Is Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne a good school?

Yes! Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 69 th of 1504 New York middle schools.

How many students attend Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,008 students attended Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne?

Students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne are 65% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Summary:

Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Bayside, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 1,008 students. This exceptional institution consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #26 and the state of New York in academic achievement, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking among the top 5% of middle schools in the state.

The school's academic performance is truly remarkable, with 77.6% of 6th graders, 79.3% of 7th graders, and 82.94% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. This excellence extends across various student subgroups, including English Language Learners, Special Education students, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, demonstrating the school's ability to effectively support a diverse student population. Additionally, Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne boasts a 100% proficiency rate on several Regents exams, such as Living Environment, U.S. History and Government, and Algebra I, further showcasing its exceptional educational outcomes.

While the school's performance is exceptional compared to the broader district and state, the differences are not as stark when compared to nearby schools like Irwin Altman Middle School 172 and Middle School 158 Marie Curie. This suggests that the school's excellence is not solely due to its location, but rather a result of its exceptional educational practices and resources. The school's consistent high performance over the years, even as student populations and educational policies change, further underscores the stability and effectiveness of its educational program.

Detail:

Public 6-8

61-15 Oceania St
Bayside, NY 11361-2139

(718) 631-6800

District: New York City Geographic District #26

SchoolDigger Rank:
69^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,038

Feeder schools for Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne:

Elementary:	Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell
	Ps 213 Carl Ullman School (The)
	Ps 46 Alley Pond

Student/teacher ratio: 15.8

Number of students: 1,008

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

65.1%

Hispanic:

13.3%

White:

13.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne ranks better than 95.4% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks first among 5 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #26! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.12. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (65.1%), Hispanic (13.3%), White (13.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne is 15.8. 3 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #26 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne employs 63.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne is $16,038. 2 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #26 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne:

SchoolDigger ranks Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne 69^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #26:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #26 182^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	77.71	230^th	1095	79.0%
2007	82.24	167^th	1123	85.1%
2008	83.07	137^th	1185	88.4%
2009	83.38	76^th	1224	93.8%
2010	88.57	72^nd	1243	94.2%
2011	88.59	92^nd	1295	92.9%
2012	88.72	85^th	1337	93.6%
2013	93.95	49^th	1373	96.4%
2014	96.29	36^th	1401	97.4%
2015	95.56	44^th	1407	96.9%
2016	94.04	59^th	1429	95.9%
2017	94.12	69^th	1455	95.3%
2018	91.66	90^th	1438	93.7%
2019	94.62	80^th	1439	94.4%
2021	92.05	71^st	1242	94.3%
2022	97.00	40^th	1479	97.3%
2023	95.13	67^th	1500	95.5%
2024	95.12	69^th	1504	95.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	86.43	13^th	126	89.7%
2023	50.99	102^nd	208	51.0%
2024	86.66	30^th	220	86.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.63	22^nd	503	95.6%
2019	88.62	7^th	473	98.5%
2021	79.91	11^th	118	90.7%
2022	97.62	1^st	581	99.8%
2023	91.57	8^th	591	98.6%
2024	91.52	10^th	615	98.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	91.87	34^th	1170	97.1%
2019	93.55	34^th	1139	97.0%
2021	66.60	98^th	522	81.2%
2022	91.66	42^nd	1283	96.7%
2023	89.46	74^th	1307	94.3%
2024	96.17	33^rd	1303	97.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.88	67^th	1245	94.6%
2019	95.89	53^rd	1241	95.7%
2021	95.08	31^st	935	96.7%
2022	98.06	26^th	1306	98.0%
2023	97.48	30^th	1288	97.7%
2024	96.71	43^rd	1296	96.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.76	109^th	457	76.1%
2019	86.27	20^th	392	94.9%
2022	90.44	25^th	487	94.9%
2023	92.19	27^th	543	95.0%
2024	84.66	51^st	594	91.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.37	93^rd	1353	93.1%
2019	93.42	70^th	1370	94.9%
2021	90.68	55^th	1066	94.8%
2022	96.39	38^th	1454	97.4%
2023	93.93	64^th	1463	95.6%
2024	93.73	71^st	1465	95.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	91.14	90^th	1352	93.3%
2019	94.63	71^st	1366	94.8%
2021	91.32	63^rd	1071	94.1%
2022	96.45	49^th	1455	96.6%
2023	94.71	64^th	1464	95.6%
2024	94.83	64^th	1464	95.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.09	96^th	374	74.3%
2019	76.71	79^th	369	78.6%
2021	70.95	61^st	236	74.2%
2022	80.67	54^th	381	85.8%
2023	80.24	67^th	388	82.7%
2024	80.57	65^th	396	83.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.02	102^nd	663	84.6%
2023	72.65	138^th	696	80.2%
2024	65.08	190^th	705	73.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.30	116^th	810	85.7%
2019	85.21	76^th	826	90.8%
2021	71.80	81^st	449	82.0%
2022	86.89	63^rd	914	93.1%
2023	75.73	175^th	943	81.4%
2024	85.52	89^th	953	90.7%

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Rank History for White students at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.07	163^rd	763	78.6%
2019	82.39	98^th	716	86.3%
2021	79.73	97^th	614	84.2%
2022	91.30	47^th	748	93.7%
2023	84.87	98^th	772	87.3%
2024	80.04	128^th	778	83.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	403	203	183	56	0	n/a	n/a	845
1990	392	167	203	60	1	n/a	n/a	823
1991	447	136	242	55	0	n/a	n/a	880
1992	431	121	256	56	0	n/a	n/a	864
1993	398	132	296	68	16	n/a	n/a	910
1994	366	150	344	103	5	n/a	n/a	968
1995	369	219	365	114	2	n/a	n/a	1069
1996	369	219	365	114	2	n/a	n/a	1069
1997	366	225	387	99	3	n/a	n/a	1080
1998	384	215	409	95	1	n/a	n/a	1104
1999	378	181	419	103	1	n/a	n/a	1082
2000	365	145	446	104	1	n/a	n/a	1061
2001	339	98	510	108	1	n/a	n/a	1056
2002	350	105	575	122	0	n/a	n/a	1152
2003	350	105	575	122	0	n/a	n/a	1152
2004	312	122	598	98	3	n/a	n/a	1133
2005	270	128	599	91	6	n/a	n/a	1094
2006	233	122	616	90	5	n/a	n/a	1066
2007	210	90	626	91	1	n/a	n/a	1018
2008	202	73	648	99	1	n/a	n/a	1023
2009	201	63	652	100	1	n/a	n/a	1017
2010	212	55	659	91	1	n/a	n/a	1018
2011	208	43	619	76	0	0	0	946
2012	202	45	609	88	0	1	1	946
2013	179	48	622	94	0	3	5	951
2014	180	56	654	104	1	0	7	1002
2015	202	50	685	99	1	0	10	1047
2016	205	57	736	110	1	0	12	1121
2017	220	48	727	112	0	2	16	1125
2018	201	50	764	122	1	5	14	1157
2019	194	40	762	131	2	5	22	1156
2020	178	38	777	141	1	3	21	1159
2021	169	38	725	145	1	3	31	1112
2022	149	29	674	133	6	3	26	1020
2023	132	40	656	134	11	4	31	1008

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	845	52.9	15.9	n/a
1990	823	51.9	15.8	n/a
1991	880	48.9	17.9	n/a
1992	864	44.9	19.2	n/a
1993	910	48.0	19.0	n/a
1994	968	54.0	17.9	n/a
1995	1069	58.0	18.4	n/a
1996	1069	58.0	18.4	n/a
1997	1080	54.5	19.8	17.5
1998	1104	59.0	18.7	24.3
1999	1082	59.0	18.3	23.8
2000	1061	55.6	19.1	39.1
2001	1056	62.5	16.9	41.9
2002	1152	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1152	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1133	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1094	64.0	17.1	0
2006	1066	60.0	17.8	42.4
2007	1018	56.0	18.2	45.4
2008	1023	57.0	17.9	44.3
2009	1017	58.0	17.5	0
2010	1018	57.1	17.8	n/a
2011	946	55.2	17.1	47.3
2012	946	55.0	17.1	49.2
2013	951	53.2	17.8	50.8
2014	1002	51.0	19.6	50.9
2015	1047	56.0	18.6	46.4
2016	1121	60.0	18.6	46
2017	1125	66.8	16.8	43.7
2018	1157	66.0	17.5	48.5
2019	1156	70.0	16.5	46.2
2020	1159	69.0	16.7	46.9
2021	1112	74.5	14.9	50.9
2022	1020	65.0	15.6	47.8
2023	1008	63.5	15.8	49.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	845	52.9	15.9	n/a
1990	823	51.9	15.8	n/a
1991	880	48.9	17.9	n/a
1992	864	44.9	19.2	n/a
1993	910	48.0	19.0	n/a
1994	968	54.0	17.9	n/a
1995	1069	58.0	18.4	n/a
1996	1069	58.0	18.4	n/a
1997	1080	54.5	19.8	17.5
1998	1104	59.0	18.7	24.3
1999	1082	59.0	18.3	23.8
2000	1061	55.6	19.1	39.1
2001	1056	62.5	16.9	41.9
2002	1152	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1152	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1133	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1094	64.0	17.1	0
2006	1066	60.0	17.8	42.4
2007	1018	56.0	18.2	45.4
2008	1023	57.0	17.9	44.3
2009	1017	58.0	17.5	0
2010	1018	57.1	17.8	n/a
2011	946	55.2	17.1	47.3
2012	946	55.0	17.1	49.2
2013	951	53.2	17.8	50.8
2014	1002	51.0	19.6	50.9
2015	1047	56.0	18.6	46.4
2016	1121	60.0	18.6	46
2017	1125	66.8	16.8	43.7
2018	1157	66.0	17.5	48.5
2019	1156	70.0	16.5	46.2
2020	1159	69.0	16.7	46.9
2021	1112	74.5	14.9	50.9
2022	1020	65.0	15.6	47.8
2023	1008	63.5	15.8	49.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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