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Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner

Public Grades 6-8

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 94% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner is a highly-regarded public middle school in New York City's District #2, serving 1,007 students in grades 6-8 in a relatively affluent area of Manhattan. This school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in New York state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the New York City District #2 and the overall New York state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 84.27% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 76.53% for the district and 52.38% for the state. In math, 85.81% of 7th graders were proficient or better, compared to 80.26% for the district and 56.47% for the state. The school's performance is also strong across all student subgroups, ranking among the top middle schools in the state for Asian, African American, and white students.

While Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner outperforms many nearby schools, some other middle schools in District #2, such as Middle School 243 Center School and Middle School 245 Computer School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a high-quality education is available in this area of New York City. The school's relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio may contribute to its exceptional outcomes, highlighting the importance of adequate funding and staffing for schools to provide a high-quality education.

945

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,517

Per pupil spending ?

30.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 E 76th St
New York, NY 10021-2998

(212) 535-8610

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Feeder schools for Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner:

Elementary:	East Side Elementary School-Ps 267
	Ps 158 Bayard Taylor
	Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus
	Ps 290 Manhattan New School
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	Ps 527 East Side School For Social Action
	Ps 6 Lillie D Blake
	Yorkville Community School
Alternative:	Ps 183 Robert L Stevenson

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.8%

Hispanic:

18.2%

Asian:

17.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (82% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New York middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg66%

New York avg56%

97^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	92.6	97 of 1500	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	96 of 1504	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	93 of 1500	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	65 of 1479	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	104 of 1242	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	67 of 1439	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	49 of 1438	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.1	62 of 1455	95.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.2	58 of 1429	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	92.4	68 of 1407	95.2%	★★★★★
2014	89.8	89 of 1401	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	89.9	106 of 1373	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	81.2	215 of 1337	83.9%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	287 of 1295	77.8%	★★★★☆
2010	71.7	381 of 1243	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.5	483 of 1224	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.0	433 of 1185	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.2	408 of 1123	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.3	340 of 1095	68.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	120 of 676	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	224 of 705	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	305 of 696	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	257 of 706	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	47 of 253	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	139 of 653	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	98 of 663	85.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	40 of 406	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	53 of 396	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	47 of 388	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	50 of 381	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	67 of 236	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	40 of 369	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	36 of 374	90.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	32 of 646	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	27 of 615	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	9 of 591	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	77.4	40 of 581	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	6 of 118	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	3 of 473	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	29 of 503	94.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	115 of 1457	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	82 of 1465	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	78 of 1463	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	67 of 1454	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	134 of 1066	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	66 of 1370	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	50 of 1353	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	192 of 965	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	109 of 953	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	108 of 943	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	142 of 914	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	93 of 449	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	73 of 826	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	74 of 810	90.9%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	309 of 603	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	205 of 594	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.1	52 of 543	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	51.6	193 of 487	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.1	40 of 392	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	68.8	88 of 457	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	249 of 1283	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	170 of 1296	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	96 of 1288	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	112 of 1306	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	107 of 935	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	87 of 1241	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	68 of 1245	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	88 of 1455	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	111 of 1464	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	97 of 1464	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	67 of 1455	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	68 of 1071	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	53 of 1366	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	52 of 1352	96.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	18 of 235	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	23 of 220	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	15 of 208	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	8 of 190	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	18 of 95	81.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	68 of 1298	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	49 of 1303	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	47 of 1307	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	36 of 1283	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.8	34 of 522	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	30 of 1139	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	14 of 1170	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	54 of 775	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	56 of 778	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	66 of 772	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	40 of 748	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	75 of 614	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	33 of 716	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	33 of 763	95.7%	★★★★★

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)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-13 vs school

Homeless (2025)49th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government100%+25 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology100%+42 vs state

Math82%+30 vs state

English Language Arts80%+29 vs state

Science75%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Earth Science 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 Earth and Space Sciences 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
Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner	Public	6-8	220 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 535-8610	945	75	12.5	30.9%	471 (49.8%)	62 (6.6%)	172 (18.2%)	164 (17.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.4%)	92.6	97^th of 1500 public middle schools	93.5%		93.1	96^th of 1504 public middle schools	93.6%	1		100.0	100.0	100.0			76.2	80.1	84.3		76.9	85.8	82.6		74.7	$27,517	$1,416	$26,101
Yorkville East Middle School	Public	6-8	1458 York Ave	New York	10075	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 432-5413	250	20	12.5	29.6%	131 (52.4%)	14 (5.6%)	55 (22.0%)	29 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.6%)	96.1	57^th of 1500 public middle schools	96.2%		96.1	58^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.1%	1			85.7	79.7			81.6	87.8	87.7		87.2	93.1				$28,922	$1,374	$27,549
East Side Middle School	Public	6-8	331 E 91st St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 360-0114	424	33	12.8	25.5%	207 (48.8%)	12 (2.8%)	72 (17.0%)	98 (23.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.5%)	94.7	68^th of 1500 public middle schools	95.5%		96.7	48^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.8%	20			92.9	86.3			82.5	83.2	85.4		80.7	90.6				$27,703	$1,267	$26,436
Middle School 243 Center School	Public	5-8	100 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 799-1477	246	20	12.5	21.5%	137 (55.7%)	27 (11.0%)	40 (16.3%)	19 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.9%)	91.8	106^th of 1500 public middle schools	92.9%		94.6	79^th of 1504 public middle schools	94.7%	27			98.2			86.4	85.7	90.9	82.1	75.9	89.1	88.9		80.4	54.6	$28,874	$1,722	$27,152
Middle School 245 Computer School (The)	Public	6-8	100 W 77th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(917) 441-0873	371	27	13.8	35.8%	166 (44.7%)	42 (11.3%)	108 (29.1%)	18 (4.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	93.6	87^th of 1500 public middle schools	94.2%		91.8	114^th of 1504 public middle schools	92.4%	27			89.3		69.7		79.5	85.3	83.2		75.2	92.7				$28,177	$1,342	$26,835
Middle School 247 Dual Language Middle School	Public	6-8	100 W 77th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 496-1050	166	24	6.9	94.0%	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	159 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42.7	854^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.1%		34	1040^th of 1504 public middle schools	30.9%	186			67.7		19.4		47.8	45.0	61.0		23.5	47.8				$40,267	$3,809	$36,458
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Lafayette Academy	Public	6-8	154 W 93rd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 222-2857	194	27	7.1	58.8%	65 (33.5%)	41 (21.1%)	72 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.2%)	86	174^th of 1500 public middle schools	88.4%		74.5	304^th of 1504 public middle schools	79.8%	130			81.0	76.5			76.0	82.4	71.4		74.1	66.7	71.4			$44,544	$2,983	$41,561
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Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	31-51 21st St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 274-8316	382	37	10.2	84.8%	61 (16.0%)	50 (13.1%)	165 (43.2%)	91 (23.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	61.4	532^nd of 1500 public middle schools	64.5%		66.5	432^nd of 1504 public middle schools	71.3%	100			92.0	52.5			59.5	60.4	57.0		50.4	71.7	27.3		33.3	$33,069	$2,262	$30,807

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner

How many students attend Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner?

In the 2024-25 school year, 945 students attended Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner?

Students at Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner are 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American.

Is Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner a good school?

Yes. Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner ranks in the top 6.5% of New York middle schools.

What district is Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

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