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How has JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,023
Middle
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007704447
JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH
330 E 21ST ST, NEW YORK, NY 10010 · (212) 674-4545 · New York County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,023 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% 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
16.0:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
381 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 | 360 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 347 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 31% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
74%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
83.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
81.1%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 81.1% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 82.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH
JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH's state test result (81.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH this school | 1,023 | 37.2% | 81.5% |
| ISLAND TREES MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVITTOWN | 725 | 35.7% | 66.3% |
| WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST MEADOW | 1,141 | 30.2% | 73.5% |
| WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVITTOWN | 765 | 44.6% | 69.7% |
| JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER NEW YORK | 945 | 30.9% | 82.4% |
| CANDLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL DIX HILLS | 706 | 27.8% | 72.9% |
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 JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #45 of 766 | #8 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #179 of 768 ▼ 26 | #13 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #26 of 768 ▲ 7 | #8 of 39 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,023 | #70 of 796 | #1 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #671 of 683 | #23 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.3% | #16 of 688 | #2 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #554 of 773 | #32 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #312 of 524 | #19 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
1,023
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 995
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,023 | 64 | 16.0:1 | 37% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 958 | 66.2 | 14.5:1 | 40% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 891 | 58.1 | 15.3:1 | 40% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 1,017 | 65 | 15.7:1 | 45% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 1,139 | 69 | 16.5:1 | 44% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 1,114 | 66 | 16.9:1 | 56% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 995 | 65 | 15.3:1 | 69% (691) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH.
About JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH
Among the schools in NEW YORK, New York, is JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH, a large middle-grades school. The school has 1,023 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. The school is 93% larger than the average for middle schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 is the local district for JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH. It runs 119 schools with 54,599 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH is White, with 36% of students. Enrollment also includes 25% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. The school's White share is 12 points below the 48% share among New York County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1, with 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New York is 10.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 37% at JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH. On average, public schools in New York County report 70%.
JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH 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 96% of New York public middle schools.
JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 81.5%, compared with a predicted 61.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for New York County show that the median household earns about $103,931 a year, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. New York County has 358 public schools with about 152,104 students, including JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH.
MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE is the nearest public school to JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH is ahead of the 73.2% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH had 1,017 students in 2020-21 and 1,023 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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- MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE0.0 mi · 378
- PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS0.0 mi · 538
- AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE & ENGLISH SECONDARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 147
- 47 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LOWER SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 172
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Frequently asked questions
About JHS 104 SIMON BARUCHHow large is JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH?
JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH enrolls approximately 1,023 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH serve?
JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH.
How diverse is JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH?
JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH reports a student body of 36% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 25% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH in?
JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.