Is Is 117 Joseph H Wade a good school?

Is 117 Joseph H Wade ranks in the bottom 6.8% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Is 117 Joseph H Wade?

In the 2022-23 school year, 358 students attended Is 117 Joseph H Wade.

What is the racial makeup of Is 117 Joseph H Wade?

Students at Is 117 Joseph H Wade are 80% Hispanic, 18% African American.

Is 117 Joseph H Wade

Summary:

Is 117 Joseph H Wade is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 358 students. Despite relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, this school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools and struggles to meet state and district academic standards.

According to the key insights, Is 117 Joseph H Wade's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 17.17% (6th grade) to 36.79% (8th grade), compared to the district averages of 25.34% to 38.1% and the state averages of 43.64% to 51.88%. The school's performance on Regents exams is also below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 26.19% to 43.94% compared to the district's 38.29% to 45.99% and the state's 62.35% to 62.47%. The school serves a high-need student population, with 96.93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Comparing Is 117 Joseph H Wade to nearby schools, the key insights suggest that while the nearby schools in the same district (New York City Geographic District #9) generally perform at a similar or slightly higher level, some schools in the neighboring district (New York City Geographic District #10) show stronger academic performance. Addressing the underlying issues and implementing targeted interventions could be crucial for improving the academic outcomes of students at Is 117 Joseph H Wade.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1865 Morris Ave
Bronx, NY 10453

(718) 583-7750

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

SchoolDigger Rank:
1402^nd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,428

Feeder schools for Is 117 Joseph H Wade:

Elementary:	Lucero Elementary School
	Ps 28 Mount Hope
	Walton Avenue School (The)

Student/teacher ratio: 9.3

Number of students: 358

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.4%

African American:

18.2%

White:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Is 117 Joseph H Wade ranks worse than 93.2% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks last among 16 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.65. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.4%), African American (18.2%), American Indian (0.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Is 117 Joseph H Wade is 9.3. 10 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Is 117 Joseph H Wade employs 38.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Is 117 Joseph H Wade is $26,428. 8 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Is 117 Joseph H Wade:

SchoolDigger ranks Is 117 Joseph H Wade 1402^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Is 117 Joseph H Wade in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Homeless students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

New York City Geographic District # 9:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 9 755^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Is 117 Joseph H Wade

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Rank History for all students at Is 117 Joseph H Wade

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	7.36	1028^th	1095	6.1%
2007	6.60	1057^th	1123	5.9%
2008	6.78	1116^th	1185	5.8%
2009	7.85	1144^th	1224	6.5%
2010	10.81	1106^th	1243	11.0%
2011	8.99	1205^th	1295	6.9%
2012	10.17	1208^th	1337	9.6%
2013	12.26	1272^nd	1373	7.4%
2014	11.76	1316^th	1401	6.1%
2015	10.74	1349^th	1407	4.1%
2016	9.68	1383^rd	1429	3.2%
2017	13.03	1353^rd	1455	7.0%
2018	10.37	1371^st	1438	4.7%
2019	13.16	1332^nd	1439	7.4%
2021	30.78	897^th	1242	27.8%
2022	14.88	1345^th	1479	9.1%
2023	17.48	1338^th	1500	10.8%
2024	13.65	1402^nd	1504	6.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Is 117 Joseph H Wade

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.86	400^th	503	20.5%
2019	42.33	208^th	473	56.0%
2022	41.26	301^st	581	48.2%
2023	41.21	291^st	591	50.8%
2024	29.96	497^th	615	19.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Is 117 Joseph H Wade

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.19	787^th	1170	32.7%
2019	26.76	972^nd	1139	14.7%
2022	28.42	1041^st	1283	18.9%
2023	39.48	748^th	1307	42.8%
2024	28.51	1010^th	1303	22.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Is 117 Joseph H Wade

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.11	1187^th	1245	4.7%
2019	19.86	1109^th	1241	10.6%
2021	59.27	286^th	935	69.4%
2022	20.68	1159^th	1306	11.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Is 117 Joseph H Wade

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.75	394^th	457	13.8%
2019	31.79	293^rd	392	25.3%
2022	25.61	413^th	487	15.2%
2023	34.04	382^nd	543	29.7%
2024	27.29	486^th	594	18.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Is 117 Joseph H Wade

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	9.93	1304^th	1353	3.6%
2019	17.13	1224^th	1370	10.7%
2021	12.66	1003^rd	1066	5.9%
2022	15.13	1325^th	1454	8.9%
2023	26.78	1157^th	1463	20.9%
2024	15.78	1343^rd	1465	8.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Is 117 Joseph H Wade

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.15	1300^th	1352	3.8%
2019	10.93	1324^th	1366	3.1%
2021	25.01	855^th	1071	20.2%
2022	16.42	1325^th	1455	8.9%
2023	14.08	1356^th	1464	7.4%
2024	14.69	1350^th	1464	7.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Is 117 Joseph H Wade

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.12	607^th	663	8.4%
2019	19.07	589^th	653	9.8%
2023	15.22	639^th	696	8.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Is 117 Joseph H Wade

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.11	751^st	810	7.3%
2019	18.87	732^nd	826	11.4%
2022	21.15	801^st	914	12.4%
2023	25.81	765^th	943	18.9%
2024	21.11	832^nd	953	12.7%

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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 Is 117 Joseph H Wade

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2002	2	232	28	785	8	n/a	n/a	1055
2003	2	232	28	785	8	n/a	n/a	1055
2004	4	220	24	798	6	n/a	n/a	1052
2005	3	220	14	850	6	n/a	n/a	1093
2006	3	222	16	851	5	n/a	n/a	1097
2007	6	227	15	826	6	n/a	n/a	1080
2008	5	219	11	682	5	n/a	n/a	922
2009	3	208	7	663	3	n/a	n/a	884
2010	2	182	12	603	3	n/a	n/a	802
2011	3	162	14	591	2	0	0	772
2012	3	144	4	548	6	5	0	710
2013	7	126	8	515	6	3	1	666
2014	4	101	8	514	7	0	1	635
2015	5	98	10	502	1	0	2	618
2016	4	95	12	449	2	0	1	563
2017	4	100	10	448	2	1	1	566
2018	3	92	6	409	1	4	1	516
2019	6	91	2	383	2	3	0	487
2020	7	78	2	349	3	3	1	443
2021	5	85	0	313	2	0	1	406
2022	1	68	0	314	1	0	1	385
2023	1	65	1	288	1	1	1	358

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 Is 117 Joseph H Wade

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	1055	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1055	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1052	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1093	79.0	13.8	0
2006	1097	75.0	14.6	93.8
2007	1080	71.5	15.1	95.3
2008	922	69.0	13.4	93.7
2009	884	64.0	13.8	93.9
2010	802	56.0	14.3	n/a
2011	772	56.0	13.7	90.4
2012	710	52.0	13.6	90
2013	666	47.5	14.0	93.5
2014	635	43.0	14.7	92.3
2015	618	44.0	14.0	86.7
2016	563	43.0	13.0	85.6
2017	566	44.7	12.6	87.5
2018	516	43.0	12.0	94.6
2019	487	40.0	12.1	95.1
2020	443	44.9	9.8	94.8
2021	406	49.6	8.1	96.3
2022	385	39.0	9.8	95.8
2023	358	38.4	9.3	96.9

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 Is 117 Joseph H Wade

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	1055	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1055	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1052	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1093	79.0	13.8	0
2006	1097	75.0	14.6	93.8
2007	1080	71.5	15.1	95.3
2008	922	69.0	13.4	93.7
2009	884	64.0	13.8	93.9
2010	802	56.0	14.3	n/a
2011	772	56.0	13.7	90.4
2012	710	52.0	13.6	90
2013	666	47.5	14.0	93.5
2014	635	43.0	14.7	92.3
2015	618	44.0	14.0	86.7
2016	563	43.0	13.0	85.6
2017	566	44.7	12.6	87.5
2018	516	43.0	12.0	94.6
2019	487	40.0	12.1	95.1
2020	443	44.9	9.8	94.8
2021	406	49.6	8.1	96.3
2022	385	39.0	9.8	95.8
2023	358	38.4	9.3	96.9

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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