Middle · New York
Emerson School (the)
Emerson School (the), a public middle school in Jamaica, New York: grades 6–8, 284 students, 10.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of New York City Geographic District #28.
Size and class size
Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 284
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27.0
- Students per teacher
- 10.5
- Grades
- 6–8
- Middle
More students per teacher than 57% of middle schools in New York
Median 10.1 · 780 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 88% of middle schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared
Smaller than 73% of middle schools in New York
Median 447 · 790 schools compared
Smaller than 77% of middle schools in the US
Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New York: 53%34%proficient
−2.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 82% of middle schools in New York
Median 47% · 788 middle schools compared
234 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%22%proficient
−4.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 94% of middle schools in New York
Median 49% · 788 middle schools compared
231 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Middle · Grades 6–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Large city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with New York City Geographic District #28.
Location
- Address
- 108-35 167TH St, Jamaica, NY 11433
- Phone
- (718)657-4801
- City or town
- New York
- County
- Queens County
Nearby middle schools
The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JHS 8 Richard S GrossleyFree meals for all | 6–8 | 354 | 12.4 | 49% | 49% |
MS 358Free meals for all | 6–8 | 345 | 16.1 | 61% | 59% |
IS 238 Susan B Anthony AcademyFree meals for all | 6–8 | 820 | 11.3 | 46% | 43% |
JHS 217 Robert A Van WyckFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,265 | 13.8 | 42% | 48% |
| 6–8 | 270 | 10.8 | 45% | 46% | |
Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72Free meals for all | 6–8 | 329 | 10.6 | 40% | 32% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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