How does Collaborative Arts Middle School compare to Cynthia Jenkins School?

Collaborative Arts Middle School has N/A students with an average class size of 21.1. Cynthia Jenkins School has 279 students with an average class size of 19. Both are in District 29. (NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

Which school has better test scores, PS 355 or PS 37?

Collaborative Arts Middle School has 28.3% math proficiency and 43.5% ELA proficiency. Cynthia Jenkins School has 35.4% math and 31.6% ELA. Both use NYC state assessments for grades 3-8. (NYSED, 2023)

PS 355 vs PS 37

Both District 29 · Queens

By Dr. Mira Kline|Published April 2026

According to adulting.nyc analysis of NYC DOE data, Collaborative Arts Middle School and Cynthia Jenkins School are both District 29 Queens schools.Collaborative Arts Middle School enrolls N/A students with 28.3% math proficiency.Cynthia Jenkins School enrolls 279 students with 35.4% math proficiency. A free NYC school comparison tool is available at adulting.nyc/compare.(NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

PS 355

Enrollment

—

Class Size

21.1

Math

28.3%

PS 37

Enrollment

279

Class Size

Math

35.4%

	PS 355	PS 37
Neighborhood	Springfield Gardens South-Brookville	St. Albans
District	29	29
Type	Junior High-Intermediate-Middle	Elementary
Grades	06, 07, 08	PK, 0K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Enrollment	—	279
Avg Class Size	21.1	19
Math Proficiency	28.3%	35.4%
ELA Proficiency	43.5%	31.6%
3K	No	No
Pre-K	No	Yes
G&T	No	No
Charter	No	No

According to adulting.nyc · Source: NYC DOE Open Data, 2023

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