUIS PASTEUR LITTLE NECK | 999 | 44.0% | 84.5% |
| MS 158 MARIE CURIE BAYSIDE | 838 | 67.1% | 79.0% |
| IS 25 ADRIEN BLOCK FLUSHING | 1,023 | 70.5% | 72.4% |
| JHS 216 GEORGE J RYAN FLUSHING | 1,516 | 71.6% | 80.3% |
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 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #25 of 766 | #2 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.5% | #120 of 768 ▼ 20 | #5 of 57 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #36 of 768 ▼ 6 | #3 of 57 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,104 | #53 of 796 | #14 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #678 of 683 | #54 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #275 of 688 | #33 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #381 of 773 | #55 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #433 of 524 | #36 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
1,104
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 946
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,104 | 63.8 | 17.3:1 | 54% (598) |
| 2023-24 | 1,075 | 65.4 | 16.4:1 | 54% (576) |
| 2022-23 | 1,008 | 63.6 | 15.9:1 | 50% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 1,112 | 74 | 15.0:1 | 51% (566) |
| 2017-18 | 1,157 | 66 | 17.5:1 | 48% (561) |
| 2015-16 | 1,121 | 60 | 18.7:1 | 46% (516) |
| 2010-11 | 946 | 55 | 17.2:1 | 47% (447) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
About JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
This page covers JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, a high-enrollment middle school in BAYSIDE, New York. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,104 students. It has 108% more students than the average for middle schools in New York (about 531).
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 is the local district for JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. It runs 34 schools with 29,203 students.
More than half of the students at JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE are Asian (64%). Next come 14% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 26% Asian among all Queens County residents. The diversity index for JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New York is 10.3:1. The school reported 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 23 points below the 77% average for public schools in Queens County.
On the allk12 Grade, JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE lands at A+, ahead of 98% of New York public middle schools.
JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE outperforms its prediction by 29.9 points. The model expects 55.1% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New York; the school's rate is 84.9%.
The school's county is Queens County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 392 public schools in the county, enrolling about 268,205, JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE among them.
Among nearby public schools, CIVIC SCHOOL OF BAYSIDE HILLS (THE) is closest at about 0.3 miles. JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 75.8% proficiency; JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE posts 84.9%.
JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,112 to 1,104. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.3:1.
The allk12 page for JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 #26
- FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,573 students
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,004 students
- BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,866 students
- JHS 216 GEORGE J RYANMiddle · 1,516 students
- MARTIN VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,131 students
- JHS 67 LOUIS PASTEURMiddle · 999 students
Other schools in BAYSIDE
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,004 students
- BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,866 students
- MS 158 MARIE CURIEMiddle · 838 students
- PS 203 OAKLAND GARDENSElementary · 818 students
- PS 46 ALLEY PONDElementary · 520 students
- PS 159Elementary · 504 students
Nearby schools
- CIVIC SCHOOL OF BAYSIDE HILLS (THE)0.3 mi · 143
- PS 46 ALLEY POND0.5 mi · 520
- PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN0.6 mi · 441
- PS Q40.7 mi · 508
- PS 203 OAKLAND GARDENS0.7 mi · 818
- BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 2,866
Frequently asked questions
About JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEHow many students attend JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE?
JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE enrolls approximately 1,104 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE serve?
JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE is approximately 17.3:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE?
Student demographics at JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE are roughly 12% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 64% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE?
JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.