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Urban Science Academy Middle School
1000 Teller Ave
Bronx NY, 10456, Bronx County
Phone: 718-588-8221
Ranking: (3,367 out of 3,424, bottom 2%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 29 | 31 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 373 | 409 | 445 | 424 | 466 | 477 | 485 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 94 | 25.2% | 110 | 26.9% | 149 | 33.5% | 113 | 26.7% | 97 | 20.8% | 97 | 20.3% | 101 | 20.8% |
Grade 7: | 117 | 31.4% | 151 | 36.9% | 128 | 28.8% | 110 | 25.9% | 109 | 23.4% | 104 | 21.8% | 136 | 28.0% |
Grade 8: | 160 | 42.9% | 140 | 34.2% | 119 | 26.7% | 138 | 32.5% | 111 | 23.8% | 134 | 28.1% | 116 | 23.9% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 60 | 12.9% | 56 | 11.7% | 56 | 11.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 191 | 51.2% | 215 | 52.6% | 239 | 53.7% | 233 | 55.0% | 250 | 53.6% | 242 | 50.7% | 251 | 51.8% |
Female: | 182 | 48.8% | 194 | 47.4% | 206 | 46.3% | 191 | 45.0% | 208 | 44.6% | 227 | 47.6% | 230 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 251 | 67.3% | 275 | 67.2% | 288 | 64.7% | 289 | 68.2% | 308 | 66.1% | 327 | 68.6% | 341 | 70.3% |
Black: | 115 | 30.8% | 127 | 31.1% | 146 | 32.8% | 127 | 30.0% | 148 | 31.8% | 140 | 29.4% | 129 | 26.6% |
White: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 370 | 99.2% | 334 | 81.7% | 364 | 81.8% | 347 | 81.8% | NA | NA | 349 | 73.2% | 372 | 76.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 4.4% | 19 | 4.3% | 18 | 4.2% | NA | NA | 13 | 2.7% | 32 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.76 | 13.03 | 11.66 | 9.86 | 11.65 | 12.20 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 37% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 18% | 34% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 49% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 27% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 32% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 13.1% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 38% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 47% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 65% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 72% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 45% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 46% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 12.7% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 41% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 34% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 49% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 55% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 61% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 24% | 33% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 37% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 24% | 32% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 56% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 10% | 24% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 24% | 23% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 26% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 6.2% | 7.9% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 30% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 45% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 54% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 65% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 37% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 15% | 38% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 44% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 3.7% | 12.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 29% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 31% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 44% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 54% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 19% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 3% | 18% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 22% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 25% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 56% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 35% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 8% | 38% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 37% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 1.3% | 10.3% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 24% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 32% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 23% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 39% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 10% | 24% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 19% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 22% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 9.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 19% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 28% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 37% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 41% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 11.5% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 7% | 18% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 18% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 30% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 32% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 33% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 33% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 37% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 11% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 10% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 18% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 23% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 30% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 53% | 49% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 49% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 56% | 52% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 26% | 53% | 72% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 50% | 55% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 73% | 61% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 75% | 49% | 76% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Urban Science Academy Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.