Lower Manhattan Community Middle School

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About this school

Public choice option that is not guaranteed by address and generally depends on district choice or broader application rules.

Lower Manhattan Community (LMC) is a small, rigorous middle school with a strong arts program that serves a diverse community. Over the three years of middle school, we aim to challenge students to think creatively, solve problems, and, most importantly, engage with their peers to build connections and share ideas and experiences. At LMC, students take four arts courses: Digital Arts, Dance, Music, and Visual Arts. They have the opportunity to engage with the art course that resonates with them the most. Every Wednesday after lunch, our students participate in a small advisory group of 10-12 of their peers. Led by one of their teachers, our advisory curriculum explores topics such as goal-setting, identity, values, service, and human rights. These advisories provide a framework for the numerous field trips, including overnight trips, that our students participate in throughout the year. In advisory, we also prepare students for the opportunity of 'out lunch', which students in good academic standing are eligible for after the first trimester of 6th grade. At LMC, our robust after-school program, developed in partnership with Manhattan Youth, builds on our arts, academic, and advisory programs through daily programming that is free of charge.

Source-reported description, not a current review or independent assessment. Programs may have changed.

Student demographics

NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2024-10-31 · Source release: 2025 · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Source-reported for the stated period; retrieval does not establish present-day accuracy. Only the categories available in this record are shown; totals may be below 100%.

White

31%

Black

Hispanic

30%

Asian

23%

Academic measures

NYC School Quality Snapshot · Source release: 2025 release (measurement periods vary). Proficiency is the share of tested students meeting state standards, not a school rating.

ELA proficiency: 82%2025 NY State tests
Math proficiency: 66%2025 NY State tests
Student attendance: 91%September 2024-June 2025

Sources and data dates

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About this school

Public choice option that is not guaranteed by address and generally depends on district choice or broader application rules.

Source-reported description, not a current review or independent assessment. Programs may have changed.

Student demographics

White

31%

Black

Hispanic

30%

Asian

23%

Sources and data dates

School listing

NYC School Search · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.

Stored rating

GreatSchools Summary Rating · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · GreatSchools-owned stored rating; measurement period undisclosed. Not an independently verified or current-year score.

Enrollment

NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2025 release (measurement periods vary) · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.

School description

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