Middle school (grades 6-8) · Flushing, NY

Is 25 Adrien Block

Federal NCES profile for Is 25 Adrien Block, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 360012201969
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
62
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Is 25 Adrien Block earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of New York schools.

#1 of 7
middle schools in Flushing · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
16.2:1
large classes for New York
62.0%
free-lunch eligible

Is 25 Adrien Block has class sizes larger than 92% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Is 25 Adrien Block ranks #1 of 7 middle schools in Flushing, NY.

Enrollment

1,023

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

63.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.2:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

+37% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

62.0%

vs 56.2% New York avg

+10% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Is 25 Adrien Block compares with New York and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Is 25 Adrien Block

Is 25 Adrien Block is a higher-need, large middle school in Flushing, New York, enrolling 1,023 students.

Class loads run heavy: 16.2:1 is larger than about 92% of New York schools and 37% above the 11.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 62.0% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in New York, bigger than 92% of state schools at 1,023 students.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.

Among 309 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New York schools statewide, it ranks #17, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Asian (60%) and Hispanic or Latino (29%) (diversity index 55/100).

15.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

New York City Geographic District #25 also operates John Bowne High School (2,778 students) and Flushing High School (1,650 students) alongside Is 25 Adrien Block.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Is 25 Adrien Block compares

Is 25 Adrien Block on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.2:1 ▲ 37% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 62.0% ▲ 10% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,023 top 8% - -

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

16.2:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,023
Bigger than 92% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
62.0%
free-lunch eligible - 10% 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
16.2:1
students per teacher - 37% above state mean
Top 92% in New York - lower ratio than 8% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
15.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Asian 59.9%
Hispanic or Latino 29.0%
White 7.3%
Two or More 1.6%
African American 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Asian at 59.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.1, Is 25 Adrien Block is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

How Is 25 Adrien Block Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
John Bowne High School Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Flushing High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Jhs 185 Edward Bleeker Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Townsend Harris High School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Is 237 Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Is 25 Adrien Block's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

New York City Geographic District #25 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Is 25 Adrien Block's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Is 25 Adrien Block

How many students attend Is 25 Adrien Block?

Is 25 Adrien Block has 1,023 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Flushing, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Is 25 Adrien Block?

The student-teacher ratio at Is 25 Adrien Block is 16.2:1, which is 37% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Is 25 Adrien Block?

62.0% of students at Is 25 Adrien Block are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Is 25 Adrien Block?

The largest demographic group at Is 25 Adrien Block is Asian at 59.9% of enrollment, in Flushing, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Is 25 Adrien Block?

Is 25 Adrien Block has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Is 25 Adrien Block rank among middle schools in Flushing?

By Resource Investment Index, Is 25 Adrien Block ranks #1 of 7 middle schools in Flushing, 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 Flushing on the city page.

Is Is 25 Adrien Block a good school?

Is 25 Adrien Block earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in New York City Geographic District #25?

Besides Is 25 Adrien Block, New York City Geographic District #25 also operates John Bowne High School (2,778 students), Flushing High School (1,650 students), and Jhs 185 Edward Bleeker (1,516 students). See the New York City Geographic District #25 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 2021-22) · 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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