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
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of New York public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 82 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 123 | 38% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 28.1% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE
IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE this school | 320 | 98.4% | 24.7% |
| MS 390 BRONX | 311 | 97.7% | 42.3% |
| ANGELO PATRI MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) BRONX | 333 | 97.6% | 36.0% |
| IS 303 LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICE BRONX | 291 | 99.0% | 36.4% |
| MS 302 LUISA DESSUS CRUZ BRONX | 319 | 97.2% | 40.9% |
| SOUTH BRONX EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 266 | 97.0% | 35.8% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #742 of 766 | #72 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #738 of 768 ▼ 28 | #67 of 74 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #675 of 768 ▼ 13 | #60 of 74 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #531 of 796 | #28 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #111 of 683 | #11 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #509 of 688 | #40 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #13 of 773 | #10 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.0% | #51 of 524 | #22 of 59 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
320
-86 (-21%) vs 2020
-59% since 2010-11, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 8.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 320 | 36 | 8.9:1 | 98% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 34 | 9.8:1 | 98% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 38.4 | 9.3:1 | 97% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 49 | 8.3:1 | 96% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 43 | 12.0:1 | 95% (488) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 86% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 772 | 56 | 13.8:1 | 90% (698) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE.
About IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE
IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in BRONX, New York. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 320 students. The average among middle schools in New York is roughly 531 students; this school is 40% smaller than that.
IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE is in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, a district with 23,786 students across 70 schools.
At IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE, Hispanic students make up 78% of the student body. It is also 19% Black. For comparison, the population of Bronx County is roughly 55% Hispanic. IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 8.9:1. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 98% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE an F. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE are 14.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (24.7% actual, 38.8% predicted).
Federal survey data for Bronx County show that the median household income is $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Bronx County is home to 472 public schools and about 202,028 public school students.
The closest public school, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX, is less than a tenth of a mile from IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE's location as City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 86 fewer students in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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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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