Irwin Altman Middle School 172
8114 257th St
Glen Oaks NY, 11004, Queens County
Phone: 718-831-4000
Ranking:
(408 out of 3,424, top 12%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 57 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 61 | |||||||
Total Students: | 966 | 974 | 975 | 1,002 | 1,028 | 1,082 | 1,085 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 336 | 34.8% | 317 | 32.5% | 308 | 31.6% | 318 | 31.7% | 290 | 28.2% | 327 | 30.2% | 329 | 30.3% |
Grade 7: | 311 | 32.2% | 317 | 32.5% | 327 | 33.5% | 328 | 32.7% | 333 | 32.4% | 331 | 30.6% | 344 | 31.7% |
Grade 8: | 317 | 32.8% | 339 | 34.8% | 340 | 34.9% | 356 | 35.5% | 337 | 32.8% | 354 | 32.7% | 346 | 31.9% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 68 | 6.6% | 70 | 6.5% | 66 | 6.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 552 | 57.1% | 531 | 54.5% | 515 | 52.8% | 517 | 51.6% | 525 | 51.1% | 554 | 51.2% | 555 | 51.2% |
Female: | 414 | 42.9% | 443 | 45.5% | 460 | 47.2% | 485 | 48.4% | 495 | 48.2% | 520 | 48.1% | 526 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 553 | 57.2% | 562 | 57.7% | 574 | 58.9% | 578 | 57.7% | 564 | 54.9% | 569 | 52.6% | 539 | 49.7% |
Hispanic: | 129 | 13.4% | 148 | 15.2% | 149 | 15.3% | 159 | 15.9% | 160 | 15.6% | 164 | 15.2% | 172 | 15.9% |
Black: | 121 | 12.5% | 105 | 10.8% | 101 | 10.4% | 113 | 11.3% | 127 | 12.4% | 139 | 12.8% | 130 | 12.0% |
White: | 159 | 16.5% | 153 | 15.7% | 144 | 14.8% | 148 | 14.8% | 174 | 16.9% | 208 | 19.2% | 240 | 22.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 436 | 45.1% | 420 | 43.1% | 384 | 39.4% | 404 | 40.3% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 348 | 32.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 152 | 15.7% | 141 | 14.5% | 169 | 17.3% | 142 | 14.2% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 212 | 19.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.95 | 18.73 | 18.06 | 19.27 | 18.25 | 18.20 | 17.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 51.1% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 92% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 64.9% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 53.8% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 62% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 66% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.9% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 60.7% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 65% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 73% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 82% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 81% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 80% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 95% | 66% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 97% | 65% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 69% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 97% | 64% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 99% | 62% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 96% | 62% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 99% | 61% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 99% | 67% | 73% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 78% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 75% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Irwin Altman Middle School 172 was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.