Enrollment
345
Middle
DISTRICT 674 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28·NCES 360010006548
MS 358
88-06 164TH ST, JAMAICA, NY 11432 · (718) 558-6240 · Queens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
319 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 98 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 123 | 36% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
62.4%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Where MS 358 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #292 of 766 | #25 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #310 of 768 | #22 of 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #180 of 768 | #20 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #505 of 796 | #45 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #673 of 683 | #52 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #129 of 688 | #19 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #324 of 524 | #31 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
345
-38 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.3:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
49%
was 42%
% Black
17%
was 30%
% Asian
30%
was 21%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 345 | 21.4 | 16.1:1 | 92% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 89% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 85% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 88% (338) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MS 358.
About MS 358
This page covers MS 358, a low-enrollment middle school in JAMAICA, New York. The latest federal count shows 345 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in New York is about 531 students, so this school is 35% smaller than average.
MS 358 falls under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, which has 50 schools enrolling 36,340 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at MS 358. The largest is Hispanic students, at 49%. Next come 30% Asian, 17% Black, and 2% Native American. That compares with about 28% Hispanic among all Queens County residents. MS 358's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at MS 358 and a ratio of 16.1:1. This ratio sits 5.8 above the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 92% of students. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Queens County.
MS 358 scores 57.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Queens County, the median household income is $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. MS 358 is one of 392 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is QUEENS SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE (THE), less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 57.8% is above the 47.2% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place MS 358 in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 345 students in 2024-25, 38 fewer than the 383 it had in 2017-18. Black students made up 30% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 17% in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at MS 358. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 #28
- FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,394 students
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEYMiddle · 1,611 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
Other schools in JAMAICA
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 904 students
- GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL IIElementary · 810 students
Nearby schools
- QUEENS SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE (THE)0.0 mi · 590
- QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY0.1 mi · 187
- NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II0.2 mi · 375
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 2,298
- PS 860.3 mi · 689
- PS 182 SAMANTHA SMITH0.3 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About MS 358How large is MS 358?
MS 358 enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does MS 358 serve?
MS 358 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at MS 358?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at MS 358.
What is the student diversity at MS 358?
Student demographics at MS 358 are roughly 2% White, 49% Hispanic, 17% Black, 30% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is MS 358 public or private?
MS 358 is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.