New Design Middle School

New Design Middle School rated 60/100 in Manhattan, District 5. ELA proficiency: 30%. Math proficiency: 7%. 373 students enrolled in grades 6-8. View ratings, test scores, parent reviews, and commute times.

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What the school community says

2026 NYC School Survey · Separate from academic ratings and neighborhood safety

K–12 survey · 2026

Family experience

New Design Middle School

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses70

Response rate84%

Published topics8 / 12

A starting point for your school visit

IEP Service Satisfaction is among the highest published topics (98/100). Parent Involvement in School sits lower (95/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Family Satisfaction with Child's Education
96 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 94 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Outreach to Parents
97 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 95 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Parent-Teacher Trust
98 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 97 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 12 topics and source details
New Design Middle School · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary AdvocateNot reportedNot reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary TeacherNot reportedNot reported
Conflict ResolutionNot reportedNot reported
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education9690–100 · Higher end
IEP Service Satisfaction9890–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Leadership9890–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents9790–100 · Higher end
Parent Involvement in School9590–100 · Higher end
Parent-Principal Trust9890–100 · Higher end
Parent-Teacher Trust9890–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services9890–100 · Higher end
Strong RelationshipsNot reportedNot reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 05M514

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: a53cfece9c20be0123c592679e8a5b3985b4e5ec10f03575d1911bf528b37885

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Student experience

New Design Middle School

New 2026 baseline: the student questionnaire changed substantially. Do not compare these scores with previous years.

Responses68

Response rate82%

Published topics11 / 11

A starting point for your school visit

Safety is among the highest published topics (78/100). Academic Press sits lower (51/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Safety
78 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 82 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Student-Teacher Trust
72 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 73 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Personal Attention and Support
73 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 61 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 11 topics and source details
New Design Middle School · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press510–69 · Lower end
Course Clarity630–69 · Lower end
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction680–69 · Lower end
Guidance670–69 · Lower end
Inclusive Learning Environment7170–89 · Middle band
Personal Attention and Support7370–89 · Middle band
Preventing Bullying670–69 · Lower end
Safety7870–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services7770–89 · Middle band
Social-Emotional650–69 · Lower end
Student-Teacher Trust7270–89 · Middle band

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 05M514

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 3185e1e7e4ba9c0de4fd7b7c9e91b7c11f15f6f8ecaac14cd199a582efdadf8e

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Teaching & leadership

New Design Middle School

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses14

Response rate78%

Published topics21 / 27

A starting point for your school visit

Guidance is among the highest published topics (100/100). Classroom Behavior sits lower (55/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Instructional Leadership
90 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 92 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Peer Collaboration
85 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 90 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Academic Press
91 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 89 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 27 topics and source details
New Design Middle School · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press9190–100 · Higher end
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary AdvocateNot reportedNot reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary TeacherNot reportedNot reported
Classroom Behavior550–69 · Lower end
Conflict Resolution9390–100 · Higher end
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction9790–100 · Higher end
Early Childhood InstructionNot reportedNot reported
Guidance10090–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Learning Environment9890–100 · Higher end
Innovation and Collective Responsibility7970–89 · Middle band
Instructional Leadership9090–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents9890–100 · Higher end
Peer Collaboration8570–89 · Middle band
Preventing Bullying7970–89 · Middle band
Program Coherence8470–89 · Middle band
Quality of Professional Development9390–100 · Higher end
Quality of Student Discussion630–69 · Lower end
SafetyNot reportedNot reported
School Commitment8870–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services10090–100 · Higher end
Social-Emotional7070–89 · Middle band
Strong Core Instruction9090–100 · Higher end
Strong RelationshipsNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Influence7770–89 · Middle band
Teacher-Principal Trust9890–100 · Higher end
Teacher-Teacher Trust9590–100 · Higher end
Two-Way CommunicationNot reportedNot reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 05M514

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 205cdbbcff8c323f2b07345fea70a4740b58a10d1a0fc2f390b42eea35808a29

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

Citywide findings · Sources and methodology