Enrollment
253
Middle
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007703331
IS 289
201 WARREN ST, NEW YORK, NY 10282 · (212) 571-9268 · New York County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% 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
12.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
129 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 73 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%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
72.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
85.1%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 85.1% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 81.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in New York's top 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 289
IS 289's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 289 this school | 253 | 51.0% | 79.0% |
| BELL ACADEMY BAYSIDE | 441 | 45.1% | 86.1% |
| NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES NEW YORK | 538 | 40.9% | 89.2% |
| LOWER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW YORK | 313 | 52.1% | 75.3% |
| MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST HENRIETTA | 700 | 48.1% | 58.4% |
| WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVITTOWN | 765 | 44.6% | 69.7% |
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 289 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #61 of 766 | #10 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #146 of 768 ▲ 14 | #12 of 39 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #87 of 768 ▼ 49 | #14 of 39 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #635 of 796 | #17 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #597 of 683 | #18 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #39 of 688 | #3 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #410 of 773 | #29 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #302 of 524 | #18 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
253
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 253 | 20.1 | 12.6:1 | 51% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 22.1 | 11.7:1 | 49% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 21.3 | 11.2:1 | 45% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 56% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 51% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 42% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 47% (135) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 289.
About IS 289
IS 289 is a small middle school with an address in NEW YORK, New York. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 253 students. The average among middle schools in New York is roughly 531 students; this school is 52% smaller than that.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, which runs IS 289, has 119 schools and 54,599 students.
Asian students form the largest group at IS 289, 42% of enrollment. Next come 26% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 12% Asian among all New York County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at IS 289 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Federal data list 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at IS 289 in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.6:1. Among middle schools in New York, the typical ratio is 10.3:1. The lunch program counts 51% of students at IS 289 as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in New York County.
Measured against New York public middle schools, IS 289 receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After accounting for student poverty, IS 289 is in the top 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 79.0% is 22.8 points above the 56.2% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In New York County (population about 1,629,477), median household income is about $103,931, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. IS 289 is one of 358 public schools in New York County, which together enroll about 152,104 students.
PS 89 is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, IS 289 is ahead of the 74.2% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put IS 289 inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Federal counts put enrollment at 264 in 2020-21 and 253 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.5:1 to 12.6:1.
The IS 289 community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 IS 289How large is IS 289?
IS 289 enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does IS 289 serve?
IS 289 serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IS 289?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IS 289 is approximately 12.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at IS 289?
At IS 289, the student body is approximately 26% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, 42% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees IS 289?
IS 289 is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.