Is Junior High School 216 George J Ryan a good school?

Yes. Junior High School 216 George J Ryan ranks in the top 7.9% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Junior High School 216 George J Ryan?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,476 students attended Junior High School 216 George J Ryan.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 216 George J Ryan?

Students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan are 68% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Summary:

Junior High School 216 George J Ryan is a public magnet middle school located in Flushing, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,476 students. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New York state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outstanding academic performance across various subjects and grade levels.

The school's strong test scores and Regents exam results are particularly noteworthy, with 100% proficiency in Geometry, Algebra I, and Earth Science, significantly higher than the New York City Geographic District #26 and statewide averages. Junior High School 216 George J Ryan also excels in supporting diverse student populations, including English Language Learners, special education students, and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking among the top middle schools in the state for these subgroups.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Junior High School 216 George J Ryan consistently outperforms its peers, such as Middle School 158 Marie Curie and Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne. The school's commitment to investing in its resources and programs, with an increase in spending per student from $10,510 in 2019-2020 to $12,648 in 2022-2023, further contributes to its exceptional academic performance and support for its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

64-20 175th St
Flushing, NY 11365-2199

(718) 358-2005

District: New York City Geographic District #26

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,648

Feeder schools for Junior High School 216 George J Ryan:

Elementary:	Ps 173 Fresh Meadows
	Ps/Is 178 Holliswood

Student/teacher ratio: 16.5

Number of students: 1,476

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

68.2%

Hispanic:

13.1%

White:

11.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Junior High School 216 George J Ryan ranks better than 92.1% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th 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 91.26. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Junior High School 216 George J Ryan has the largest middle school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #26. Racial makeup is: Asian (68.2%), Hispanic (13.1%), White (11.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #26. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan is 16.5, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #26! (See more...)

Compare Junior High School 216 George J Ryan employs 88.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan is $12,648, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #26!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Junior High School 216 George J Ryan:

SchoolDigger ranks Junior High School 216 George J Ryan 119^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Junior High School 216 George J Ryan 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 Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

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Rank History for all students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	75.21	268^th	1095	75.5%
2007	74.51	290^th	1123	74.2%
2008	73.25	346^th	1185	70.8%
2009	73.48	339^th	1224	72.3%
2010	82.76	175^th	1243	85.9%
2011	81.19	215^th	1295	83.4%
2012	84.44	161^st	1337	88.0%
2013	89.61	111^th	1373	91.9%
2014	89.64	92^nd	1401	93.4%
2015	91.29	79^th	1407	94.4%
2016	91.80	79^th	1429	94.5%
2017	94.83	64^th	1455	95.6%
2018	94.84	57^th	1438	96.0%
2019	95.13	68^th	1439	95.3%
2021	92.29	68^th	1242	94.5%
2022	94.01	75^th	1479	94.9%
2023	91.51	109^th	1500	92.7%
2024	91.26	119^th	1504	92.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	78.21	19^th	95	80.0%
2024	89.90	19^th	220	91.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	94.48	6^th	503	98.8%
2019	89.07	5^th	473	98.9%
2021	55.10	36^th	118	69.5%
2022	94.30	3^rd	581	99.5%
2023	80.97	33^rd	591	94.4%
2024	77.56	41^st	615	93.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	88.60	50^th	1170	95.7%
2019	87.69	68^th	1139	94.0%
2021	80.63	36^th	522	93.1%
2022	85.18	76^th	1283	94.1%
2023	85.23	95^th	1307	92.7%
2024	77.97	142^nd	1303	89.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	96.78	34^th	1245	97.3%
2019	97.54	39^th	1241	96.9%
2021	96.38	24^th	935	97.4%
2022	95.60	49^th	1306	96.2%
2023	94.62	56^th	1288	95.7%
2024	94.84	57^th	1296	95.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	95.59	7^th	457	98.5%
2019	97.82	7^th	392	98.2%
2021	89.92	2^nd	49	95.9%
2022	96.39	12^th	487	97.5%
2023	96.76	15^th	543	97.2%
2024	93.77	28^th	594	95.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.63	69^th	1353	94.9%
2019	92.40	79^th	1370	94.2%
2021	84.19	113^th	1066	89.4%
2022	91.25	84^th	1454	94.2%
2023	88.54	133^rd	1463	90.9%
2024	87.17	150^th	1465	89.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	95.52	53^rd	1352	96.1%
2019	96.20	49^th	1366	96.4%
2021	95.05	33^rd	1071	96.9%
2022	94.77	61^st	1455	95.8%
2023	92.22	94^th	1464	93.6%
2024	93.07	88^th	1464	94.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.77	65^th	374	82.6%
2019	78.96	67^th	369	81.8%
2021	68.14	74^th	236	68.6%
2022	77.12	74^th	381	80.6%
2023	73.17	103^rd	388	73.5%
2024	73.11	99^th	396	75.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	97.59	22^nd	663	96.7%
2019	92.41	48^th	653	92.6%
2022	85.48	62^nd	706	91.2%
2023	71.75	146^th	696	79.0%
2024	88.43	50^th	705	92.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.60	68^th	810	91.6%
2019	84.34	88^th	826	89.3%
2021	83.66	49^th	449	89.1%
2022	83.93	83^rd	914	90.9%
2023	82.93	114^th	943	87.9%
2024	76.12	157^th	953	83.5%

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Rank History for Native American students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	69.59	1^st	21	95.2%

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Rank History for White students at Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.57	137^th	763	82.0%
2019	76.09	150^th	716	79.1%
2021	72.14	143^rd	614	76.7%
2022	64.39	240^th	748	67.9%
2023	70.82	213^th	772	72.4%
2024	65.68	239^th	778	69.3%

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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 216 George J Ryan

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	533	139	268	102	3	n/a	n/a	1045
1990	545	141	254	105	2	n/a	n/a	1047
1991	499	145	260	126	0	n/a	n/a	1030
1992	468	187	326	124	4	n/a	n/a	1109
1993	398	196	404	127	1	n/a	n/a	1126
1994	358	232	420	120	4	n/a	n/a	1134
1995	321	244	428	138	3	n/a	n/a	1134
1996	321	244	428	138	3	n/a	n/a	1134
1997	293	236	468	165	3	n/a	n/a	1165
1998	268	220	486	182	4	n/a	n/a	1160
1999	251	211	517	194	0	n/a	n/a	1173
2000	230	208	547	165	2	n/a	n/a	1152
2001	210	196	600	137	1	n/a	n/a	1144
2002	209	218	730	177	0	n/a	n/a	1334
2003	209	218	730	177	0	n/a	n/a	1334
2004	206	215	767	196	1	n/a	n/a	1385
2005	211	199	789	186	2	n/a	n/a	1387
2006	201	168	781	185	3	n/a	n/a	1338
2007	174	148	772	160	3	n/a	n/a	1257
2008	169	147	775	158	2	n/a	n/a	1251
2009	168	128	756	157	1	n/a	n/a	1210
2010	165	116	830	164	0	n/a	n/a	1275
2011	162	100	816	145	3	0	0	1226
2012	182	88	830	155	2	1	0	1258
2013	185	86	902	142	1	2	7	1325
2014	175	89	957	130	2	0	6	1359
2015	175	84	965	136	10	0	9	1379
2016	196	76	950	159	9	0	10	1400
2017	197	74	928	188	12	4	22	1425
2018	202	72	953	195	10	7	19	1458
2019	203	72	992	210	10	8	18	1513
2020	196	75	1060	202	10	8	24	1575
2021	182	78	1077	201	11	9	26	1584
2022	145	69	959	182	11	7	26	1399
2023	169	69	1006	193	12	6	21	1476

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 216 George J Ryan

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1045	58.1	17.9	n/a
1990	1047	60.9	17.1	n/a
1991	1030	59.9	17.1	n/a
1992	1109	59.7	18.5	n/a
1993	1126	58.8	19.1	n/a
1994	1134	59.0	19.2	n/a
1995	1134	61.6	18.4	n/a
1996	1134	61.6	18.4	n/a
1997	1165	60.6	19.2	28.3
1998	1160	64.0	18.1	26.1
1999	1173	64.0	18.3	39
2000	1152	61.9	18.6	49.6
2001	1144	61.9	18.5	46.9
2002	1334	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1334	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1385	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1387	73.0	19.0	0
2006	1338	71.0	18.8	59.5
2007	1257	62.0	20.3	63.8
2008	1251	65.0	19.2	61.3
2009	1210	63.0	19.2	0
2010	1275	69.0	18.4	n/a
2011	1226	66.5	18.4	46.9
2012	1258	59.0	21.3	61
2013	1325	66.9	19.7	66.3
2014	1359	66.9	20.2	70.3
2015	1379	73.0	18.8	67.2
2016	1400	73.0	19.1	59.2
2017	1425	74.1	19.2	65.8
2018	1458	78.9	18.4	68.3
2019	1513	85.9	17.5	68.9
2020	1575	86.9	18.1	67
2021	1584	86.0	18.4	69.3
2022	1399	84.4	16.5	67.9
2023	1476	88.9	16.5	67.5

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 216 George J Ryan

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1045	58.1	17.9	n/a
1990	1047	60.9	17.1	n/a
1991	1030	59.9	17.1	n/a
1992	1109	59.7	18.5	n/a
1993	1126	58.8	19.1	n/a
1994	1134	59.0	19.2	n/a
1995	1134	61.6	18.4	n/a
1996	1134	61.6	18.4	n/a
1997	1165	60.6	19.2	28.3
1998	1160	64.0	18.1	26.1
1999	1173	64.0	18.3	39
2000	1152	61.9	18.6	49.6
2001	1144	61.9	18.5	46.9
2002	1334	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1334	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1385	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1387	73.0	19.0	0
2006	1338	71.0	18.8	59.5
2007	1257	62.0	20.3	63.8
2008	1251	65.0	19.2	61.3
2009	1210	63.0	19.2	0
2010	1275	69.0	18.4	n/a
2011	1226	66.5	18.4	46.9
2012	1258	59.0	21.3	61
2013	1325	66.9	19.7	66.3
2014	1359	66.9	20.2	70.3
2015	1379	73.0	18.8	67.2
2016	1400	73.0	19.1	59.2
2017	1425	74.1	19.2	65.8
2018	1458	78.9	18.4	68.3
2019	1513	85.9	17.5	68.9
2020	1575	86.9	18.1	67
2021	1584	86.0	18.4	69.3
2022	1399	84.4	16.5	67.9
2023	1476	88.9	16.5	67.5

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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