YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL

YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL, a cozy junior high in NEW YORK, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, teaches 250 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 53% smaller than typical.

Across the 119 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 (54,599 students total), YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 22% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 30% of students at YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 64.1%; actual is 85.7%, +21.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for New York County shows the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

The closest other public school is PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 79.1%.

YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 7%: 233 students in 2018 compared to 250 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 12% to 6% across the same window.

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