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M.S. 243 Center School

03M243

05,06,07,08 - Manhattan, District 3

100 WEST 84 STREET (get directions)

PTA $ not reported

247 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $3,433,098 ($13,899/student)

Attendance: 95.9%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 98.9%

Math Course Pass Rate: 98.3%

Overview

M.S. 243 Center School is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 05,06,07,08) in Manhattan, Community School District 3.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	229
2014-15	230
2015-16	236
2016-17	234
2017-18	235
2018-19	241
2019-20	247
2020-21	255
2021-22	251
2022-23	251
2023-24	250
2024-25	246
2025-26	247

% female: 53% (2025-26)

% poverty: 18.2% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 28.7% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 1.2% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 10.5% (2025-26)

Black: 10.5% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 16.6% (2025-26)

White: 54.7% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 7.3% (2025-26)

Native American: 0% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.23 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 95.9%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 98.9%

Math Course Pass Rate: 98.3%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	95.9%
2024	ELA course pass rate	98.9%
2024	Math course pass rate	98.3%
2023	Attendance	96.1%
2023	ELA course pass rate	97.1%
2023	Math course pass rate	97.1%
2022	Attendance	95.4%
2022	ELA course pass rate	92.2%
2022	Math course pass rate	93.8%
2021	Attendance	95.3%
2021	ELA course pass rate	99.5%
2021	Math course pass rate	96.4%
2020	Attendance	99.1%
2020	ELA course pass rate	78.2%
2020	Math course pass rate	79.3%
2019	Attendance	97.1%
2019	ELA course pass rate	100%
2019	Math course pass rate	100%
2018	Attendance	97.1%
2018	ELA course pass rate	99.4%
2018	Math course pass rate	98.9%
2017	ELA course pass rate	99.4%
2017	Math course pass rate	96.6%
2016	ELA course pass rate	96.5%
2016	Math course pass rate	96.5%
2015	ELA course pass rate	98.2%
2015	Math course pass rate	99.4%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	5	ELA	459	66.7%	60
2026	5	Math	464	78.3%	60
2026	5	Science	453	64.5%	62
2026	6	ELA	463	82.5%	63
2026	6	Math	467	79.7%	64
2026	7	ELA	467	83.6%	61
2026	7	Math	473	82%	61
2026	8	ELA	462	73.2%	56
2026	8	Science	461	62.1%	58
2025	5	ELA	462	82.8%	64
2025	5	Math	469	74.2%	62
2025	5	Science	458	77%	61
2025	6	ELA	461	83.1%	59
2025	6	Math	477	89.5%	57
2025	7	ELA	466	89.7%	58
2025	7	Math	475	86%	57
2025	8	ELA	465	81%	58
2025	8	Science	453	52.6%	57
2024	5	ELA	460	75.8%	62
2024	5	Math	472	84.1%	63
2024	5	Science	455	68.8%	64
2024	6	ELA	459	76%	50
2024	6	Math	471	80.8%	52
2024	7	ELA	463	78%	59
2024	7	Math	476	84.7%	59
2024	8	ELA	470	88.2%	51
2024	8	Science	459	67.9%	53
2023	5	ELA	462	72.5%	51
2023	5	Math	469	84.3%	51
2023	6	ELA	463	80.3%	61
2023	6	Math	474	83.6%	61
2023	7	ELA	475	86.3%	51
2023	7	Math	477	92.3%	52
2023	8	ELA	475	94.1%	51
2022	5	ELA	616	73.3%	60
2022	5	Math	609	66.7%	60
2022	6	ELA	621	84.1%	63
2022	6	Math	614	77.8%	63
2022	7	ELA	619	90.9%	55
2022	7	Math	613	69.1%	55
2022	8	ELA	616	85.7%	49
2019	5	ELA	619	83.3%	60
2019	5	Math	615	80%	60
2019	6	ELA	624	94.7%	57
2019	6	Math	618	86.2%	58
2019	7	ELA	630	94.6%	56
2019	7	Math	622	91.1%	56
2019	8	ELA	617	93.9%	49
2018	5	ELA	622	87.7%	57
2018	5	Math	614	78.9%	57
2018	6	ELA	623	96.6%	59
2018	6	Math	615	83.1%	59
2018	7	ELA	625	98.1%	52
2018	7	Math	616	84.6%	52
2018	8	ELA	623	96%	50

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	58	54	18	31%
2024	56	44	17	30.4%
2023	64	45	17	26.6%
2022	65	44	13	20%

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$3,433,098	$2,674,930	$13,899
FY 2026	$2,698,149	$2,562,678	$10,924

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding	$2,674,930
TL RS IEP Para	$276,445
TL Social Worker Support High Need	$125,115
Private PTA Grant 12	$90,000
TL RS Mandated Counseling Shared	$58,303
TL Parent Coordinator	$51,095
IDEA RS IEP Para	$45,975
Rollover Private PTA Grant 07	$43,789
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$16,325
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$14,388
TL C4E FSF	$11,574
TL CB School Staff	$11,276
Title I STH for Non Title I Schools	$7,259
Title III Translation Services	$2,603
TL NYSTL Library Books	$1,551
TL Computer Maintenance	$1,136
TL NYSTL Software	$599
TL Parent Coordinator OTPS	$500
High Need Support for Title I STH	$210
TL Translation Services	$25

PTA funding (LL171)

PTA $ not reported

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Sources & methodology

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