JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77

Set in RIDGEWOOD, New York, JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 is an average-sized junior high, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. It works with 569 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 57 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 (48,008 students total), JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder consists of 4% Asian, 4% White. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Roughly 86% of students at JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.4%; this one delivers 40.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Queens County) reports that median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 is one.

PS 239 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 has fell 44%, going from 1,012 students in 2018 to 569 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 78% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.