JHS 131 ALBERT EINSTEIN

JHS 131 ALBERT EINSTEIN is a middle-grades school of small scale in BRONX, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, instructing 322 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 39% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Across the 52 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 (21,621 students total), JHS 131 ALBERT EINSTEIN accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, JHS 131 ALBERT EINSTEIN shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Roughly 93% of students at JHS 131 ALBERT EINSTEIN qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, JHS 131 ALBERT EINSTEIN sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.6%; this one delivers 38.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which JHS 131 ALBERT EINSTEIN is one.

The closest other public school is SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BRONX 4, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JHS 131 ALBERT EINSTEIN ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. JHS 131 ALBERT EINSTEIN's enrollment has edged down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 454 (now 322). Black enrollment moved from 33% to 23% across the same window.

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