MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE

MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE, a mid-sized middle-grades school in BRONX, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, caters to 576 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 52 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 (21,621 students total), MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Asian, 9% Black, 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE shows 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 71% of students at MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Bronx County's rate of about 90%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 67.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Bronx County shows median household income runs about $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE is one.

The closest other public school is PS 10, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 48.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE's enrollment has increased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 529 (now 576). Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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