KAPPA

KAPPA is a junior high of very small scale in BRONX, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, caters to 143 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so KAPPA sits 73% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 70 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 (23,786 students total), KAPPA accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, KAPPA reports that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 48% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KAPPA sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 46.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. KAPPA is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

Nearest neighbor: IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KAPPA comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KAPPA has decreased 55%, going from 317 students in 2018 to 143 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 45% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 today.

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