Middle · New York
Irwin Altman Middle School 172
Free meals for allIrwin Altman Middle School 172, a public middle school in Floral Park, New York: grades 6–8, 799 students, 14.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of New York City Geographic District #26.
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
- 799
- Teachers (FTE)
- 54.3
- Students per teacher
- 14.7
- Grades
- 6–8
- Middle
More students per teacher than 96% of middle schools in New York
Median 10.1 · 780 schools compared
More students per teacher than 51% of middle schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared
Larger than 80% of middle schools in New York
Median 447 · 790 schools compared
Larger than 78% 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%72%proficient
+4.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 88% of middle schools in New York
Median 47% · 788 middle schools compared
701 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%66%proficient
−2.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 77% of middle schools in New York
Median 49% · 788 middle schools compared
606 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
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- 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 #26.
Location
- Address
- 81-14 257TH St, Floral Park, NY 11004
- Phone
- (718)831-4000
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6–8 | 832 | 9.8 | 85% | 93% | |
JHS 67 Louis PasteurFree meals for all | 6–8 | 999 | 16.9 | 88% | 87% |
Jean Nuzzi Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 894 | 12.6 | 50% | 51% |
JHS 74 Nathaniel HawthorneFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,104 | 17.3 | 81% | 85% |
MS 158 Marie CurieFree meals for all | 6–8 | 838 | 12.6 | 77% | 76% |
IS 192 Linden (the)Free meals for all | 6–8 | 355 | 11.8 | 40% | 31% |
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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