📍 75 Morton St, New York, New York County, 10038
Ms 297 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 422 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 2 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ms 297 enrolls 422 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 146 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 146 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 16% |
| Asian | 31 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
228 of the school's 422 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ms 297 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 66.
Ms 297 is one of 118 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 55,345 students district-wide and employs 4,641 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 422 students, Ms 297 is close to the district average of about 469 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large