Is Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer a good school?

Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer ranks 947 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,513 students attended Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer.

What is the racial makeup of Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer?

Students at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer are 92% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 1% White.

Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Summary:

Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer is a public middle school located in Jackson Heights, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 1,513 students. While the school faces challenges in academic performance compared to its higher-performing peers within the New York City Geographic District #30, it has notable strengths in serving a diverse, economically disadvantaged student population and preparing students for Regents exams.

Academically, Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer has consistently ranked in the lower half of New York middle schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 29.64% to 47.69%, compared to the district's 52.39%-61.37% and the state's 43.64%-51.88%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 28.37% to 57.57%, again lower than the district and state averages. However, the school performs better on Regents exams, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in subjects like Living Environment and Algebra I.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Is 141 Steinway and Is 227 Louis Armstrong consistently outperform Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer on state assessments, with lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with Asian and White students generally performing better than Hispanic and African American students, and English Language Learner and Special Education students tending to perform better than the overall student population.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

33-34 80th St
Jackson Heights, NY 11372

(718) 457-1242

District: New York City Geographic District #30

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,246

Feeder schools for Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer:

Elementary:	East Elmhurst Community School
	Ivan Lafayette Early Childhood School Of The Arts (The)
	Ps 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School
	Ps 148
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	Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe
	Ps 280 Home Of The Lionhearts
	Ps 92 Harry T Stewart Senior

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 1,513

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

Asian:

5.4%

White:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer ranks worse than 63% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 7^th among 9 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #30. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.43. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.5%), Asian (5.4%), White (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #30. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer is 13.5. 7 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #30 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer employs 111.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer is $16,246. 7 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #30 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer:

SchoolDigger ranks Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer 947^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #30:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #30 415^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

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Rank History for all students at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	22.80	877^th	1095	19.9%
2007	28.55	858^th	1123	23.6%
2008	28.78	913^th	1185	23.0%
2009	40.65	870^th	1224	28.9%
2010	36.04	875^th	1243	29.6%
2011	39.45	855^th	1295	34.0%
2012	44.16	828^th	1337	38.1%
2013	40.82	804^th	1373	41.4%
2014	37.80	878^th	1401	37.3%
2015	42.37	805^th	1407	42.8%
2016	48.49	697^th	1429	51.2%
2017	50.37	691^st	1455	52.5%
2018	52.74	630^th	1438	56.2%
2019	50.19	644^th	1439	55.2%
2021	25.50	993^rd	1242	20.0%
2022	45.08	792^nd	1479	46.5%
2023	41.02	907^th	1500	39.5%
2024	38.43	947^th	1504	37.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.28	153^rd	503	69.6%
2019	45.06	189^th	473	60.0%
2021	22.89	89^th	118	24.6%
2022	50.39	209^th	581	64.0%
2023	54.21	166^th	591	71.9%
2024	48.65	217^th	615	64.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.16	676^th	1170	42.2%
2019	40.97	589^th	1139	48.3%
2021	30.96	372^nd	522	28.7%
2022	47.39	527^th	1283	58.9%
2023	42.10	682^nd	1307	47.8%
2024	40.00	718^th	1303	44.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.87	341^st	1245	72.6%
2019	59.86	375^th	1241	69.8%
2021	37.26	578^th	935	38.2%
2022	54.41	470^th	1306	64.0%
2023	49.49	584^th	1288	54.7%
2024	47.91	619^th	1296	52.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.63	143^rd	457	68.7%
2019	66.05	82^nd	392	79.1%
2021	21.48	45^th	49	8.2%
2022	50.73	197^th	487	59.5%
2023	50.38	234^th	543	56.9%
2024	48.30	273^rd	594	54.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.93	645^th	1353	52.3%
2019	47.24	687^th	1370	49.9%
2021	22.69	901^st	1066	15.5%
2022	44.96	792^nd	1454	45.5%
2023	40.89	881^st	1463	39.8%
2024	38.84	927^th	1465	36.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.18	588^th	1352	56.5%
2019	53.05	575^th	1366	57.9%
2021	25.92	844^th	1071	21.2%
2022	44.89	756^th	1455	48.0%
2023	41.16	873^rd	1464	40.4%
2024	38.80	912^th	1464	37.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.67	220^th	374	41.2%
2019	51.01	208^th	369	43.6%
2022	52.41	208^th	381	45.4%
2023	57.99	180^th	388	53.6%
2024	51.12	227^th	396	42.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	53.90	246^th	663	62.9%
2019	34.21	424^th	653	35.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.54	269^th	810	66.8%
2019	56.72	298^th	826	63.9%
2021	30.72	321^st	449	28.5%
2022	53.51	363^rd	914	60.3%
2023	48.56	447^th	943	52.6%
2024	46.86	489^th	953	48.7%

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Rank History for White students at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	43.15	406^th	716	43.3%
2023	59.83	294^th	772	61.9%

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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 Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	204	258	286	862	0	n/a	n/a	1610
1990	189	258	258	934	2	n/a	n/a	1641
1991	209	249	266	1047	0	n/a	n/a	1771
1992	229	227	250	1161	11	n/a	n/a	1878
1993	186	194	248	1176	9	n/a	n/a	1813
1994	161	181	286	1239	5	n/a	n/a	1872
1995	197	218	303	1429	9	n/a	n/a	2156
1996	197	218	303	1429	9	n/a	n/a	2156
1997	185	210	309	1442	7	n/a	n/a	2153
1998	155	208	341	1487	3	n/a	n/a	2194
1999	131	178	317	1438	0	n/a	n/a	2064
2000	111	161	328	1507	0	n/a	n/a	2107
2001	67	167	245	1544	1	n/a	n/a	2024
2002	69	154	217	1502	1	n/a	n/a	1943
2003	69	154	217	1502	1	n/a	n/a	1943
2004	47	182	222	1535	2	n/a	n/a	1988
2005	30	136	195	1625	2	n/a	n/a	1988
2006	42	109	189	1634	1	n/a	n/a	1975
2007	38	96	185	1643	0	n/a	n/a	1962
2008	38	64	165	1612	2	n/a	n/a	1881
2009	35	54	181	1633	3	n/a	n/a	1906
2010	34	46	173	1705	4	n/a	n/a	1962
2011	20	48	156	1812	3	0	0	2039
2012	21	55	158	1778	2	3	0	2017
2013	40	65	158	1821	5	0	1	2090
2014	39	49	166	1822	3	0	1	2080
2015	44	31	153	1834	4	0	1	2067
2016	30	27	152	1715	4	0	1	1929
2017	26	29	161	1648	8	1	1	1874
2018	23	33	143	1488	5	2	2	1696
2019	30	34	143	1501	3	0	2	1713
2020	31	25	115	1485	2	0	1	1659
2021	31	18	104	1447	4	1	2	1607
2022	26	13	86	1441	4	2	1	1573
2023	22	12	82	1385	4	1	7	1513

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1610	95.0	16.9	n/a
1990	1641	98.0	16.7	n/a
1991	1771	97.0	18.2	n/a
1992	1878	104.2	18.0	n/a
1993	1813	107.8	16.8	n/a
1994	1872	112.8	16.6	n/a
1995	2156	118.0	18.3	n/a
1996	2156	118.0	18.3	n/a
1997	2153	119.0	18.1	76.7
1998	2194	124.1	17.7	74.3
1999	2064	123.8	16.7	75.7
2000	2107	126.0	16.7	83.5
2001	2024	116.8	17.3	82.1
2002	1943	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1943	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1988	120.6	16.5	0
2006	1975	121.0	16.3	93
2007	1962	122.2	16.1	87.4
2008	1881	120.7	15.6	88.6
2009	1906	119.5	15.9	89.6
2010	1962	114.4	17.1	n/a
2011	2039	120.1	16.9	87.5
2012	2017	119.2	16.9	90.9
2013	2090	126.3	16.5	60.7
2014	2080	134.9	15.4	88.3
2015	2067	137.0	15.0	92.3
2016	1929	128.0	15.0	94.8
2017	1874	126.7	14.7	94.2
2018	1696	111.9	15.1	94.6
2019	1713	110.9	15.4	89.9
2020	1659	110.0	15.0	90.1
2021	1607	122.3	13.1	93
2022	1573	113.0	13.9	91.5
2023	1513	111.6	13.5	91.1

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 Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1610	95.0	16.9	n/a
1990	1641	98.0	16.7	n/a
1991	1771	97.0	18.2	n/a
1992	1878	104.2	18.0	n/a
1993	1813	107.8	16.8	n/a
1994	1872	112.8	16.6	n/a
1995	2156	118.0	18.3	n/a
1996	2156	118.0	18.3	n/a
1997	2153	119.0	18.1	76.7
1998	2194	124.1	17.7	74.3
1999	2064	123.8	16.7	75.7
2000	2107	126.0	16.7	83.5
2001	2024	116.8	17.3	82.1
2002	1943	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1943	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1988	120.6	16.5	0
2006	1975	121.0	16.3	93
2007	1962	122.2	16.1	87.4
2008	1881	120.7	15.6	88.6
2009	1906	119.5	15.9	89.6
2010	1962	114.4	17.1	n/a
2011	2039	120.1	16.9	87.5
2012	2017	119.2	16.9	90.9
2013	2090	126.3	16.5	60.7
2014	2080	134.9	15.4	88.3
2015	2067	137.0	15.0	92.3
2016	1929	128.0	15.0	94.8
2017	1874	126.7	14.7	94.2
2018	1696	111.9	15.1	94.6
2019	1713	110.9	15.4	89.9
2020	1659	110.0	15.0	90.1
2021	1607	122.3	13.1	93
2022	1573	113.0	13.9	91.5
2023	1513	111.6	13.5	91.1

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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