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Enrollment
762
Middle
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008802628
MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS
700 BAYCHESTER AVE, BRONX, NY 10475 · (718) 904-5650 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of New York public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.9:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
652 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 | 254 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 238 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 252 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 18 | 2% |
Student demographics
50%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
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 40.7% |
% 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS
MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS this school | 762 | 85.6% | 38.5% |
| KIPP BEYOND CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 548 | 79.6% | 78.3% |
| POUGHKEEPSIE MIDDLE SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE | 871 | 84.4% | 29.6% |
| ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 394 | 89.3% | 20.5% |
| IS 181 PABLO CASALS BRONX | 490 | 81.2% | 59.9% |
| LORETTA JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 416 | 89.9% | N/A |
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 MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #623 of 766 | #40 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #604 of 768 ▲ 7 | #35 of 74 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #411 of 768 ▼ 95 | #25 of 74 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #180 of 796 | #3 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #542 of 683 | #43 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #339 of 688 | #16 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #186 of 773 | #69 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #132 of 524 | #40 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
762
-226 (-23%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 762 | 64.1 | 11.9:1 | 86% (652) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 63.6 | 11.6:1 | 83% (612) |
| 2022-23 | 774 | 73.4 | 10.6:1 | 82% (634) |
| 2020-21 | 988 | 70 | 14.1:1 | 77% (760) |
| 2017-18 | 967 | 65 | 14.9:1 | 76% (733) |
| 2015-16 | 873 | 52 | 16.8:1 | 68% (592) |
| 2010-11 | 754 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 71% (534) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS.
About MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS
BRONX, New York, is home to MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS, a mid-sized middle school. Total enrollment is 762 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. That is 44% above the average of about 531 students for middle schools in New York.
District-wide, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 has 62 schools and 30,138 students.
Federal enrollment data show MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS is 64% Black. Other groups make up 29% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Bronx County as a whole is about 33% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS are from different groups.
MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1, with 64.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New York, 10.3:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 86% at MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS.
Among New York public middle schools, MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS outscored 23%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.5%, compared with a predicted 43.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Bronx County, home to about 1,404,779 people, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bronx County number 472, with about 202,028 students.
Among nearby public schools, PS 153 HELEN KELLER is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS is 7th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 23% across 4 years, from 988 in 2020-21 to 762 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.1:1 in 2020-21, and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- PS 153 HELEN KELLER0.1 mi · 440
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,650
- BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 337
- IS 181 PABLO CASALS0.1 mi · 490
- PS 178 DR SELMAN WAKSMAN0.2 mi · 334
- MS 5960.2 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMSWhat is the total enrollment at MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS?
MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS serve?
MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS.
How diverse is MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS?
MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS reports a student body of 1% White, 29% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS in?
MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
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