CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72

Regular School · JAMAICA, NY

CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 is a regular school school in JAMAICA, New York, serving grades 06–08 with 329 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

329

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	214	65%
Hispanic/Latino	72	22%
Asian	18	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	15	5%
Two or more races	4	1%
White	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Total enrollment	329	168M / 161F

English Language Learners: 19 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2020-2021)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11-19%	55.2%	59
Science Proficiency	<=20%	—	20

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Chronically Absent

104

31.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	329	100%

Contact & Location

133-25 GUY R BREWER BLVD

JAMAICA, NY 11434

Phone: (718)723-6200

http://www.ms72q.org

NCES ID

360010002297

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD