📍 100 W 84th St, New York, New York County, 10024
Ms 243 Center School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 252 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 3 school district. It serves grades 5–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ms 243 Center School enrolls 252 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 141 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 10% |
| Asian | 13 | 5.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
55 of the school's 252 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 3 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 243 Center School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 69.
Ms 243 Center School is one of 44 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 19,143 students district-wide and employs 1,668 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 252 students, Ms 243 Center School is smaller than the district average of about 435 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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