Is Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey a good school?

Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey ranks 192 nd of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,542 students attended Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey?

Students at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey are 39% White, 26% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey attend?

Students who attend Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey usually go on to attend Forest Hills High School

Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Summary:

Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey is a high-performing public middle school located in Rego Park, New York, serving grades 6-9 with a total enrollment of 1,542 students. This school consistently ranks among the top 15% of middle schools in New York, with exceptional academic achievement, strong subgroup performance, and a commitment to equity and inclusiveness.

The school's students perform significantly better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics assessments, with proficiency rates often exceeding 70% across grade levels. Additionally, the school's performance on Regents exams, such as Living Environment, U.S. History and Government, and Algebra I, is exceptional, with proficiency rates often above 90%. When compared to other middle schools in the same district and nearby areas, such as Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School and Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci, Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey stands out as a high-performing institution with significantly higher academic performance and lower rates of chronic absenteeism.

The school's consistent high performance over the years, with a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicates a strong and stable educational environment that effectively supports student learning and growth. The school's high per-student spending, relatively low student-teacher ratio, and focus on academic excellence may be contributing factors to its outstanding performance. Additionally, the school's location in a relatively affluent area of Rego Park may provide access to additional resources and support for students and families, further contributing to the school's success within the New York City Geographic District #28.

Detail:

Public 6-9

63-55 102nd St
Rego Park, NY 11374

(718) 830-4910

District: New York City Geographic District #28

SchoolDigger Rank:
192^nd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,018

Students who attend Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey usually attend:

High:

Forest Hills High School

Feeder schools for Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey:

Elementary:	Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)
	Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway
	Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The)
	Ps 220 Edward Mandel

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 1,542

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.0%

Asian:

26.1%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey ranks better than 87.2% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks first among 8 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #28! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.98. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey has the largest middle school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #28. Student population at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39%), Asian (26.1%), Hispanic (22.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.7% 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 157 Stephen A Halsey is 14.9, which is the highest among 8 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #28! (See more...)

Compare Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey employs 102.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey is $15,018. 6 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #28 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey:

SchoolDigger ranks Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey 192^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #28:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #28 429^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	59.81	502^nd	1095	54.2%
2007	56.85	586^th	1123	47.8%
2008	52.99	702^nd	1185	40.8%
2009	58.87	677^th	1224	44.7%
2010	57.92	626^th	1243	49.6%
2011	66.38	478^th	1295	63.1%
2012	67.85	456^th	1337	65.9%
2013	78.05	245^th	1373	82.2%
2014	78.58	215^th	1401	84.7%
2015	79.95	206^th	1407	85.4%
2016	74.29	281^st	1429	80.3%
2017	76.86	268^th	1455	81.6%
2018	81.51	217^th	1438	84.9%
2019	84.37	192^nd	1439	86.7%
2021	86.71	117^th	1242	90.6%
2022	84.23	178^th	1479	88.0%
2023	84.59	189^th	1500	87.4%
2024	83.98	192^nd	1504	87.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.39	88^th	503	82.5%
2019	55.11	123^rd	473	74.0%
2021	52.02	40^th	118	66.1%
2022	70.23	74^th	581	87.3%
2023	65.58	102^nd	591	82.7%
2024	67.69	89^th	615	85.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.72	167^th	1170	85.7%
2019	71.43	159^th	1139	86.0%
2021	66.08	101^st	522	80.7%
2022	72.51	177^th	1283	86.2%
2023	75.07	176^th	1307	86.5%
2024	77.97	143^rd	1303	89.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.06	192^nd	1245	84.6%
2019	77.05	208^th	1241	83.2%
2021	82.47	104^th	935	88.9%
2022	78.24	185^th	1306	85.8%
2023	78.73	188^th	1288	85.4%
2024	80.61	178^th	1296	86.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.61	120^th	457	73.7%
2019	74.00	56^th	392	85.7%
2022	58.23	145^th	487	70.2%
2023	71.16	95^th	543	82.5%
2024	82.03	60^th	594	89.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.92	213^th	1353	84.3%
2019	83.65	187^th	1370	86.4%
2021	86.58	93^rd	1066	91.3%
2022	82.21	192^nd	1454	86.8%
2023	88.80	130^th	1463	91.1%
2024	82.23	198^th	1465	86.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.59	217^th	1352	83.9%
2019	83.70	184^th	1366	86.5%
2021	84.11	124^th	1071	88.4%
2022	83.62	179^th	1455	87.7%
2023	81.76	197^th	1464	86.5%
2024	83.78	180^th	1464	87.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.85	164^th	374	56.1%
2019	63.63	141^st	369	61.8%
2021	62.46	96^th	236	59.3%
2022	61.54	159^th	381	58.3%
2023	70.42	118^th	388	69.6%
2024	66.93	133^rd	396	66.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.17	74^th	663	88.8%
2019	85.56	74^th	653	88.7%
2022	74.64	114^th	706	83.9%
2023	67.08	181^st	696	74.0%
2024	69.57	161^st	705	77.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.16	97^th	810	88.0%
2019	78.64	125^th	826	84.9%
2021	81.12	56^th	449	87.5%
2022	78.86	118^th	914	87.1%
2023	81.94	122^nd	943	87.1%
2024	76.77	149^th	953	84.4%

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Rank History for White students at Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.90	280^th	763	63.3%
2019	71.65	196^th	716	72.6%
2021	82.82	82^nd	614	86.6%
2022	70.99	185^th	748	75.3%
2023	72.92	198^th	772	74.4%
2024	76.28	161^st	778	79.3%

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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 157 Stephen A Halsey

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	488	186	208	206	2	n/a	n/a	0	1090
1990	481	204	240	202	0	n/a	n/a	0	1127
1991	505	212	221	199	1	n/a	n/a	0	1138
1992	477	206	234	211	1	n/a	n/a	0	1129
1993	460	193	275	232	11	n/a	n/a	0	1171
1994	748	272	385	314	13	n/a	n/a	0	1732
1995	876	250	350	312	11	n/a	n/a	0	1799
1996	876	250	350	312	11	n/a	n/a	0	1799
1997	891	263	373	291	8	n/a	n/a	0	1826
1998	886	249	382	276	13	n/a	n/a	0	1806
1999	785	232	371	253	3	n/a	n/a	0	1644
2000	751	233	387	275	1	n/a	n/a	0	1647
2001	699	243	383	273	1	n/a	n/a	0	1599
2002	593	249	344	306	2	n/a	n/a	0	1494
2003	593	249	344	306	2	n/a	n/a	0	1494
2004	611	234	325	317	4	n/a	n/a	0	1491
2005	492	200	280	285	4	n/a	n/a	0	1261
2006	442	190	287	266	7	n/a	n/a	0	1192
2007	410	180	263	224	8	n/a	n/a	0	1085
2008	386	151	255	221	7	n/a	n/a	0	1020
2009	412	161	246	254	4	n/a	n/a	0	1077
2010	414	144	244	271	3	n/a	n/a	0	1076
2011	477	131	211	258	2	0	0	0	1079
2012	550	144	268	283	1	2	0	0	1248
2013	586	183	307	311	7	1	5	0	1400
2014	614	188	341	313	14	0	6	0	1476
2015	616	198	361	336	16	0	10	0	1537
2016	665	163	382	362	13	0	27	0	1612
2017	642	124	364	382	8	3	43	0	1566
2018	660	133	372	403	6	5	53	0	1632
2019	667	138	400	387	11	5	47	0	1655
2020	690	136	401	395	12	6	55	0	1695
2021	657	119	415	374	12	5	63	0	1645
2022	626	102	384	374	10	5	66	0	1567
2023	601	100	403	352	9	7	68	2	1542

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

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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 157 Stephen A Halsey

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1090	72.3	15.0	n/a
1990	1127	74.9	15.0	n/a
1991	1138	73.1	15.5	n/a
1992	1129	69.3	16.2	n/a
1993	1171	65.6	17.9	n/a
1994	1732	84.0	20.6	n/a
1995	1799	91.7	19.6	n/a
1996	1799	91.7	19.6	n/a
1997	1826	95.4	19.1	46
1998	1806	96.8	18.7	45.5
1999	1644	94.3	17.4	48.1
2000	1647	90.9	18.1	67.3
2001	1599	92.2	17.3	64.7
2002	1494	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1494	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1491	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1261	78.0	16.2	0
2006	1192	73.0	16.3	63.8
2007	1085	73.0	14.9	54.8
2008	1020	69.3	14.7	62.2
2009	1077	69.5	15.5	60.8
2010	1076	74.3	14.4	n/a
2011	1079	73.6	14.6	70.7
2012	1248	77.2	16.1	57.7
2013	1400	86.9	16.0	59.8
2014	1476	89.9	16.4	61.7
2015	1537	94.0	16.3	56.3
2016	1612	94.0	17.1	48.6
2017	1566	95.2	16.4	52.6
2018	1632	95.9	17.0	54.4
2019	1655	95.2	17.3	53.6
2020	1695	102.0	16.6	53.9
2021	1645	108.9	15.1	53.1
2022	1567	106.4	14.7	52.8
2023	1542	102.8	14.9	54.7

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 157 Stephen A Halsey

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1090	72.3	15.0	n/a
1990	1127	74.9	15.0	n/a
1991	1138	73.1	15.5	n/a
1992	1129	69.3	16.2	n/a
1993	1171	65.6	17.9	n/a
1994	1732	84.0	20.6	n/a
1995	1799	91.7	19.6	n/a
1996	1799	91.7	19.6	n/a
1997	1826	95.4	19.1	46
1998	1806	96.8	18.7	45.5
1999	1644	94.3	17.4	48.1
2000	1647	90.9	18.1	67.3
2001	1599	92.2	17.3	64.7
2002	1494	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1494	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1491	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1261	78.0	16.2	0
2006	1192	73.0	16.3	63.8
2007	1085	73.0	14.9	54.8
2008	1020	69.3	14.7	62.2
2009	1077	69.5	15.5	60.8
2010	1076	74.3	14.4	n/a
2011	1079	73.6	14.6	70.7
2012	1248	77.2	16.1	57.7
2013	1400	86.9	16.0	59.8
2014	1476	89.9	16.4	61.7
2015	1537	94.0	16.3	56.3
2016	1612	94.0	17.1	48.6
2017	1566	95.2	16.4	52.6
2018	1632	95.9	17.0	54.4
2019	1655	95.2	17.3	53.6
2020	1695	102.0	16.6	53.9
2021	1645	108.9	15.1	53.1
2022	1567	106.4	14.7	52.8
2023	1542	102.8	14.9	54.7

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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