Enrollment
158
Middle
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3·NCES 360007806135
WEST PREP ACADEMY
220 W 108TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10025 · (212) 280-8502 · New York County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL158 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of New York public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
135 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 | 37 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 44% |
Student demographics
60%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
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 25.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Schools most like WEST PREP ACADEMY
WEST PREP ACADEMY's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST PREP ACADEMY this school | 158 | 85.4% | 35.4% |
| JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126 BROOKLYN | 157 | 87.3% | 45.5% |
| MS 224 MANHATTAN EAST SCHOOL FOR ARTS & ACADEMICS NEW YORK | 171 | 82.5% | 44.5% |
| MOTT HALL CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 170 | 91.8% | 41.8% |
| IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON BRONX | 177 | 92.7% | 34.9% |
| UNCOMMON WILLIAMSBURG CHARTER SCHOOL NYC BROOKLYN | 250 | 84.0% | 66.6% |
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 WEST PREP ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #665 of 766 | #33 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #686 of 768 ▲ 35 | #34 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #486 of 768 ▼ 106 | #28 of 39 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 158 | #739 of 796 | #31 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #188 of 773 | #19 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #130 of 524 | #14 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. 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
158
-27 (-15%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 123
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 158 | 22 | 7.2:1 | 85% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 26 | 6.4:1 | 86% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 168 | 25 | 6.7:1 | 89% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 21 | 8.8:1 | 84% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 17 | 11.8:1 | 86% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 17 | 11.6:1 | 63% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 123 | 10 | 12.3:1 | 58% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST PREP ACADEMY.
About WEST PREP ACADEMY
At 220 W 108TH ST in NEW YORK, New York, WEST PREP ACADEMY operates as a small middle school. The school's enrollment of 158 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 70% lower than the average for middle schools in New York, which is about 531.
A total of 44 schools make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, with 19,478 students enrolled.
WEST PREP ACADEMY is 54% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 33% Black, 7% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, New York County residents are about 24% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 7.2:1, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Lunch subsidy eligibility at WEST PREP ACADEMY is 85%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in New York County, the school's rate is higher.
WEST PREP ACADEMY is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
WEST PREP ACADEMY's average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.4% is 8.2 points below the 43.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
WEST PREP ACADEMY is located in New York County, where the median household income is $103,931, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Besides WEST PREP ACADEMY, New York County has 357 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, WEST PREP ACADEMY ranks 7th on average proficiency.
WEST PREP ACADEMY is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment has fallen by 27 students since 2020-21, to 158. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 7.2:1, from 8.8:1.
Community posts for WEST PREP ACADEMY can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
- BEACON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,372 students
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- WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · 722 students
- JHS 54 BOOKER T WASHINGTONMiddle · 720 students
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Nearby schools
- PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON0.0 mi · 448
- MOTT HALL II0.0 mi · 347
- JHS 54 BOOKER T WASHINGTON0.2 mi · 720
- PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 490
- EDWARD A REYNOLDS WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 185
- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL0.4 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About WEST PREP ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at WEST PREP ACADEMY?
WEST PREP ACADEMY enrolls approximately 158 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does WEST PREP ACADEMY serve?
WEST PREP ACADEMY serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does WEST PREP ACADEMY have?
WEST PREP ACADEMY employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
What is the student diversity at WEST PREP ACADEMY?
Student demographics at WEST PREP ACADEMY are roughly 7% White, 54% Hispanic, 33% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WEST PREP ACADEMY public or private?
WEST PREP ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.