MS 247 DUAL LANGUAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

MS 247 DUAL LANGUAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the micro-enrollment 6-8 campuss in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, with 166 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 69% below the state mean of about 531.

MS 247 DUAL LANGUAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 44 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, a district that works with 19,478 students overall.

On demographics, MS 247 DUAL LANGUAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.0:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MS 247 DUAL LANGUAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for New York County indicate median household income runs about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), MS 247 DUAL LANGUAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE), around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MS 247 DUAL LANGUAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 71.5%.

MS 247 DUAL LANGUAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 198 students in 2018 compared to 166 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.