I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens
District 29 · Queens · Grades 6 to 8 · 29Q059
At a glance
- Address
- 132-55 RIDGEDALE STREET, QUEENS, NY 11413
- Admissions
- Zone Priority
- Links
- School websiteMySchools page
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Tours and open houses
No dates are posted, but the school says how to visit:
“visit our school Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM and speak with our office staff for open enrollment.”
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Admissions
For fall 2027 entry · from MySchools, checked October 15
Springfield Gardens (I.S. 59) (Q059U), Q059U
Zone Priority — Students who live within a particular school zone are given priority for this program.
Clubs, arts and sports
- Music
- Chorus, Chorus, Marching Band
- Visual & performing arts
- Art, Art, Art History, Choreographic Practices, Dance, Dance, Drama, Drama, Performing Arts, Theater, Theater
- STEM
- Coding, Coding, Computer Science, STEM, Technology, Technology, Urban Advantage
- Sports & fitness
- Physical Education
- Academics
- Advisory, ELA (Middle School Honors), Foreign Language, Health, Library, Living Environment, Math, Math (Middle School Honors), Middle School Algebra ACC, Middle School Framework US History ACC, Regents Living Environment, Saturday Academy, Saturday Academy, Science (Middle School Honors), Social Studies (Middle School Honors), Spanish, Specialized High School Test Preparation, US History, World Languages (Middle School Accelerated), World Languages (Middle School)
- Clubs & leadership
- Debate, Debate, Green Team, National Junior Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, Newspaper, Peer Mediation, Peer Mediation, School Newspaper, Spelling Bee, Student Council, Student Council, Yearbook, Yearbook
- Programs
- Extended Day, Free After School Program, Summer Session, Uniform, Weekend Program
About the school
I.S. 59 nestles in at the heart of the Springfield Gardens community.Scholars at Intermediate School 59 Queens are literate and well-informed problem solvers.They use their natural talents, gifts and abilities as springboards to high levels of academic achievement.Our students are confident, and are able to express their thinking and reasoning in a variety of ways.They are self-motivated learners capable of making strategic choices that will impact themselves, their families, communities, as well as present and future generations. All our scholars leave IS 59, with a balance of academic and interpersonal skills they will need to carve out their own place in the world.As we move towards becoming a STEAM School (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math), we offer a rigorous academic program along with dance, visual arts, chorus, and drama.We host a wide variety of clubs.They include Volley Ball, Basketball, Student Government, I.S. 59 Young Ambassadors Club, and Debate Club.Our Rising Stars Academy is a coveted accelerated program that engages our scholars in the Future Problem Solvers Program.We believe that community partnerships are the key to developing a safe, efficient and effective learning environment.
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