At a Glance
A large, selective Queens middle school with steadily rising test scores and an unusually deep course catalog
Best suited for
Families in western Queens willing to navigate a screened admissions process and manage a car-or-bus commute, with kids who want a wide menu of electives, strong math, and a structured environment in a large school.
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
- Screened admissions — students are evaluated rather than zoned in
- 100/100 program richness score — an unusually deep catalog of arts, sports, STEM, and academic electives for a middle school
- Math proficiency up roughly 12 percentage points over the past decade, the district's clearest improvement story
- 97% parent-principal trust and 97% teacher-rated instruction quality signal a tight, well-led school culture
- Discipline trending down — suspensions fell from 16 to 9 in two years
- 20% IEP enrollment alongside strong academic outcomes suggests meaningful inclusion of students with disabilities
Things to consider
- Very large enrollment — about 1,950 students — means your child will be one of many and may need to advocate for themselves
- 77.4% chronic absenteeism is high, even though daily attendance looks fine
- No subway within walking distance — the commute is car- or bus-based
- PTA fundraising is only about $2 per student, far below the district average of $32, suggesting limited parent financial engagement
- Suspension rate of 1% is above the district average of 0.175%
- Science proficiency at 44.9% lags the school's own ELA and math performance
- The student body is heavily Hispanic with no Black students enrolled, which may matter for families seeking broader racial representation
Based on 2025 data
School SummaryDistrict 24
I.S. 73 sits near the top of District 24 by proficiency — its ELA and math scores both run roughly five to seven points above district averages, and only P.S. 007 and Central Queens Academy Charter rank ahead among the listed peer middle schools.
Academics
Both ELA and math sit above the District 24 average — about 56.7% versus a district 51.1% in ELA, and 62.3% versus 54.8% in math. Math is the real success story, climbing from 49.8% in 2016 to 62.3% in 2025. ELA rose from 43.1% in 2016 and has held in the mid-50s for several years, with a slight dip-and-recover pattern. Science proficiency is 44.9%, the weaker of the three subjects. Grade 6 trails grades 7 and 8 in ELA, suggesting students often need a year to settle in before hitting their stride.
Culture
Survey marks are unusually strong — 97% of parents report trust in the principal, 96% report parent-teacher trust, and 97% of teachers rate instruction quality positively. Teacher collegial trust is 93%. The school day feels orderly: only 9 suspensions last year, down from 16 the prior year and 12 before that. Daily attendance of 93.3% is solid, but chronic absenteeism sits at 77.4%, meaning most students are missing at least 10% of school days over the course of the year.
Community
The student body is 64% Hispanic, 24% Asian, and 11% White, with no Black students reported — a mix that closely mirrors the surrounding neighborhood rather than the city as a whole. About 69% of students qualify for economic need and 20% have IEPs. The community around the school in Maspeth is also predominantly Hispanic and white, middle-class, and family-oriented, so the school reflects its block more than the borough.
Neighborhood
Maspeth is a residential, family-dense pocket of western Queens where roughly 23% of households have children and median household income is about $87,000. About 52% of homes are owner-occupied with a median value near $784,000 — solidly middle-class. Around 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. It's a neighborhood built around driving and local shops more than subway commutes.
There are no subway stations within a 20-minute walk — most families will drive, ride a school bus, or use local buses 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) · 897 families responded (58% 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. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School admits through 4 programs, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School I.S. 73 Beacon Middle School ProgramScreened49 seats
- I.S. 73 Spanish Dual Language ProgramScreened25 seats
- The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School (I.S. 73)Unscreened121 seats
- The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School (I.S. 73) Zoned ProgramZoned272 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.
- 2Screened programs rank 4th-grade course grades, so last year's report card is the one that counts.
- 3Zoned programs give priority to students who live in the zone — a priority, not a guaranteed seat.
- 4Unscreened programs fill by random lottery among the families who rank them.
- 5Rank 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. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School a good school?
- On Motley, I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School earns an overall rating of 60/100 — 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 above the District 24 average.
- What grades does I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School serve?
- I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School serves grades 6 to 8.
- How do students get into I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School?
- I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School is a screened school — it admits by application, ranking applicants on their course grades (4th grade for middle school, the 7th-grade core-course average for high school); a few schools add an assessment, writing sample, or interview.
- Is I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School public, charter, or private?
- I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School is a public school in NYC Community School District 24.
- What neighborhood is I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School in?
- I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School is in Maspeth, Queens.