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J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck

28Q217

06,07,08 - Queens, District 28

85-05 144 STREET (get directions)

$0.00/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

1,291 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $3,621,509 ($2,805/student)

Attendance: 91.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 98.5%

Math Course Pass Rate: 97.4%

Overview

J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Queens, Community School District 28.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	1,631
2014-15	1,606
2015-16	1,572
2016-17	1,644
2017-18	1,630
2018-19	1,666
2019-20	1,710
2020-21	1,591
2021-22	1,438
2022-23	1,347
2023-24	1,278
2024-25	1,273
2025-26	1,291

% female: 47.2% (2025-26)

% poverty: 88.8% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 17.8% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 26.9% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 25.8% (2025-26)

Black: 13.3% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 52.4% (2025-26)

White: 3.9% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 1.3% (2025-26)

Native American: 3.3% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.83 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 91.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 98.5%

Math Course Pass Rate: 97.4%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	91.2%
2024	ELA course pass rate	98.5%
2024	Math course pass rate	97.4%
2023	Attendance	89.6%
2023	ELA course pass rate	96.9%
2023	Math course pass rate	96.8%
2022	Attendance	89.2%
2022	ELA course pass rate	98.2%
2022	Math course pass rate	97.4%
2021	Attendance	88.6%
2021	ELA course pass rate	98.8%
2021	Math course pass rate	98.8%
2020	Attendance	80.9%
2020	ELA course pass rate	99.6%
2020	Math course pass rate	99%
2019	Attendance	92.5%
2019	ELA course pass rate	98.3%
2019	Math course pass rate	98.4%
2018	Attendance	92%
2018	ELA course pass rate	94.1%
2018	Math course pass rate	94.4%
2017	ELA course pass rate	93.7%
2017	Math course pass rate	94.3%
2016	ELA course pass rate	93.4%
2016	Math course pass rate	94.7%
2015	ELA course pass rate	93.6%
2015	Math course pass rate	93.7%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	437	32.7%	401
2026	6	Math	439	32.6%	396
2026	7	ELA	445	42.9%	366
2026	7	Math	456	58.4%	385
2026	8	ELA	447	50.9%	381
2025	6	ELA	441	38.5%	366
2025	6	Math	446	40.6%	382
2025	7	ELA	444	45.4%	399
2025	7	Math	454	54.1%	405
2025	8	ELA	444	40.5%	370
2024	6	ELA	439	37%	368
2024	6	Math	443	38.1%	388
2024	7	ELA	443	43%	384
2024	7	Math	448	42.6%	390
2024	8	ELA	446	47.1%	382
2023	6	ELA	440	39.7%	368
2023	6	Math	439	31.8%	381
2023	7	ELA	446	46.3%	400
2023	7	Math	447	45.4%	388
2023	8	ELA	450	55.1%	408
2022	6	ELA	599	47.1%	382
2022	6	Math	589	21.5%	372
2022	7	ELA	604	50.8%	429
2022	7	Math	592	22.4%	433
2022	8	ELA	600	49.9%	457
2019	6	ELA	596	40.3%	519
2019	6	Math	595	33.9%	537
2019	7	ELA	598	34.6%	532
2019	7	Math	600	34.3%	543
2019	8	ELA	600	48.8%	494
2018	6	ELA	597	41.8%	522
2018	6	Math	594	26.4%	531
2018	7	ELA	601	44.6%	502
2018	7	Math	599	39%	518
2018	8	ELA	600	45.4%	520

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	439	89	0-5	not reported
2024	445	113	6	1.3%
2023	487	137	0-5	not reported
2022	560	179	11	2%

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$3,621,509	not reported	$2,805
FY 2026	$3,291,902	not reported	$2,550

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$872,295
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$638,271
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$380,728
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$354,891
Class Size Reduction Planning	$353,688
C4E Class Size Transition	$244,392
Title I SWP STH	$225,947
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$123,339
Title IV Community Coordinator	$114,208
OASAS Sub Abuse	$87,671
High Need Support for Title I	$69,829
IDEA RS IEP Para	$55,697
Title III LEP	$36,310
Rollover Title IV Community Coordinator	$19,404
High Need Support for Title I STH	$18,087
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$8,723
Title III LEP Carryover	$7,500
OASAS County Initiative Prevention	$5,125
Title I SWP Translation Services	$4,083
Rollover PG 43 URBAN ADVNTG AMERIC MSM NATRL HSTRY	$821
OASAS Sub Abuse OTPS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

$0.00/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$2,809	$0	$0	$2,809

Sources & methodology

A free, DOE / NYC Open Data-only tool. No paid ranking data (GreatSchools, Niche, or similar) anywhere on this site.

Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.