How many students attend Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership?

In the 2022-23 school year, 298 students attended Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership.

What is the racial makeup of Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership?

Students at Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership are 63% Hispanic, 30% African American, 3% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

Summary:

Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Bronx, New York, with a student population of 298. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within its New York City Geographic District #12, which is ranked 771 out of 865 districts in the state.

Middle School 129 consistently outperforms both its district and the overall New York state in academic proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 6th grade ELA proficiency rate was 53.73%, compared to 28.82% for the district and 43.64% for the state. The school also performs well on Regents exams, with 69.23% of students proficient in Algebra I and 45.45% proficient in Living Environment. Additionally, the school's African American and Hispanic students, as well as its English Language Learner students, have demonstrated strong performance compared to their peers statewide.

Middle School 129's success can be attributed to its increased per-student funding, from $17,215 in 2019-2020 to $28,454 in 2022-2023, as well as its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9 to 11.5 students per teacher. When compared to nearby middle schools in the same district, such as Emolior Academy and Junior High School 98 Herman Ridder, Middle School 129 consistently outperforms them in academic proficiency rates, particularly in ELA and Math. This high-performing school serves a high-poverty student population, with over 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, demonstrating its ability to provide a quality education to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2055 Mapes Ave
Bronx, NY 10460-1228

(718) 933-5976

District: New York City Geographic District #12

SchoolDigger Rank:
777^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $28,454

Feeder schools for Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership:

Elementary:	Ps 44 David C Farragut
	School Of Science And Applied Learning (The)

Student/teacher ratio: 10.2

Number of students: 298

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.1%

African American:

29.9%

White:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership ranks worse than 51.7% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 10 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #12. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.54. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.1%), African American (29.9%), White (3.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.6% 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 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership is 10.2. 5 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #12 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership employs 29.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership is $28,454, which is the 5^th highest among 10 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #12.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership:

SchoolDigger ranks Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership 777^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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New York City Geographic District #12:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #12 771^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

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Rank History for all students at Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	6.14	1036^th	1095	5.4%
2007	4.77	1074^th	1123	4.4%
2008	12.70	1049^th	1185	11.5%
2009	16.95	1054^th	1224	13.9%
2010	16.54	1035^th	1243	16.7%
2011	21.58	1039^th	1295	19.8%
2012	19.15	1099^th	1337	17.8%
2013	19.36	1121^st	1373	18.4%
2014	23.05	1095^th	1401	21.8%
2015	21.31	1142^nd	1407	18.8%
2016	30.64	1011^th	1429	29.3%
2017	30.12	1041^st	1455	28.5%
2018	32.34	996^th	1438	30.7%
2019	36.41	898^th	1439	37.6%
2021	38.11	779^th	1242	37.3%
2022	36.59	948^th	1479	35.9%
2023	32.78	1050^th	1500	30.0%
2024	46.54	777^th	1504	48.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.22	393^rd	503	21.9%
2019	40.36	233^rd	473	50.7%
2022	56.34	157^th	581	73.0%
2023	30.49	461^st	591	22.0%
2024	51.68	188^th	615	69.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.25	512^th	1170	56.2%
2019	51.04	382^nd	1139	66.5%
2022	34.58	869^th	1283	32.3%
2023	50.33	512^th	1307	60.8%
2024	51.31	487^th	1303	62.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.91	741^st	1245	40.5%
2019	45.20	580^th	1241	53.3%
2021	42.02	505^th	935	46.0%
2024	49.44	593^rd	1296	54.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.41	302^nd	457	33.9%
2019	47.65	177^th	392	54.8%
2022	46.64	232^nd	487	52.4%
2023	58.25	168^th	543	69.1%
2024	56.27	197^th	594	66.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.11	912^th	1353	32.6%
2019	34.63	924^th	1370	32.6%
2021	34.55	744^th	1066	30.2%
2022	38.05	909^th	1454	37.5%
2023	24.45	1195^th	1463	18.3%
2024	36.66	971^st	1465	33.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.57	991^st	1352	26.7%
2019	39.01	804^th	1366	41.1%
2021	46.80	537^th	1071	49.9%
2022	35.98	938^th	1455	35.5%
2023	41.47	868^th	1464	40.7%
2024	58.46	539^th	1464	63.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.45	311^th	663	53.1%
2019	52.63	238^th	653	63.6%
2022	42.98	386^th	706	45.3%
2023	49.25	332^nd	696	52.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.15	456^th	810	43.7%
2019	44.89	406^th	826	50.8%
2021	50.01	189^th	449	57.9%
2022	49.49	403^rd	914	55.9%
2023	42.90	517^th	943	45.2%
2024	57.92	331^st	953	65.3%

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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 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	0	107	0	228	0	n/a	n/a	335
1990	0	101	0	208	0	n/a	n/a	309
1991	0	138	2	248	0	n/a	n/a	388
1992	6	143	2	288	0	n/a	n/a	439
1993	3	198	3	491	2	n/a	n/a	697
1994	9	171	20	388	5	n/a	n/a	593
1995	1	127	1	173	0	n/a	n/a	302
1996	1	127	1	173	0	n/a	n/a	302
1997	2	121	0	165	0	n/a	n/a	288
1998	1	122	1	159	0	n/a	n/a	283
1999	4	130	1	158	0	n/a	n/a	293
2000	2	157	7	231	0	n/a	n/a	397
2001	6	266	7	393	1	n/a	n/a	673
2002	4	201	2	252	1	n/a	n/a	460
2003	4	201	2	252	1	n/a	n/a	460
2004	1	222	2	312	3	n/a	n/a	540
2005	2	228	2	297	2	n/a	n/a	531
2006	4	211	1	348	3	n/a	n/a	567
2007	3	177	2	330	3	n/a	n/a	515
2008	3	160	3	309	2	n/a	n/a	477
2009	1	185	7	330	0	n/a	n/a	523
2010	0	204	8	364	1	n/a	n/a	577
2011	8	187	9	371	1	0	0	576
2012	9	165	8	378	1	1	0	562
2013	5	155	9	347	0	2	0	518
2014	6	160	10	337	1	0	0	514
2015	8	179	14	355	1	0	0	557
2016	7	181	13	343	6	0	0	550
2017	2	172	16	337	3	2	0	532
2018	5	147	12	340	7	2	0	513
2019	10	126	15	384	5	2	1	543
2020	9	135	16	349	3	1	0	513
2021	9	127	17	330	3	1	0	487
2022	8	114	9	257	1	0	0	389
2023	10	89	4	188	4	0	3	298

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 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	335	22.9	14.6	n/a
1990	309	18.9	16.3	n/a
1991	388	25.9	14.9	n/a
1992	439	21.0	20.9	n/a
1993	697	26.5	26.3	n/a
1994	593	41.5	14.3	n/a
1995	302	20.5	14.7	n/a
1996	302	20.5	14.7	n/a
1997	288	21.6	13.3	94.8
1998	283	22.6	12.5	94.7
1999	293	26.0	11.3	92.2
2000	397	33.0	12.0	70.8
2001	673	42.9	15.7	91.2
2002	460	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	460	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	540	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	531	32.0	16.6	0
2006	567	36.0	15.8	99.3
2007	515	30.0	17.2	99.4
2008	477	31.0	15.4	99
2009	523	29.0	18.0	99
2010	577	33.9	16.9	n/a
2011	576	35.0	16.4	86.8
2012	562	36.9	15.1	82
2013	518	35.0	14.8	92.3
2014	514	37.9	13.5	92.6
2015	557	39.0	14.2	88.7
2016	550	38.0	14.4	88
2017	532	36.9	14.4	90.8
2018	513	39.9	12.8	93.8
2019	543	40.0	13.5	90.1
2020	513	39.0	13.1	96.1
2021	487	42.1	11.5	96.1
2022	389	43.0	9.0	96.7
2023	298	29.1	10.2	95.6

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 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	335	22.9	14.6	n/a
1990	309	18.9	16.3	n/a
1991	388	25.9	14.9	n/a
1992	439	21.0	20.9	n/a
1993	697	26.5	26.3	n/a
1994	593	41.5	14.3	n/a
1995	302	20.5	14.7	n/a
1996	302	20.5	14.7	n/a
1997	288	21.6	13.3	94.8
1998	283	22.6	12.5	94.7
1999	293	26.0	11.3	92.2
2000	397	33.0	12.0	70.8
2001	673	42.9	15.7	91.2
2002	460	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	460	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	540	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	531	32.0	16.6	0
2006	567	36.0	15.8	99.3
2007	515	30.0	17.2	99.4
2008	477	31.0	15.4	99
2009	523	29.0	18.0	99
2010	577	33.9	16.9	n/a
2011	576	35.0	16.4	86.8
2012	562	36.9	15.1	82
2013	518	35.0	14.8	92.3
2014	514	37.9	13.5	92.6
2015	557	39.0	14.2	88.7
2016	550	38.0	14.4	88
2017	532	36.9	14.4	90.8
2018	513	39.9	12.8	93.8
2019	543	40.0	13.5	90.1
2020	513	39.0	13.1	96.1
2021	487	42.1	11.5	96.1
2022	389	43.0	9.0	96.7
2023	298	29.1	10.2	95.6

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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