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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007702597

JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER

220 E 76TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10021 · (212) 535-8610 · New York County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL945 STUDENTS
Enrollment
945
Middle
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
292 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
Grade 6
331
Grade 7
329
Grade 8
284
Ungraded
1
Student demographics
White
47150%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
17218%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 31%
Black
627%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 16%
Asian
16417%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 10%
Two+
707%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
45448%
Female
49152%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
80.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
85.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
82.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
945
-390 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.9:1
% White
50%
was 52%
% Hispanic
18%
was 16%
% Black
7%
was 6%
% Asian
17%
was 21%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER

JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER operates as a large middle school in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. Current enrollment sits at 945 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER sits 78% larger than that benchmark.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, which oversees 119 schools and 54,599 students, JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER lists that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER lists 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Roughly 31% of students at JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.4%.

In the surrounding community, New York County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER is one.

The closest other public school is ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 82.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 29%: 1,335 students in 2018 compared to 945 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

New York County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Address
220 E 76TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10021
Phone
(212) 535-8610
County
New York County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
945
Teachers (FTE)
75
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
292 (31%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360007702597
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER
How many students attend JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER?
JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER enrolls approximately 945 students in grades 06-08.
Is JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER an elementary, middle, or high school?
JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER.
How diverse is JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER?
JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER reports a student body of 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER?
JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER 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.
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