03M243•Manhattan•District 03DOE_PUBLICK8Screened

M.S. 243 Center School

100 WEST 84 STREET

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How the school describes itself

First-party text from www.thecenterschool.org

Welcome to The Center School Help us raise funds for the school's general fund. About PTA The Center School Updates Afterschool Center School Swag Located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, The Center School provides a nurturing and stimulating education for children in grades 5-8. If you are interested in applying to our school,… Located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, The Center School provides a nurturing and stimulating education for children in grades 5-8. If you are interested in applying to our school, please visit our Admission page for information.

NYC DOE directory description

From the NYC Open Data school directory (NYC OD 2021 MS Directory (f6s7-vytj)).

School only accepts applications for incoming fifth grade. Classes are heterogeneously grouped, grades 5-8. Theater forms a structure for the children to succeed in a rigorous academic system.

Comparison group

40 peer schools — same grade band, similar student-population mix (2024-25, source: DERIVED)

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Sample peers

Academy of Arts and Letters13K492
Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance02M442
Brooklyn School of Inquiry20K686
P.S. 122 Mamie Fay30Q122
P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis02M126
P.S./I.S. 104 The Fort Hamilton School20K104
P.S./I.S. 119 The Glendale24Q119
P.S./I.S. 217 Roosevelt Island02M217
P.S./I.S. 29529Q295
Tag Young Scholars04M012
The 47 American Sign Language & English Lower Scho02M347
The Anderson School03M334

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Climate

Metric	Year	Value	Source
Chronic absenteeism rate	2024-25	6.4%	NYCDOE — Attendance / Chronic Absenteeism
Bullying (teacher-reported)composite	2023-24	6.0%	NYC School Survey (teacher)
Parent satisfactioncomposite	2023-24	98.5%	NYC School Survey (family)
Student-reported respect among studentscomposite	2023-24	89.0%	NYC School Survey (student)
Student-reported safetycomposite	2023-24	93.0%	NYC School Survey (student)
Teachers would recommend schoolcomposite	2023-24	100.0%	NYC School Survey (teacher)
Teacher trustcomposite	2023-24	100.0%	NYC School Survey (teacher)

Performance

Metric	Year	Value	vs. peers	vs. citywide	Source
Middle school academic compositecomposite	2024-25	87.8%			nyc-edu-data (derived)
Teacher voice compositecomposite	2023-24	100.0%			nyc-edu-data (derived)
ELA mean scale score (all tested grades)	2024-25	463.4			NYCDOE — Test Results
ELA proficiency (all tested grades)	2024-25	84.1%			NYCDOE — Test Results
5th grade ELA mean scale score	2024-25	462.3			NYCDOE — Test Results
5th grade ELA proficiency	2024-25	82.8%			NYCDOE — Test Results
6th grade ELA mean scale score	2024-25	460.6			NYCDOE — Test Results
6th grade ELA proficiency	2024-25	83.1%			NYCDOE — Test Results
7th grade ELA mean scale score	2024-25	465.9			NYCDOE — Test Results
7th grade ELA proficiency	2024-25	89.7%			NYCDOE — Test Results
8th grade ELA mean scale score	2024-25	465.0			NYCDOE — Test Results
8th grade ELA proficiency	2024-25	81.0%			NYCDOE — Test Results
MATH mean scale score (all tested grades)	2024-25	473.2			NYCDOE — Test Results
MATH proficiency (all tested grades)	2024-25	83.0%			NYCDOE — Test Results
5th grade MATH mean scale score	2024-25	468.7			NYCDOE — Test Results
5th grade MATH proficiency	2024-25	74.2%			NYCDOE — Test Results
6th grade MATH mean scale score	2024-25	476.5			NYCDOE — Test Results
6th grade MATH proficiency	2024-25	89.5%			NYCDOE — Test Results
7th grade MATH mean scale score	2024-25	474.8			NYCDOE — Test Results
7th grade MATH proficiency	2024-25	86.0%			NYCDOE — Test Results
8th grade MATH mean scale score	2022-23	suppressed (low N)	—	—	NYCDOE — Test Results
8th grade MATH proficiency	2022-23	suppressed (low N)	—	—	NYCDOE — Test Results