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Tompkins Square Middle School

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Tompkins Square Middle School ranks 792 nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

792^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 47% of New York middle schools

Summary

Tompkins Square Middle School is a public middle school located in New York City's District #1, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 328 students. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years, ranging from a high ranking of 180 out of 1,407 New York middle schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 792 out of 1,500 in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. Its overall rating by SchoolDigger has also varied, ranging from 4 stars out of 5 to the current 2 stars.

Tompkins Square Middle School's test scores show a mixed performance compared to the district and state averages. In English Language Arts (ELA), the school's 6th and 7th grade proficiency rates are lower than the district and state, but the 8th grade rate is higher. In Math, the school's 6th and 7th grade proficiency rates are also lower, while the 8th grade rate is higher. The school's Regents Algebra I proficiency rate is 100%, significantly outperforming the district and state. However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students consistently ranking in the top 5-10% of New York middle schools, while African American and Hispanic students rank in the bottom 50-60%. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 67-68% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Tompkins Square Middle School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools in District #2, such as Middle School 255 Salk School of Science and Junior High School 104 Simon Baruch, which consistently rank among the top middle schools in the state. The school's declining statewide ranking and the varying performance of different subgroups suggest that addressing the school's academic challenges will likely require a multifaceted approach that considers the unique needs and circumstances of the school's diverse student population.

290

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,218

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 E 6th St
New York, NY 10009

(212) 995-1430

District: New York City Geographic District # 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.9%

White:

16.2%

African American:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg62%

New York avg52%

792^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 1

511^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 1 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	46.3	792 of 1500	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	675 of 1504	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	433 of 1500	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	479 of 1479	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	228 of 1242	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	262 of 1439	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	365 of 1438	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	75.3	292 of 1455	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.8	274 of 1429	80.8%	★★★★☆
2015	81.9	180 of 1407	87.2%	★★★★☆
2014	80.7	195 of 1401	86.1%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	336 of 1373	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	68.4	449 of 1337	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.3	591 of 1295	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.4	453 of 1243	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.4	623 of 1224	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.5	506 of 1185	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	525 of 1123	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.8	674 of 1095	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	555 of 676	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	459 of 705	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.7	172 of 696	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	341 of 706	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	519 of 653	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	274 of 663	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	251 of 406	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	224 of 396	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	225 of 388	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	190 of 381	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	184 of 369	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	207 of 374	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	848 of 1457	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	775 of 1465	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.4	378 of 1463	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	465 of 1454	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	284 of 1370	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	426 of 1353	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	577 of 965	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	508 of 953	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	407 of 943	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	454 of 914	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	228 of 826	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	344 of 810	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	355 of 603	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	236 of 594	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	157 of 487	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.5	32 of 392	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	47.8	206 of 457	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	820 of 1283	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	696 of 1296	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	415 of 1288	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	462 of 1306	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	88.6	65 of 935	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	186 of 1241	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	246 of 1245	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	688 of 1455	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	546 of 1464	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	476 of 1464	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	480 of 1455	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	249 of 1366	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	296 of 1352	78.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	693 of 1298	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	626 of 1303	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	567 of 1307	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	363 of 1283	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	258 of 1139	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	41.0	655 of 1170	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	44 of 775	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	72 of 778	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	54 of 772	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	62 of 748	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	21 of 716	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	30 of 763	96.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)94th percentile+47 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Math43%-9 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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Sunday, March 27, 2022

this school is freaking amazing, the teachers, staff team, vice principle, and principle are all amazing. even the students here are well behaved (sometimes they act up but behavior at this school is very well maintained) 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Junior High School 50 John D Wells	Public, Magnet	6-8	183 S 3rd St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 387-4184	388	45	8.5	85.1%	41 (10.6%)	84 (21.6%)	242 (62.4%)	10 (2.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	83	215^th of 1500 public middle schools	85.7%		83.2	199^th of 1504 public middle schools	86.8%	16			86.4	62.0			63.9	68.1	73.5			67.0	82.4				$37,695	$4,115	$33,580
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tompkins Square Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Tompkins Square Middle School?

Students at Tompkins Square Middle School are 58% Hispanic, 16% White, 15% African American, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Tompkins Square Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Tompkins Square Middle School.

What district is Tompkins Square Middle School in?

New York City Geographic District # 1

Is Tompkins Square Middle School a good school?

Tompkins Square Middle School ranks 792^nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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