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IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS

1919 PROSPECT AVE, BRONX, NY 10457 · (718) 294-8504 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Enrollment
278
Middle
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
272 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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
Grade 6
70
Grade 7
105
Grade 8
103
Student demographics
White
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
19972%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 31%
Black
7427%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 16%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
13749%
Female
14151%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
25.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
26.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.

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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
278
+21 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 10.7:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
72%
was 70%
% Black
27%
was 27%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS

Located at 1919 PROSPECT AVE, in BRONX, New York, IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS is a low-enrollment middle school that enrolls 278 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS sits 48% below that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 15,705 students; IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS is among them.

In terms of who attends, IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS shows that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 27% Black. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.4:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.0%, the actual is 26.3%, a residual of -12.7 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS is one.

EAST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS has ticked up 8%, going from 257 students in 2018 to 278 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

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 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Address
1919 PROSPECT AVE, BRONX, NY 10457
Phone
(718) 294-8504
County
Bronx County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
278
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
8.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
272 (98%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360009004878
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS
How many students attend IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS?
IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS serve?
IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS is approximately 8.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS?
IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS reports a student body of 1% White, 72% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS?
IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 in Bronx County.
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