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Urban Science Academy Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

1000 Teller Ave

Bronx NY, 10456, Bronx County

Phone: 718-588-8221

Ranking:

(3,367 out of 3,424, bottom 2%)*

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:	29		31		38		43		40		39		36
Total Students:	373		409		445		424		466		477		485
Grade 6:	94	25.2%	110	26.9%	149	33.5%	113	26.7%	97	20.8%	97	20.3%	101	20.8%
Grade 7:	117	31.4%	151	36.9%	128	28.8%	110	25.9%	109	23.4%	104	21.8%	136	28.0%
Grade 8:	160	42.9%	140	34.2%	119	26.7%	138	32.5%	111	23.8%	134	28.1%	116	23.9%
Ungraded:	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	60	12.9%	56	11.7%	56	11.5%
Student By Gender:
Male:	191	51.2%	215	52.6%	239	53.7%	233	55.0%	250	53.6%	242	50.7%	251	51.8%
Female:	182	48.8%	194	47.4%	206	46.3%	191	45.0%	208	44.6%	227	47.6%	230	47.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	3	0.7%	3	0.6%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Asian:	5	1.3%	3	0.7%	7	1.6%	4	0.9%	6	1.3%	8	1.7%	12	2.5%
Hispanic:	251	67.3%	275	67.2%	288	64.7%	289	68.2%	308	66.1%	327	68.6%	341	70.3%
Black:	115	30.8%	127	31.1%	146	32.8%	127	30.0%	148	31.8%	140	29.4%	129	26.6%
White:	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	370	99.2%	334	81.7%	364	81.8%	347	81.8%	NA	NA	349	73.2%	372	76.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	18	4.4%	19	4.3%	18	4.2%	NA	NA	13	2.7%	32	6.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.76		13.03		11.66		9.86		11.65		12.20		13.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	32%	37%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	18%	34%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	38%	49%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	40%	56%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	13%	27%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	23%	29%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	15%	32%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	0%	13.1%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	24%	38%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	33%	47%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51%	65%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54%	72%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	22%	42%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	32%	45%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	21%	46%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	0%	12.7%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	40%	41%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	20%	34%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	28%	49%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	30%	55%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	36%	61%	86%
2006	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	24%	33%	61%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	26%	37%	63%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	24%	32%	67%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	41%	56%	81%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	10%	24%	54%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	24%	23%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	31%	26%	55%
2013	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	6.2%	7.9%	29.6%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	25%	30%	60%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	41%	45%	71%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	41%	54%	79%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	54%	65%	83%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	20%	37%	61%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	15%	38%	63%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	23%	44%	66%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	3.7%	12.7%	30.6%
2006	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	22%	29%	57%
2007	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	24%	31%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	31%	44%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	34%	54%	80%
2010	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	18%	19%	50%
2011	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	3%	18%	48%
2012	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	15%	22%	53%
2013	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	2.9%	10.5%	31.4%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	22%	25%	56%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	37%	37%	66%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59%	56%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62%	69%	88%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	30%	35%	62%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	8%	38%	64%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	31%	37%	65%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	1.3%	10.3%	27.7%
2006	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	19%	24%	49%
2007	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	28%	32%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	12%	23%	56%
2009	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	26%	39%	69%
2010	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	10%	24%	51%
2011	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	16%	19%	47%
2012	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	11%	22%	50%
2013	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	4.1%	9.5%	33.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	17%	19%	54%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	27%	28%	59%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	47%	45%	70%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32%	31%	55%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32%	37%	60%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32%	41%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	0%	11.5%	27.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	7%	18%	63%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	15%	18%	65%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	14%	30%	71%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	20%	32%	69%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	34%	33%	71%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45%	33%	69%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	25%	37%	70%
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	11%	11%	54%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	6%	10%	57%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	23%	18%	63%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	23%	23%	63%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	42%	30%	69%
Regents
2009	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	53%	49%	72%
2010	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	100%	49%	72%
2011	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	56%	52%	73%
2012	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	26%	53%	72%
2010	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	50%	55%	79%
2011	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	73%	61%	81%
2008	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	75%	49%	76%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Urban Science Academy 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.