J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck
85-05 144 STREET
District 28 · NYC Public Schools · Middle school · Grades 6–8 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
1,291 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -375 students (-22.5%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 1,666 |
| 2019–2020 | 1,710 |
| 2020–2021 | 1,591 |
| 2021–2022 | 1,438 |
| 2022–2023 | 1,347 |
| 2023–2024 | 1,278 |
| 2024–2025 | 1,273 |
| 2025–2026 | 1,291 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $31,175 per student (state & local $28,796 · federal $2,379).
Same-year medians: District 28 $30,085 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $13,028 | $644 | $12,385 | 1664 |
| 2019–2020 | $12,690 | $485 | $12,205 | 1702 |
| 2020–2021 | $14,313 | $1,496 | $12,816 | 1586 |
| 2021–2022 | $17,793 | $2,341 | $15,452 | 1423 |
| 2022–2023 | $17,342 | $1,191 | $16,152 | 1348 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $30,160 | $3,895 | $26,265 | 1272 |
| 2024–2025 | $31,175 | $2,379 | $28,796 | 1267 |
Other schools in District 28, Queens
- Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72
- David N. Dinkins School
- Forest Hills High School
- High School for Community Leadership
- High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety
- Hillcrest High School
- Hillside Arts & Letters Academy
- J.H.S. 008 Richard S. Grossley
- J.H.S. 157 Stephen A. Halsey
- J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage
- Jamaica Children's School
- Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences
- M.S. 358
- Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School
- P.S. 040 Samuel Huntington
- P.S. 050 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School
- P.S. 054 Hillside
- P.S. 055 Maure
- P.S. 082 Hammond
- P.S. 099 Kew Gardens
- P.S. 101 School in the Gardens
- P.S. 117 J. Keld / Briarwood School
- P.S. 121 Queens
- P.S. 139 Rego Park
- P.S. 140 Edward K Ellington
- P.S. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen
- P.S. 160 Walter Francis Bishop
- P.S. 161 Arthur Ashe School
- P.S. 174 William Sidney Mount
- P.S. 175 The Lynn Gross Discovery School
- P.S. 182 Samantha Smith
- P.S. 196 Grand Central Parkway
- P.S. 206 The Horace Harding School
- P.S. 220 Edward Mandel
- P.S. Q086
- PS 80 The Thurgood Marshall Magnet School of Mult
- Queens Collegiate: A College Board School
- Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School
- Queens High School for the Sciences at York Colleg
- Queens Metropolitan High School
- Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity
- Redwood Middle School
- The Academy for Excellence through the Arts
- The Emerson School
- The Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center
- The Jermaine L. Green STEM Institute of Queens
- The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence
- Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education Hi
- York Early College Academy
- Young Women's Leadership School, Queens
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Sources: New York City Public Schools enrollment data and spending per student reported by the New York State Education Department. Missing years are not zero. Enrollment and spending are not school-quality ratings. How we check the data