📍 85-05 144th St, Jamaica, Queens County, 11435
Jhs 217 Robert a van Wyck is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 1,348 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 95.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jhs 217 Robert a van Wyck enrolls 1,348 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 95.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Asian and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 647 | 48% |
| Asian | 365 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 190 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 66 | 4.9% |
| White | 50 | 3.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,073 of the school's 1,348 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,060 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jhs 217 Robert a van Wyck is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-60, state senate district 14, state house district 24.
Jhs 217 Robert a van Wyck is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,348 students, Jhs 217 Robert a van Wyck is larger than the district average of about 763 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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