General Information

general information

Booker T. Washington Middle School is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Drawing its 840 middle-schoolers from District 3, the school is made up of grades six, seven and eight. The traditional program focuses on teaching students to be strong students, equipped with excellent writing, reading and reasoning skills. Graduates go on to the city’s strongest high schools.

Special Programs and Features:

Accelerated Honors Classes
Screened academic classes with Regents opportunities
ICT and self-contained classes on each grade level
Early Academy Program to provide small group academic support
Full elective program in music and art
Library: The school library has 29,000 items in the collection, as well as a full-time librarian.
Technology: Two full computer labs, a school-wide computer network, laptop carts, every classroom is equipped with interactive boards and internet access.

Information about Fair Student Funding and budgets, school quality reports and more may be found at the DOE information page for MS 54.

LOCATION

103 West 107th Street
Main Entrance on 108th Street
near Columbus Avenue

MS54 Principal

Dr. Elana Elster began working at
MS54 as a teacher in 1993 and
has been Principal since 2005.

MS54 Booker T. Washington
103 West 107th Street
New York, NY 10025
Phone (212) 678-2861

MS54 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the district’s activities and programs. MS54 also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.