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Enrollment
538
Middle
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007705539
NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES
333 W 17TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10011 · (212) 691-6119 · New York County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
220 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 | 189 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 174 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%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
87.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
93.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 93.5% |
% 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
89.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% 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 29 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 →
Where NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.2% | #12 of 766 | #2 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #90 of 768 | #2 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #13 of 768 | #3 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #333 of 796 | #5 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #457 of 683 | #13 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #80 of 688 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #469 of 524 | #22 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
538
-16 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 17.3:1
% White
28%
was 30%
% Hispanic
13%
was 7%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
46%
was 55%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 538 | 48.3 | 11.1:1 | 41% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 44.3 | 12.4:1 | 41% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 44 | 11.8:1 | 36% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 39% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES.
About NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES
NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES is a mid-sized middle-grades school with an address in NEW YORK, New York. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 538 students in 2024-25.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, which runs NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES, has 119 schools and 54,599 students.
No group is above 50% at NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES; the largest is Asian, at 46%. The school is also 28% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 12%. The diversity index for NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES reports a ratio of 11.1 students per teacher, from 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York is 0.8 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES, 41% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in New York County is 29 points higher.
NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES is in the top 10% of New York schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.0%. The school's actual rate is 89.2%, 29.3 points higher.
In the wider New York County area, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES shares New York County with 357 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, NYC LAB HIGH SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES. By average proficiency, NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES is 1st among 9 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES as City: Large.
Over the 7 years from 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%. Meanwhile, the Asian share shrank from 55% to 46% of enrollment. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.3:1 in 2017-18, and 11.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
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Nearby schools
- NYC LAB HIGH SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES0.0 mi · 413
- NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL0.0 mi · 481
- JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING0.1 mi · 138
- HUMANITIES PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.1 mi · 261
- LANDMARK HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 289
- QUEST TO LEARN0.1 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIESHow many students attend NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES?
NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES enrolls approximately 538 students in grades 06-08.
Is NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES an elementary, middle, or high school?
NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES is approximately 11.1:1 (48 FTE teachers).
How diverse is NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES?
NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES reports a student body of 28% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 46% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES?
NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES 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.