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West Prep Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

1261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 16% of New York middle schools

Summary

West Prep Academy is a public middle school located in New York City's District #3, serving 167 students in grades 6-8. Despite its high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, the school has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom half of New York middle schools over the past decade.

West Prep Academy's academic performance is significantly below district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.86% of 6th graders were proficient in math, compared to 60.75% in the district and 51.2% statewide. The school's performance on Regents exams is also quite poor, with proficiency rates ranging from 19.23% to 40.38%, compared to district and state averages in the 50-75% range. These academic struggles are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as male students, African American students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, nearby schools in District #3, such as Lafayette Academy and Junior High School 54 Booker T Washington, significantly outperform West Prep Academy on academic measures, with proficiency rates 30-50 percentage points higher. These higher-performing schools serve a more economically diverse student population, with lower percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the charter school KIPP Beyond, located just outside of District #3, also outperforms West Prep Academy across the board, despite serving a similar demographic of students.

158

Students ?

7.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$50,388

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 W 108th St
New York, NY 10025

(212) 280-8502

District: New York City Geographic District # 3

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.8%

African American:

32.9%

White:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (32% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg60%

New York avg57%

1,261^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	23.2	1261 of 1500	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	959 of 1504	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	830 of 1500	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	785 of 1479	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	922 of 1242	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	932 of 1439	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	862 of 1438	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	1066 of 1455	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	1079 of 1429	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	1099 of 1407	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.6	1140 of 1401	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1179 of 1373	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	1206 of 1337	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	1231 of 1295	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	582 of 676	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	362 of 705	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	201 of 653	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	211 of 663	68.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	209 of 646	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1107 of 1457	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	875 of 1465	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	769 of 1463	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	896 of 1454	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	850 of 1370	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	811 of 1353	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	739 of 965	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.7	446 of 953	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	410 of 943	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	467 of 914	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	509 of 826	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	368 of 603	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	256 of 594	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	369 of 543	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	256 of 487	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	192 of 392	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	159 of 457	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1087 of 1283	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.2	629 of 1296	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	653 of 1306	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	659 of 1241	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	639 of 1245	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1275 of 1455	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1011 of 1464	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	825 of 1464	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	674 of 1455	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	895 of 1366	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	831 of 1352	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	530 of 1298	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	197 of 1303	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	240 of 1307	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	371 of 1283	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	303 of 1139	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	280 of 1170	76.1%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+43 vs school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

African American (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-11 vs state

Algebra I40%-16 vs state

U.S. History and Government27%-48 vs state

Math23%-31 vs state

Life Science Biology19%-39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 (2025)	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 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
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	6-9	220 West 121st St	New York	10027	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
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
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
Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders	Public	6-8	509 W 129th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 543-4960	84	14	6.1	96.4%	4 (4.8%)	36 (42.9%)	42 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	36.4	981^st of 1500 public middle schools	34.6%		36.6	983^rd of 1504 public middle schools	34.6%	2	75.0		15.0	10.0			45.8	59.3	19.1		33.3	48.0	30.0			$68,996	$2,968	$66,028
Seed Harlem	Public	6-8	425 W 130th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(332) 456-1415	66	15	4.4	89.4%	1 (1.5%)	29 (43.9%)	32 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	8.9	1438^th of 1500 public middle schools	4.1%		7.7	1460^th of 1504 public middle schools	2.9%	22			3.3	8.0			37.5	17.7	28.0		20.0	5.3				$76,886	$4,356	$72,530
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
New Design Middle School	Public	6-8	250 West 127th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-6339	92	18	5.0	98.9%	2 (2.2%)	32 (34.8%)	56 (60.9%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.5	1432^nd of 1500 public middle schools	4.5%		8.6	1450^th of 1504 public middle schools	3.6%	18			0.0				38.5	25.0	31.6		0.0	3.7	5.3		21.1	$73,796	$3,524	$70,272
St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	222 W 134th St-Rm 111	New York	10030	New York County	St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-1204	184	18	10.2	96.7%	10 (5.4%)	70 (38.0%)	98 (53.3%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.8	817^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.5%		35.8	1001^st of 1504 public middle schools	33.4%	184		35.9			8.3		29.3	47.2	45.0		41.5	55.6	61.7			$23,718	$1,572	$22,146

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