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What's the biggest difference between IS 24 MYRA S BARNES and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,314
Middle
DISTRICT 954 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31·NCES 360010302120
IS 24 MYRA S BARNES
750 DURANT AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10308 · (718) 982-4700 · Richmond County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,314 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of New York public middle schools
- ATest 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
13.3:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
721 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 423 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 450 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 440 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
71.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
75.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 75.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 77.6% |
% 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 IS 24 MYRA S BARNES
IS 24 MYRA S BARNES's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 24 MYRA S BARNES this school | 1,314 | 54.9% | 72.9% |
| IS 75 FRANK D PAULO STATEN ISLAND | 1,514 | 50.0% | 79.6% |
| IS 7 ELIAS BERNSTEIN STATEN ISLAND | 1,177 | 48.4% | 81.7% |
| SAND CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL ALBANY | 873 | 47.4% | 54.8% |
| IS 34 TOTTENVILLE STATEN ISLAND | 1,230 | 44.1% | 78.0% |
| JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEY REGO PARK | 1,611 | 52.2% | 73.7% |
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 IS 24 MYRA S BARNES ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #101 of 766 | #4 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #227 of 768 ▼ 31 | #5 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #96 of 768 ▲ 5 | #4 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,314 | #26 of 796 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #622 of 683 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #200 of 688 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #376 of 773 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #117 of 168 | #4 of 6 |
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
1,314
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 1,450
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 1,314 | 99 | 13.3:1 | 55% (721) |
| 2023-24 | 1,289 | 101.4 | 12.7:1 | 54% (691) |
| 2022-23 | 1,262 | 102.1 | 12.4:1 | 49% (614) |
| 2020-21 | 1,311 | 107 | 12.3:1 | 50% (660) |
| 2017-18 | 1,264 | 104 | 12.2:1 | 43% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 1,295 | 97 | 13.3:1 | 33% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 1,450 | 95 | 15.3:1 | 37% (531) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 24 MYRA S BARNES.
About IS 24 MYRA S BARNES
The public middle-grades school IS 24 MYRA S BARNES is located in STATEN ISLAND, New York. Enrolled students number 1,314 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 147% higher than the average for middle schools in New York, which is about 531.
District-wide, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 has 74 schools and 56,577 students.
White students are the majority at IS 24 MYRA S BARNES, with 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Asian, 17% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 60% of residents are White. IS 24 MYRA S BARNES's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
IS 24 MYRA S BARNES operates with 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.3:1. That is higher than the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. About 55% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Richmond County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
allk12 grades IS 24 MYRA S BARNES an A. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at IS 24 MYRA S BARNES are 18.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (72.9% actual, 54.8% predicted).
In Richmond County (population about 494,956), the median household income is $98,333, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 88 public schools in Richmond County, enrolling about 62,254 students in all.
The nearest other public school, PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. IS 24 MYRA S BARNES places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
IS 24 MYRA S BARNES is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,314, close to the 1,311 recorded in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.3 to 13.3 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
494,956
Census ACS
Median income
$98,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
62,254 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
- TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,750 students
- NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,055 students
- SUSAN E WAGNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,743 students
- CURTIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,439 students
- PORT RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,696 students
- IS 72 ROCCO LAURIEMiddle · 1,532 students
Other schools in STATEN ISLAND
- TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,750 students
- NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,055 students
- SUSAN E WAGNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,743 students
- CURTIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,439 students
- PORT RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,696 students
- IS 72 ROCCO LAURIEMiddle · 1,532 students
Nearby schools
- PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON0.4 mi · 542
- BARBARA ESSELBORN SCHOOL (THE)0.6 mi · 806
- PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE)1.0 mi · 694
- PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM1.2 mi · 512
- DAVID MARQUIS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (THE)1.3 mi · 556
- PS 42 ELTINGVILLE1.3 mi · 995
Frequently asked questions
About IS 24 MYRA S BARNESHow many students attend IS 24 MYRA S BARNES?
IS 24 MYRA S BARNES enrolls approximately 1,314 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does IS 24 MYRA S BARNES serve?
IS 24 MYRA S BARNES serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IS 24 MYRA S BARNES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IS 24 MYRA S BARNES is approximately 13.3:1 (99 FTE teachers).
How diverse is IS 24 MYRA S BARNES?
IS 24 MYRA S BARNES reports a student body of 58% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 21% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is IS 24 MYRA S BARNES public or private?
IS 24 MYRA S BARNES is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.