At a Glance
A Hollis middle school pairing real academic gains with one of the district's richest program menus
Best suited for
Families in southeast Queens who want deep programming, strong principal relationships, and a school clearly trending in the right direction, and who can prioritize daily attendance — particularly families with middle schoolers who need more academic support than the district average.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- ELA proficiency has climbed from 18.3% (2016) to 41% (2025), more than doubling over nine years — a trajectory hard to match in District 29.
- Program richness score of 100/100, an exceptionally broad menu spanning coding, robotics, debate, band, dance, film, SHSAT prep, and My Brother's Keeper.
- Teacher-principal trust is 98% and instruction quality is 97%, both substantially above the district average of 88%.
- PTA fundraising reached $45 per student in 2024-25, beating the district's $33 average and signaling engaged families.
- Suspensions dropped from 21 to 9 in a single year (2022-23 to 2023-24), a meaningful climate shift.
Things to consider
- Math proficiency at 26.5% sits well below the district's 53.7% — students are catching up but math remains the larger gap.
- Chronic absenteeism at 58.5% means more than half of students miss too many school days, the most pressing day-to-day challenge.
- No subway within walking distance — daily commute depends on buses or drop-offs, which adds friction for car-free families.
- The 1.35/4 overall score sits well below the 2.21 district average and trails most peer schools in District 29.
- With 23% of students on IEPs and ELL support in place, the school serves a high-need population that requires sustained resources.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 29
District-wide, I.S. 192 sits below average on every measured academic outcome and behind peer schools like P.S. 176 (81/100) and P.S. 131 (72/100). But the year-over-year trajectory — particularly in math, up to 26.5% from 13.4% nine years ago — is the kind of momentum most peers can't match.
Academics
Test scores here trail district averages — 41% ELA proficiency versus 57% across District 29, and 26.5% math versus 54% — so most students arrive below grade level and many leave still catching up, particularly in math. But the trajectory is the more interesting story: ELA has climbed from 18.3% in 2016 to 41% in 2025, and math has nearly doubled from 13.4% to 26.5% over the same window. Eighth-graders post the strongest ELA result at 58%, suggesting the gains compound as students move through the school.
Culture
The day-to-day feel is unusually tight: teachers rate the principal at 98% trust and instruction quality at 97% (well above the district's 88%), and 94% of parents trust the principal — a rare combination. Discipline has calmed sharply, with suspensions falling from 21 in 2022-23 to 9 in 2023-24. The real concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism sits at 58.5%, meaning more than half of students miss too many days, even though the overall attendance rate (89.6%) is essentially at the district average.
Community
Three-quarters of students identify as Black, 17% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 23% have IEPs — a body dominated by one group but with meaningful representation across others. The surrounding Hollis neighborhood skews more economically mixed: median household income is $86,660, the poverty rate is just 8.7%, and over half of households own their homes, suggesting most families here are stable even though the school's economic need index (68.6) is meaningfully higher than what the ZIP code alone would predict.
Neighborhood
Hollis is a quiet, owner-occupied southeast Queens neighborhood where 53% of households own their homes, median household income is $86,660, and 26.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. About 15% of households have children — not the family-densest pocket of Queens, but a stable one where many neighbors are long-term residents and the poverty rate runs well below city norms. The school itself serves a student population with higher economic need than the surrounding block-level demographics would suggest.
There are no subway stations within a 20-minute walk of the school, so families rely on yellow school buses, local MTA buses, or car drop-offs to get here.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Science Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Science exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 217 families responded (65% rate)
Programs & Activities
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Middle school (6th grade)
Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. I.S. 192 The Linden admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- I.S. 192 The LindenUnscreened135 seats
Middle school application
- Opened
- Wed, Oct 14
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 11
- Offers
- Wed, Apr 7
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the middle school application, in 5th grade.
- 2Unscreened programs fill by random lottery among the families who rank them.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is I.S. 192 The Linden a good school?
- On Motley, I.S. 192 The Linden earns an overall rating of 34/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run below the District 29 average.
- What grades does I.S. 192 The Linden serve?
- I.S. 192 The Linden serves grades 6 to 8.
- How do students get into I.S. 192 The Linden?
- I.S. 192 The Linden admits by application through a random lottery, with no academic screen.
- Is I.S. 192 The Linden public, charter, or private?
- I.S. 192 The Linden is a public school in NYC Community School District 29.
- What neighborhood is I.S. 192 The Linden in?
- I.S. 192 The Linden is in Hollis, Queens.