JHS 216 George J Ryan
Public middle school, 6 to ungraded · Flushing, New York
JHS 216 George J Ryan in Flushing, New York enrolled 1,516 students in 2024-25 with 85.8 full-time teachers, 17.7 students per teacher against the New York middle-school median of 10.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 83% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 82% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
1,476 students in 2022-23, 1,495 students in 2023-24, 1,516 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 88.9 to 85.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,476 | 88.9 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 1,495 | 89.8 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 1,516 | 85.8 | 17.7 |
17.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 New York middle schools
Among the 768 New York middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection JHS 216 George J Ryan reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent18.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.9% of students were Asian, 13.6% Hispanic, 10.9% White in 2024-25.
- Asian69.9%
- Hispanic13.6%
- White10.9%
- Black3.1%
- American Indian1.3%
- Two or more races1.2%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at JHS 216 George J Ryan scored proficient or above: 83% in reading in 2021-22 and 82% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 83% | 74% | 47% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 82% | 70% (2021-22) | 52% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Flushing
7 public middle schools in Flushing report 2024-25 enrollment; JHS 216 George J Ryan is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| JHS 216 George J Ryan | 1,516 | 17.7 | 65.9% |
| JHS 185 Edward Bleeker | 1,516 | 13.6 | 72.2% |
| Is 237 | 1,313 | 15.2 | 80.4% |
| Is 25 Adrien Block | 1,023 | 14.1 | 64.9% |
| JHS 189 Daniel Carter Beard | 603 | 10.9 | 82.6% |
| PS 419 | 602 | 12.3 | 92.5% |
| Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (the) | 254 | 9.6 | 82.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about JHS 216 George J Ryan
- Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (the)The nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 254 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- JHS 74 Nathaniel HawthorneThe next nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 1,104 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare JHS 216 George J Ryan with Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (the)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New York City Geographic District #26 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in New YorkJHS 216 George J Ryan is the number 12 by size of 777 New York middle schools open in 2024-25.#12 of 777
- New York schools by students per teacher17.7 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.1 for middle schools.17.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about JHS 216 George J Ryan
How many students attend JHS 216 George J Ryan?
1,516 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,476 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Flushing, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at JHS 216 George J Ryan?
17.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for middle schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is JHS 216 George J Ryan a Title I school?
JHS 216 George J Ryan ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at JHS 216 George J Ryan do on state tests?
The students tested at JHS 216 George J Ryan scored proficient or above: 83% in reading in 2021-22 and 82% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is JHS 216 George J Ryan in?
New York City Geographic District #26, NCES district ID 3600099. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360009902716 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.