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Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies

Public Grades 6-8

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 96% of New York middle schools

Summary

Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies is a highly-ranked public middle school in New York City's District 2, serving 549 students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently been among the top-performing middle schools in the state, ranking in the top 5% for the past several years.

Nyc Lab Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, significantly outpacing the district and state averages on state assessments and Regents exams across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had an 88.37% proficiency rate in 6th grade ELA, compared to 74.43% for the district and 50.86% for the state. The school's strong performance extends across diverse student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

While Nyc Lab Middle School's academic excellence is noteworthy, the analysis also highlights the presence of other high-performing middle schools in the area, such as Middle School 255 Salk School Of Science and Junior High School 104 Simon Baruch, which are also ranked among the top middle schools in New York City. This suggests that families in the area have access to multiple quality educational options.

538

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,133

Per pupil spending ?

40.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 W 17th St
New York, NY 10011

(212) 691-6119

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.9%

White:

27.7%

Hispanic:

13.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (89% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New York middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 2

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg64%

New York avg54%

54^th of 1,500

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Top 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	96.3	54 of 1500	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	54 of 1504	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	29 of 1500	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	20 of 1479	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	6 of 1242	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	22 of 1439	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	26 of 1438	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	98.7	23 of 1455	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	98.4	22 of 1429	98.5%	★★★★★
2015	98.6	15 of 1407	98.9%	★★★★★
2014	98.6	14 of 1401	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	98.2	14 of 1373	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	95.2	14 of 1337	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	95.6	10 of 1295	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	93.6	16 of 1243	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.6	24 of 1224	98.0%	★★★★★
2008	89.9	14 of 1185	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	92.7	11 of 1123	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	94.3	12 of 1095	98.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	29 of 406	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	61 of 396	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	33 of 388	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	25 of 381	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	13 of 236	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	14 of 369	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	20 of 374	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	59 of 1457	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	61 of 1465	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	47 of 1463	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	25 of 1454	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	11 of 1066	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	19 of 1370	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	26 of 1353	98.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	83 of 965	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	103 of 953	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	144 of 943	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	100 of 914	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	53 of 826	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	67.2	209 of 810	74.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	47 of 1283	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	45 of 1296	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	32 of 1288	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	24 of 1306	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	2 of 935	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	26 of 1241	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	29 of 1245	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	48 of 1455	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	43 of 1464	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	21 of 1464	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	22 of 1455	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	7 of 1071	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	24 of 1366	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	28 of 1352	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	91.7	9 of 208	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	4 of 95	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	7 of 126	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	10 of 107	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	37 of 1298	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	20 of 1303	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	25 of 1307	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	17 of 1283	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	5 of 522	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	23 of 1139	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	16 of 1170	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	42 of 775	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	31 of 778	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	11 of 772	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	15 of 748	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	6 of 614	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	29 of 716	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	18 of 763	97.6%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+40 vs state

Math90%+36 vs state

Life Science Biology89%+31 vs state

English Language Arts87%+35 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, July 13, 2021

I loved this school for my child! Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, October 2, 2010

I went to this school from 2007 to 2010 and I have to say that I believe that this is the best middle school district two can offer. You instantly make new friends, connect with your teachers, and everyone is always trying to help you learn and be successful. Enough kids got into specialized schools (Such as Bronx Science, Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Tech, LaGuardia) that it wasn't even a surprise if you found out that someone got into Stuyvesant. The scores on the SHSAT were extremely high too, as I have friends who got 617 and 623. You also shouldn't judge this school based on how much homework you will get, because even though it may seem like a lot, it's totally fair and challenging. If someone were to get behind anyone can help, as we have such a nice learning environment. I've also heard that people think that this school will end up really boring because we're a whole bunch of nerds, but it's really not. I mean, the nerds part is true, but we have tons of fun.
I say, from what I heard (which may not have been much), about 30-40 kids got into Stuyvesant, 15-20 kids got into Bronx Science, 20ish kids got into Brooklyn Tech and about 20 got into LaGuardia, for arts, acting and vocal. This is out of 200 per grade, and those who didn't go to specialized schools either went to private schools or schools such as the Lab High School, Beacon, Eleanor Roosevelt and Bard High School Early College, which are all excellent schools.

ANOTHER NOTE: Right now I go to Bronx Science with multiple friends in Brooklyn Tech and Stuyvesant. After hearing from them, I've realized that this school's foreign language department is extremely strong. Though we only take spanish, our teachers exceed the requirements before the profeciency exam we have at the end of our eighth grade year. I know this because I talk to people who are in the same spanish class as I have and they got similar scores on the profeciency and yet I far surpass their spanish speaking, writing, and reading skills. This is also the case for my other Labbie friends. I just had to add that.

I HIGHLY recommend this school for your child, I had tons of fun, and am happy that I went there :] Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)					NY State Assessments Math (2025)					NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies	Public	6-8	333 W 17th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 691-6119	538	48	11.1	40.9%	149 (27.7%)	22 (4.1%)	71 (13.2%)	247 (45.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.7%)	96.3	54^th of 1500 public middle schools	96.4%		96.3	54^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.4%				96.3	88.8			88.4	87.1	84.4			87.6	91.9				$30,133	$1,342	$28,791
Ballet Technical/Nyc Public School For Dance	Public, Magnet	4-8	890 Broadway	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 254-1803	112	10	11.2	45.5%	40 (35.7%)	22 (19.6%)	17 (15.2%)	21 (18.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	10 (8.9%)	89.3	143^rd of 1500 public middle schools	90.5%		98.3	21^st of 1504 public middle schools	98.6%	122			90.9	81.8	88.9	88.0	88.9	88.9	95.0	100.0	92.0	55.6	82.4		88.0		$35,134	$1,296	$33,837
Middle School 297	Public	6-8	75 Morton St	New York	10014	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 295-7555	297	34	8.8	74.7%	63 (21.2%)	32 (10.8%)	170 (57.2%)	20 (6.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	28.7	1153^rd of 1500 public middle schools	23.1%		41.5	885^th of 1504 public middle schools	41.2%	268			87.0	91.3			39.4	47.6	45.4			35.5	48.0	9.3		24.3	$34,610	$1,553	$33,057
Middle School 255 Salk School Of Science	Public	6-8	320 E 20th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 614-8785	378	22	17.4	19.6%	177 (46.8%)	8 (2.1%)	45 (11.9%)	104 (27.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.4%)	96.5	52^nd of 1500 public middle schools	96.5%		97.7	32^nd of 1504 public middle schools	97.9%	20			98.9	97.9			89.5	93.0	82.8			85.5	94.0				$26,900	$1,400	$25,500
Junior High School 104 Simon Baruch	Public	6-8	330 E 21st St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 674-4545	1,023	64	15.9	37.2%	372 (36.4%)	69 (6.7%)	227 (22.2%)	257 (25.1%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	88 (8.6%)	90	132^nd of 1500 public middle schools	91.2%		91.2	120^th of 1504 public middle schools	92.0%	12			100.0	86.3			80.4	85.1	84.6			66.6	83.6	66.7			$24,660	$1,415	$23,246
Tompkins Square Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E 6th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 995-1430	290	21	13.8	74.5%	47 (16.2%)	44 (15.2%)	168 (57.9%)	22 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	46.3	792^nd of 1500 public middle schools	47.2%		52.3	675^th of 1504 public middle schools	55.1%	117			100.0				39.4	50.6	65.2			32.1	45.7	50.9		43.1	$36,218	$2,493	$33,724
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
Is 289	Public	6-8	201 Warren St	New York	10282	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 571-9268	253	20	12.5	51.0%	66 (26.1%)	22 (8.7%)	44 (17.4%)	107 (42.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	87.1	161^st of 1500 public middle schools	89.3%		92.6	106^th of 1504 public middle schools	93.0%	55			89.8	88.9			61.4	67.5	89.8			80.0	87.1	75.0			$29,417	$1,419	$27,997
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies

What is the racial makeup of Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies?

Students at Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies are 46% Asian, 28% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies.

Is Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies a good school?

Yes! Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 54^th of 1500 New York middle schools.

What district is Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

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