Is Junior High School 144 Michelangelo a good school?

Junior High School 144 Michelangelo ranks 808 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Junior High School 144 Michelangelo?

In the 2022-23 school year, 421 students attended Junior High School 144 Michelangelo.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 144 Michelangelo?

Students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo are 50% African American, 36% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

Summary:

Junior High School 144 Michelangelo is a public middle school in the Bronx, New York, serving 421 students in grades 6-8. The school faces challenges common to many urban schools, with a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and a diverse racial/ethnic composition.

Academically, the school's performance is mixed, with stronger results in certain subject areas and grade levels, particularly on Regents exams. However, the school's overall ranking and rating from SchoolDigger suggest room for improvement. Interestingly, the school's female students outperform their male counterparts, and the African American and Hispanic students perform better than the state average for their respective racial groups. Comparing Junior High School 144 Michelangelo to nearby middle schools, such as Bronx Alliance Middle School and Baychester Middle School, which have similar demographic profiles but lower academic performance, highlights the potential for better outcomes at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo.

The school's proximity to higher-performing middle schools, such as Middle School 180 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams and IS 181 Pablo Casals, as well as the Capital Preparatory Bronx Charter School, which has significantly stronger academic performance, suggests that there are opportunities for the school to learn from the successes of these nearby institutions and potentially implement targeted interventions to address achievement gaps, particularly for male students.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2545 Gunther Ave
Bronx, NY 10469-6105

(718) 794-9749

District: New York City Geographic District #11

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,875

Feeder schools for Junior High School 144 Michelangelo:

Elementary:	Baychester Academy
	Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti
	Ps 121 Throop
	Ps 78 Anne Hutchinson
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	Ps 97

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 421

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.4%

Hispanic:

35.9%

Asian:

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Junior High School 144 Michelangelo ranks worse than 53.9% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 14 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #11. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.64. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (50.4%), Hispanic (35.9%), Asian (7.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.2% 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 144 Michelangelo is 11.1, which is the 7^th best among 14 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #11. (See more...)

Compare Junior High School 144 Michelangelo employs 37.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo is $22,875, which is the 7^th highest among 14 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #11.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Junior High School 144 Michelangelo:

SchoolDigger ranks Junior High School 144 Michelangelo 808^th of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Junior High School 144 Michelangelo in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #11:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #11 653^rd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	11.53	971^st	1095	11.3%
2007	11.28	994^th	1123	11.5%
2008	13.06	1043^rd	1185	12.0%
2009	10.43	1122^nd	1224	8.3%
2010	10.61	1111^th	1243	10.6%
2011	11.16	1166^th	1295	10.0%
2012	9.94	1213^th	1337	9.3%
2013	18.94	1125^th	1373	18.1%
2014	16.10	1227^th	1401	12.4%
2015	16.33	1232^nd	1407	12.4%
2016	16.14	1264^th	1429	11.5%
2017	20.90	1222^nd	1455	16.0%
2018	27.93	1076^th	1438	25.2%
2019	31.63	984^th	1439	31.6%
2021	48.93	587^th	1242	52.7%
2022	39.26	901^st	1479	39.1%
2023	45.64	808^th	1500	46.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.01	375^th	503	25.4%
2019	36.01	287^th	473	39.3%
2022	46.82	236^th	581	59.4%
2023	44.90	254^th	591	57.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.15	857^th	1170	26.8%
2019	37.60	674^th	1139	40.8%
2022	42.09	653^rd	1283	49.1%
2023	54.71	429^th	1307	67.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.71	862^nd	1245	30.8%
2019	39.82	705^th	1241	43.2%
2021	57.07	314^th	935	66.4%
2022	44.50	655^th	1306	49.8%
2023	52.56	546^th	1288	57.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.65	347^th	457	24.1%
2019	43.02	207^th	392	47.2%
2022	36.23	321^st	487	34.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.10	1027^th	1353	24.1%
2019	37.73	866^th	1370	36.8%
2021	59.36	368^th	1066	65.5%
2022	43.62	809^th	1454	44.4%
2023	53.56	652^nd	1463	55.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.79	1031^st	1352	23.7%
2019	27.67	1008^th	1366	26.2%
2021	54.58	431^st	1071	59.8%
2022	37.66	908^th	1455	37.6%
2023	40.41	884^th	1464	39.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	12.84	339^th	369	8.1%
2022	38.36	262^nd	381	31.2%
2023	40.57	266^th	388	31.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.28	344^th	663	48.1%
2019	49.26	273^rd	653	58.2%
2022	60.24	219^th	706	69.0%
2023	57.25	262^nd	696	62.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.38	514^th	810	36.5%
2019	42.77	440^th	826	46.7%
2022	38.21	558^th	914	38.9%
2023	53.87	390^th	943	58.6%

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Rank History for White students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	25.70	614^th	763	19.5%
2019	12.32	675^th	716	5.7%

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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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by a parent
Saturday, March 7, 2009

My child goes to this school I consider it a terrible school because they don't really know what is going around in the school my daughter says that everyone in her class never pays attention in class the students disrespect the teachers and disturb the class plus the students be walking around the hallways skipping/cutting class while others students yell at the teachers brake the books and calculator my child is terrified everyday when she goes to this school because of the big bad behavior going around in this school so if you are whiling to put your child in this school don't send them to this school do your child a favor and find a better school. By the way the lunch food is just disgusting my child never eats the school lunch or else she will get sick from the stomach. There are fights between the students everyday sometimes during lunch and most of it is when they come out of the school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	149	498	10	278	1	n/a	n/a	936
1990	150	616	18	339	3	n/a	n/a	1126
1991	167	700	25	436	3	n/a	n/a	1331
1992	155	719	46	441	7	n/a	n/a	1368
1993	118	725	45	388	6	n/a	n/a	1282
1994	74	711	42	352	2	n/a	n/a	1181
1995	44	787	46	312	4	n/a	n/a	1193
1996	44	787	46	312	4	n/a	n/a	1193
1997	36	804	44	314	5	n/a	n/a	1203
1998	36	770	42	333	5	n/a	n/a	1186
1999	36	806	47	322	1	n/a	n/a	1212
2000	38	867	49	331	5	n/a	n/a	1290
2001	42	905	43	349	5	n/a	n/a	1344
2002	45	920	47	403	7	n/a	n/a	1422
2003	45	920	47	403	7	n/a	n/a	1422
2004	47	867	32	382	8	n/a	n/a	1336
2005	29	928	38	378	10	n/a	n/a	1383
2006	25	925	43	373	6	n/a	n/a	1372
2007	22	808	36	300	12	n/a	n/a	1178
2008	30	755	32	248	13	n/a	n/a	1078
2009	31	757	28	264	10	n/a	n/a	1090
2010	24	722	34	267	6	n/a	n/a	1053
2011	18	688	30	251	2	0	0	989
2012	17	636	35	259	3	2	0	952
2013	16	550	36	219	6	1	0	828
2014	19	479	23	184	5	0	0	710
2015	15	362	12	164	2	0	0	555
2016	10	308	14	141	3	0	0	476
2017	7	301	16	154	3	2	0	483
2018	20	297	12	158	2	2	0	491
2019	19	283	27	148	2	3	0	482
2020	16	255	23	145	3	4	0	446
2021	9	237	27	152	4	3	0	432
2022	13	207	21	144	4	1	2	392
2023	20	212	30	151	2	0	6	421

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 144 Michelangelo

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	936	64.9	14.4	n/a
1990	1126	77.5	14.5	n/a
1991	1331	85.4	15.5	n/a
1992	1368	81.8	16.7	n/a
1993	1282	78.2	16.4	n/a
1994	1181	74.7	15.8	n/a
1995	1193	66.9	17.8	n/a
1996	1193	66.9	17.8	n/a
1997	1203	72.6	16.6	71.4
1998	1186	73.6	16.1	74.3
1999	1212	76.7	15.8	83.6
2000	1290	79.9	16.1	88.3
2001	1344	85.7	15.7	86.7
2002	1422	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1422	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1336	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1383	89.0	15.5	0
2006	1372	93.0	14.8	75.7
2007	1178	85.5	13.8	80.6
2008	1078	77.1	14.0	0
2009	1090	73.1	14.9	82.1
2010	1053	73.1	14.4	n/a
2011	989	62.8	15.7	82.1
2012	952	60.9	15.6	82
2013	828	54.9	15.0	82.1
2014	710	49.0	14.4	99.6
2015	555	40.0	13.8	63.1
2016	476	38.0	12.5	60.7
2017	483	34.7	13.9	61.1
2018	491	38.0	12.9	76.4
2019	482	37.0	13.0	76.3
2020	446	39.0	11.4	78.3
2021	432	37.0	11.6	83.8
2022	392	41.0	9.5	81.4
2023	421	37.6	11.1	81.2

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 Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	936	64.9	14.4	n/a
1990	1126	77.5	14.5	n/a
1991	1331	85.4	15.5	n/a
1992	1368	81.8	16.7	n/a
1993	1282	78.2	16.4	n/a
1994	1181	74.7	15.8	n/a
1995	1193	66.9	17.8	n/a
1996	1193	66.9	17.8	n/a
1997	1203	72.6	16.6	71.4
1998	1186	73.6	16.1	74.3
1999	1212	76.7	15.8	83.6
2000	1290	79.9	16.1	88.3
2001	1344	85.7	15.7	86.7
2002	1422	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1422	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1336	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1383	89.0	15.5	0
2006	1372	93.0	14.8	75.7
2007	1178	85.5	13.8	80.6
2008	1078	77.1	14.0	0
2009	1090	73.1	14.9	82.1
2010	1053	73.1	14.4	n/a
2011	989	62.8	15.7	82.1
2012	952	60.9	15.6	82
2013	828	54.9	15.0	82.1
2014	710	49.0	14.4	99.6
2015	555	40.0	13.8	63.1
2016	476	38.0	12.5	60.7
2017	483	34.7	13.9	61.1
2018	491	38.0	12.9	76.4
2019	482	37.0	13.0	76.3
2020	446	39.0	11.4	78.3
2021	432	37.0	11.6	83.8
2022	392	41.0	9.5	81.4
2023	421	37.6	11.1	81.2

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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