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M.S. 255 Salk School of Science

02M255

06,07,08 - Manhattan, District 2

320 EAST 20TH STREET (get directions)

$325.91/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)
376 students (SY2025-26)
[email protected] budget $4,958,411 ($13,187/student)
Attendance: 95.2%
ELA Course Pass Rate: 100%
Math Course Pass Rate: 100%
Overview

M.S. 255 Salk School of Science is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Manhattan, Community School District 2.

Enrollment & demographics
Academic / quality
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.

YearGradeTestMean scale scoreLevel 3+4Tested
2026 6 ELA 465 81.7% 131
2026 6 Math 474 82.4% 131
2026 7 ELA 469 85% 127
2026 7 Math 477 85.7% 126
2026 8 ELA 475 95% 100
2025 6 ELA 468 88.4% 129
2025 6 Math 475 84.5% 129
2025 7 ELA 471 91.5% 117
2025 7 Math 487 93.3% 119
2025 8 ELA 466 80.6% 103
2024 6 ELA 463 82% 122
2024 6 Math 483 91.1% 123
2024 7 ELA 472 92.4% 119
2024 7 Math 491 94.9% 118
2024 8 ELA 475 90.1% 101
2023 6 ELA 467 88.9% 126
2023 6 Math 480 87.4% 127
2023 7 ELA 474 91.2% 113
2023 7 Math 483 89.2% 111
2023 8 ELA 478 92.9% 98
2022 6 ELA 620 89.2% 120
2022 6 Math 617 79.2% 120
2022 7 ELA 631 89.9% 109
2022 7 Math 623 88% 108
2022 8 ELA 623 93.4% 91
2019 6 ELA 628 95.6% 135
2019 6 Math 626 94% 134
2019 7 ELA 623 92.1% 127
2019 7 Math 626 93% 128
2019 8 ELA 626 94.4% 124
2019 8 Math 624 89.1% 119
2018 6 ELA 620 93.8% 130
2018 6 Math 621 86.2% 130
2018 7 ELA 624 90.6% 128
2018 7 Math 624 91.4% 128
2018 8 ELA 622 96.7% 121
2018 8 Math 627 89.2% 74
Specialized high school offers
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 2026-10-23.

Fiscal yearTotal budgetFair Student FundingPer student
FY 2027 $4,958,411 $3,885,681 $13,187
FY 2026 $4,518,417 $3,659,641 $12,017

FY 2027 line items

AllocationAmount
TL Fair Student Funding$3,885,681
Class Size Reduction Planning$499,569
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning$209,010
Rollover Private PTA Grant 41217$100,443
IDEA RS IEP Para$95,628
TL Parent Coordinator$44,432
Private PTA Grant 09$25,000
Contract for Excellence FY 2024$18,326
TL After School Para$16,503
TL C4E FSF$14,742
Contract for Excellence FY 09$12,608
TL ELA/Math Student Support$6,541
Rollover Private Grant 02933$5,483
TL Computer Maintenance$5,441
Title I STH for Non Title I Schools$4,839
TL NYC Reads Support$3,723
Title III Translation Services$2,927
TL NYC Solves Support$2,792
TL NYSTL Library Books$2,361
TL CB School Staff$2,222
High Need Support for Title I STH$140
PTA funding (LL171)
$325.91/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)
PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.
School yearBeginning balanceTotal incomeTotal expensesEnding balance
2024-25 $475,283 $123,194 $192,939 $356,758
Sources & methodology
Other schools in this building
P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens (02M040)
Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.

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