Is School Of Performing Arts a good school?

School Of Performing Arts ranks in the bottom 20.7% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend School Of Performing Arts?

In the 2023-24 school year, 167 students attended School Of Performing Arts.

What is the racial makeup of School Of Performing Arts?

Students at School Of Performing Arts are 60% Hispanic, 35% African American, 2% White.

School Of Performing Arts

Summary:

The School of Performing Arts is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 196. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #12, which is ranked 771 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is consistently below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 25.81% (8th grade) to 46.88% (7th grade), compared to the district's 37.01%-35.73% and the state's 51.88%-49.56%. In math, the proficiency rates ranged from 32.35% (8th grade) to 38.24% (6th grade), compared to the district's 32.16%-25.62% and the state's 40.72%-50.56%. The school's performance on Regents exams is also below the district and state averages, with only 40% of students proficient or better in Algebra I in 2022-2023, compared to the district's 40.01% and the state's 64.62%. The school has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 95.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

While the School of Performing Arts performs similarly or slightly better than the nearby Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School and Accion Academy, it lags behind the performance of some other nearby schools, such as South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School, Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz, and Bronx Academy For Multi-Media, which have higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings. The school's increased per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio have not yet translated into meaningful improvements in student outcomes, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and a more comprehensive approach to supporting the diverse needs of the student population.

Detail:

Public 6-8

977 Fox St
Bronx, NY 10459-3396

(718) 589-4844

District: New York City Geographic District #12

SchoolDigger Rank:
1193^rd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $31,052

Feeder schools for School Of Performing Arts:

Elementary:	Ps 195
	Ps 196

Student/teacher ratio: 6.1

Number of students: 167

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.5%

African American:

35.3%

White:

2.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details School Of Performing Arts ranks worse than 79.3% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 6^th 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 25.83. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (60.5%), African American (35.3%), White (2.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at School Of Performing Arts is 6.1, which is the lowest among 10 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #12! (See more...)

Compare School Of Performing Arts employs 27.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at School Of Performing Arts is $31,052, which is the 2^nd highest among 10 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #12.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

School Of Performing Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks School Of Performing Arts 1193^rd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See School Of Performing Arts in the ranking list.)

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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 School Of Performing Arts

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Rank History for all students at School Of Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	9.50	1002^nd	1095	8.5%
2007	9.80	1013^th	1123	9.8%
2008	6.59	1119^th	1185	5.6%
2009	8.27	1140^th	1224	6.9%
2010	12.79	1080^th	1243	13.1%
2011	8.53	1214^th	1295	6.3%
2012	9.32	1224^th	1337	8.5%
2013	12.18	1274^th	1373	7.2%
2014	11.33	1325^th	1401	5.4%
2015	11.88	1323^rd	1407	6.0%
2016	10.95	1359^th	1429	4.9%
2017	17.94	1269^th	1455	12.8%
2018	15.52	1295^th	1438	9.9%
2019	12.73	1341^st	1439	6.8%
2021	18.96	1084^th	1242	12.7%
2022	14.63	1346^th	1479	9.0%
2023	17.65	1336^th	1500	10.9%
2024	25.83	1193^rd	1504	20.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at School Of Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.86	385^th	503	23.5%
2019	32.92	340^th	473	28.1%
2022	19.93	578^th	581	0.5%
2023	37.76	342^nd	591	42.1%
2024	49.97	207^th	615	66.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at School Of Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.05	972^nd	1170	16.9%
2019	26.68	974^th	1139	14.5%
2021	49.69	189^th	522	63.8%
2022	22.12	1206^th	1283	6.0%
2023	27.89	1027^th	1307	21.4%
2024	41.26	693^rd	1303	46.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at School Of Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	17.36	1151^st	1241	7.3%
2021	32.16	670^th	935	28.3%
2022	24.73	1090^th	1306	16.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at School Of Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.14	326^th	457	28.7%
2019	28.80	315^th	392	19.6%
2022	44.29	251^st	487	48.5%
2024	42.91	323^rd	594	45.6%

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Rank History for Female students at School Of Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.12	1189^th	1353	12.1%
2019	17.18	1222^nd	1370	10.8%
2021	20.65	931^st	1066	12.7%
2022	11.97	1368^th	1454	5.9%
2023	20.29	1266^th	1463	13.5%
2024	29.25	1099^th	1465	25.0%

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Rank History for Male students at School Of Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.63	1306^th	1352	3.4%
2019	9.05	1341^st	1366	1.8%
2021	18.87	947^th	1071	11.6%
2022	18.58	1288^th	1455	11.5%
2023	16.11	1335^th	1464	8.8%
2024	24.07	1205^th	1464	17.7%

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Rank History for African American students at School Of Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.48	605^th	663	8.7%
2019	23.78	544^th	653	16.7%
2022	15.98	655^th	706	7.2%
2023	14.43	646^th	696	7.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at School Of Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.49	690^th	810	14.8%
2019	17.28	749^th	826	9.3%
2021	31.89	312^th	449	30.5%
2022	23.65	762^nd	914	16.6%
2023	33.32	650^th	943	31.1%
2024	38.02	593^rd	953	37.8%

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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 School Of Performing Arts

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2002	8	183	10	425	4	n/a	n/a	630
2003	8	183	10	425	4	n/a	n/a	630
2004	6	166	5	415	2	n/a	n/a	594
2005	3	143	10	375	4	n/a	n/a	535
2006	1	136	10	368	3	n/a	n/a	518
2007	1	105	11	317	4	n/a	n/a	438
2008	2	86	10	248	4	n/a	n/a	350
2009	1	87	8	284	2	n/a	n/a	382
2010	1	90	10	249	2	n/a	n/a	352
2011	1	84	14	236	6	0	0	341
2012	1	77	12	227	7	1	0	325
2013	5	88	11	241	7	0	0	352
2014	6	79	8	257	4	0	0	354
2015	2	95	4	244	5	0	0	350
2016	3	87	10	224	1	0	0	325
2017	1	99	5	194	1	3	1	304
2018	3	97	4	191	5	2	2	304
2019	5	118	2	212	7	0	4	348
2020	6	117	3	202	6	2	3	339
2021	5	113	7	170	6	2	2	305
2022	4	85	7	163	2	2	0	263
2023	2	62	6	123	2	1	0	196
2024	4	59	1	101	1	1	0	167

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 School Of Performing Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	630	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	630	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	594	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	535	n/a	n/a	0
2006	518	31.0	16.7	99.4
2007	438	29.0	15.1	88.1
2008	350	25.5	13.7	91.4
2009	382	26.0	14.7	94.8
2010	352	28.0	12.5	n/a
2011	341	26.8	12.7	95
2012	325	26.5	12.2	88.6
2013	352	31.0	11.3	86.1
2014	354	33.9	10.4	87.3
2015	350	28.0	12.5	83.4
2016	325	29.0	11.2	84.6
2017	304	26.9	11.2	92.8
2018	304	26.0	11.6	96.4
2019	348	26.0	13.3	88.5
2020	339	34.0	9.9	95.3
2021	305	32.0	9.5	96.7
2022	263	26.5	9.9	96.6
2023	196	29.4	6.6	95.9
2024	167	27.3	6.1	95.8

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 School Of Performing Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	630	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	630	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	594	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	535	n/a	n/a	0
2006	518	31.0	16.7	99.4
2007	438	29.0	15.1	88.1
2008	350	25.5	13.7	91.4
2009	382	26.0	14.7	94.8
2010	352	28.0	12.5	n/a
2011	341	26.8	12.7	95
2012	325	26.5	12.2	88.6
2013	352	31.0	11.3	86.1
2014	354	33.9	10.4	87.3
2015	350	28.0	12.5	83.4
2016	325	29.0	11.2	84.6
2017	304	26.9	11.2	92.8
2018	304	26.0	11.6	96.4
2019	348	26.0	13.3	88.5
2020	339	34.0	9.9	95.3
2021	305	32.0	9.5	96.7
2022	263	26.5	9.9	96.6
2023	196	29.4	6.6	95.9
2024	167	27.3	6.1	95.8

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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