Enrollment
127
Middle
DISTRICT 208 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008304451
HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL
650 ACADEMY ST, NEW YORK, NY 10034 · (212) 567-9162 · New York County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of New York public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
5.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
123 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 53% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 1% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 2% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
31.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
23.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 22.6% |
% 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL
HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL this school | 127 | 96.9% | 23.3% |
| SOUTH BRONX INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX | 142 | 97.9% | 32.4% |
| COMMUNITY MATH AND SCIENCE PREP NEW YORK | 115 | 100.0% | 34.0% |
| JHS 143 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT NEW YORK | 158 | 96.8% | 24.5% |
| BRONX DEBATE ACADEMY BRONX | 130 | 99.2% | N/A |
| IS 349 MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BROOKLYN | 173 | 91.9% | 32.7% |
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 HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #746 of 766 | #38 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #739 of 768 ▼ 2 | #39 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #673 of 768 ▲ 51 | #33 of 39 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 127 | #768 of 796 | #37 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.9% | #39 of 773 | #3 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.6% | #15 of 524 | #2 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
127
-119 (-48%) vs 2020
-83% since 2010-11, when it was 733
Student : Teacher
5.8:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 127 | 22 | 5.8:1 | 97% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 25.8 | 5.2:1 | 97% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 143 | 24 | 6.0:1 | 98% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 26 | 9.5:1 | 98% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 24 | 11.2:1 | 97% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 90% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | 58 | 12.6:1 | 98% (715) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL.
About HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL
A very small middle-grades school in NEW YORK, New York, HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6. Its enrollment is 127 students, spread over grades 6 through 9. On average, middle schools in New York enroll around 531, and this school is 76% below that mark.
The 45 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 enroll 17,415 students altogether, HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL among them.
Hispanic students are 87% of those enrolled at HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Black and 3% White. In New York County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL are from different groups.
HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL reported 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 5.8:1. The school's 5.8:1 compares with an average of 10.3:1 for middle schools in New York. Roughly 97% of students at HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 27 points above the 70% average for public schools in New York County.
HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of New York public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL is 39.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.3%.
Census data for New York County show 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.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION sits less than a tenth of a mile from HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL. HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 23.3% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL's location as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 246 to 127. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.5:1 to 5.8:1 over the same years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOLHow large is HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL?
HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 127 students in grades 06-09.
What age range does HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL serve?
HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 09.
How many teachers does HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL have?
HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.8:1.
How diverse is HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL?
HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 87% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL in?
HAROLD O LEVY SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.