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MS 256 Academic And Athletic Excellence Middle School
154 West 93rd St
New York NY, 10025, New York County
Phone: 212-222-2857
Ranking: (3,187 out of 3,424, bottom 7%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | |||||||
Total Students: | 164 | 163 | 168 | 175 | 185 | 173 | 170 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 55 | 33.5% | 49 | 30.1% | 56 | 33.3% | 59 | 33.7% | 38 | 20.5% | 44 | 25.4% | 57 | 33.5% |
Grade 7: | 51 | 31.1% | 53 | 32.5% | 57 | 33.9% | 52 | 29.7% | 50 | 27.0% | 46 | 26.6% | 43 | 25.3% |
Grade 8: | 56 | 34.1% | 56 | 34.4% | 50 | 29.8% | 61 | 34.9% | 57 | 30.8% | 56 | 32.4% | 51 | 30.0% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 1.2% | 5 | 3.1% | 5 | 3.0% | 3 | 1.7% | 40 | 21.6% | 27 | 15.6% | 19 | 11.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 90 | 54.9% | 90 | 55.2% | 94 | 56.0% | 105 | 60.0% | 104 | 56.2% | 89 | 51.4% | 91 | 53.5% |
Female: | 74 | 45.1% | 73 | 44.8% | 74 | 44.0% | 70 | 40.0% | 73 | 39.5% | 76 | 43.9% | 75 | 44.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 78 | 47.6% | 77 | 47.2% | 82 | 48.8% | 76 | 43.4% | 93 | 50.3% | 84 | 48.6% | 85 | 50.0% |
Black: | 80 | 48.8% | 82 | 50.3% | 83 | 49.4% | 96 | 54.9% | 87 | 47.0% | 78 | 45.1% | 76 | 44.7% |
White: | 4 | 2.4% | 2 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.7% | 5 | 2.7% | 9 | 5.2% | 7 | 4.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 79.3% | 123 | 75.5% | 130 | 77.4% | 142 | 81.1% | NA | NA | 120 | 69.4% | 122 | 71.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 6.7% | 7 | 4.3% | 11 | 6.5% | 13 | 7.4% | NA | NA | 24 | 13.9% | 25 | 14.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.38 | 11.01 | 11.79 | 13.66 | 13.07 | 10.80 | 10.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 50% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 57% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 58% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 81% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 49% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 12% | 60% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 59% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 35.1% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 24% | 57% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 71% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 75% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 81% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 11% | 60% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 69% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 69% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 39.3% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 48% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 54% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 77% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 55% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 7% | 52% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 56% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 40.2% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 13% | 48% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 76% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 63% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 66% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 70% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 36.6% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 41% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 49% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 49% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 48% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 47% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 52% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 39.4% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 4% | 47% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 56% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 54% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 62% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 60% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 35.7% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 33% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 37% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 38% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 47% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 50% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 48% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 55% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 2% | 29% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 40% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 42% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 50% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 54% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 13% | 57% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 70% | 64% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 50% | 64% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* MS 256 Academic And Athletic Excellence Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.