J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard
144-80 BARCLAY AVENUE, Queens, NY 11355
About this school
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JHS 189Qprovides students with a community learning environment with a focus on personalized programs and targeted instruction. We support the achievement of higher standards of advanced literacy analysis and mathematical proficiency through our Algebra for All initiative and integration of Expeditionary Learning and the NYC Writing program in ELA. We offer a variety of arts, music and extracurricular activities including: musical theater, digital photography, illustration, animation and design. Our Musical Theater program's partnership with Flushing Town Hall has enabled our students to achieve the highest levels of artistic excellence. JHS 189Q builds 21st-Century skills through our instructional technology initiative. We have joined a NYC instructional technology cohort to further develop 21st century teaching capacity. Our Dual Language Chinese program opens up future opportunities in college and choice of career. We provide a number of clubs, after school and Saturday programs including: Volleyball, Engineering, Computer Coding, Dance Team, Cheerleading, Flag Football, Soccer, Movie Club, Musical Theater Club, Basketball, Ping Pong, Creative Writing, Rubik's Cube, Craft, Scrabble.
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Student demographics
NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2024-10-31 · Source release: 2025 · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Source-reported for the stated period; retrieval does not establish present-day accuracy. Only the categories available in this record are shown; totals may be below 100%.
Academic measures
NYC School Quality Snapshot · Source release: 2025 release (measurement periods vary). Proficiency is the share of tested students meeting state standards, not a school rating.
- ELA proficiency
- 47%2025 NY State tests
- Math proficiency
- 64%2025 NY State tests
- Student attendance
- 94%September 2024-June 2025
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- School listing
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- Stored rating
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- Enrollment
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- School description
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