Is Junior High School 118 William W Niles a good school?

Junior High School 118 William W Niles ranks 821 st of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Junior High School 118 William W Niles?

In the 2023-24 school year, 506 students attended Junior High School 118 William W Niles.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 118 William W Niles?

Students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles are 57% Hispanic, 18% African American, 18% Asian, 3% White, 3% American Indian.

Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Summary:

Junior High School 118 William W Niles is a public magnet middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 619. This school consistently outperforms its district, New York City Geographic District #10, and the overall New York state in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels.

The school's academic performance is particularly strong, with proficiency rates ranging from 45.38% to 50% in ELA and 33.71% to 46.74% in Math for the 2023-2024 school year. These rates are significantly higher than the district and state averages, indicating that Junior High School 118 William W Niles is effectively preparing its students for college-level work. The school's Regents exam proficiency rates are also impressive, with over 85% of students proficient in key subjects like Common Core ELA, U.S. History and Government, and Algebra I.

While Junior High School 118 William W Niles excels in overall academic performance, it faces challenges in supporting the academic growth of certain subgroups, particularly English Language Learners and Special Education students. The school ranks in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools for these subgroups, despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending. Nearby schools, such as Creston Academy, Is 254, and Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45, generally perform worse than Junior High School 118 William W Niles across academic metrics, but serve a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

577 E 179th St
Bronx, NY 10457-3398

(718) 584-2330

District: New York City Geographic District #10

SchoolDigger Rank:
821^st of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,002

Feeder schools for Junior High School 118 William W Niles:

Elementary:	Ps 23 New Children's School (The)
	Ps 32 Belmont
	Ps 59 Community School Of Technology (The)

Student/teacher ratio: 9.2

Number of students: 506

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.9%

African American:

17.6%

Asian:

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Junior High School 118 William W Niles ranks worse than 54.6% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 13 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #10. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.38. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Junior High School 118 William W Niles is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.9%), Asian (17.6%), African American (17.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.1% 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 118 William W Niles is 9.2, which is the 3^rd best among 13 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #10. (See more...)

Compare Junior High School 118 William W Niles employs 54.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Junior High School 118 William W Niles is $23,002, which is the 6^th highest among 13 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #10.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Junior High School 118 William W Niles:

SchoolDigger ranks Junior High School 118 William W Niles 821^st of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Junior High School 118 William W Niles in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #10:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #10 715^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Junior High School 118 William W Niles

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Rank History for all students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	39.86	750^th	1095	31.5%
2007	31.69	831^st	1123	26.0%
2008	30.08	907^th	1185	23.5%
2009	29.17	951^st	1224	22.3%
2010	42.50	810^th	1243	34.8%
2011	48.19	763^rd	1295	41.1%
2012	53.59	694^th	1337	48.1%
2013	57.52	538^th	1373	60.8%
2014	54.66	558^th	1401	60.2%
2015	50.32	653^rd	1407	53.6%
2016	52.18	621^st	1429	56.5%
2017	53.92	618^th	1455	57.5%
2018	52.16	645^th	1438	55.1%
2019	56.02	551^st	1439	61.7%
2021	75.59	224^th	1242	82.0%
2022	58.22	555^th	1479	62.5%
2023	40.03	918^th	1500	38.8%
2024	44.38	821^st	1504	45.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.75	403^rd	503	19.9%
2019	26.68	434^th	473	8.2%
2021	51.11	43^rd	118	63.6%
2022	47.02	235^th	581	59.6%
2023	27.84	508^th	591	14.0%
2024	29.14	509^th	615	17.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.20	675^th	1170	42.3%
2019	37.21	686^th	1139	39.8%
2022	38.73	739^th	1283	42.4%
2023	25.32	1099^th	1307	15.9%
2024	32.47	896^th	1303	31.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.87	394^th	1245	68.4%
2019	64.89	326^th	1241	73.7%
2022	64.60	326^th	1306	75.0%
2023	48.20	606^th	1288	53.0%
2024	51.54	556^th	1296	57.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.10	262^nd	457	42.7%
2019	57.54	116^th	392	70.4%
2021	60.66	15^th	49	69.4%
2022	72.46	81^st	487	83.4%
2023	49.52	241^st	543	55.6%
2024	45.01	298^th	594	49.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.93	680^th	1353	49.7%
2019	53.71	582^nd	1370	57.5%
2021	64.75	302^nd	1066	71.7%
2022	48.46	724^th	1454	50.2%
2023	34.73	999^th	1463	31.7%
2024	39.49	914^th	1465	37.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.00	592^nd	1352	56.2%
2019	57.12	509^th	1366	62.7%
2021	80.66	145^th	1071	86.5%
2022	65.70	388^th	1455	73.3%
2023	45.02	782^nd	1464	46.6%
2024	49.44	685^th	1464	53.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.59	105^th	374	71.9%
2019	70.98	105^th	369	71.5%
2021	81.11	32^nd	236	86.4%
2022	71.60	101^st	381	73.5%
2023	69.39	121^st	388	68.8%
2024	74.46	92^nd	396	76.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.47	250^th	663	62.3%
2019	55.77	222^nd	653	66.0%
2022	56.85	251^st	706	64.4%
2023	45.10	374^th	696	46.3%
2024	43.23	381^st	705	46.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.27	386^th	810	52.3%
2019	52.23	336^th	826	59.3%
2021	55.04	162^nd	449	63.9%
2022	52.31	378^th	914	58.6%
2023	26.23	757^th	943	19.7%
2024	32.94	663^rd	953	30.4%

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Rank History for Native American students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	92.61	1^st	24	95.8%
2024	67.21	2^nd	21	90.5%

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Rank History for White students at Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	78.07	128^th	748	82.9%
2023	68.06	235^th	772	69.6%

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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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by a citizen
Thursday, February 25, 2010

I went to this school and the teachers there have prepared me for high school better than almost any program out there. Most of the high school material seems easy once in high school because the teachers fully prepare the students as best they can with multiple and simple steps. I feel as if I am better suited for high school than most of my fellow students. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Junior High School 118 William W Niles

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	19	264	22	533	0	n/a	n/a	838
1990	19	277	29	526	0	n/a	n/a	851
1991	15	266	25	520	0	n/a	n/a	826
1992	15	259	30	539	1	n/a	n/a	844
1993	45	276	37	597	1	n/a	n/a	956
1994	49	310	34	665	1	n/a	n/a	1059
1995	32	418	38	719	3	n/a	n/a	1210
1996	32	418	38	719	3	n/a	n/a	1210
1997	19	431	41	753	4	n/a	n/a	1248
1998	12	407	43	748	7	n/a	n/a	1217
1999	19	386	37	768	7	n/a	n/a	1217
2000	24	393	48	769	8	n/a	n/a	1242
2001	33	398	69	816	4	n/a	n/a	1320
2002	39	338	73	848	5	n/a	n/a	1303
2003	39	338	73	848	5	n/a	n/a	1303
2004	31	344	72	890	6	n/a	n/a	1343
2005	30	349	82	874	10	n/a	n/a	1345
2006	30	326	83	795	12	n/a	n/a	1246
2007	27	319	80	781	8	n/a	n/a	1215
2008	26	309	93	730	4	n/a	n/a	1162
2009	26	269	108	763	1	n/a	n/a	1167
2010	24	272	115	737	4	n/a	n/a	1152
2011	31	271	132	721	5	0	0	1160
2012	31	291	129	707	7	0	0	1165
2013	35	274	139	722	4	4	1	1179
2014	36	275	138	735	6	0	2	1192
2015	46	245	155	736	5	0	2	1189
2016	39	248	168	698	6	0	1	1160
2017	31	239	167	681	3	14	1	1136
2018	34	257	161	701	6	14	1	1174
2019	25	223	159	671	12	15	2	1107
2020	39	200	141	648	18	10	3	1059
2021	45	173	142	583	18	5	1	967
2022	35	140	123	445	14	5	0	762
2023	28	103	109	359	13	1	6	619
2024	17	89	89	288	17	2	4	506

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 118 William W Niles

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	838	61.9	13.5	n/a
1990	851	61.9	13.7	n/a
1991	826	61.9	13.3	n/a
1992	844	58.9	14.3	n/a
1993	956	64.9	14.7	n/a
1994	1059	66.1	16.0	n/a
1995	1210	66.9	18.1	n/a
1996	1210	66.9	18.1	n/a
1997	1248	73.2	17.0	89.7
1998	1217	70.2	17.3	90.9
1999	1217	76.1	16.0	89.7
2000	1242	75.8	16.4	94.3
2001	1320	67.0	19.7	87
2002	1303	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1303	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1343	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1345	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1246	77.0	16.2	81.2
2007	1215	80.6	15.1	90.9
2008	1162	76.0	15.3	90.2
2009	1167	75.7	15.4	92.9
2010	1152	71.8	16.0	n/a
2011	1160	71.4	16.2	90.2
2012	1165	63.9	18.2	88.8
2013	1179	75.4	15.6	89.8
2014	1192	77.9	15.2	90.4
2015	1189	78.0	15.2	91.3
2016	1160	81.0	14.3	91.6
2017	1136	79.4	14.2	90.4
2018	1174	82.9	14.1	89.8
2019	1107	85.0	13.0	89.5
2020	1059	81.8	12.9	91.6
2021	967	80.9	11.9	92.3
2022	762	76.8	9.9	94
2023	619	60.4	10.2	93.7
2024	506	54.7	9.2	95.1

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 118 William W Niles

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	838	61.9	13.5	n/a
1990	851	61.9	13.7	n/a
1991	826	61.9	13.3	n/a
1992	844	58.9	14.3	n/a
1993	956	64.9	14.7	n/a
1994	1059	66.1	16.0	n/a
1995	1210	66.9	18.1	n/a
1996	1210	66.9	18.1	n/a
1997	1248	73.2	17.0	89.7
1998	1217	70.2	17.3	90.9
1999	1217	76.1	16.0	89.7
2000	1242	75.8	16.4	94.3
2001	1320	67.0	19.7	87
2002	1303	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1303	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1343	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1345	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1246	77.0	16.2	81.2
2007	1215	80.6	15.1	90.9
2008	1162	76.0	15.3	90.2
2009	1167	75.7	15.4	92.9
2010	1152	71.8	16.0	n/a
2011	1160	71.4	16.2	90.2
2012	1165	63.9	18.2	88.8
2013	1179	75.4	15.6	89.8
2014	1192	77.9	15.2	90.4
2015	1189	78.0	15.2	91.3
2016	1160	81.0	14.3	91.6
2017	1136	79.4	14.2	90.4
2018	1174	82.9	14.1	89.8
2019	1107	85.0	13.0	89.5
2020	1059	81.8	12.9	91.6
2021	967	80.9	11.9	92.3
2022	762	76.8	9.9	94
2023	619	60.4	10.2	93.7
2024	506	54.7	9.2	95.1

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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