Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars

Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars

Public Elementary, Middle School | Grade K-8
240 E 109th St,  New York, NY
New York City Geographic District No. 4
3.9
4.5
528 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Principal - Ms. Janette Cesar
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Math Proficiency
94%
Reading Proficiency
97%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A+
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
97%
Math Proficiency
94%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Teachers
31
Full Time Teachers
31
Teachers in First or Second Year
30.8%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Science
0%
State Average
20%
Math
1%
State Average
22%
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
579:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.3%
Female
48.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
46.2%
White
18.6%
Hispanic
13.7%
Black
11.6%
Two or more races
7.2%
Native American
1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1.3%
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School Rankings

#55 Most Diverse Public MS in New York
#92 Best Public MS in New York
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.9 6 Reviews
5.0 Middle School Student
4/19/2023
Amazing time here, and all the teachers took there time out to really help. You're able to stay after lunch to get extra help if needed, or even find opportunities to further you in high school. They teach amazingly, and the students here helped me too. The only thing I have to say is that they don't really have clubs and a range of after schools.
4.0 Middle School Student
12/2/2022
I currently go to this school and have gone since kindergarten. It is overall a good school with amazing test scores and academics. But the school facilities are not that great. The bathrooms are disgusting and have water on the floor of the stalls and sometimes flood. The gym ceiling broke and wasn't fixed for 7 years but we still used it. Another thing is that the bus system sucks. In the first few weeks of the school year there was four people in some seats. many people will push you over just to get on the bus first. Sometimes cars will drive right past us while we are getting on the bus and almost hit us. Many of the teachers are amazing but one of the teachers will spend sometimes half of the class ranting about how computers are poisoning our brains.
GreatSchools Reviews
4.5 58 Reviews
1.0 parent
1/20/2025
The community itself is pretty bad, and then honestly the school is downright terrible, but all it is good about it is the safety is not terrible.
4.0 student
10/9/2024
I'm a current eighth grader at TAG and I've been here since kindergarten. I can't say I've hated going to this school but I haven't loved it. To begin with, students are not prioritized. Actual members of admin and adults who are supposed to be "there" for students when they're going through a rough...
5.0 parent
7/9/2024
TAG is a great school and has amazing teachers. The school is truly made for the kids. Our kid studied there for elementary and we are very happy.
5.0 student
12/2/2022
I currently go to this school and have gone since kindergarten. My school is amazing. There are only a few things that I don't like. One thing that is a big problem is the school bus system. I have taken the nus home for 7 years, and my bus sucks. Many times in the past 3 months we have had to have...

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