Enrollment
320
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008605192
IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE
1865 MORRIS AVE, BRONX, NY 10453 · (718) 583-7750 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
315 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
31.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
23.8%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
320
-196 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 12.0:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
78%
was 79%
% Black
19%
was 18%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE
Set in BRONX, New York, IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE is a tight-knit junior high, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. It enrolls 320 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 40% leaner than typical.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 comprises 70 schools with combined enrollment of 23,786 students; IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE is among them.
On demographics, IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE shows that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.
Looking at school resources, IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Roughly 98% of students at IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.8%; this one delivers 24.7%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bronx County) records that median household income runs about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE is one.
Nearest neighbor: YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.9%.
IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE operates from an urban location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 38%: 516 students in 2018 compared to 320 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
- PS/IS 218 RAFAEL HERNANDEZ DUAL LANGUAGE MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 807 students
- PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELDElementary · 729 students
- BRONX SCHOOL FOR LAW GOVERNMENT AND JUSTICEHigh · 683 students
- COMPREHENSIVE MODEL SCHOOL PROJECT MS 327High · 670 students
- PS 53 BASHEER QUISIMElementary · 600 students
- PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTSElementary · 576 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX0.0 mi · 502
- PS 236 LANGSTON HUGHES0.1 mi · 303
- BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE)0.2 mi · 342
- PS 3060.2 mi · 379
- PS 28 MOUNT HOPE0.3 mi · 556
- PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD0.3 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About IS 117 JOSEPH H WADEHow large is IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE?
IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE enrolls approximately 320 students in grades 06-08.
Is IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE an elementary, middle, or high school?
IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE?
Approximately 8.9:1 students per teacher at IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE.
How diverse is IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE?
IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE reports a student body of 1% White, 78% Hispanic, 19% Black.
Who oversees IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE?
IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 in Bronx County.
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