Irwin Altman Middle School 172

81-14 257 Street, Queens, NY 11004 · Queens · Junior High-Intermediate-Middle

DBN: 26Q172

Junior High-Intermediate-Middle

Zoned: Middle

SchoolDigger: 277 (of 1500)

Niche: 136 (of 1516)

Fed by these elementary schools

P.S. 188 Kingsbury P.S. 205 Alexander Graham Bell P.S. 221 The North Hills School The James J. Ambrose School P.S. 186 Castlewood P.S. 133 The Bellerose School of Excellence P.S./I.S. 295 P.S. 018 Winchester P.S. 191 Mayflower P.S. 033 Edward M. Funk P.S./ IS 178 Holliswood The Bellaire 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: 93.8%

78.7% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

71.6%(citywide avg: 74.3%)

ELA avg. rating

3.38 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.45 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

70.5%(citywide avg: 72.4%)

Math avg. rating

3.40 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.44 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

41.9%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

2.84 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 6 ELA

71%

Grade 6 Math

64.1%

Grade 7 ELA

67.6%

Grade 7 Math

72.9%

Grade 8 ELA

76.9%

Grade 8 Math

74.5%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

32.4%(citywide avg: 36.1%)

English Language Learners -- Math

41.2%(citywide avg: 46.4%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

38.7%

Students with disabilities -- Math

38.3%

Asian students -- ELA

77.4%(citywide avg: 76.2%)

Asian students -- Math

77.3%(citywide avg: 76.6%)

Black students -- ELA

56.8%(citywide avg: 60.1%)

Black students -- Math

47.2%(citywide avg: 49.8%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

55.7%(citywide avg: 60%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

48.8%(citywide avg: 55.1%)

White students -- ELA

69.6%(citywide avg: 71%)

White students -- Math

78.3%(citywide avg: 77.7%)

Multiracial students -- ELA

65%(citywide avg: 65.8%)

Multiracial students -- Math

75%(citywide avg: 77.8%)

"% 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

884 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 46.3%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

63.8%

Black

Hispanic or Latino

14.8%

White

Multiracial

1.4%

Native American

1.7%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

16.1%

English Language Learners

5.9%

Living in poverty

56%

Female

48.2%

Male

51.8%

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

Open

22 seats

2 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

No applicants

There were no applicants in this group.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).

2. Then to students and residents of District 26

~100% admitted

There were about 20 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~91% 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 New York City residents

~50% admitted

There were about 20 applicants in this group and about 10 received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~45% 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)