JHS 123 JAMES M KIERNAN

Set in BRONX, New York, JHS 123 JAMES M KIERNAN is a mid-tier middle-grades school, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8. It caters to 466 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 52 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 (21,621 students total), JHS 123 JAMES M KIERNAN accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, JHS 123 JAMES M KIERNAN records that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 17% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, JHS 123 JAMES M KIERNAN has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JHS 123 JAMES M KIERNAN sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.0%; this one delivers 31.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bronx County put 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%. JHS 123 JAMES M KIERNAN is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

The closest other public school is SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE), roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JHS 123 JAMES M KIERNAN. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JHS 123 JAMES M KIERNAN at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JHS 123 JAMES M KIERNAN has grew 32%, going from 352 students in 2018 to 466 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 23% to 17%.

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