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JHS 217 Robert A Van Wyck Middle School
8505 144th St Jamaica NY, 11435, Queens County Phone: 718-657-1120 Ranking: (2,301 out of 3,424, bottom 33%)* 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: | 95 | 92 | 91 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 78 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,636 | 1,711 | 1,669 | 1,376 | 1,326 | 1,185 | 1,215 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 500 | 30.6% | 496 | 29.0% | 430 | 25.8% | 184 | 13.4% | 190 | 14.3% | 142 | 12.0% | 134 | 11.0% |
Grade 7: | 539 | 32.9% | 582 | 34.0% | 633 | 37.9% | 581 | 42.2% | 515 | 38.8% | 460 | 38.8% | 467 | 38.4% |
Grade 8: | 591 | 36.1% | 631 | 36.9% | 606 | 36.3% | 610 | 44.3% | 504 | 38.0% | 494 | 41.7% | 537 | 44.2% |
Ungraded: | 6 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 117 | 8.8% | 89 | 7.5% | 77 | 6.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 831 | 50.8% | 839 | 49.0% | 828 | 49.6% | 689 | 50.1% | 689 | 52.0% | 620 | 52.3% | 665 | 54.7% |
Female: | 805 | 49.2% | 872 | 51.0% | 841 | 50.4% | 687 | 49.9% | 629 | 47.4% | 557 | 47.0% | 546 | 44.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 17 | 1.0% | 16 | 0.9% | 14 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 604 | 36.9% | 613 | 35.8% | 582 | 34.9% | 521 | 37.9% | 476 | 35.9% | 453 | 38.2% | 440 | 36.2% |
Hispanic: | 685 | 41.9% | 690 | 40.3% | 669 | 40.1% | 574 | 41.7% | 577 | 43.5% | 524 | 44.2% | 533 | 43.9% |
Black: | 239 | 14.6% | 276 | 16.1% | 303 | 18.2% | 206 | 15.0% | 197 | 14.9% | 162 | 13.7% | 187 | 15.4% |
White: | 91 | 5.6% | 107 | 6.3% | 89 | 5.3% | 67 | 4.9% | 68 | 5.1% | 40 | 3.4% | 48 | 4.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,607 | 98.2% | 1,371 | 80.1% | 1,348 | 80.8% | 1,109 | 80.6% | NA | NA | 840 | 70.9% | 825 | 67.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.1% | 164 | 9.6% | 161 | 9.6% | 132 | 9.6% | NA | NA | 168 | 14.2% | 179 | 14.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.23 | 18.60 | 18.35 | 16.58 | 16.58 | 15.80 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 58% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 54% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 49% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 28.8% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 67% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 83% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 60% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 62% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 63% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 35.3% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 42% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 28.2% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 63% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 28.5% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 39% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 50% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 43% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 43% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 31.1% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 50% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 53% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 49% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 28.5% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 46% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 48% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 53% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 56% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 30% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 34% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 44% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 43% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 48% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 64% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 64% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 70% | 72% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 73% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 99% | 69% | 78% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 65% | 76% |
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* JHS 217 Robert A Van Wyck Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.