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What's the biggest difference between MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,610
Middle
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012305269
MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES
109-15 98TH ST, OZONE PARK, NY 11417 · (718) 659-0471 · Queens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,610 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of New York public middle schools
- BTest 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
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
1,329 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 | 495 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 550 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 564 | 35% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
56.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 61.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES
MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES this school | 1,610 | 82.5% | 57.7% |
| IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) MASPETH | 1,581 | 81.0% | 59.3% |
| IS 5 WALTER CROWLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE) ELMHURST | 1,203 | 88.6% | 56.1% |
| JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARD OZONE PARK | 907 | 80.4% | 57.7% |
| IS 230 JACKSON HEIGHTS | 949 | 79.9% | 55.7% |
| JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCK JAMAICA | 1,265 | 88.1% | 44.0% |
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 MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #294 of 766 | #27 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #417 of 768 ▼ 80 | #35 of 57 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #248 of 768 ▼ 29 | #29 of 57 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,610 | #4 of 796 | #3 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #652 of 683 | #44 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #125 of 688 | #16 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #211 of 773 | #32 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #219 of 524 | #23 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
1,610
-313 (-16%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 1,977
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,610 | 113 | 14.3:1 | 83% (1,329) |
| 2023-24 | 1,648 | 117.5 | 14.0:1 | 83% (1,365) |
| 2022-23 | 1,670 | 113 | 14.8:1 | 82% (1,375) |
| 2020-21 | 1,923 | 124 | 15.5:1 | 83% (1,602) |
| 2017-18 | 1,888 | 117 | 16.1:1 | 88% (1,668) |
| 2015-16 | 1,878 | 114 | 16.5:1 | 86% (1,622) |
| 2010-11 | 1,977 | 110 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES.
About MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES
Among the schools in OZONE PARK, New York, is MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES, a large middle school. It educates 1,610 students in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in New York is about 531, so this school runs 203% bigger than that.
Enrollment across the 63 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 totals 39,209 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES, 46% of enrollment. Other groups include 36% Asian, 8% Native American, 5% Black, and 3% White. By comparison, Queens County residents are about 28% Hispanic. By the diversity index, MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES comes in at 65%.
At MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES, 113 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.3:1. That ratio is over the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 83% of enrollment.
Measured against New York public middle schools, MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES is 13.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 57.7%. Predicted: 44.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Queens County, median household income is about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Queens County number 392 and enroll about 268,205.
The nearest public school is JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.1 miles. MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 16%, from 1,923 to 1,610. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.5:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 #27
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,841 students
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELLMiddle · 1,459 students
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMYHigh · 1,184 students
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCHHigh · 1,180 students
- PS 108 CAPTAIN VINCENT G FOWLERElementary · 1,094 students
Other schools in OZONE PARK
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELLMiddle · 1,459 students
- HIGH SCHOOL-CONSTRUCTION TRADES ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTUREHigh · 1,074 students
- PS 63 OLD SOUTHElementary · 957 students
- JHS 202 ROBERT H GODDARDMiddle · 907 students
- ROBERT H GODDARD HS-COMM/TECHHigh · 613 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 2,400
- PS 65 RAYMOND YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 378
- PS 63 OLD SOUTH0.4 mi · 957
- PS 108 CAPTAIN VINCENT G FOWLER0.4 mi · 1,094
- ROBERT H GODDARD HS-COMM/TECH0.6 mi · 613
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELL0.6 mi · 1,459
Frequently asked questions
About MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROESHow large is MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES?
MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES enrolls approximately 1,610 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES serve?
MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES have?
MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES employs 113 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES?
At MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES, the student body is approximately 3% White, 46% Hispanic, 5% Black, 36% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES public or private?
MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.