Enrollment
424
Middle
STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL·NCES 360119706707
UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
470 JACKSON AVE, BRONX, NY 10455 · (917) 985-8300 · Bronx County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
- 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
370 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
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 5 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 126 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 123 | 29% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
52.8%
NY avg 57.4% . -30.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 30 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 424 | 87.3% | 48.4% |
| NORTHWEST COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 487 | 89.9% | 11.4% |
| LEADERS OF TOMORROW BRONX | 374 | 91.2% | 30.6% |
| KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY VI FAR ROCKAWAY | 281 | 90.7% | 60.6% |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 325 | 84.3% | N/A |
| SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT SYRACUSE | 369 | 91.9% | 13.4% |
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 UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #458 of 766 | #14 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #462 of 768 ▼ 310 | #15 of 74 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #237 of 768 ▲ 35 | #8 of 74 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #417 of 796 | #12 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #353 of 688 | #19 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #169 of 773 | #67 of 75 |
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
424
+124 (+41%) vs 2020
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 | 424 | N/A | N/A | 87% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 16.1 | 23.7:1 | 91% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | N/A | N/A | 91% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 11 | 27.3:1 | 88% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in BRONX, New York, and is classified as a middle school. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 424 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in New York average about 531 students.
Federal records list UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL as its own district.
Roughly 61% of students at UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 36% Black. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 87%.
Measured against New York public middle schools, UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 5.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (48.4% versus 42.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
In the county around the school, Bronx County, the median household income is $48,676, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Bronx County is home to 472 public schools and about 202,028 public school students.
The nearest other public school, JM RAPPORT SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th among 8 schools close by.
The NCES locale for UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Federal data put enrollment at 300 in 2020-21 and 424 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- JM RAPPORT SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT0.0 mi · 408
- URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE0.1 mi · 488
- MOTT HAVEN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 248
- HERO HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 733
- AMERICAN DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 603
- NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL-BRONX0.2 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 424 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 61% Hispanic, 36% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What city is UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in BRONX, NY.
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