Is 237 Middle School
4621 Colden St Flushing NY, 11355, Queens County Phone: 718-353-6464 Ranking: (1,528 out of 3,424, top 45%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 69 | 68 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 69 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,216 | 1,107 | 1,188 | 1,207 | 1,160 | 1,064 | 1,058 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 415 | 34.1% | 329 | 29.7% | 395 | 33.2% | 338 | 28.0% | 307 | 26.5% | 290 | 27.3% | 289 | 27.3% |
Grade 7: | 378 | 31.1% | 387 | 35.0% | 363 | 30.6% | 410 | 34.0% | 364 | 31.4% | 302 | 28.4% | 299 | 28.3% |
Grade 8: | 401 | 33.0% | 372 | 33.6% | 410 | 34.5% | 434 | 36.0% | 354 | 30.5% | 342 | 32.1% | 363 | 34.3% |
Ungraded: | 22 | 1.8% | 19 | 1.7% | 20 | 1.7% | 25 | 2.1% | 135 | 11.6% | 130 | 12.2% | 107 | 10.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 641 | 52.7% | 589 | 53.2% | 635 | 53.5% | 663 | 54.9% | 633 | 54.6% | 552 | 51.9% | 594 | 56.1% |
Female: | 575 | 47.3% | 518 | 46.8% | 553 | 46.5% | 544 | 45.1% | 519 | 44.7% | 504 | 47.4% | 460 | 43.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 857 | 70.5% | 759 | 68.6% | 799 | 67.3% | 806 | 66.8% | 758 | 65.3% | 696 | 65.4% | 657 | 62.1% |
Hispanic: | 235 | 19.3% | 227 | 20.5% | 243 | 20.5% | 261 | 21.6% | 261 | 22.5% | 238 | 22.4% | 254 | 24.0% |
Black: | 81 | 6.7% | 82 | 7.4% | 101 | 8.5% | 103 | 8.5% | 96 | 8.3% | 83 | 7.8% | 86 | 8.1% |
White: | 34 | 2.8% | 27 | 2.4% | 37 | 3.1% | 37 | 3.1% | 45 | 3.9% | 45 | 4.2% | 58 | 5.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 887 | 72.9% | 845 | 76.3% | 958 | 80.6% | 984 | 81.5% | NA | NA | 784 | 73.7% | 742 | 70.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 141 | 11.6% | 127 | 11.5% | 110 | 9.3% | 105 | 8.7% | NA | NA | 144 | 13.5% | 160 | 15.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.63 | 16.28 | 16.73 | 18.28 | 17.61 | 15.20 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 71% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 58% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 59% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 36.2% | 29.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 51% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 51% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 57% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 39.8% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 46.7% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 61% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 56% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 51% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 52% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 39.4% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 44.5% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 74% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 72% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 78% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 74% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 47% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 50% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 63% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 94% | 50% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 55% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 52% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 51% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 97% | 50% | 73% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 62% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 64% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 63% | 72% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 98% | 56% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 60% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 86% | 48% | 75% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Is 237 Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.