MS 158 MARIE CURIE

MS 158 MARIE CURIE operates as a high-enrollment intermediate school in BAYSIDE, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26. Current enrollment sits at 838 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 58% above typical.

MS 158 MARIE CURIE is one of 34 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, a district that serves 29,203 students overall.

On the student-mix side, MS 158 MARIE CURIE lists that Asian students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MS 158 MARIE CURIE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 79.0%, a residual of +28.6 points.

In the area at large, Queens County reports that median household income runs about $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which MS 158 MARIE CURIE is one.

The closest other public school is PS 376, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MS 158 MARIE CURIE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 76.1%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. MS 158 MARIE CURIE's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 1,058 (now 838). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 15% to 24% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for MS 158 MARIE CURIE typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.