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Alumni: what's one memory from MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
576
Middle
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008503740
MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE
2750 LAFAYETTE AVE, BRONX, NY 10465 · (718) 829-6372 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
411 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
65.8%
NY avg 58.3% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
72.5%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
576
+47 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.6:1
% White
9%
was 19%
% Hispanic
69%
was 57%
% Black
9%
was 10%
% Asian
11%
was 12%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
On this page, members of the MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 # 8
- HERBERT H LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,087 students
- PS 71 ROSE E SCALAElementary · 1,079 students
- PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRAElementary · 718 students
- PS 36 UNIONPORTElementary · 660 students
- PS 152 EVERGREENElementary · 634 students
- PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEYElementary · 598 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
- PS 100.0 mi · 569
- PS 304 EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL0.0 mi · 551
- BRONX ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 428
- URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS0.6 mi · 361
- BRONX DELTA SCHOOL0.6 mi · 399
- MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNEHow many students attend MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE?
MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE enrolls approximately 576 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE serve?
MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE.
How diverse is MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE?
MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE reports a student body of 9% White, 69% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE in?
MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.