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Yorkville East Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 96% of New York middle schools

Summary

Yorkville East Middle School is a public middle school in New York City, serving 231 students in grades 6-8. This exceptional institution consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New York, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional academic performance across various student subgroups.

Yorkville East Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the New York City Geographic District #2 and statewide averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 7th-grade proficiency rates were 87.84% in ELA and 93.06% in Math, compared to 76.86% and 80.26% for the district, respectively. The school's students also excel in Regents exams, with high proficiency rates in Algebra I (85.71%) and Living Environment/Biology (79.71%) that outperform the district and state.

When compared to other middle schools in the same district and nearby districts, East Side Middle School and Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner, both within a mile of Yorkville East, also rank among the top middle schools in the city but have lower proficiency rates in several subject areas. Yorkville East Middle School's exceptional performance suggests that it could serve as a model for other schools, providing insights into effective instructional practices and strategies for supporting diverse learners.

250

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,922

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1458 York Ave
New York, NY 10075

(917) 432-5413

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.4%

Hispanic:

22.0%

Asian:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2017 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (86% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg64%

New York avg54%

57^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 7 pts since 2017

From top 11% (2017) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	96.1	57 of 1500	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	58 of 1504	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	54 of 1500	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	83 of 1479	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	80 of 1242	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	79 of 1439	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	147 of 1438	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	86.2	153 of 1455	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	95.7	27 of 706	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	62.2	184 of 663	72.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	14 of 406	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	17 of 388	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	89 of 381	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	143 of 369	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.7	9 of 374	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	53 of 1457	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	66 of 1465	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	93 of 1463	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	110 of 1454	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	77 of 1066	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	108 of 1370	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	190 of 1353	86.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	54 of 965	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	33 of 953	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	59 of 943	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	78 of 914	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	69 of 826	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	74.3	157 of 810	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	94 of 1283	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	58 of 1296	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	61 of 1288	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	124 of 1306	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	61 of 935	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	111 of 1241	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	69.0	278 of 1245	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	60 of 1455	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	49 of 1464	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	33 of 1464	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	58 of 1455	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	89 of 1071	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	62 of 1366	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	126 of 1352	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	24 of 1298	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	18 of 1303	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	13 of 1307	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	24 of 1283	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	6 of 522	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	14 of 1139	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	41 of 1170	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	31 of 775	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	39 of 778	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	42 of 772	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	46 of 748	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	26 of 614	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	42 of 716	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	57 of 763	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

African American (2022)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math90%+36 vs state

Algebra I86%+30 vs state

English Language Arts86%+34 vs state

Life Science Biology80%+21 vs state

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Schools Near Yorkville East Middle School

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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
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
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
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 224 Manhattan East School For Arts & Academics	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 860-6047	171	16	10.5	82.5%	14 (8.2%)	45 (26.3%)	97 (56.7%)	7 (4.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	50.5	709^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.7%		52.5	668^th of 1504 public middle schools	55.6%	41	53.9	33.3	28.6				41.0	74.3	54.2		38.5	51.5				$42,018	$3,094	$38,924
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
Is 204 Oliver W Holmes	Public, Magnet	6-8	36-41 28th St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 937-1463	384	41	9.3	94.0%	29 (7.6%)	37 (9.6%)	270 (70.3%)	42 (10.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	41.5	885^th of 1500 public middle schools	41.0%		37.4	969^th of 1504 public middle schools	35.6%	84		71.1	63.2	86.8			41.5	42.0	45.7		29.6	46.1	57.3		42.9	$37,722	$2,636	$35,086
Academy For New Americans	Public	6-8	30-14 30th St	Astoria	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 956-4140	50	13	4.0	94.0%	2 (4.0%)	2 (4.0%)	44 (88.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.8	1047^th of 1500 public middle schools	30.2%		11.8	1414^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.0%	367								0.0	18.2		28.6	37.0	39.3		51.9	$77,319	$8,009	$69,311
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Yorkville East Middle School

How many students attend Yorkville East Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Yorkville East Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Yorkville East Middle School?

Students at Yorkville East Middle School are 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

Is Yorkville East Middle School a good school?

Yes! Yorkville East Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 57^th of 1500 New York middle schools.

What district is Yorkville East Middle School in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

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