M.S. M247 Dual Language Middle School (03M247) is a public school in District 3, Upper West Side, Manhattan, serving grades 6–8. In 2026, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 120 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 math proficiency is 27%, lower than most NYC middle schools, including those with similar economic need; down 6 points from 2025 — English learners rose from 54% in 2023–24 to 59% in 2025–26.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.52 · 69th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
35%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
96 students tested
Mathematics
27%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
66 students tested
Grade 8 math not reported by the DOE.
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 54% | 41% |
| 2019 | 47% | 47% |
| 2022 | 57% | 26% |
| 2023 | 55% | 36% |
| 2024 | 41% | 38% |
| 2025 | 54% | 33% |
| 2026 | 35% | 27% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 34%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 17%
Economic need index: 35%
Economic need index: 23%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 41%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 55%0.8 mi away
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Economic need index: 91%
Economic need index: 92%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 34%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 17%
Economic need index: 35%
Economic need index: 23%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 41%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 55%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 58%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 91%
Economic need index: 92%0.8 mi away
| Measure | M.S. M247 Dual Language Middle School | M.S. M245 The Computer School |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 35% (-18 points vs 2025) | 81% (+1 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 27% (-6 points vs 2025) | 82% (+1 points vs 2025) |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 120 | 357 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 5.7 | 12.8 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 84% | 96% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 94% | 98% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 97% | 98% |
| Leadership (2026) | 95% | 98% |
| Distance between schools | <0.01 mi | |
M.S. M247 Dual Language Middle School has lower math proficiency than M.S. M245 The Computer School (27% vs 82%) and lower reading proficiency (35% vs 81%); 2026 math is lower than most NYC middle schools with similar economic need; 2026 reading is about typical for NYC middle schools with similar economic need.
Enrollment
120 students
6–8 · down 66 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
5.7
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
59%
was 59% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
91% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 91% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
28%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Black, 0% multiracial, 49% female, 51% male.
Economic need index: 91% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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100 WEST 77 STREET
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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