Is Is 204 Oliver W Holmes a good school?

Is 204 Oliver W Holmes ranks 969 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Is 204 Oliver W Holmes?

In the 2022-23 school year, 341 students attended Is 204 Oliver W Holmes.

What is the racial makeup of Is 204 Oliver W Holmes?

Students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes are 62% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 12% African American, 8% White, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Is 204 Oliver W Holmes attend?

Students who attend Is 204 Oliver W Holmes usually go on to attend Long Island City High School

Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Summary:

Is 204 Oliver W Holmes is a public middle school in Long Island City, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 341 students. The school faces significant challenges in academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio and increased spending per student.

Is 204 Oliver W Holmes consistently performs below the district and state averages in ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 6th grade ELA proficiency was 30.53%, compared to the New York City Geographic District #30's 52.39% and the state's 43.64%. However, the school's performance in Regents exams, such as Living Environment and Algebra I, is stronger, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages. The school has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 90.91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Nearby schools, such as Hunters Point Community Middle School and Is 141 Steinway, generally outperform Is 204 Oliver W Holmes in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA and Math. These schools also have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance. Over the past several years, Is 204 Oliver W Holmes has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating consistent challenges in academic performance.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

36-41 28th St
Long Island City, NY 11106

(718) 937-1463

District: New York City Geographic District #30

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,580

Students who attend Is 204 Oliver W Holmes usually attend:

High:

Long Island City High School

Feeder schools for Is 204 Oliver W Holmes:

Elementary:	Ps 111 Jacob Blackwell
	Ps 112 Dutch Kills
	Ps 166 Henry Gradstein
	Ps 76 William Hallet
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	Ps/Is 78

Student/teacher ratio: 8.1

Number of students: 341

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.6%

Asian:

14.7%

African American:

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Is 204 Oliver W Holmes ranks worse than 64.4% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 8^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 37.44. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.6%), Asian (14.7%), African American (12.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes is 8.1, which is the lowest among 10 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #30! (See more...)

Compare Is 204 Oliver W Holmes employs 41.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes is $24,580, which is the 2^nd highest among 9 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #30.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Is 204 Oliver W Holmes:

SchoolDigger ranks Is 204 Oliver W Holmes 969^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Is 204 Oliver W Holmes in the ranking list.)

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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 all students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	17.83	915^th	1095	16.4%
2007	20.14	913^th	1123	18.7%
2008	22.73	955^th	1185	19.4%
2009	25.38	977^th	1224	20.2%
2010	27.38	945^th	1243	24.0%
2011	31.25	941^st	1295	27.3%
2012	38.52	901^st	1337	32.6%
2013	40.58	812^th	1373	40.9%
2014	38.89	861^st	1401	38.5%
2015	41.68	816^th	1407	42.0%
2016	34.27	956^th	1429	33.1%
2017	35.17	946^th	1455	35.0%
2018	38.47	889^th	1438	38.2%
2019	40.09	836^th	1439	41.9%
2021	33.52	856^th	1242	31.1%
2022	52.98	636^th	1479	57.0%
2023	38.79	943^rd	1500	37.1%
2024	37.44	969^th	1504	35.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.94	280^th	503	44.3%
2019	38.85	250^th	473	47.1%
2021	29.21	77^th	118	34.7%
2022	58.56	139^th	581	76.1%
2023	54.20	168^th	591	71.6%
2024	43.49	300^th	615	51.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.92	627^th	1170	46.4%
2019	38.96	642^nd	1139	43.6%
2021	33.69	349^th	522	33.1%
2022	50.23	472^nd	1283	63.2%
2023	49.92	517^th	1307	60.4%
2024	53.27	446^th	1303	65.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.99	583^rd	1245	53.2%
2019	50.88	507^th	1241	59.1%
2022	58.63	401^st	1306	69.3%
2023	42.92	702^nd	1288	45.5%
2024	41.20	758^th	1296	41.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.87	172^nd	457	62.4%
2019	69.43	70^th	392	82.1%
2021	45.90	26^th	49	46.9%
2022	52.65	185^th	487	62.0%
2023	36.16	365^th	543	32.8%
2024	26.01	496^th	594	16.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.58	918^th	1353	32.2%
2019	34.92	919^th	1370	32.9%
2021	32.99	764^th	1066	28.3%
2022	59.97	515^th	1454	64.6%
2023	42.82	844^th	1463	42.3%
2024	35.58	984^th	1465	32.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.91	777^th	1352	42.5%
2019	45.51	679^th	1366	50.3%
2021	32.31	753^rd	1071	29.7%
2022	44.56	761^st	1455	47.7%
2023	36.33	961^st	1464	34.4%
2024	40.71	872^nd	1464	40.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.67	278^th	374	25.7%
2019	32.80	287^th	369	22.2%
2021	34.54	183^rd	236	22.5%
2022	42.75	248^th	381	34.9%
2023	42.27	259^th	388	33.2%
2024	61.82	164^th	396	58.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.90	550^th	663	17.0%
2019	29.53	476^th	653	27.1%
2022	27.64	535^th	706	24.2%
2023	32.71	486^th	696	30.2%
2024	40.08	416^th	705	41.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.37	408^th	810	49.6%
2019	49.46	367^th	826	55.6%
2021	35.45	288^th	449	35.9%
2022	61.22	285^th	914	68.8%
2023	41.76	534^th	943	43.4%
2024	35.89	626^th	953	34.3%

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Rank History for White students at Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	22.17	659^th	763	13.6%

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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 204 Oliver W Holmes

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	221	229	109	376	5	n/a	n/a	940
1990	166	232	105	377	0	n/a	n/a	880
1991	149	256	92	415	0	n/a	n/a	912
1992	159	276	133	407	2	n/a	n/a	977
1993	158	280	151	435	3	n/a	n/a	1027
1994	162	281	163	461	3	n/a	n/a	1070
1995	141	349	170	488	1	n/a	n/a	1149
1996	141	349	170	488	1	n/a	n/a	1149
1997	125	348	186	483	2	n/a	n/a	1144
1998	121	338	210	494	4	n/a	n/a	1167
1999	101	366	223	548	2	n/a	n/a	1240
2000	106	347	223	613	2	n/a	n/a	1291
2001	97	346	206	552	2	n/a	n/a	1203
2002	80	322	200	530	0	n/a	n/a	1132
2003	80	322	200	530	0	n/a	n/a	1132
2004	72	287	190	510	1	n/a	n/a	1060
2005	62	268	200	475	3	n/a	n/a	1008
2006	56	266	214	476	4	n/a	n/a	1016
2007	57	220	207	479	5	n/a	n/a	968
2008	53	192	164	472	2	n/a	n/a	883
2009	50	168	143	422	2	n/a	n/a	785
2010	41	164	153	395	3	n/a	n/a	756
2011	40	129	164	368	1	0	0	702
2012	58	135	181	364	1	0	0	739
2013	68	133	153	348	2	0	1	705
2014	62	126	171	340	4	0	2	705
2015	42	112	132	298	4	0	1	589
2016	28	91	113	261	1	0	1	495
2017	16	99	95	280	1	0	1	492
2018	30	80	74	292	1	3	1	481
2019	28	88	70	268	1	5	0	460
2020	36	86	67	249	4	5	1	448
2021	31	71	56	210	4	4	2	378
2022	32	55	63	219	4	3	2	378
2023	28	42	50	210	5	3	3	341

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 Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	940	67.5	13.9	n/a
1990	880	65.3	13.4	n/a
1991	912	66.9	13.6	n/a
1992	977	64.7	15.1	n/a
1993	1027	71.8	14.3	n/a
1994	1070	66.7	16.0	n/a
1995	1149	72.8	15.8	n/a
1996	1149	72.8	15.8	n/a
1997	1144	73.1	15.6	91.1
1998	1167	59.1	19.7	82.8
1999	1240	83.4	14.9	78.4
2000	1291	88.1	14.7	89.7
2001	1203	68.2	17.6	92.4
2002	1132	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1132	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1060	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1008	77.0	13.1	0
2006	1016	78.0	13.0	87.2
2007	968	72.0	13.4	88.2
2008	883	70.0	12.6	89.1
2009	785	59.3	13.2	88.8
2010	756	53.9	14.0	n/a
2011	702	44.5	15.7	85.2
2012	739	50.9	14.4	91.6
2013	705	52.8	13.3	88.9
2014	705	54.2	12.9	85
2015	589	45.0	13.0	86.6
2016	495	36.0	13.7	96.6
2017	492	43.7	11.2	77.2
2018	481	43.0	11.1	89.4
2019	460	40.0	11.4	88.5
2020	448	44.0	10.1	89.1
2021	378	43.0	8.7	89.9
2022	378	49.9	7.5	88.1
2023	341	41.7	8.1	90.9

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 Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	940	67.5	13.9	n/a
1990	880	65.3	13.4	n/a
1991	912	66.9	13.6	n/a
1992	977	64.7	15.1	n/a
1993	1027	71.8	14.3	n/a
1994	1070	66.7	16.0	n/a
1995	1149	72.8	15.8	n/a
1996	1149	72.8	15.8	n/a
1997	1144	73.1	15.6	91.1
1998	1167	59.1	19.7	82.8
1999	1240	83.4	14.9	78.4
2000	1291	88.1	14.7	89.7
2001	1203	68.2	17.6	92.4
2002	1132	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1132	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1060	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1008	77.0	13.1	0
2006	1016	78.0	13.0	87.2
2007	968	72.0	13.4	88.2
2008	883	70.0	12.6	89.1
2009	785	59.3	13.2	88.8
2010	756	53.9	14.0	n/a
2011	702	44.5	15.7	85.2
2012	739	50.9	14.4	91.6
2013	705	52.8	13.3	88.9
2014	705	54.2	12.9	85
2015	589	45.0	13.0	86.6
2016	495	36.0	13.7	96.6
2017	492	43.7	11.2	77.2
2018	481	43.0	11.1	89.4
2019	460	40.0	11.4	88.5
2020	448	44.0	10.1	89.1
2021	378	43.0	8.7	89.9
2022	378	49.9	7.5	88.1
2023	341	41.7	8.1	90.9

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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