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Middle School 243 Center School

Public Grades 5-8

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 93% of New York middle schools

Summary

Middle School 243 Center School is a highly-regarded public middle school in New York City's District #3, serving grades 5-8 with an enrollment of 251 students.

The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic metrics, with 86.44% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 73.41% in District #3 and 56.61% statewide. Middle School 243 Center School also excels in Regents exam performance, with 98.21% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, far surpassing the district and state averages. The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, ranking among the top middle schools in New York for White, Asian, and special education students.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as West Prep Academy, Middle School 243 Center School significantly outperforms its peers. This high-quality education is supported by the school's relatively high spending per student of $26,667, as well as its low student-teacher ratio of 13.9, which may contribute to the school's exceptional academic outcomes.

246

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,874

Per pupil spending ?

21.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 W 84th St
New York, NY 10024-4302

(212) 799-1477

District: New York City Geographic District # 3

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.7%

Hispanic:

16.3%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (83% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg62%

New York avg52%

106^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3

507^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 3 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	91.8	106 of 1500	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	79 of 1504	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	44 of 1500	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	51 of 1479	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	46 of 1242	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	28 of 1439	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	31 of 1438	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	98.2	28 of 1455	98.1%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	37 of 1429	97.4%	★★★★★
2015	97.4	24 of 1407	98.3%	★★★★★
2014	94.3	53 of 1401	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	93.1	63 of 1373	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	94.2	19 of 1337	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	89.9	72 of 1295	94.4%	★★★★★
2010	92.1	33 of 1243	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	86.3	28 of 1224	97.7%	★★★★★
2008	84.4	96 of 1185	91.9%	★★★★★
2007	82.9	152 of 1123	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	79.7	205 of 1095	81.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	276 of 676	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.6	64 of 705	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	26 of 696	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	15 of 653	97.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	89 of 406	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	110 of 1457	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	77 of 1465	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	58 of 1463	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	71 of 1454	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	63 of 1066	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	31 of 1370	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	36 of 1353	97.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	138 of 965	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	78 of 953	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	62.4	270 of 914	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	27 of 449	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	17 of 826	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	22 of 810	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	229 of 1283	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	126 of 1296	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	142 of 1288	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	125 of 1306	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	29 of 935	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	19 of 1241	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	72 of 1245	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	116 of 1455	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	79 of 1464	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	39 of 1464	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	40 of 1455	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	40 of 1071	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	23 of 1366	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	34 of 1352	97.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	88.3	24 of 208	88.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	39 of 1298	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	32 of 1303	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	16 of 1307	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	27 of 1283	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	18 of 1139	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	15 of 1170	98.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	59 of 775	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	44 of 778	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	24 of 772	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	24 of 748	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	19 of 614	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	15 of 716	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	25 of 763	96.7%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)88th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+42 vs state

English Language Arts86%+34 vs state

Math84%+30 vs state

Science68%+23 vs state

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by a student
Friday, April 30, 2010

This school is EXCELLENT! It gets evryone involved! The teachers care about each and every student. No one is left behind. They always make you feel welcome. They make sure you have as much help as you need. Everyone is so friendly. All the kids there are very smart and the kids get to explore. It has classes that will help children go places in life and those classes really teach you great things about life. THERE IS NO BETTER MIDDLE SCHOL! I LOVE IT! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
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
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
Community Action School-Middle School 258	Public	6-8	154 W 93rd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-5888	139	20	6.9	95.0%	6 (4.3%)	37 (26.6%)	93 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	33.4	1038^th of 1500 public middle schools	30.8%		39.3	928^th of 1504 public middle schools	38.3%	110		47.6	21.1			18.2	54.3	41.2		15.0	51.6				$49,979	$4,035	$45,945
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
Junior High School 54 Booker T Washington	Public	6-8	103 W 107th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2861	720	52	13.7	23.8%	334 (46.4%)	60 (8.3%)	147 (20.4%)	90 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (11.5%)	94.1	78^th of 1500 public middle schools	94.8%		93.2	95^th of 1504 public middle schools	93.7%	17		93.7		90.4		83.3	85.2	84.7		84.5	91.4	0.0		0.0	$26,285	$1,584	$24,701
West Prep Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	220 W 108th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 280-8502	158	22	7.1	85.4%	11 (7.0%)	52 (32.9%)	85 (53.8%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	23.2	1261^st of 1500 public middle schools	15.9%		37.8	959^th of 1504 public middle schools	36.2%	302	26.9	40.4	19.2			50.0	30.8	43.6		17.9	25.6				$50,388	$3,243	$47,145
Mott Hall II	Public	6-8	234 W 109th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2960	347	32	10.7	77.5%	46 (13.3%)	124 (35.7%)	154 (44.4%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	39.4	922^nd of 1500 public middle schools	38.5%		50.8	698^th of 1504 public middle schools	53.6%	224	90.9	55.3	53.2			40.5	48.2	58.3		18.8	47.1				$31,488	$2,534	$28,954
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School 243 Center School

What is the racial makeup of Middle School 243 Center School?

Students at Middle School 243 Center School are 56% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

How many students attend Middle School 243 Center School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Middle School 243 Center School.

What district is Middle School 243 Center School in?

New York City Geographic District # 3

Is Middle School 243 Center School a good school?

Yes. Middle School 243 Center School ranks in the top 7.1% of New York middle schools.

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