Is Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan a good school?

Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan ranks in the bottom 16.9% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan?

In the 2022-23 school year, 530 students attended Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan?

Students at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan are 77% Hispanic, 15% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

Summary:

Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 530. Despite its relatively high per-student funding, the school has consistently been one of the lowest-performing middle schools in New York state, with significant challenges in improving student outcomes.

The school's academic performance is significantly below the New York City District #8 and New York state averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in Math. For example, in 2022-2023, only 23.74% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 33.94% in the district and 45.82% statewide. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners, Special Education students, and low-income students (who make up 91.7% of the population) performing well below state and district averages. This suggests the school may be struggling to effectively serve its most vulnerable populations.

When compared to other middle schools in the area, such as Soundview Academy For Culture And Scholarship, Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein, and Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School, Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan generally performs worse across a range of metrics, including academic proficiency, Regents exam performance, and student group outcomes. This suggests the school may face more significant challenges than its peers, which could be related to factors such as student demographics, resource allocation, or school leadership and practices.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

1025 Morrison Ave
Bronx, NY 10472-5907

(718) 328-2105

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

SchoolDigger Rank:
1246^th of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,606

Feeder schools for Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan:

Elementary:	Ps 152 Evergreen
	Ps 93 Albert G Oliver

Student/teacher ratio: 9.4

Number of students: 530

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.4%

African American:

15.5%

Asian:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan ranks worse than 83.1% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 9^th among 12 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.81. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.4%), African American (15.5%), Asian (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan is 9.4, which is the 5^th best among 12 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8. (See more...)

Compare Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan employs 56.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan is $24,606, which is the 4^th highest among 12 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan:

SchoolDigger ranks Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan 1246^th of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 8:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 8 742^nd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

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Rank History for all students at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	11.06	977^th	1095	10.8%
2007	9.27	1021^st	1123	9.1%
2008	10.15	1072^nd	1185	9.5%
2009	18.54	1034^th	1224	15.5%
2010	13.78	1073^rd	1243	13.7%
2011	14.86	1106^th	1295	14.6%
2012	11.05	1195^th	1337	10.6%
2013	12.08	1277^th	1373	7.0%
2014	13.37	1282^nd	1401	8.5%
2015	11.07	1340^th	1407	4.8%
2016	15.83	1271^st	1429	11.1%
2017	23.76	1167^th	1455	19.8%
2018	19.21	1227^th	1438	14.7%
2019	25.61	1107^th	1439	23.1%
2022	18.93	1287^th	1479	13.0%
2023	22.81	1246^th	1500	16.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.93	256^th	503	49.1%
2019	44.89	191^st	473	59.6%
2022	38.07	342^nd	581	41.1%
2023	28.25	498^th	591	15.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.04	998^th	1170	14.7%
2019	25.60	1007^th	1139	11.6%
2022	30.71	982^nd	1283	23.5%
2023	24.94	1112^th	1307	14.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.94	1032^nd	1245	17.1%
2019	32.07	869^th	1241	30.0%
2022	24.02	1102^nd	1306	15.6%
2023	28.11	1014^th	1288	21.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.84	346^th	457	24.3%
2019	33.45	282^nd	392	28.1%
2022	29.25	377^th	487	22.6%
2023	27.45	432^nd	543	20.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.66	1207^th	1353	10.8%
2019	25.04	1085^th	1370	20.8%
2022	20.09	1249^th	1454	14.1%
2023	22.13	1231^st	1463	15.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.07	1142^nd	1352	15.5%
2019	26.64	1029^th	1366	24.7%
2022	18.93	1277^th	1455	12.2%
2023	24.29	1200^th	1464	18.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	36.79	390^th	653	40.3%
2022	26.62	545^th	706	22.8%
2023	44.31	383^rd	696	45.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.51	644^th	810	20.5%
2019	34.28	537^th	826	35.0%
2022	26.63	728^th	914	20.4%
2023	27.57	738^th	943	21.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	2	223	8	383	2	n/a	n/a	618
1990	2	245	13	385	1	n/a	n/a	646
1991	4	226	8	393	2	n/a	n/a	633
1992	3	244	9	407	1	n/a	n/a	664
1993	7	294	3	440	0	n/a	n/a	744
1994	7	348	4	515	1	n/a	n/a	875
1995	9	353	3	490	0	n/a	n/a	855
1996	9	353	3	490	0	n/a	n/a	855
1997	6	361	5	460	2	n/a	n/a	834
1998	8	352	9	471	2	n/a	n/a	842
1999	3	208	6	297	0	n/a	n/a	514
2000	3	201	7	375	1	n/a	n/a	587
2001	9	329	6	653	6	n/a	n/a	1003
2002	5	340	9	662	5	n/a	n/a	1021
2003	5	340	9	662	5	n/a	n/a	1021
2004	3	312	5	677	10	n/a	n/a	1007
2005	2	304	3	661	6	n/a	n/a	976
2006	3	237	9	499	3	n/a	n/a	751
2007	3	189	2	354	2	n/a	n/a	550
2008	4	200	1	361	1	n/a	n/a	567
2009	3	195	1	337	4	n/a	n/a	540
2010	2	177	3	382	3	n/a	n/a	567
2011	4	156	5	363	2	0	0	530
2012	3	137	4	372	2	1	0	519
2013	2	135	7	352	4	1	1	502
2014	1	113	8	362	2	0	0	486
2015	3	92	11	306	3	0	0	415
2016	1	74	4	263	0	0	0	342
2017	1	74	10	236	2	1	0	324
2018	1	82	8	256	3	2	0	352
2019	4	84	11	311	5	2	2	419
2020	5	82	11	381	6	2	0	487
2021	6	83	14	385	10	1	0	499
2022	3	89	19	413	8	2	0	534
2023	3	82	20	410	5	1	9	530

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	618	42.9	14.4	n/a
1990	646	42.6	15.1	n/a
1991	633	46.7	13.5	n/a
1992	664	41.4	16.0	n/a
1993	744	46.1	16.1	n/a
1994	875	50.5	17.3	n/a
1995	855	50.9	16.8	n/a
1996	855	50.9	16.8	n/a
1997	834	49.1	17.0	78.9
1998	842	43.5	19.4	90.3
1999	514	26.0	19.8	86.2
2000	587	49.4	11.9	96.6
2001	1003	61.2	16.4	90.3
2002	1021	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1021	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1007	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	976	n/a	n/a	0
2006	751	60.0	12.5	80.7
2007	550	44.9	12.2	92.7
2008	567	47.5	11.9	95.4
2009	540	45.0	12.0	94.8
2010	567	41.9	13.5	n/a
2011	530	39.4	13.4	75.5
2012	519	39.0	13.3	75.5
2013	502	35.9	13.9	76.1
2014	486	34.0	14.2	97.5
2015	415	32.0	12.9	79.8
2016	342	29.0	11.7	80.4
2017	324	29.8	10.8	77.5
2018	352	32.9	10.6	87.8
2019	419	35.0	11.9	85.9
2020	487	44.0	11.0	91.8
2021	499	47.0	10.6	94.2
2022	534	54.0	9.8	91.6
2023	530	56.3	9.4	91.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	618	42.9	14.4	n/a
1990	646	42.6	15.1	n/a
1991	633	46.7	13.5	n/a
1992	664	41.4	16.0	n/a
1993	744	46.1	16.1	n/a
1994	875	50.5	17.3	n/a
1995	855	50.9	16.8	n/a
1996	855	50.9	16.8	n/a
1997	834	49.1	17.0	78.9
1998	842	43.5	19.4	90.3
1999	514	26.0	19.8	86.2
2000	587	49.4	11.9	96.6
2001	1003	61.2	16.4	90.3
2002	1021	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1021	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1007	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	976	n/a	n/a	0
2006	751	60.0	12.5	80.7
2007	550	44.9	12.2	92.7
2008	567	47.5	11.9	95.4
2009	540	45.0	12.0	94.8
2010	567	41.9	13.5	n/a
2011	530	39.4	13.4	75.5
2012	519	39.0	13.3	75.5
2013	502	35.9	13.9	76.1
2014	486	34.0	14.2	97.5
2015	415	32.0	12.9	79.8
2016	342	29.0	11.7	80.4
2017	324	29.8	10.8	77.5
2018	352	32.9	10.6	87.8
2019	419	35.0	11.9	85.9
2020	487	44.0	11.0	91.8
2021	499	47.0	10.6	94.2
2022	534	54.0	9.8	91.6
2023	530	56.3	9.4	91.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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