School Of Performing Arts Middle School
977 Fox St
Bronx NY, 10459, Bronx County
Phone: 718-589-4844
Ranking:
(3,223 out of 3,424, bottom 6%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 34 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 354 | 352 | 325 | 341 | 352 | 382 | 350 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 111 | 31.4% | 120 | 34.1% | 127 | 39.1% | 84 | 24.6% | 76 | 21.6% | 90 | 23.6% | 92 | 26.3% |
Grade 7: | 113 | 31.9% | 130 | 36.9% | 95 | 29.2% | 101 | 29.6% | 107 | 30.4% | 89 | 23.3% | 109 | 31.1% |
Grade 8: | 128 | 36.2% | 99 | 28.1% | 101 | 31.1% | 155 | 45.5% | 100 | 28.4% | 123 | 32.2% | 93 | 26.6% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 69 | 19.6% | 80 | 20.9% | 55 | 15.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 172 | 48.6% | 174 | 49.4% | 162 | 49.8% | 179 | 52.5% | 188 | 53.4% | 189 | 49.5% | 175 | 50.0% |
Female: | 182 | 51.4% | 178 | 50.6% | 163 | 50.2% | 162 | 47.5% | 156 | 44.3% | 185 | 48.4% | 171 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.1% | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 8 | 2.3% | 11 | 3.1% | 12 | 3.7% | 14 | 4.1% | 10 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.9% |
Hispanic: | 257 | 72.6% | 241 | 68.5% | 227 | 69.8% | 236 | 69.2% | 249 | 70.7% | 284 | 74.3% | 248 | 70.9% |
Black: | 79 | 22.3% | 88 | 25.0% | 77 | 23.7% | 84 | 24.6% | 90 | 25.6% | 87 | 22.8% | 86 | 24.6% |
White: | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 300 | 84.7% | 289 | 82.1% | 277 | 85.2% | 309 | 90.6% | NA | NA | 346 | 90.6% | 299 | 85.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.5% | 14 | 4.0% | 11 | 3.4% | 15 | 4.4% | NA | NA | 16 | 4.2% | 21 | 6.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.42 | 11.35 | 12.25 | 12.70 | 12.56 | 14.70 | 13.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 39% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 37% | 68% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 46% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 76% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 52% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 44% | 78% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 32% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 31% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 32% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 28% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 29% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 8% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 24% | 43% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 49% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 53% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 37% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 41% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 43% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 10.6% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 24% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 26% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 54% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 21% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 14% | 20% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 8.6% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 26% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 41% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 56% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 68% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 35% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 38% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 44% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 8.3% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 19% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 24% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 25% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 42% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 22% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 17% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 21% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 9.9% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 25% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 33% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 38% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 43% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 12.5% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 21% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 26% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 37% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 32% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 37% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 35% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 39% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 9% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 12% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 23% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 23% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 29% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 20% | 50% | 72% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 9% | 54% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* School Of Performing Arts Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.