IS 59 SPRINGFIELD GARDENS
IS 59, also known as the Springfield Gardens School, is a public middle school located in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York. Serving students in grades 6 through 8, the school operates under the New York City Department of Education. It is situated within a residential community and functions as a focal point for local families, providing a structured academic environment designed to prepare middle schoolers for the transition into high school.
The school is committed to fostering both academic achievement and social-emotional growth among its diverse student body. Its curriculum focuses on core subjects such as English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, while often incorporating extracurricular opportunities and support services to meet the varied needs of its learners. By emphasizing a supportive school culture, IS 59 strives to encourage student engagement, community involvement, and the development of essential life skills during the formative middle school years.
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY 11413-1500
(718) 527-3501
IS 59 SPRINGFIELD GARDENS is a public Title I school in SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY with about 590 enrolled students. See other public middle schools in New York
School Details
- Level:
- Middle School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
- Total Students:
- 590
- Teachers:
- 37
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 590 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending IS 59 SPRINGFIELD GARDENS is predominantly Black or African American, representing about 86% of the student body.
- Black or African American
- 85.9%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 6.3%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 4.2%
- Asian
- 1.5%
- White
- 1.4%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- 0.3%
- Two or more races
- 0.3%
- Female
- 49.8%
- Male
- 50.2%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.