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Middle School 131

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Middle School 131 ranks 623 rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 58% of New York middle schools

Summary

Middle School 131 is a public middle school located in New York City's Geographic District #2, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 291 students. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years, currently ranking 623 out of 1,500 New York middle schools with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Middle School 131 consistently underperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency, it performs better in Math, with 60-70% of students scoring proficient or better across grades 6-8. The school excels in supporting English Language Learner and Special Education students, ranking in the top 15% and top 30% of New York middle schools, respectively, in these subgroups. However, the school struggles with its Hispanic and Asian student populations, ranking in the bottom 30% and bottom 50% of New York middle schools in these subgroups. With over 92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Middle School 131 serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, Middle School 131 has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $28,407 in 2020-2021 to $43,602 in 2023-2024, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio. When compared to nearby schools, such as Tompkins Square Middle School and IS 289, Middle School 131 generally underperforms in academic proficiency, but outperforms some schools in other nearby districts in serving specialized student populations.

257

Students ?

7.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$49,349

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Hester St
New York, NY 10002-5293

(212) 219-1204

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Feeder schools for Middle School 131:

Elementary:	Ps 1 Alfred E Smith
	Ps 124 Yung Wing
	Ps 130 Hernando De Soto
	Ps 2 Meyer London

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

47.5%

Hispanic:

35.0%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District # 2's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg67%

New York avg56%

623^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2

352^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 2 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	623 of 1500	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	605 of 1504	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	759 of 1500	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	621 of 1479	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	698 of 1242	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.8	336 of 1439	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	401 of 1438	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	67.6	396 of 1455	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	60.6	491 of 1429	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.4	392 of 1407	72.1%	★★★★☆
2014	59.2	493 of 1401	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.2	665 of 1373	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.8	872 of 1337	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.6	863 of 1295	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.4	822 of 1243	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.4	841 of 1224	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.0	798 of 1185	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.0	746 of 1123	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.0	594 of 1095	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	225 of 406	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	248 of 396	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	290 of 388	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	296 of 381	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	215 of 236	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	236 of 369	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	256 of 374	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	84 of 646	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	74 of 615	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	96 of 591	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	68 of 581	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	64 of 473	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	44 of 503	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	678 of 1457	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	617 of 1465	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	647 of 1463	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	722 of 1454	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	670 of 1066	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.1	338 of 1370	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	423 of 1353	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	694 of 965	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	720 of 953	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	813 of 943	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	607 of 914	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	530 of 826	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	455 of 810	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	257 of 603	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	210 of 594	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	260 of 543	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.2	41 of 487	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	55 of 392	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	33 of 457	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	370 of 1283	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	46.7	640 of 1296	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	394 of 1288	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	276 of 1306	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	238 of 935	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	171 of 1241	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	217 of 1245	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	542 of 1455	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	576 of 1464	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	838 of 1464	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	523 of 1455	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	580 of 1071	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.6	290 of 1366	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	335 of 1352	75.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	357 of 1298	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	514 of 1303	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	845 of 1307	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	746 of 1283	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	301 of 1139	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	311 of 1170	73.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government93%+18 vs state

Science69%+26 vs state

Algebra I69%+13 vs state

Math60%+6 vs state

English Language Arts44%-7 vs state

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by a teacher
Sunday, September 16, 2012

Our New Mission Statement and Philosophy brings a new feeling to our school to welcome everyone.

Our New Mission
MS 131 prepares students to reach their highest potential through a rigorous and authentic curriculum. Our school inspires students through academics, arts, and technology, to explore, create and achieve. Staff, students and parents are part of a larger community whose responsibility is to provide a safe and supportive environment for all to succeed.

New School Philosophy

Middle School 131 offers a unique learning environment with a distinct philosophy to develop their critical thinking skills, and by proclaiming three principles :

To Explore: Be curious. Be imaginative. To explore is to delve deeper into what you are curious about in creating new thinking and connections.

To Create: Be inventive. Be innovative. To create is to make an ingenious product that illustrates and reflects your new thinking and connections.

To Achieve: Be accomplished. Be attained. To achieve is to carry out your effort, despite difficulty, in a way that you are proud of what you have completed Close Quote

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Middle School 131	Public	6-8	100 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 219-1204	257	34	7.6	91.1%	9 (3.5%)	31 (12.1%)	90 (35.0%)	122 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	56.3	623^rd of 1500 public middle schools	58.5%		56.1	605^th of 1504 public middle schools	59.8%	18			93.1	68.7		33.3	45.5	50.7	60.7	59.2		69.2	$49,349	$3,001	$46,347
University Neighborhood Middle School	Public	6-8	220 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 267-5701	131	17	7.7	94.7%	7 (5.3%)	26 (19.8%)	93 (71.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	26	1209^th of 1500 public middle schools	19.4%		41.8	880^th of 1504 public middle schools	41.5%	329	5.3			36.4		25.9	51.4	45.2	12.5	36.1			$60,896	$4,824	$56,071
School For Global Leaders	Public	6-8	145 Stanton St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 260-5375	150	18	8.4	89.3%	13 (8.7%)	20 (13.3%)	96 (64.0%)	12 (8.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	63.3	498^th of 1500 public middle schools	66.8%		44.3	823^rd of 1504 public middle schools	45.3%	325				81.8		52.4	51.1	45.7	56.8	66.0	72.2	58.3	$43,392	$3,329	$40,063
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Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	77 Sands St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 429-8439	196	21	9.3	81.1%	3 (1.5%)	142 (72.4%)	46 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	56.1	628^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.1%		42.7	862^nd of 1504 public middle schools	42.7%	234					13.4	59.6	42.1	61.8	57.5	42.9	55.9		$26,062	$1,010	$25,052
Lower Manhattan Community Middle School	Public	6-8	26 Broadway	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(646) 826-8100	313	32	9.8	52.1%	98 (31.3%)	29 (9.3%)	95 (30.4%)	73 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	90.6	126^th of 1500 public middle schools	91.6%		89.2	142^nd of 1504 public middle schools	90.6%	16				69.0	78.4	81.8	79.2	86.6	71.1	78.1			$32,549	$1,847	$30,702
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Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School 131

What district is Middle School 131 in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

How many students attend Middle School 131?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Middle School 131.

Is Middle School 131 a good school?

Middle School 131 ranks 623^rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Middle School 131?

Students at Middle School 131 are 47% Asian, 35% Hispanic, 12% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

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