Redwood Middle School (28Q332) is a public school in District 28, Springfield Gardens North, Queens, serving grades 6–8. In 2026, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 256 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 math proficiency is 40%, about typical for NYC middle schools and lower than most of those with similar economic need — 23% of students here are in special education; general education students scored 51% in math (2026).
Also worth knowing: Students here gain more than at most schools serving similar students (2024–25).
Students here gain more than at most schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.55 · 78th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
45%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
225 students tested
51 students tested
174 students tested
Mathematics
40%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
124 students tested
35 students tested
89 students tested
Grade 8 math not reported by the DOE.
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 29% | 22% |
| 2019 | 22% | 14% |
| 2022 | 42% | 22% |
| 2023 | 38% | — |
| 2024 | 45% | — |
| 2025 | 44% | 45% |
| 2026 | 45% | 40% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 59%1.6 mi away
Economic need index: 73%2.7 mi away
Economic need index: 87%2.6 mi away
Economic need index: 79%3.0 mi away
Economic need index: 77%
Economic need index: 83%3.1 mi away
Economic need index: 79%1.6 mi away
Economic need index: 84%
Economic need index: 84%1.6 mi away
Economic need index: 59%1.6 mi away
Economic need index: 87%2.6 mi away
Economic need index: 79%3.0 mi away
Economic need index: 79%1.6 mi away
Economic need index: 83%3.1 mi away
Economic need index: 77%
Economic need index: 73%2.7 mi away
Economic need index: 84%
Economic need index: 84%1.6 mi away
| Measure | Redwood Middle School | Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 45% (+1 points vs 2025) | 37% (-1 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 40% (-6 points vs 2025) | 33% (+2 points vs 2025) |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 256 | 303 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 10.7 | 9.3 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 93% | 95% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 96% | 98% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 93% | 97% |
| Leadership (2026) | 93% | 97% |
| Distance between schools | <0.01 mi | |
Redwood Middle School has higher reading proficiency than Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 (45% vs 37%) and higher math proficiency (40% vs 33%).
Enrollment
256 students
6–8 · about the same over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
10.7
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
16%
was 16% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
83% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 77% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
23%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 1% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 54% Black, 2% multiracial, 46% female, 54% male.
Economic need index: 77% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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