MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE

Located at 320 E 20TH ST, in NEW YORK, New York, MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE is a modestly sized junior high that works with 378 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. That puts it 29% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 comprises 119 schools with combined enrollment of 54,599 students; MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE is among them.

On the student-mix side, MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE lists that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to New York County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 67.8%; MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE posts 92.6%, +24.8 points above that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for New York County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 71.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 378). White enrollment moved from 61% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.