Enrollment
177
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008602737
IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON
275 HARLEM RIVER PARK BRIDGE, BRONX, NY 10453 · (718) 583-6266 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL177 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of New York public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
7.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
164 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 | 59 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 32% |
Student demographics
50%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
29.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 18 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 229 ROLAND PATTERSON
IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON this school | 177 | 92.7% | 34.9% |
| MOTT HALL CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 170 | 91.8% | 41.8% |
| SOUTH BRONX ACADEMY FOR APPLIED MEDIA BRONX | 169 | 97.0% | 33.3% |
| EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 222 | 95.0% | 51.9% |
| MS 301 PAUL L DUNBAR BRONX | 148 | 95.9% | 18.5% |
| FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX | 146 | 94.5% | 43.8% |
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 229 ROLAND PATTERSON ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #672 of 766 | #52 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #743 of 768 ▼ 136 | #69 of 74 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #697 of 768 ▼ 167 | #66 of 74 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 177 | #709 of 796 | #58 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #108 of 773 | #57 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.0% | #85 of 524 | #33 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
177
-26 (-13%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 6.2:1
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 | 177 | 25.2 | 7.0:1 | 93% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 25.8 | 7.0:1 | 96% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 26.3 | 6.3:1 | 97% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 33 | 6.2:1 | 95% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 27 | 9.1:1 | 93% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 29 | 9.1:1 | 78% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 32 | 7.3:1 | 99% (229) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON.
About IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON
IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON is a very small middle school located in BRONX, New York. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 177 students. Across middle schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 531.
IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, where 70 schools serve 23,786 students.
The student body at IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON is 60% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 36% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON comes to 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.0:1. Middle schools in New York have an average ratio of 10.3:1. On the income side, 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bronx County average a similar 90%.
Among New York public middle schools, IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.9% is 6.0 points below the 40.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Bronx County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Bronx County's 472 public schools enroll about 202,028 students and include IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON.
NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY AT ROBERTO CLEMENTE STATE PARK (THE) is the nearest public school to IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 26 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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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- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
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Nearby schools
- NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY AT ROBERTO CLEMENTE STATE PARK (THE)0.0 mi · 340
- PS 109 SEDGWICK0.2 mi · 430
- PS 2260.3 mi · 310
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- HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE0.3 mi · 505
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS0.3 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSONWhat is the total enrollment at IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON?
IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON enrolls approximately 177 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON serve?
IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON?
Approximately 7.0:1 students per teacher at IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON?
At IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON, the student body is approximately 60% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON public or private?
IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
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