Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey serves 1,632 learners in grades 6-9.

Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey placed in the upper 50% of all schools in New York for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 50%, and reading proficiency is upper 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 65% (which is higher than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 66% (which is higher than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the New York state average of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 59% of the learner body (majority Latino and Asian), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Latino and African-American).

School Overview: Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey’s learner population of 1,632 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 96 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey is ranked within the upper 50% of all 4,239 schools in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey is 0.72, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.71. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey is High School For Arts And Business (0.4 miles away)

The closest middle school is Central Queens Academy Charter School (0.7 miles away)

The closest elementary school is P.S. 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (0.1 miles away)