IS 232

As a modestly sized junior high in BRONX, New York, IS 232 instructs 248 students from grades 6 through 8, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so IS 232 sits 53% smaller than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 comprises 70 schools with combined enrollment of 23,786 students; IS 232 is among them.

In terms of who attends, IS 232 records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting IS 232 tighter than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bronx County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, IS 232 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.5%; this one delivers 40.5%.

In the area at large, Bronx County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. IS 232 is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

The closest other public school is IS 303 LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around IS 232. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IS 232 ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 43.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. IS 232's enrollment has shrank 49% since 2018, when it stood at 486 (now 248). Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

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