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J.H.S. 157 Stephen A. Halsey

28Q157

06,07,08,09 - Queens, District 28

63-55 102ND STREET (get directions)

$11.25/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

1,695 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $18,444,279 ($10,882/student)

Attendance: 92.6%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 98.6%

Math Course Pass Rate: 97.4%

Overview

J.H.S. 157 Stephen A. Halsey is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08,09) in Queens, Community School District 28.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	1,476
2014-15	1,529
2015-16	1,608
2016-17	1,572
2017-18	1,636
2018-19	1,651
2019-20	1,687
2020-21	1,648
2021-22	1,559
2022-23	1,550
2023-24	1,639
2024-25	1,631
2025-26	1,695

% female: 49.4% (2025-26)

% poverty: 50% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 15.5% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 9.8% (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: 34.3% (2025-26)

Black: 4.5% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 23.3% (2025-26)

White: 30.9% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 6.5% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.4% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.50 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 92.6%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 98.6%

Math Course Pass Rate: 97.4%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	92.6%
2024	ELA course pass rate	98.6%
2024	Math course pass rate	97.4%
2023	Attendance	86.4%
2023	Attendance	92.2%
2023	ELA course pass rate	99%
2023	Math course pass rate	97.2%
2022	Attendance	86.9%
2022	Attendance	92.7%
2022	ELA course pass rate	98.4%
2022	Math course pass rate	97.6%
2021	Attendance	86%
2021	Attendance	92.4%
2021	ELA course pass rate	99%
2021	Math course pass rate	98.2%
2020	Attendance	83.8%
2020	Attendance	92.4%
2020	ELA course pass rate	97.4%
2020	Math course pass rate	94.6%
2019	Attendance	92.2%
2019	Attendance	95.3%
2019	ELA course pass rate	98.4%
2019	Math course pass rate	97.8%
2018	Attendance	92.3%
2018	Attendance	95%
2018	ELA course pass rate	98.5%
2018	Math course pass rate	96.8%
2017	ELA course pass rate	98.2%
2017	Math course pass rate	96.6%
2016	ELA course pass rate	97.2%
2016	Math course pass rate	95.3%
2015	ELA course pass rate	97.5%
2015	Math course pass rate	95.9%

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	456	65%	528
2026	6	Math	472	75.3%	511
2026	7	ELA	463	72.7%	494
2026	7	Math	478	82.5%	496
2026	8	ELA	463	69.9%	438
2026	8	Math	440	39%	136
2026	8	Science	446	43.4%	212
2025	6	ELA	463	73.9%	495
2025	6	Math	478	83.1%	492
2025	7	ELA	464	74.5%	479
2025	7	Math	481	83%	494
2025	8	ELA	462	67.3%	373
2025	8	Math	440	32.3%	93
2025	8	Science	445	44.1%	177
2024	6	ELA	459	70.7%	491
2024	6	Math	477	82.6%	489
2024	7	ELA	462	71.7%	435
2024	7	Math	479	81.1%	445
2024	8	ELA	463	71.7%	364
2024	8	Math	442	36.1%	108
2024	8	Science	437	27%	189
2023	6	ELA	460	71.9%	430
2023	6	Math	472	73.5%	441
2023	7	ELA	465	75.1%	438
2023	7	Math	477	82.6%	449
2023	8	ELA	463	72.9%	325
2023	8	Math	449	45.6%	158
2022	6	ELA	612	73.2%	448
2022	6	Math	612	66.3%	427
2022	7	ELA	614	68%	415
2022	7	Math	612	60.9%	402
2022	8	ELA	610	66.8%	434
2022	8	Math	601	38.8%	160
2019	6	ELA	609	65.6%	500
2019	6	Math	612	67.1%	504
2019	7	ELA	612	61.5%	514
2019	7	Math	613	66.7%	508
2019	8	ELA	606	60%	385
2019	8	Math	610	58%	257
2018	6	ELA	611	71.7%	512
2018	6	Math	613	67.1%	513
2018	7	ELA	609	59.2%	478
2018	7	Math	610	60.6%	475
2018	8	ELA	608	64.4%	416
2018	8	Math	603	39.5%	233

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	504	210	62	12.3%
2024	563	250	69	12.3%
2023	483	212	63	13%
2022	540	230	56	10.4%

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	$18,444,279	$15,145,901	$10,882
FY 2026	$1,946,358	not reported	$1,148

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding	$15,145,901
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$1,048,799
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$473,160
Class Size Reduction Planning	$434,399
TL C4E FSF	$380,154
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$236,817
IDEA RS IEP Para	$179,608
ESY Summer Rising Services RS	$138,115
TL CB School Staff	$129,534
TL 09 C4E ICT	$71,081
Title I STH for Non Title I Schools	$62,194
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$59,681
TL Computer Maintenance	$21,142
Title III LEP	$19,020
TL ELL/Special Needs Partner Arts Project OTPS	$15,000
Title III Translation Services	$7,223
Title IV Safe Healthy Counseling Summer Rising	$7,027
TL NYC Solves Support	$5,585
High Need Support for Title I STH	$4,979
Title III LEP Carryover	$3,860
TL ELL/Special Needs Partner Arts Project PS	$1,000

PTA funding (LL171)

$11.25/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	$25,191	$18,342	$21,723	$21,810

Sources & methodology

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