Middle school (grades 6-8) · Long Island City, NY

Is 10 Horace Greeley

Federal NCES profile for Is 10 Horace Greeley, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 360010202071
0/100100/10028/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Is 10 Horace Greeley earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

#5 of 5
middle schools in Long Island City · Resource Index
28
Resource Index · Lower
11:1
students per teacher
82.5%
free-lunch eligible

Is 10 Horace Greeley has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Is 10 Horace Greeley ranks #5 of 5 middle schools in Long Island City, NY.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-15 students YoY

Is 10 Horace Greeley held near 647 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-15 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 54.4 → 51.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-15 students YoY 360010202071 · Long Island City, NY Middle · MID · TRAD

596 enr · 11:1 · 82.5% lunch · RII 28

Nearest enrollment peer: William Cullen Bryant High School (1,996 students)

Is 10 Horace Greeley held near 647 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-15 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 54.4 → 51.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Is 10 Horace Greeley in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Is 10 Horace Greeley reports 596 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Is 10 Horace Greeley compares

Is 10 Horace Greeley held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 7% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 82.5% ▲ 47% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 596 top 27% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
596
Bigger than 72% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
82.5%
free-lunch eligible - 47% above the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 45% in New York - lower ratio than 55% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
54.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 58.2%
White 17.6%
Asian 14.8%
African American 6.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Two or More 0.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 58.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.4, Is 10 Horace Greeley is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

How Is 10 Horace Greeley Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
William Cullen Bryant High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Long Island City High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Is 227 Louis Armstrong Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Academy of American Studies Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Is 10 Horace Greeley's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

New York City Geographic District #30 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Is 10 Horace Greeley

How many students attend Is 10 Horace Greeley?

Is 10 Horace Greeley has 596 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Long Island City, NY. CCD year-over-year: 662 (2022-23) → 647 (2023-24), nearly flat (-15).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Is 10 Horace Greeley?

The student-teacher ratio at Is 10 Horace Greeley is 11:1, which is 7% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 30% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Is 10 Horace Greeley?

82.5% of students at Is 10 Horace Greeley are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Is 10 Horace Greeley?

The largest demographic group at Is 10 Horace Greeley is Hispanic or Latino at 58.2% of enrollment, in Long Island City, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Is 10 Horace Greeley?

Is 10 Horace Greeley has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Is 10 Horace Greeley rank among middle schools in Long Island City?

By Resource Investment Index, Is 10 Horace Greeley ranks #5 of 5 middle schools in Long Island City, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Long Island City on the city page.

What other schools are in New York City Geographic District #30?

Besides Is 10 Horace Greeley, New York City Geographic District #30 also operates William Cullen Bryant High School (1,996 students), Long Island City High School (1,639 students), and Is 227 Louis Armstrong (1,555 students). See the New York City Geographic District #30 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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