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Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72

28Q072

06,07,08 - Queens, District 28

133-25 GUY R BREWER BOULEVARD (get directions)

$9.69/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

303 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $1,749,344 ($5,773/student)

Attendance: 88.3%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 87.9%

Math Course Pass Rate: 89.5%

Overview

Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Queens, Community School District 28.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	887
2014-15	760
2015-16	605
2016-17	442
2017-18	375
2018-19	337
2019-20	272
2020-21	246
2021-22	251
2022-23	278
2023-24	330
2024-25	330
2025-26	303

% female: 51.2% (2025-26)

% poverty: 89.4% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 25.1% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 14.9% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 5.9% (2025-26)

Black: 65.7% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 22.4% (2025-26)

White: 0.7% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 1.3% (2025-26)

Native American: 4% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.84 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 88.3%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 87.9%

Math Course Pass Rate: 89.5%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	88.3%
2024	ELA course pass rate	87.9%
2024	Math course pass rate	89.5%
2023	Attendance	88%
2023	ELA course pass rate	92.2%
2023	Math course pass rate	87.4%
2022	Attendance	88.9%
2022	ELA course pass rate	91.1%
2022	Math course pass rate	89.2%
2021	Attendance	87.5%
2021	ELA course pass rate	88%
2021	Math course pass rate	89.3%
2020	Attendance	87%
2020	ELA course pass rate	80.7%
2020	Math course pass rate	83.2%
2019	Attendance	91.5%
2019	ELA course pass rate	88.3%
2019	Math course pass rate	86.4%
2018	Attendance	90.3%
2018	ELA course pass rate	83.1%
2018	Math course pass rate	85.7%
2017	ELA course pass rate	86.9%
2017	Math course pass rate	83.5%
2016	ELA course pass rate	86.3%
2016	Math course pass rate	86.8%
2015	ELA course pass rate	85%
2015	Math course pass rate	91.2%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	440	35%	100
2026	6	Math	437	26%	100
2026	7	ELA	444	39.6%	96
2026	7	Math	446	41.1%	95
2026	8	ELA	443	36.5%	96
2026	8	Math	440	31.3%	96
2026	8	Science	440	23.7%	97
2025	6	ELA	437	31.7%	104
2025	6	Math	433	17.9%	112
2025	7	ELA	437	30.3%	99
2025	7	Math	441	35.2%	108
2025	8	ELA	452	52%	98
2025	8	Math	446	39.8%	103
2025	8	Science	442	38.4%	99
2024	6	ELA	432	23.8%	80
2024	6	Math	430	14%	93
2024	7	ELA	450	52.8%	72
2024	7	Math	443	31.2%	77
2024	8	ELA	444	47%	100
2024	8	Math	441	33.7%	101
2024	8	Science	436	23.7%	114
2023	6	ELA	446	35.4%	65
2023	6	Math	442	33.8%	68
2023	7	ELA	444	35.5%	76
2023	7	Math	443	30.9%	81
2023	8	ELA	461	69.9%	73
2023	8	Math	450	47.4%	76
2022	6	ELA	594	36%	75
2022	6	Math	584	8.1%	74
2022	7	ELA	605	48.4%	62
2022	7	Math	597	32.8%	64
2022	8	ELA	598	38.9%	72
2022	8	Math	593	18.7%	75
2019	6	ELA	587	27.4%	84
2019	6	Math	586	18%	89
2019	7	ELA	593	25.8%	89
2019	7	Math	586	13.3%	90
2019	8	ELA	590	23.8%	122
2019	8	Math	585	9.8%	123
2018	6	ELA	592	26.4%	91
2018	6	Math	585	11.7%	94
2018	7	ELA	588	14.8%	128
2018	7	Math	585	11.2%	125
2018	8	ELA	590	25.2%	123
2018	8	Math	593	16.8%	119

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	112	24	0-5	not reported
2024	129	47	0-5	not reported
2023	91	42	0-5	not reported
2022	85	39	0-5	not reported

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$1,749,344	not reported	$5,773
FY 2026	$1,404,629	not reported	$4,636

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Class Size Reduction Planning	$401,992
Magnet School 03 September Supplement	$299,544
Title I SWP	$201,541
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$164,871
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$149,620
TL 09 C4E ICT	$142,163
TL ASA Register Growth	$94,362
C4E Class Size Transition	$62,091
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$54,127
Title I SWP STH	$37,002
Magnet School 06 September Supplement	$33,283
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$31,336
IDEA RS IEP Para	$26,244
High Need Support for Title I	$16,134
Title III LEP	$12,465
Title IV Safe Healthy Counseling Summer Rising	$7,027
Rollover Foundation Grant 14 - UFTTC City Council	$6,130
High Need Support for Title I STH	$2,962
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,480
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$2,015
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,955

PTA funding (LL171)

$9.69/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$5	$3,196	$2,305	$563

Sources & methodology

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