Is Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 a good school?

Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 ranks in the bottom 24.0% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45?

In the 2022-23 school year, 472 students attended Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45?

Students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 are 78% Hispanic, 17% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Summary:

Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 472 students in grades 6-8 from a predominantly Hispanic and African American community.

Despite its diverse student population, the school has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of New York middle schools in recent years. Its proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below state and district averages, particularly for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students. The school's performance has declined over the past decade, and it generally underperforms other middle schools in New York City Geographic District #10. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

However, the data suggests that the school is performing better than the district or state averages in certain areas, such as Regents exams for Algebra I and Living Environment. Identifying and building upon these strengths could be a starting point for the school's improvement efforts. Targeted interventions and support for the school's most vulnerable student populations, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, may also help address the school's academic challenges.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2502 Lorillard Pl
Bronx, NY 10458-5915

(718) 584-1660

District: New York City Geographic District #10

SchoolDigger Rank:
1140^th of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,320

Feeder schools for Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45:

Elementary:	Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia
	Ps/Is 54

Student/teacher ratio: 11.5

Number of students: 472

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.0%

African American:

17.2%

White:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 ranks worse than 76% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 6^th among 13 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #10. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.5. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78%), African American (17.2%), White (1.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 is 11.5. 9 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #10 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 employs 40.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 is $22,320. 6 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #10 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45:

SchoolDigger ranks Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 1140^th of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #10:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #10 728^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

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Rank History for all students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	25.88	859^th	1095	21.6%
2007	23.26	897^th	1123	20.1%
2008	16.90	1001^st	1185	15.5%
2009	22.54	996^th	1224	18.6%
2010	20.39	988^th	1243	20.5%
2011	20.43	1050^th	1295	18.9%
2012	15.87	1139^th	1337	14.8%
2013	18.17	1135^th	1373	17.3%
2014	22.07	1113^th	1401	20.6%
2015	17.07	1215^th	1407	13.6%
2016	14.28	1298^th	1429	9.2%
2017	17.15	1286^th	1455	11.6%
2018	19.71	1220^th	1438	15.2%
2019	19.36	1228^th	1439	14.7%
2021	52.37	534^th	1242	57.0%
2022	22.89	1213^th	1479	18.0%
2023	28.50	1140^th	1500	24.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.87	264^th	503	47.5%
2019	33.92	330^th	473	30.2%
2022	35.95	372^nd	581	36.0%
2023	49.78	202^nd	591	65.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.25	740^th	1170	36.8%
2019	33.38	775^th	1139	32.0%
2022	36.13	813^th	1283	36.6%
2023	41.24	707^th	1307	45.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.84	1014^th	1245	18.6%
2019	27.24	960^th	1241	22.6%
2021	56.26	323^rd	935	65.5%
2022	28.75	1006^th	1306	23.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.99	237^th	457	48.1%
2019	31.71	295^th	392	24.7%
2022	42.20	271^st	487	44.4%
2023	46.81	265^th	543	51.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.95	1147^th	1353	15.2%
2019	20.87	1165^th	1370	15.0%
2022	23.12	1199^th	1454	17.5%
2023	26.97	1153^rd	1463	21.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.37	1210^th	1352	10.5%
2019	19.73	1174^th	1366	14.1%
2022	23.69	1187^th	1455	18.4%
2023	30.28	1070^th	1464	26.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.85	558^th	663	15.8%
2019	24.80	536^th	653	17.9%
2022	27.34	538^th	706	23.8%
2023	30.35	512^th	696	26.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.64	608^th	810	24.9%
2019	29.84	604^th	826	26.9%
2022	33.96	621^st	914	32.1%
2023	40.76	545^th	943	42.2%

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Rank History for White students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	12.11	725^th	763	5.0%

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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 Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	117	270	52	855	4	n/a	n/a	1298
1990	103	279	69	879	2	n/a	n/a	1332
1991	99	299	49	960	8	n/a	n/a	1415
1992	114	260	46	987	0	n/a	n/a	1407
1993	108	238	82	1043	0	n/a	n/a	1471
1994	88	212	110	1057	3	n/a	n/a	1470
1995	106	242	117	1143	1	n/a	n/a	1609
1996	106	242	117	1143	1	n/a	n/a	1609
1997	113	253	98	1105	3	n/a	n/a	1572
1998	122	247	88	1096	8	n/a	n/a	1561
1999	109	265	84	1119	0	n/a	n/a	1577
2000	108	289	71	1103	1	n/a	n/a	1572
2001	106	281	71	1077	3	n/a	n/a	1538
2002	89	238	50	1149	9	n/a	n/a	1535
2003	89	238	50	1149	9	n/a	n/a	1535
2004	73	226	40	1156	9	n/a	n/a	1504
2005	90	213	36	1090	4	n/a	n/a	1433
2006	82	198	24	1032	5	n/a	n/a	1341
2007	74	165	25	920	8	n/a	n/a	1192
2008	53	157	23	828	8	n/a	n/a	1069
2009	48	146	24	807	5	n/a	n/a	1030
2010	42	149	22	802	2	n/a	n/a	1017
2011	44	141	17	812	1	0	0	1015
2012	42	127	16	791	2	0	0	978
2013	29	117	13	724	3	0	0	886
2014	33	96	13	639	3	0	0	784
2015	32	115	13	553	1	0	0	714
2016	32	119	9	567	3	0	0	730
2017	26	114	9	559	3	0	2	713
2018	30	106	13	544	3	1	3	700
2019	25	118	7	556	2	1	4	713
2020	21	121	6	550	3	1	3	705
2021	22	126	9	538	3	2	3	703
2022	15	93	8	444	2	1	2	565
2023	8	81	5	368	2	1	7	472

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 Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1298	89.4	14.5	n/a
1990	1332	86.7	15.3	n/a
1991	1415	97.8	14.4	n/a
1992	1407	97.1	14.4	n/a
1993	1471	94.2	15.6	n/a
1994	1470	96.7	15.2	n/a
1995	1609	94.9	17.0	n/a
1996	1609	94.9	17.0	n/a
1997	1572	100.2	15.7	95
1998	1561	102.8	15.2	94.6
1999	1577	102.3	15.4	91.2
2000	1572	99.9	15.7	96.6
2001	1538	102.2	15.0	98.5
2002	1535	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1535	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1504	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1433	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1341	96.0	14.0	95.8
2007	1192	85.3	14.0	88.8
2008	1069	80.7	13.2	91.2
2009	1030	79.5	13.0	88
2010	1017	74.4	13.6	n/a
2011	1015	71.7	14.1	92.9
2012	978	64.7	15.1	92.4
2013	886	64.0	13.8	95.6
2014	784	56.0	14.0	94.3
2015	714	55.0	12.9	95.1
2016	730	50.0	14.6	96.3
2017	713	47.8	14.9	97.3
2018	700	49.9	14.0	97.1
2019	713	50.0	14.2	95.8
2020	705	52.6	13.3	94.6
2021	703	53.9	13.0	92.3
2022	565	52.3	10.7	94.5
2023	472	40.6	11.5	97.2

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 Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1298	89.4	14.5	n/a
1990	1332	86.7	15.3	n/a
1991	1415	97.8	14.4	n/a
1992	1407	97.1	14.4	n/a
1993	1471	94.2	15.6	n/a
1994	1470	96.7	15.2	n/a
1995	1609	94.9	17.0	n/a
1996	1609	94.9	17.0	n/a
1997	1572	100.2	15.7	95
1998	1561	102.8	15.2	94.6
1999	1577	102.3	15.4	91.2
2000	1572	99.9	15.7	96.6
2001	1538	102.2	15.0	98.5
2002	1535	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1535	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1504	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1433	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1341	96.0	14.0	95.8
2007	1192	85.3	14.0	88.8
2008	1069	80.7	13.2	91.2
2009	1030	79.5	13.0	88
2010	1017	74.4	13.6	n/a
2011	1015	71.7	14.1	92.9
2012	978	64.7	15.1	92.4
2013	886	64.0	13.8	95.6
2014	784	56.0	14.0	94.3
2015	714	55.0	12.9	95.1
2016	730	50.0	14.6	96.3
2017	713	47.8	14.9	97.3
2018	700	49.9	14.0	97.1
2019	713	50.0	14.2	95.8
2020	705	52.6	13.3	94.6
2021	703	53.9	13.0	92.3
2022	565	52.3	10.7	94.5
2023	472	40.6	11.5	97.2

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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