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Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer Middle School
3334 80th St Jackson Heights NY, 11372, Queens County Phone: 718-457-1242 Ranking:  (2,471 out of 3,424, bottom 28%)*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: | 135 | 126 | 119 | 120 | 114 | 120 | 121 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,080 | 2,090 | 2,017 | 2,039 | 1,962 | 1,906 | 1,881 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 650 | 31.3% | 676 | 32.3% | 661 | 32.8% | 645 | 31.6% | 604 | 30.8% | 607 | 31.8% | 544 | 28.9% |
| Grade 7: | 694 | 33.4% | 718 | 34.4% | 673 | 33.4% | 659 | 32.3% | 639 | 32.6% | 569 | 29.9% | 634 | 33.7% |
| Grade 8: | 728 | 35.0% | 684 | 32.7% | 679 | 33.7% | 731 | 35.9% | 614 | 31.3% | 656 | 34.4% | 646 | 34.3% |
| Ungraded: | 8 | 0.4% | 12 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 105 | 5.4% | 74 | 3.9% | 57 | 3.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,068 | 51.3% | 1,099 | 52.6% | 1,011 | 50.1% | 1,024 | 50.2% | 956 | 48.7% | 945 | 49.6% | 956 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 1,012 | 48.7% | 991 | 47.4% | 1,006 | 49.9% | 1,015 | 49.8% | 998 | 50.9% | 953 | 50.0% | 921 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 166 | 8.0% | 158 | 7.6% | 158 | 7.8% | 156 | 7.7% | 173 | 8.8% | 181 | 9.5% | 165 | 8.8% |
| Hispanic: | 1,822 | 87.6% | 1,821 | 87.1% | 1,778 | 88.2% | 1,812 | 88.9% | 1,705 | 86.9% | 1,633 | 85.7% | 1,612 | 85.7% |
| Black: | 49 | 2.4% | 65 | 3.1% | 55 | 2.7% | 48 | 2.4% | 46 | 2.3% | 54 | 2.8% | 64 | 3.4% |
| White: | 39 | 1.9% | 40 | 1.9% | 21 | 1.0% | 20 | 1.0% | 34 | 1.7% | 35 | 1.8% | 38 | 2.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,707 | 82.1% | 1,111 | 53.2% | 1,689 | 83.7% | 1,645 | 80.7% | NA | NA | 1,521 | 79.8% | 1,449 | 77.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 6.3% | 158 | 7.6% | 145 | 7.2% | 139 | 6.8% | NA | NA | 186 | 9.8% | 218 | 11.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.41 | 16.55 | 16.91 | 16.97 | 17.15 | 15.90 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 57% | 61% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 58% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 61% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 49% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 50% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 53% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 26.8% | 29.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 62% | 60% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 81% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 63% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 65% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 36.7% | 30.6% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 51% | 57% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 44% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 45% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 53% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 32.7% | 31.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 53% | 56% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 66% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 63% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.7% | 33.2% | 27.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 43% | 49% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 48% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 49% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 69% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 45% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 42% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 46% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 31.5% | 33.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 45% | 54% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 58% | 59% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 68% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 80% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 58% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 63% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.2% | 35.6% | 27.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 49% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56% | 65% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 71% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60% | 69% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 71% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 70% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 36% | 54% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 40% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 47% | 63% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 50% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 58% | 69% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 67% | 73% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 94% | 75% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 99% | 76% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 99% | 73% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.