1
Welcome to the PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE community. What's one thing that would make PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE even better?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 789 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009802337
PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE
67-54 80TH ST, MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY 11379 · (718) 326-8243 · Queens County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
386 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
72.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
70.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
541
-67 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.8:1
% White
25%
was 41%
% Hispanic
61%
was 52%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
11%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE
PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in MIDDLE VILLAGE, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. Current enrollment sits at 541 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 22% larger than typical.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 comprises 57 schools with combined enrollment of 48,008 students; PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE is among them.
Looking at the student body, PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% White, 11% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.4%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate median household earnings sit near $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%. PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).
The closest other public school is PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE), roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 65.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Over the past 7-year window. PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 608 (now 541). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 41% to 25%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 #24
- IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCIMiddle · 2,131 students
- NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,072 students
- AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,924 students
- GROVER CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,581 students
- PS 19 MARINO JEANTETElementary · 1,506 students
Other schools in MIDDLE VILLAGE
- PS 49 DOROTHY BONAWIT KOLEElementary · 1,224 students
- PS 128 LORRAINE TUZZO-JUNIPER VALLEYElementary · 631 students
- MIDDLE VILLAGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLMiddle · 468 students
Nearby schools
- PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE)0.5 mi · 1,213
- PS 49 DOROTHY BONAWIT KOLE0.6 mi · 1,224
- PS/IS 113 ANTHONY J PRANZO0.7 mi · 771
- PS 128 LORRAINE TUZZO-JUNIPER VALLEY0.8 mi · 631
- PS 174 WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT0.8 mi · 545
- PS 2330.9 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGEHow large is PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE?
PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE serve?
PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE?
At PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE, the student body is approximately 25% White, 61% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE?
PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.