IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON

As a very small junior high in BRONX, New York, IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON teaches 177 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. That puts it 67% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Across the 70 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 (23,786 students total), IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON shows that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 36% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.0:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 93% of students at IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.9%; this one delivers 34.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY AT ROBERTO CLEMENTE STATE PARK (THE), roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON has ticked down 28%, going from 246 students in 2018 to 177 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.

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