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What's the one class at JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 every student should take?
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Enrollment
569
Middle
DISTRICT 1,140 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009804609
JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77
976 SENECA AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385 · (718) 366-7120 · Queens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of New York public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
8.7:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
489 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 158 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 195 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 37% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 1% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
42.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.6pp 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 43 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 40.2% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77
JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 this school | 569 | 85.9% | 40.2% |
| COLLEGE POINT COLLABORATIVE COLLEGE POINT | 436 | 86.5% | 42.2% |
| IS 136 CHARLES O DEWEY BROOKLYN | 474 | 91.8% | 30.3% |
| VALENCE COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL REGO PARK | 447 | 81.7% | 68.3% |
| FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ELMHURST | 561 | 89.8% | 65.8% |
| PS 419 FLUSHING | 602 | 95.0% | 31.1% |
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 JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #605 of 766 | #50 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #606 of 768 ▲ 11 | #46 of 57 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #628 of 768 ▲ 11 | #51 of 57 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #308 of 796 | #32 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #85 of 683 | #3 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #599 of 688 | #52 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #180 of 773 | #22 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.8% | #33 of 524 | #1 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
569
-210 (-27%) vs 2020
-50% since 2010-11, when it was 1,149
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 569 | 65.5 | 8.7:1 | 86% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 63.1 | 9.5:1 | 86% (516) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 57.8 | 10.8:1 | 88% (554) |
| 2020-21 | 779 | 63 | 12.4:1 | 90% (699) |
| 2017-18 | 1,012 | 76 | 13.3:1 | 93% (940) |
| 2015-16 | 1,018 | 67 | 15.2:1 | 86% (873) |
| 2010-11 | 1,149 | 71 | 16.2:1 | 74% (853) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77.
About JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77
JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 is one of the public schools in RIDGEWOOD, New York. It is a medium-sized middle school. The school counts 569 students across grades 6 through 8.
The district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, operates 57 schools serving 48,008 students.
Most students at JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 are Hispanic: 89% of enrollment. The remaining students are 4% Asian and 4% White. Census figures show Queens County is about 28% Hispanic. By the diversity index, JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 comes in at 21%.
The school employs the equivalent of 65.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 8.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New York is 10.3:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 is 86%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Queens County is 77%.
Measured against New York public middle schools, JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 are 3.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.2% actual, 43.4% predicted).
Across Queens County, median household income is about $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 is among the 392 public schools in Queens County.
Nearest public school: PS 239, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 569 was 27% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 779. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.4:1 to 8.7:1.
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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
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- PS 2390.1 mi · 414
- ROBERT E PEARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 581
- PS 68 CAMBRIDGE0.3 mi · 455
- PS 88 SENECA0.4 mi · 692
- IS 93 RIDGEWOOD0.5 mi · 954
- ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING AND ENGINEERING (THE)0.5 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77How many students attend JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77?
JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 enrolls approximately 569 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 serve?
JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 have?
JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
How diverse is JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77?
JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 reports a student body of 4% White, 89% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 in?
JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77 is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.