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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
Enrollment
248
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 531
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 64819%
Grade 79338%
Grade 810743%
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%
White
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
19277%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
5522%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 16% · US 15%
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
Male
15261%
Female
9639%

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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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2537.0%42.0%
2023-2434.0%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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

Where IS 232 ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn 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#38 of 74
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.0%#568 of 768#43 of 74
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
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
248
-238 (-49%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 14.3:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
77%
was 79%
% Black
22%
was 19%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-25248288.9:199% (246)
2023-24299319.7:198% (294)
2022-2329735.18.5:198% (291)
2017-184863414.3:199% (479)
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.

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 counted 486 students in 2017-18 and 248 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.3:1 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

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Population
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

School name
IS 232
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Address
1700 MACOMBS RD, BRONX, NY 10453
Phone
(718) 583-7007
County
Bronx County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
248
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
8.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
246 (99%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360008604876
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Other schools in BRONX
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Frequently asked questions

About IS 232
How 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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