URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS

Set in BRONX, New York, URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS is a compact middle school, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8. It caters to 361 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 21,621 students; URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS is among them.

Demographically, URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS records that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 14% Black, 7% Asian, 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Roughly 79% of students at URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bronx County (around 90%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.1%, the actual is 58.7%, a residual of +12.6 points.

Around the school, Bronx County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS is one.

Nearest neighbor: MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.2%.

URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS has expanded 3%, going from 349 students in 2018 to 361 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 16% to 6%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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