Is Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz a good school?

Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz ranks 893 rd of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz?

In the 2023-24 school year, 312 students attended Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz.

What is the racial makeup of Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz?

Students at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz are 81% Hispanic, 17% African American, 2% White.

Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

Summary:

Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz is a public magnet middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 360 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 722 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 34.09% for 8th grade to 52.69% for 7th grade, compared to the district's 42.84% for 8th grade and 41.47% for 7th grade, and the state's 51.88% for 8th grade and 49.56% for 7th grade. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 34.02% for 8th grade to 59.15% for 6th grade, compared to the district's 35.96% for 8th grade and 38.29% for 6th grade, and the state's 40.72% for 8th grade and 50.56% for 6th grade. The school also serves a predominantly disadvantaged student population, with 95.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

The nearby schools, such as Middle School 301 Paul L Dunbar, Bronx Academy For Multi-Media, and South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School, also struggle with low academic performance and serve predominantly disadvantaged student populations. However, the nearby charter schools, such as University Prep Charter Middle School and Emblaze Academy Charter School, tend to perform better academically than the traditional public schools in the area. The increase in per-student spending and the decrease in student-teacher ratio at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz suggest that the school is investing resources to improve the educational experience for its students, and there may be opportunities to learn from the successful strategies of the higher-performing charter schools in the area.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

681 Kelly St
Bronx, NY 10455

(718) 901-3520

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

SchoolDigger Rank:
893^rd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,218

Feeder schools for Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz:

Elementary:	Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The)
	Ps 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt
	Ps 62 Inocensio Casanova

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 312

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.8%

African American:

16.7%

White:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz ranks worse than 59.4% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 12 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.14. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.8%), African American (16.7%), White (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz is 9.9, which is the 3^rd best among 12 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8. (See more...)

Compare Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz employs 31.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz is $24,218, which is the 5^th highest among 12 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz:

SchoolDigger ranks Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz 893^rd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District # 8:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 8 722^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

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Rank History for all students at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	10.54	983^rd	1095	10.2%
2007	7.66	1046^th	1123	6.9%
2008	11.61	1060^th	1185	10.5%
2009	14.24	1075^th	1224	12.2%
2010	14.61	1061^st	1243	14.6%
2011	22.50	1031^st	1295	20.4%
2012	14.95	1156^th	1337	13.5%
2013	17.10	1159^th	1373	15.6%
2014	19.27	1161^st	1401	17.1%
2015	16.98	1217^th	1407	13.5%
2016	20.73	1186^th	1429	17.0%
2017	18.48	1258^th	1455	13.5%
2018	19.40	1223^rd	1438	15.0%
2019	26.84	1082^nd	1439	24.8%
2021	11.69	1176^th	1242	5.3%
2022	16.37	1324^th	1479	10.5%
2023	19.76	1298^th	1500	13.5%
2024	41.14	893^rd	1504	40.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.37	192^nd	503	61.8%
2019	53.74	135^th	473	71.5%
2022	30.81	458^th	581	21.2%
2023	43.16	275^th	591	53.5%
2024	46.91	247^th	615	59.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.43	877^th	1170	25.0%
2019	40.93	591^st	1139	48.1%
2021	21.47	460^th	522	11.9%
2022	28.10	1047^th	1283	18.4%
2023	24.69	1122^nd	1307	14.2%
2024	39.56	725^th	1303	44.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.22	1009^th	1245	19.0%
2021	18.47	853^rd	935	8.8%
2022	19.57	1168^th	1306	10.6%
2023	18.41	1172^nd	1288	9.0%
2024	49.14	598^th	1296	53.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.90	293^rd	457	35.9%
2019	41.16	223^rd	392	43.1%
2021	36.28	34^th	49	30.6%
2022	24.52	419^th	487	14.0%
2023	24.21	463^rd	543	14.7%
2024	48.90	266^th	594	55.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.89	1148^th	1353	15.2%
2019	26.01	1067^th	1370	22.1%
2021	13.04	1002^nd	1066	6.0%
2022	16.44	1312^th	1454	9.8%
2023	21.52	1243^rd	1463	15.0%
2024	43.67	840^th	1465	42.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.17	1197^th	1352	11.5%
2019	29.27	971^st	1366	28.9%
2021	13.08	1008^th	1071	5.9%
2022	18.03	1296^th	1455	10.9%
2023	19.99	1274^th	1464	13.0%
2024	39.50	895^th	1464	38.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.14	461^st	663	30.5%
2019	34.67	419^th	653	35.8%
2021	35.12	172^nd	253	32.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.14	602^nd	810	25.7%
2019	39.73	476^th	826	42.4%
2021	15.33	425^th	449	5.3%
2022	24.22	754^th	914	17.5%
2023	29.83	700^th	943	25.8%
2024	53.14	394^th	953	58.7%

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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 Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2002	4	248	3	754	5	n/a	n/a	1014
2003	4	248	3	754	5	n/a	n/a	1014
2004	3	270	3	946	5	n/a	n/a	1227
2005	7	270	2	959	6	n/a	n/a	1244
2006	7	239	2	921	3	n/a	n/a	1172
2007	11	189	4	712	2	n/a	n/a	918
2008	6	189	5	640	2	n/a	n/a	842
2009	3	180	4	608	1	n/a	n/a	796
2010	3	160	1	616	1	n/a	n/a	781
2011	5	157	1	560	1	0	0	724
2012	4	137	3	525	0	0	0	669
2013	5	139	2	477	0	1	0	624
2014	6	142	3	448	1	0	0	600
2015	9	115	5	416	1	0	0	546
2016	6	99	5	385	0	0	0	495
2017	8	94	3	377	0	1	1	484
2018	6	104	2	365	2	0	2	481
2019	7	98	2	361	2	0	3	473
2020	4	88	1	383	3	0	1	480
2021	4	90	1	354	2	0	1	452
2022	2	74	0	319	2	0	1	398
2023	6	73	1	276	1	1	2	360
2024	6	52	1	252	0	0	1	312

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 Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	1014	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1014	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1227	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1244	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1172	77.0	15.2	97.4
2007	918	67.9	13.5	n/a
2008	842	72.0	11.7	95.7
2009	796	70.0	11.4	95.9
2010	781	63.0	12.3	n/a
2011	724	58.7	12.3	99.6
2012	669	50.0	13.3	89.4
2013	624	47.0	13.2	95
2014	600	40.0	15.0	92.3
2015	546	41.0	13.3	94.1
2016	495	38.0	13.0	90.9
2017	484	36.8	13.1	94.2
2018	481	36.0	13.3	94.4
2019	473	42.0	11.2	96.8
2020	480	41.0	11.7	96.7
2021	452	40.2	11.2	98.5
2022	398	41.7	9.5	95.5
2023	360	38.0	9.4	95.3
2024	312	31.3	9.9	96.2

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 Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	1014	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1014	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1227	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1244	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1172	77.0	15.2	97.4
2007	918	67.9	13.5	n/a
2008	842	72.0	11.7	95.7
2009	796	70.0	11.4	95.9
2010	781	63.0	12.3	n/a
2011	724	58.7	12.3	99.6
2012	669	50.0	13.3	89.4
2013	624	47.0	13.2	95
2014	600	40.0	15.0	92.3
2015	546	41.0	13.3	94.1
2016	495	38.0	13.0	90.9
2017	484	36.8	13.1	94.2
2018	481	36.0	13.3	94.4
2019	473	42.0	11.2	96.8
2020	480	41.0	11.7	96.7
2021	452	40.2	11.2	98.5
2022	398	41.7	9.5	95.5
2023	360	38.0	9.4	95.3
2024	312	31.3	9.9	96.2

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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