ISAAC NEWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE

ISAAC NEWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE, a modestly sized middle-grades school in NEW YORK, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4, educates 253 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so ISAAC NEWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE sits 52% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 30 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4 (11,316 students total), ISAAC NEWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, ISAAC NEWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%; the rest is composed of 18% Black, 4% White, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of New York County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ISAAC NEWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for New York County put median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), ISAAC NEWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ISAAC NEWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ISAAC NEWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE has expanded 32%, going from 192 students in 2018 to 253 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 26% to 18% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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