JHS 217 Robert A Van Wyck

Grades 6–8 Public District: New York City Geographic District #28

85-05 144th St, Jamaica, NY 11435 Map

Math (met standard)
48%
−6 state 54% · 2024-25
English (met standard)
42%
−9 state 51% · 2024-25
Low income
88%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
1,265
2024-25
Students per teacher
13.8
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 6 41% state 51% · 2024-25 39% state 51% · 2024-25 —
Grade 7 55% state 57% · 2024-25 46% state 51% · 2024-25 —
Grade 8 1% state 22% · 2016-17 41% state 52% · 2024-25 —
All grades 48% state 54% · 2024-25 42% state 51% · 2024-25 —
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2024-25 48% state 54% 42% state 51% —
2023-24 40% state 54% 42% state 48% —
2022-23 39% state 50% 47% state 50% —
2021-22 22% state 37% 49% state 51% —
2018-19 34% state 45% 41% state 45% —
2017-18 33% state 43% 44% state 46% —
2016-17 31% state 38% 40% state 40% —
2015-16 32% state 37% 38% state 37% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Growing Up Green Charter School II
Grades K–8 Charter · Growing Up Green Charter School II
0.3 mi
39%
−16 vs state
51%
−2 vs state
32%
−13 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 37% in 2022-23 → 45% in 2024-25 81% 810 Black 49%
Young Women's Leadership School-Queens
Grades 6–12 · New York City Geographic District #28
0.4 mi
41%
−12 vs state
52%
±0 vs state
6%
−38 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 50% in 2022-23 → 46% in 2024-25 81% 544 Asian 44%
Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · New York City Geographic District #28
0.6 mi
90%
+36 vs state
91%
+40 vs state
68%
+10 vs state
17% Average of math, English and science: 85% in 2021-22 → 68% in 2024-25 71% 679 Asian 55%
MS 358
Grades 6–8 · New York City Geographic District #28
0.7 mi
59%
+5 vs state
61%
+10 vs state
— 6% Average of math, English and science: 54% in 2022-23 → 60% in 2024-25 92% 345 Hispanic 49%
Queens Collegiate - A College Board School
Grades 6–12 · New York City Geographic District #28
0.8 mi
55%
+3 vs state
59%
+8 vs state
42%
−16 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 51% in 2021-22 → 42% in 2024-25 83% 711 Hispanic 35%
PS 99 Kew Gardens
Grades K–6 · New York City Geographic District #28
0.8 mi
80%
+24 vs state
75%
+21 vs state
40%
−5 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 71% in 2022-23 → 78% in 2024-25 61% 758 Hispanic 42%
Queens School of Inquiry (the)
Grades 6–12 · New York City Geographic District #25
1.0 mi
43%
−11 vs state
56%
+5 vs state
55%
−2 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 64% in 2021-22 → 55% in 2024-25 66% 593 Asian 33%
PS 164 Queens Valley
Grades PK–8 · New York City Geographic District #25
1.0 mi
63%
+7 vs state
65%
+12 vs state
30%
−15 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 60% in 2022-23 → 64% in 2024-25 69% 527 Hispanic 35%
IS 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (the)
Grades 6–8 · New York City Geographic District #25
1.0 mi
27%
−25 vs state
34%
−17 vs state
24%
−20 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 36% in 2022-23 → 31% in 2024-25 83% 254 Hispanic 45%
Ps/is 268
Grades K–8 · New York City Geographic District #29
1.4 mi
44%
−11 vs state
49%
−5 vs state
54%
+10 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 42% in 2022-23 → 46% in 2024-25 83% 696 Hispanic 52%