Enrollment
194
Middle
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3·NCES 360007803607
LAFAYETTE ACADEMY
154 W 93RD ST, NEW YORK, NY 10025 · (212) 222-2857 · New York County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% 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
7.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
114 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 68 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 38% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
76.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
72.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -27.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 28 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 100.0% |
% 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
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% 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 21 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 LAFAYETTE ACADEMY
LAFAYETTE ACADEMY's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAFAYETTE ACADEMY this school | 194 | 58.8% | 74.3% |
| NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS NEW YORK | 230 | 63.0% | 72.0% |
| HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HIGHLAND FALLS | 334 | 51.8% | 52.6% |
| RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 168 | 47.0% | 44.3% |
| DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL DOVER PLAINS | 295 | 63.4% | 49.6% |
| EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 172 | 69.2% | 43.0% |
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 LAFAYETTE ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #87 of 766 | #14 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #248 of 768 ▼ 245 | #14 of 39 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #66 of 768 ▲ 46 | #13 of 39 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #691 of 796 | #25 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #351 of 773 | #27 of 39 |
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
194
+16 (+9%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 194 | 27.1 | 7.2:1 | 59% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 27.2 | 7.1:1 | 69% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 17.5 | 9.1:1 | 49% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 16 | 11.1:1 | 63% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 140 | 17 | 8.2:1 | 86% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 142 | 12 | 11.8:1 | 82% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 12 | 14.6:1 | 89% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAFAYETTE ACADEMY.
About LAFAYETTE ACADEMY
LAFAYETTE ACADEMY is a very small middle school found in NEW YORK, New York. Enrollment stands at 194 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 63% below the 531-student average for middle schools in New York.
LAFAYETTE ACADEMY sits within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, which has 44 schools and 19,478 students.
Hispanic students account for 37% of enrollment at LAFAYETTE ACADEMY, more than any other group. Other groups include 34% White, 21% Black, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, New York County residents are about 24% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
The school had 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 7.2:1. The school's 7.2:1 compares with an average of 10.3:1 for middle schools in New York. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 59%. The rate at public schools in New York County averages 70%, higher than here.
LAFAYETTE ACADEMY holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of New York public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations places LAFAYETTE ACADEMY in the top 10% of New York schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 20.9 points above it (74.3% actual, 53.4% predicted).
In New York County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting LAFAYETTE ACADEMY, New York County has 358 public schools.
LAFAYETTE ACADEMY's nearest public school is PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, LAFAYETTE ACADEMY places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies LAFAYETTE ACADEMY's location as City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 194, compared with 178 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (7.2:1) than in 2020-21 (11.1:1).
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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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- PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN0.0 mi · 438
- COMMUNITY ACTION SCHOOL-MS 2580.0 mi · 139
- PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE)0.2 mi · 607
- PS 84 LILLIAN WEBER0.2 mi · 685
- PS 163 ALFRED E SMITH0.2 mi · 466
- PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON0.3 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About LAFAYETTE ACADEMYHow large is LAFAYETTE ACADEMY?
LAFAYETTE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 194 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does LAFAYETTE ACADEMY serve?
LAFAYETTE ACADEMY serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAFAYETTE ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAFAYETTE ACADEMY is approximately 7.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAFAYETTE ACADEMY?
At LAFAYETTE ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 34% White, 37% Hispanic, 21% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is LAFAYETTE ACADEMY in?
LAFAYETTE ACADEMY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3.
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