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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
424
Middle
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007704405
EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
331 E 91ST ST, NEW YORK, NY 10128 · (212) 360-0114 · New York County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of New York public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
108 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 142 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 33% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
84.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
89.2%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 89.2% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 88.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
85.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (85.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 424 | 25.5% | 85.5% |
| MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE NEW YORK | 378 | 19.6% | 92.6% |
| ROBERT CUSHMAN MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STONY BROOK | 655 | 21.2% | 71.5% |
| VAN ANTWERP MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 442 | 24.0% | 75.4% |
| ELWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ELWOOD | 425 | 25.9% | 62.5% |
| GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL GREAT NECK | 728 | 24.7% | 80.1% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #23 of 766 | #5 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.2% | #113 of 768 ▲ 7 | #6 of 39 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #20 of 768 ▼ 9 | #6 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #416 of 796 | #6 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #606 of 683 | #19 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #96 of 688 | #10 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #659 of 773 | #36 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #410 of 524 | #21 of 23 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
424
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 424 | 32.9 | 12.9:1 | 25% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 26% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 18% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 11% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 9% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 13% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle-grades school with an address in NEW YORK, New York. It teaches 424 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in New York enroll about 531 students on average.
Enrollment across the 119 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 totals 54,599 students.
No group is above 50% at EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL; the largest is White, at 49%. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among New York County residents, the White share is about 48%. The diversity index for EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. The school has 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New York is 10.3:1. In all, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in New York County averages 70%, higher than here.
EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 97% of New York public middle schools.
Test results at EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL are 19.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (85.5% actual, 65.6% predicted).
In New York County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in New York County number 358, with about 152,104 students.
Measured in a straight line, PS 527 EAST SIDE SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL ACTION is less than a tenth of a mile from EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL's average proficiency of 85.5% compares with 70.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 424, from 437 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.6 to 12.9 over 4 years.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- ART AND DESIGN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,485 students
- HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE)High · 1,455 students
- JHS 104 SIMON BARUCHMiddle · 1,023 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESHigh · 1,007 students
Other schools in NEW YORK
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICSHigh · 1,657 students
- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1Combined · 1,520 students
Nearby schools
- PS 527 EAST SIDE SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL ACTION0.0 mi · 378
- YORKVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 320
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE (THE)0.2 mi · 370
- JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 205
- PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL0.3 mi · 364
- PS 198 ISADOR E IDA STRAUS0.3 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 424 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 12.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 49% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 23% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.