At a glance
Reported students
313
NCES CCD 2024–25
Teachers (FTE)
31.67
NCES CCD 2024–25
Student–teacher ratio
9.9:1
Calculated; not a class-size measure
Grades served
06–08
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
School benchmarks
New York middle enrollment
32nd percentile
Compared with 789 same-level schools reporting enrollment.
District median enrollment
397
LOWER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL: 313 reported students.
State peer staffing position
46th percentile
9.9:1 reported; state peer median 10.2:1. Ratio is not class size.
What the reported data says about LOWER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
LOWER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public middle school serving grades 06–08 in NEW YORK. It is one of 118 current school records connected to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. NCES reports 313 students for 2024–25.
Among 789 middle schools in New York with comparable records, this school is smaller than the reported median of 447 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 32nd percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.
The reported student–teacher ratio is 9.9:1, close to the New York median of 10.2:1 for the same school level. This ratio uses total enrollment and teacher FTE; it is not an average classroom headcount and can be affected by special programs or part-time staffing.
The largest reported race and ethnicity groups are White (31.3%) and Hispanic or Latino (30.4%). These figures help families understand who the school serves; they are not rating inputs.
Questions worth asking LOWER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
- 1How do the reported 9.9:1 student–teacher ratio and 31.67 teacher FTE translate into actual class sizes by grade?
- 2Which advanced, gifted, career, arts, and computer-science courses are available this year, and how do students qualify?
- 3How many counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers currently serve students?
- 4What meal assistance, transportation, after-school, and family-support services are currently available?
Enrollment needs
- Free/reduced-price lunch
- 52.1%
- Lunch program
- Missing
Student demographics
Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White31.3%
- Hispanic30.4%
- Black9.3%
- Asian23.3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial5.8%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Lunch eligibility: NCES CCD 2024–25. Privacy rules can produce missing values.
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Start with campuses at the same school level or with similar reported enrollment.
MS 297
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297 reported students
MS 131
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257 reported students
IS 289
Middle · Grades 06–08
253 reported students
YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
Middle · Grades 06–08
250 reported students
MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
Middle · Grades 06–08
378 reported students
EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Middle · Grades 06–08
424 reported students