Enrollment
248
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008604876
IS 232
1700 MACOMBS RD, BRONX, NY 10453 · (718) 583-7007 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of New York public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
246 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 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 43% |
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
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 232
IS 232's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 232 this school | 248 | 99.2% | 40.5% |
| IS 303 LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICE BRONX | 291 | 99.0% | 36.4% |
| FANNIE LOU HAMER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX | 228 | 96.9% | 30.2% |
| KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY III BRONX | 256 | 96.9% | 45.0% |
| JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT BRONX | 262 | 97.3% | 31.2% |
| 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 232 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #603 of 766 | #36 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #613 of 768 ▲ 6 | #38 of 74 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #568 of 768 ▼ 3 | #43 of 74 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #642 of 796 | #46 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #108 of 683 | #10 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #511 of 688 | #42 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #8 of 773 | #6 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.0% | #20 of 524 | #10 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
248
-124 (-33%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 248 | 28 | 8.9:1 | 99% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 31 | 9.7:1 | 98% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 35.1 | 8.5:1 | 98% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 99% (367) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 99% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 95% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 99% (428) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 232.
About IS 232
IS 232 is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in New York, located in BRONX. The school counted 248 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 53% below the 531-student average for middle schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 oversees IS 232 and 69 other schools, with 23,786 students in total.
Of every 100 students at IS 232, about 77 are Hispanic. The school is also 22% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 55%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, IS 232 scores 35%.
Its staff includes 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.9 students per teacher. Across middle schools in New York, the average ratio is 10.3:1. IS 232 has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%. The gap from the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County is 9 points.
IS 232 holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of New York public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, IS 232 would score about 38.5%. It scores 40.5%, 1.9 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Bronx County, median household income comes to about $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The county has 472 public schools and about 202,028 students.
ACADEMY FOR LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY is less than a tenth of a mile from IS 232, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 43.3% proficiency; IS 232 posts 40.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 33% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.0:1 to 8.9:1.
The IS 232 discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
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- 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
- ACADEMY FOR LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY0.0 mi · 356
- IS 303 LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICE0.0 mi · 291
- PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTS0.0 mi · 576
- PS 109 SEDGWICK0.2 mi · 430
- PS 3060.3 mi · 379
- BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE)0.3 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About IS 232How many students attend IS 232?
IS 232 enrolls approximately 248 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does IS 232 serve?
IS 232 serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does IS 232 have?
IS 232 employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at IS 232?
Student demographics at IS 232 are roughly 0% White, 77% Hispanic, 22% Black.
What district is IS 232 in?
IS 232 is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
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