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Seed Harlem

Public Grades 6-8

1438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 4% of New York middle schools

Summary

Seed Harlem is a public middle school located in New York City's District 5, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 93 students. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of New York middle schools over the past three years, with significantly lower proficiency rates on state assessments compared to district and state averages.

Seed Harlem's academic struggles are particularly pronounced in core subjects like English Language Arts and Mathematics, where proficiency rates for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders lag far behind their peers in the district and across New York state. The school's performance is also concerning for certain student subgroups, such as female and male students, as well as students with disabilities, who all rank in the bottom 5-20% of New York middle schools. Despite the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, over 93% of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, Seed Harlem's per-student spending has increased significantly in recent years, reaching well above the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in District 5, such as Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders and New Design Middle School, Seed Harlem's performance is significantly lower, with these neighboring schools demonstrating higher proficiency rates and better academic outcomes. This lack of improvement over time, despite the increased spending, suggests that Seed Harlem faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students and addressing their academic needs.

Students ?

4.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$76,886

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 W 130th St
New York, NY 10027

(332) 456-1415

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.5%

African American:

43.9%

American Indian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2023 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (14% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 53 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg41%

New York avg54%

1,438^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5

701^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 5 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	8.9	1438 of 1500	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1460 of 1504	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1463 of 1500	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	21.4	602 of 705	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	638 of 696	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	653 of 706	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	1448 of 1457	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1411 of 1465	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1404 of 1463	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1397 of 1454	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	5.5	938 of 943	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	21.6	525 of 594	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	414 of 487	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	12.0	1237 of 1296	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1383 of 1455	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1427 of 1464	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1424 of 1464	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1378 of 1455	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	999 of 1298	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1192 of 1303	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1262 of 1307	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1260 of 1283	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)23rd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2024)15th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2024)12th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-25 vs state

Math10%-43 vs state

Life Science Biology8%-50 vs state

Algebra I3%-53 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (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 Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment 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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
New Design Middle School	Public	6-8	625 W 133rd St	New York	10031	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
Hamilton Grange Middle School	Public	6-8	500 W 138th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 775-9600	282	31	9.0	86.2%	20 (7.1%)	39 (13.8%)	207 (73.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	28.2	1166^th of 1500 public middle schools	22.3%		29.8	1106^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.5%	60							40.4	45.5			26.9	30.1	46.9	32.9	41.1	41.4		$34,159	$2,683	$31,475
KIPP Beyond Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	533 W 121st St	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Beyond Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 361-6734	548	162	3.3	79.6%	14 (2.6%)	290 (52.9%)	225 (41.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	92.8	94^th of 1500 public middle schools	93.7%		91.5	117^th of 1504 public middle schools	92.2%	23	78.3	90.8	86.3	75.0	75.0	83.1	82.4	100.0	90.9		76.9	74.2	76.5	90.9	93.8		73.7	$21,345	$21,345	$00
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Seed Harlem

What district is Seed Harlem in?

New York City Geographic District # 5

What is the racial makeup of Seed Harlem?

Students at Seed Harlem are 48% Hispanic, 44% African American, 5% American Indian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Seed Harlem?

In the 2024-25 school year, 66 students attended Seed Harlem.

Is Seed Harlem a good school?

Seed Harlem ranks in the bottom 4.1% of New York middle schools.

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