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Is 24 Myra S Barnes

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Is 24 Myra S Barnes ranks 227 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 85% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 24 Myra S Barnes is a high-performing public middle school in Staten Island, New York, serving 1,289 students in grades 6-8. This school consistently ranks among the top 15-25% of middle schools in New York, with a 4-star or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years.

Is 24 Myra S Barnes stands out for its exceptional academic performance. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are significantly higher than the New York City Geographic District #31 and New York state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 69.92% of 6th graders, 75.57% of 7th graders, and 66.06% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 58.84% and 50.86% for the district and state, respectively. The school also demonstrates exceptional performance on Regents exams, with proficiency rates much higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Is 24 Myra S Barnes consistently outperforms its peers in academic proficiency and Regents exam performance. The school also maintains strong performance across diverse student subgroups, including traditionally underserved populations. This suggests the school is effectively meeting the needs of all its students and promoting equitable educational opportunities. The school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio may contribute to its academic success, as it allows for more personalized attention and resources to support student learning.

1,314

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,982

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 Durant Ave
Staten Island, NY 10308-3299

(718) 982-4700

District: New York City Geographic District #31

Feeder schools for Is 24 Myra S Barnes:

Elementary:	Barbara Esselborn School (The)
	Ps 11 Thomas Dongan School
	Ps 23 Richmondtown
	Ps 50 Frank Hankinson
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	Ps 8 Shirlee Solomon

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.6%

Asian:

20.7%

Hispanic:

17.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New York middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 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 school73%

District avg60%

New York avg56%

227^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 12Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #31

403^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #31 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	81.9	227 of 1500	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	212 of 1504	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	155 of 1500	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	188 of 1479	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	122 of 1242	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	304 of 1439	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	366 of 1438	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	328 of 1455	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	63.6	440 of 1429	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.7	451 of 1407	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.6	262 of 1401	81.3%	★★★★☆
2013	67.2	376 of 1373	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	62.9	543 of 1337	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.2	399 of 1295	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.3	467 of 1243	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.6	519 of 1224	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.9	520 of 1185	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.6	497 of 1123	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.6	505 of 1095	53.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	64.1	175 of 653	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	341 of 663	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	109 of 406	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	152 of 396	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	120 of 388	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	123 of 381	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	103 of 369	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	95 of 374	74.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	123 of 646	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	62 of 615	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	56 of 591	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	74.0	58 of 581	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.1	72 of 473	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	123 of 503	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	230 of 1457	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	251 of 1465	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	202 of 1463	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	218 of 1454	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	91 of 1066	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	74.8	296 of 1370	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	357 of 1353	73.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	380 of 965	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	298 of 953	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.4	179 of 943	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	165 of 914	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	266 of 826	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	273 of 810	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	93 of 603	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	70 of 594	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	57 of 543	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	21 of 487	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	54.5	133 of 392	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	92 of 457	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	128 of 1283	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	147 of 1296	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	93 of 1288	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	99 of 1306	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	49 of 935	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	71.7	258 of 1241	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	302 of 1245	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	227 of 1455	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	184 of 1464	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	130 of 1464	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	169 of 1455	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	96 of 1071	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	291 of 1366	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	346 of 1352	74.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	87 of 235	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	236 of 1298	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	216 of 1303	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	178 of 1307	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	198 of 1283	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	238 of 1139	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	315 of 1170	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	195 of 775	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	176 of 778	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	156 of 772	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	173 of 748	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	80 of 614	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	270 of 716	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	339 of 763	55.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2019)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2025)25th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+43 vs state

Life Science Biology96%+38 vs state

U.S. History and Government89%+14 vs state

English Language Arts71%+19 vs state

Math70%+18 vs state

Science57%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Common Core English Language Arts 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	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Is 24 Myra S Barnes	Public	6-8	750 Durant Ave	Staten Island	10308	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 982-4700	1,314	99	13.2	54.9%	757 (57.6%)	13 (1.0%)	229 (17.4%)	272 (20.7%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	33 (2.5%)	81.9	227^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.9%		82	212^th of 1504 public middle schools	85.9%	15			89.1	99.2	96.1			69.9	75.6	66.1	63.5	81.0	64.1	57.3	$34,982	$1,752	$33,230
Marsh Avenue School For Expeditionary Learning	Public	6-8	100 Essex Dr	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 370-6850	406	37	11.0	65.3%	148 (36.5%)	42 (10.3%)	125 (30.8%)	75 (18.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	68.4	404^th of 1500 public middle schools	73.1%		80.1	234^th of 1504 public middle schools	84.4%	170				100.0				52.9	66.9	70.6	44.1	62.1	56.3	67.2	$36,935	$1,586	$35,349
Is 7 Elias Bernstein	Public	6-8	1270 Huguenot Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 697-8488	1,177	82	14.3	48.4%	790 (67.1%)	9 (0.8%)	135 (11.5%)	218 (18.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.0%)	90.9	121^st of 1500 public middle schools	91.9%		90.6	129^th of 1504 public middle schools	91.4%	8	96.1		99.0	100.0	99.0			77.0	81.4	73.6	75.6	88.9	84.4	62.6	$31,722	$1,705	$30,017
Is 75 Frank D Paulo	Public	6-8	455 Huguenot Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 701-6343	1,514	134	11.2	50.0%	880 (58.1%)	11 (0.7%)	236 (15.6%)	349 (23.1%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.1%)	91.6	112^th of 1500 public middle schools	92.5%		85.2	180^th of 1504 public middle schools	88.0%	68	100.0		98.2	100.0	100.0			75.6	79.9	77.3	81.9	85.9	81.9	64.5	$33,794	$1,634	$32,160
Is 2 George L Egbert	Public	6-8	333 Midland Ave	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 987-5336	980	92	10.6	77.9%	358 (36.5%)	46 (4.7%)	277 (28.3%)	267 (27.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.7%)	50.2	716^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.3%		56.6	599^th of 1504 public middle schools	60.2%	117			94.7	100.0	94.3			52.7	50.2	50.8	44.9	53.7	45.5	46.5	$31,093	$2,633	$28,461
Is 72 Rocco Laurie	Public	6-8	33 Ferndale Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 698-5757	1,532	126	12.1	70.0%	533 (34.8%)	64 (4.2%)	411 (26.8%)	482 (31.5%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.0%)	63.4	497^th of 1500 public middle schools	66.9%		61.2	527^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.0%	30			100.0	99.4			97.1	56.3	60.7	59.7	55.0	68.2	47.5	42.7	$35,628	$2,573	$33,055
Richmond Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-9	2245 Richmond Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	Richmond Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	365	44	7.5	69.9%	58 (15.9%)	126 (34.5%)	144 (39.5%)	19 (5.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	30.7	1108^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.1%		42.1	872^nd of 1504 public middle schools	42.0%	236		41.2		51.6	28.3	4.4	36.4	25.4	41.3	41.8	26.5	41.0	54.9		$21,167	$1,054	$20,112
Is 51 Edwin Markham	Public	6-8	80 Willowbrook Rd	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 981-0502	1,072	94	11.4	77.9%	184 (17.2%)	197 (18.4%)	577 (53.8%)	74 (6.9%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.6%)	48.6	745^th of 1500 public middle schools	50.3%		40.1	916^th of 1504 public middle schools	39.1%	171			72.2	100.0	83.2			48.8	45.7	48.6	44.0	58.5	63.8	18.8	$36,573	$2,784	$33,790
Is 34 Tottenville	Public	6-8	528 Academy Ave	Staten Island	10307	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 477-4500	1,230	93	13.2	44.1%	839 (68.2%)	21 (1.7%)	214 (17.4%)	126 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	27 (2.2%)	90	131^st of 1500 public middle schools	91.3%		85.4	178^th of 1504 public middle schools	88.2%	47	98.9		97.5	99.0	93.9			69.7	76.9	74.2	80.9	84.6	89.4	57.1	$32,776	$1,673	$31,102
Is 27 Anning S Prall	Public, Magnet	6-8	11 Clove Lake Pl	Staten Island	10310	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 981-8800	836	73	11.4	78.2%	149 (17.8%)	159 (19.0%)	384 (45.9%)	115 (13.8%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.5%)	45.8	799^th of 1500 public middle schools	46.7%		40.3	909^th of 1504 public middle schools	39.6%	110				100.0	86.6			49.1	54.5	51.5	38.4	59.3	44.3	19.4	$36,171	$2,798	$33,372

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 24 Myra S Barnes

How many students attend Is 24 Myra S Barnes?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,314 students attended Is 24 Myra S Barnes.

What is the racial makeup of Is 24 Myra S Barnes?

Students at Is 24 Myra S Barnes are 58% White, 21% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Is 24 Myra S Barnes in?

New York City Geographic District #31

Is Is 24 Myra S Barnes a good school?

Is 24 Myra S Barnes ranks 227^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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