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Enrollment
388
Middle
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008802524
JHS 144 MICHELANGELO
2545 GUNTHER AVE, BRONX, NY 10469 · (718) 794-9749 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of New York public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
348 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 118 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 9 | 2% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
50.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
51.4%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 51.4% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 48.1% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
Schools most like JHS 144 MICHELANGELO
JHS 144 MICHELANGELO's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JHS 144 MICHELANGELO this school | 388 | 89.7% | 45.4% |
| EAST LOWER SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 364 | 93.7% | 21.5% |
| LEADERS OF TOMORROW BRONX | 374 | 91.2% | 30.6% |
| DR. FREDDIE THOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 512 | 88.9% | N/A |
| SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT SYRACUSE | 369 | 91.9% | 13.4% |
| NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT BRONX | 318 | 93.1% | 30.7% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where JHS 144 MICHELANGELO ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #516 of 766 | #24 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #481 of 768 ▲ 15 | #17 of 74 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #332 of 768 ▲ 14 | #15 of 74 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #450 of 796 | #16 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #582 of 683 | #47 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #169 of 688 | #4 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #144 of 773 | #64 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #134 of 524 | #41 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
388
-44 (-10%) vs 2020
-61% since 2010-11, when it was 989
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 388 | 31.2 | 12.4:1 | 90% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 31.3 | 12.7:1 | 90% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 37.7 | 11.2:1 | 81% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 84% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 76% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 61% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 989 | 62 | 15.9:1 | 82% (812) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JHS 144 MICHELANGELO.
About JHS 144 MICHELANGELO
JHS 144 MICHELANGELO is a small middle school in New York, with an address in BRONX. It reports enrollment of 388 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 531.
The district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, has 30,138 students enrolled across 62 schools.
Of every 100 students at JHS 144 MICHELANGELO, about 44 are Black, the largest group. The school is also 43% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 5% White. That is higher than the 33% Black share among all Bronx County residents. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at JHS 144 MICHELANGELO are from different groups.
Its staff includes 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.4 students per teacher. Compared with the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 90% of students at JHS 144 MICHELANGELO can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Bronx County is similar, at 90%.
Among New York public middle schools, JHS 144 MICHELANGELO outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.0%. JHS 144 MICHELANGELO scores 45.4%.
For the population of Bronx County, median household income comes to about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bronx County counts 472 public schools with about 202,028 students.
Among nearby public schools, PELHAM GARDENS MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, JHS 144 MICHELANGELO ranks 8th on proficiency.
JHS 144 MICHELANGELO is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% decline, from 432 to 388.
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Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- PS 89Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS/MS 194Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS 96 RICHARD RODGERSElementary · 880 students
- PS 106 PARKCHESTERElementary · 822 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- PELHAM GARDENS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 284
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II0.0 mi · 423
- PS 970.5 mi · 578
- ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 50.6 mi · 341
- ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 30.6 mi · 350
- ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 40.6 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About JHS 144 MICHELANGELOHow many students attend JHS 144 MICHELANGELO?
JHS 144 MICHELANGELO enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does JHS 144 MICHELANGELO serve?
JHS 144 MICHELANGELO serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JHS 144 MICHELANGELO?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JHS 144 MICHELANGELO is approximately 12.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is JHS 144 MICHELANGELO?
JHS 144 MICHELANGELO reports a student body of 5% White, 43% Hispanic, 44% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is JHS 144 MICHELANGELO public or private?
JHS 144 MICHELANGELO is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.