Is Community Voices Middle School a good school?

Community Voices Middle School ranks 801 st of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Community Voices Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 304 students attended Community Voices Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Community Voices Middle School?

Students at Community Voices Middle School are 77% African American, 15% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Community Voices Middle School

Summary:

Community Voices Middle School is a public middle school located in Springfield Gardens, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 296 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #29, which is ranked 574 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, Community Voices Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 801-1266 over the past 5 school years. Its performance on state assessments is also below the district and state averages across most grade levels and subjects. However, there are some bright spots, such as the 8th-grade English Language Arts and Regents exam results, which are above the district and state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well, ranking in the top 25% of New York middle schools for this subgroup, while Hispanic students and English Language Learners perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 15-20% of schools.

Nearby schools, such as Is 192 Linden (The) and Queens United Middle School, have similar demographic and performance profiles to Community Voices Middle School. However, Woodmere Middle School, which is slightly farther away but in a different district, significantly outperforms Community Voices across all academic measures. The large performance gaps between different student subgroups at Community Voices Middle School warrant further investigation to understand the underlying factors driving these differences, and the school may need to focus on more targeted, evidence-based interventions to improve its overall academic performance.

Detail:

Public 6-8

145-00 Springfield Blvd
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413

(718) 977-6180

District: New York City Geographic District #29

SchoolDigger Rank:
801^st of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,781

Feeder schools for Community Voices Middle School:

Elementary:	Cynthia Jenkins School
	Ps 156 Laurelton
	Ps 181 Brookfield
	Ps 195 William Haberle
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	Ps 38 Rosedale
	Ps 52
	Ps/Middle School 138 Sunrise

Student/teacher ratio: 11.8

Number of students: 304

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.3%

Hispanic:

15.5%

American Indian:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Community Voices Middle School ranks worse than 53.3% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 7 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #29. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.38. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (77.3%), Hispanic (15.5%), American Indian (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Community Voices Middle School is 11.8, which is the 3^rd best among 7 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #29. (See more...)

Compare Community Voices Middle School employs 25.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Community Voices Middle School is $21,781, which is the 2^nd highest among 7 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #29.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Community Voices Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Community Voices Middle School 801^st of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Community Voices Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #29:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #29 574^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Community Voices Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Community Voices Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2013	12.47	1266^th	1373	7.8%
2014	16.57	1217^th	1401	13.1%
2015	15.91	1241^st	1407	11.8%
2016	22.68	1149^th	1429	19.6%
2017	20.29	1237^th	1455	15.0%
2018	16.62	1280^th	1438	11.0%
2019	21.98	1166^th	1439	19.0%
2021	20.77	1058^th	1242	14.8%
2022	19.97	1266^th	1479	14.4%
2023	38.55	949^th	1500	36.7%
2024	45.38	801^st	1504	46.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Community Voices Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.46	503^rd	503	0.0%
2019	41.54	219^th	473	53.7%
2022	54.24	177^th	581	69.5%
2023	66.56	97^th	591	83.6%
2024	36.43	394^th	615	35.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Community Voices Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.09	1040^th	1170	11.1%
2019	30.57	863^rd	1139	24.2%
2022	39.09	729^th	1283	43.2%
2023	41.92	689^th	1307	47.3%
2024	37.41	774^th	1303	40.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Community Voices Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.18	1132^nd	1245	9.1%
2019	27.17	962^nd	1241	22.5%
2021	28.72	724^th	935	22.6%
2022	25.44	1078^th	1306	17.5%
2023	43.58	692^nd	1288	46.3%
2024	45.40	663^rd	1296	48.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Community Voices Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.00	393^rd	457	14.0%
2019	41.93	215^th	392	45.2%
2022	31.32	365^th	487	25.1%
2023	42.61	307^th	543	43.5%
2024	55.50	208^th	594	65.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Community Voices Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.02	1219^th	1353	9.9%
2019	21.87	1145^th	1370	16.4%
2021	34.63	743^rd	1066	30.3%
2022	31.08	1045^th	1454	28.1%
2023	38.13	934^th	1463	36.2%
2024	46.52	778^th	1465	46.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Community Voices Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.98	1212^th	1352	10.4%
2019	23.73	1095^th	1366	19.8%
2021	20.79	916^th	1071	14.5%
2022	16.90	1318^th	1455	9.4%
2023	41.91	853^rd	1464	41.7%
2024	45.58	764^th	1464	47.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Community Voices Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.65	467^th	663	29.6%
2019	37.52	379^th	653	42.0%
2021	31.53	181^st	253	28.5%
2022	33.87	479^th	706	32.2%
2023	58.29	250^th	696	64.1%
2024	66.58	181^st	705	74.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Community Voices Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.28	795^th	810	1.9%
2019	24.91	673^rd	826	18.5%
2022	53.34	365^th	914	60.1%
2023	35.50	615^th	943	34.8%
2024	23.19	806^th	953	15.4%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Thursday, May 24, 2018

New principal! Great ideas! Visit the school! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, September 24, 2016

This is one of the best schools in the district 29 area.There has been a complete makeover the last two years. Check out the school in person. Some of these reviews are not up to date. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, September 24, 2016

This is one of the best schools in the district 29 area.There has been a complete makeover the last two years. Check out the school in person. Some of these reviews are not up to date. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Community Voices Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2012	1	128	5	9	0	0	0	143
2013	1	301	5	21	1	0	0	329
2014	3	431	5	31	2	0	1	473
2015	2	397	3	24	4	0	1	431
2016	3	340	2	20	5	0	1	371
2017	4	274	3	22	4	3	3	313
2018	2	265	5	26	3	1	2	304
2019	4	281	6	39	7	2	3	342
2020	3	283	5	39	8	2	0	340
2021	4	261	5	36	8	2	3	319
2022	5	257	5	34	7	2	3	313
2023	2	240	4	38	7	1	4	296
2024	5	235	4	47	8	2	3	304

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 Community Voices Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	143	8.9	16.0	0
2013	329	16.9	19.3	72.6
2014	473	27.9	16.8	68.7
2015	431	31.0	13.9	70.5
2016	371	27.0	13.7	72
2017	313	21.8	14.3	73.8
2018	304	20.9	14.4	71.1
2019	342	25.0	13.6	73.1
2020	340	29.6	11.4	78.5
2021	319	30.6	10.3	80.6
2022	313	30.2	10.3	85.3
2023	296	29.2	10.1	83.1
2024	304	25.7	11.8	82.9

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 Community Voices Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	143	8.9	16.0	0
2013	329	16.9	19.3	72.6
2014	473	27.9	16.8	68.7
2015	431	31.0	13.9	70.5
2016	371	27.0	13.7	72
2017	313	21.8	14.3	73.8
2018	304	20.9	14.4	71.1
2019	342	25.0	13.6	73.1
2020	340	29.6	11.4	78.5
2021	319	30.6	10.3	80.6
2022	313	30.2	10.3	85.3
2023	296	29.2	10.1	83.1
2024	304	25.7	11.8	82.9

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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