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Renaissance School Of The Arts

Public Grades 6-8

1187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 21% of New York middle schools

Summary

Renaissance School Of The Arts is a public middle school located in New York City's District 4, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 145 students. Despite the school's consistent ranking in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, there are some interesting insights to consider.

Academically, Renaissance School Of The Arts consistently underperforms compared to the District 4 and New York state averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.08% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45.85% in District 4 and 50.86% statewide. The school's performance on Regents exams also lags behind the district and state. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male and Hispanic students generally outperforming female students and English Language Learners.

Despite a significant increase in per-student spending, from $23,009 in 2020-2021 to $46,689 in 2023-2024, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 6.1 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement. Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Middle School 224 Manhattan East School For Arts & Academics and Isaac Newton Middle School For Math And Science, generally outperform Renaissance School Of The Arts in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings, suggesting that the school may benefit from learning from the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing institutions.

132

Students ?

6.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$51,449

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

319 E 117th St
New York, NY 10035

(212) 534-6072

District: New York City Geographic District # 4

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.1%

African American:

36.4%

American Indian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 38 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg47%

New York avg53%

1,187^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 4

669^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 4 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	27.0	1187 of 1500	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1151 of 1504	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1195 of 1500	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1143 of 1479	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1095 of 1439	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1034 of 1438	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	1136 of 1455	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	1297 of 1429	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	1190 of 1407	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.4	1264 of 1401	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	1264 of 1373	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	1149 of 1337	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.6	1252 of 1295	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.6	1112 of 1243	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	584 of 646	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1277 of 1457	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1071 of 1465	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1027 of 1463	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1071 of 1454	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	973 of 1370	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	926 of 1353	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	612 of 965	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	636 of 953	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	730 of 943	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	499 of 914	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	419 of 826	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	398 of 810	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	449 of 603	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.9	263 of 594	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	202 of 543	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	353 of 487	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	147 of 392	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	58 of 457	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	906 of 1455	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1188 of 1464	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1352 of 1464	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1224 of 1455	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1248 of 1366	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1172 of 1352	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	754 of 1298	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	825 of 1303	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	914 of 1307	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	843 of 1283	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	223 of 1139	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	227 of 1170	80.6%	★★★★☆

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)42nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-10 vs state

Life Science Biology33%-25 vs state

Math33%-21 vs state

Algebra I24%-32 vs state

Science6%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography 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 Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	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 3rd 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
Renaissance School Of The Arts	Public	6-8	319 E 117th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 534-6072	132	21	6.2	97.7%	2 (1.5%)	48 (36.4%)	74 (56.1%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	27	1187^th of 1500 public middle schools	20.9%		27.6	1151^st of 1504 public middle schools	23.5%	36					24.1	33.3						23.1	57.1	38.2				18.8	45.7			5.9	$51,449	$3,332	$48,117
Isaac Newton Middle School For Math And Science	Public	6-8	260 Pleasant Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-6006	253	27	9.3	95.3%	10 (4.0%)	46 (18.2%)	185 (73.1%)	7 (2.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	50.2	713^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.5%		29.6	1113^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.0%	400			41.4		28.6	20.5						50.0	61.0	46.6				52.7	48.3				$36,472	$3,361	$33,111
Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa	Public	3-8	508 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5809	372	93	4.0	92.7%	9 (2.4%)	67 (18.0%)	287 (77.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	33.7	1037^th of 1500 public middle schools	30.9%		21.3	1281^st of 1504 public middle schools	14.8%	244					20.5				52.6	39.5	44.2	48.2	31.0	27.9	53.7	27.9	31.7	56.4	47.7		31.0	22.2	$65,614	$3,218	$62,397
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
Ps/Is 224	Public	6-8	345 Brook Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-9804	169	23	7.3	98.2%	4 (2.4%)	47 (27.8%)	114 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	15.7	1368^th of 1500 public middle schools	8.8%		16.2	1362^nd of 1504 public middle schools	9.4%	6	25.0		56.5		17.0	36.8	12.5	12.1				13.9	34.2	36.6				11.1	40.0				$51,445	$5,818	$45,627
Academy Of Applied Mathematics And Technology	Public	6-8	345 Brook Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3883	268	25	10.7	95.5%	2 (0.7%)	79 (29.5%)	179 (66.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	41.1	892^nd of 1500 public middle schools	40.5%		49.1	733^rd of 1504 public middle schools	51.3%	159					87.5	18.4						39.5	54.3	43.7				41.0	60.0	31.1			$35,931	$3,988	$31,943
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Renaissance School Of The Arts

How many students attend Renaissance School Of The Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 132 students attended Renaissance School Of The Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Renaissance School Of The Arts?

Students at Renaissance School Of The Arts are 56% Hispanic, 36% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is Renaissance School Of The Arts a good school?

Renaissance School Of The Arts ranks in the bottom 20.9% of New York middle schools.

What district is Renaissance School Of The Arts in?

New York City Geographic District # 4

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