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Lower Manhattan Community Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 92% of New York middle schools

Summary

Lower Manhattan Community Middle School is a public middle school serving 328 students in grades 6-8 in the heart of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in New York state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years.

Lower Manhattan Community Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 81.82% of 6th graders, 79.22% of 7th graders, and 86.57% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the New York City District 2 and statewide averages. The school's math proficiency rates were also impressive, with 71.05% of 6th graders, 78.05% of 7th graders, and 69.01% of students passing the Algebra I Regents exam. This high academic performance extends to various student subgroups, including male students, Asian students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, indicating the school's commitment to equity and inclusion.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as IS 289 and Bridges: A School For Exploration And Equity, Lower Manhattan Community Middle School consistently outperforms them in statewide rankings and test scores. The school's high spending per student, ranging from $14,759 in 2020-2021 to $30,572 in 2023-2024, and its low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.2 to 11.5, suggest the school is well-resourced and able to provide individualized attention and support for its students. While the school's performance is impressive, the high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (over 50%) and the lower performance of the school's homeless student subgroup indicate the need for targeted support and resources to address the unique needs of these populations.

313

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,549

Per pupil spending ?

52.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26 Broadway
New York, NY 10004

(646) 826-8100

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.3%

Hispanic:

30.4%

Asian:

23.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (78% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New York middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg64%

New York avg54%

126^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	90.6	126 of 1500	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	142 of 1504	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	129 of 1500	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	114 of 1479	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.9	244 of 1242	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	123 of 1439	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	161 of 1438	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	150 of 1455	89.7%	★★★★☆
2016	82.9	180 of 1429	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.4	294 of 1407	79.1%	★★★★☆
2014	73.0	288 of 1401	79.4%	★★★★☆
2013	68.7	352 of 1373	74.4%	★★★★☆
2012	49.4	753 of 1337	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.2	840 of 1295	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.4	884 of 1243	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.6	770 of 1224	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	790 of 1185	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.0	726 of 1123	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.6	693 of 1095	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	43.6	388 of 696	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	431 of 706	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	41 of 406	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	66.9	135 of 396	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	131 of 388	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	162 of 381	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.6	200 of 236	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.5	139 of 369	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	159 of 374	57.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	83.3	15 of 473	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	15 of 503	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	162 of 1457	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	147 of 1465	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	159 of 1463	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	104 of 1454	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	66.8	278 of 1066	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	124 of 1370	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.2	208 of 1353	84.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	199 of 965	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	308 of 953	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.5	138 of 943	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	90 of 914	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	62.3	246 of 826	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	248 of 810	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	320 of 603	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	481 of 594	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	94.8	13 of 457	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	102 of 1283	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	139 of 1296	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	99 of 1288	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	91 of 1306	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	76.0	154 of 935	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	94 of 1241	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	96 of 1245	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	92 of 1455	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	156 of 1464	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	115 of 1464	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	123 of 1455	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	74.2	211 of 1071	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	123 of 1366	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	131 of 1352	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	52 of 1298	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	19 of 1303	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	40 of 1307	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	30 of 1283	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	14 of 522	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	27 of 1139	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	31 of 1170	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	102 of 775	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	35 of 778	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	71 of 772	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	68 of 748	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	99 of 614	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	51 of 716	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	65 of 763	91.5%	★★★★★

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 (2019)97th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

Homeless (2025)47th percentile-45 vs school

African American (2023)44th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+31 vs state

Life Science Biology78%+20 vs state

Math75%+21 vs state

Algebra I69%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Living Environment (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 Living Environment 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 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 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
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
New York City Charter School Of The Arts	Public, Charter	6-8	26 Broadway-12th Fl	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Charter School Of The Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 793-6320	230	25	9.2	63.0%	47 (20.4%)	73 (31.7%)	92 (40.0%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	76.4	297^th of 1500 public middle schools	80.2%		76.7	277^th of 1504 public middle schools	81.6%	20		73.1		92.3			79.7	65.4	73.1		49.2	59.0	76.3			$25,186	$866	$24,320
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
Dock Street School For Steam Studies	Public, Magnet	6-8	19 Dock St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 780-7660	220	29	7.5	71.8%	18 (8.2%)	138 (62.7%)	50 (22.7%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	48.6	743^rd of 1500 public middle schools	50.5%		58.7	560^th of 1504 public middle schools	62.8%	183				78.8	75.8		51.1	70.2	50.0		27.7	55.6	22.2		52.4	$42,668	$2,937	$39,732
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
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
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
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
Red Hook Neighborhood School	Public	3-8	27 Huntington St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 330-2238	168	25	6.7	47.0%	75 (44.6%)	39 (23.2%)	34 (20.2%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	78.6	974^th of 2445 public middle schools	60.2%		74.9	301^st of 1504 public middle schools	80.0%	673				90.0		9.1	57.1	63.0	82.8	0.0	67.7	70.8	57.9	18.2	83.3	$46,701	$2,908	$43,793

Frequently Asked Questions about Lower Manhattan Community Middle School

How many students attend Lower Manhattan Community Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Lower Manhattan Community Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Lower Manhattan Community Middle School?

Students at Lower Manhattan Community Middle School are 31% White, 30% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Lower Manhattan Community Middle School in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

Is Lower Manhattan Community Middle School a good school?

Yes. Lower Manhattan Community Middle School ranks in the top 8.4% of New York middle schools.

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