J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker

147-26 25 DRIVE, QUEENS, NY 11354 · Queens · Junior High-Intermediate-Middle

DBN: 25Q185

Junior High-Intermediate-Middle

Zoned: Middle

SchoolDigger: 189 (of 1500)

Niche: 157 (of 1516)

Fed by these elementary schools

P.S. 079 Francis Lewis P.S. 184 Flushing Manor P.S. 193 Alfred J. Kennedy P.S. 032 State Street P.S. 021 Edward Hart P.S. 214 Cadwallader Colden P.S. 020 John Bowne P.S. 029 Queens P.S. 129 Patricia Larkin P.S. 107 Thomas A Dooley Helen M. Marshall School P.S. 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 95.4%

85.2% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

69.1%(citywide avg: 70%)

ELA avg. rating

3.35 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.37 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

78.7%(citywide avg: 73.4%)

Math avg. rating

3.60 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.48 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

66.4%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

3.18 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 6 ELA

64.9%

Grade 6 Math

72.9%

Grade 7 ELA

71.2%

Grade 7 Math

82.7%

Grade 8 ELA

71.2%

Grade 8 Math

80.1%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

39.5%(citywide avg: 41.5%)

English Language Learners -- Math

65%(citywide avg: 57.9%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

34.4%

Students with disabilities -- Math

37.1%

Asian students -- ELA

80%(citywide avg: 79.6%)

Asian students -- Math

92.5%(citywide avg: 87.2%)

Black students -- ELA

31.6%(citywide avg: 32.9%)

Small sample (19 students) -- treat as directional.

Black students -- Math

33.3%(citywide avg: 28.5%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

47.4%(citywide avg: 46%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

52.3%(citywide avg: 44.9%)

White students -- ELA

72%(citywide avg: 70.7%)

White students -- Math

78.9%(citywide avg: 72%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

1312 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 62.8%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

58.5%

Black

1.5%

Hispanic or Latino

29.3%

White

9.6%

Multiracial

0.8%

Native American

0.2%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

15.7%

English Language Learners

14.2%

Living in poverty

69.3%

Female

47.2%

Male

52.8%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Zone Priority

378 seats

1 applicants per seat

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Priority to applicants whose sibling(s) will be enrolled in this school next year

~100% admitted

There were about 50 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~13% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Then to residents of the middle school zone

~100% admitted

There were about 240 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~63% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

3. Then to students attending or zoned to PS 21, PS 79, or PS 214

~100% admitted

There were about 20 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~5% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

4. Then to District 25 and 28 students and residents

~67% admitted

There were about 150 applicants in this group and about 100 received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~26% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

5. Then to New York City residents

~0% admitted

There were less than 10 applicants in this group and none received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~0% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)