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Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein

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Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein ranks 1042 nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1042^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 31% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 336. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 731 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 1009-1215 out of around 1500 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math were 32.56% and 25.61% for 6th grade, compared to the district at 36.28% and 38.07%, and the state at 50.86% and 51.2% respectively. The school's performance on Regents exams is also below the district and state averages.

Nearby schools, such as Emolior Academy and Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The), have higher proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams compared to Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein. Additionally, the nearby Emblaze Academy Charter School has significantly higher proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the school and the surrounding district schools.

322

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,560

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

885 Bolton Ave
Bronx, NY 10473-2798

(718) 991-7490

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Feeder schools for Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein:

Elementary:	Ps 100 Isaac Clason
	Ps 138 Samuel Randall

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

African American:

22.7%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Math scores 13 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

New York avg51%

1,042^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8

731^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 8 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1042 of 1500	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	1009 of 1504	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1210 of 1500	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1215 of 1479	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	668 of 1242	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1162 of 1439	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1094 of 1438	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	1262 of 1455	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	1318 of 1429	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	1228 of 1407	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	1182 of 1401	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	1136 of 1373	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.3	1180 of 1337	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	1156 of 1295	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	1041 of 1243	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	998 of 1224	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	972 of 1185	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.7	915 of 1123	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.0	906 of 1095	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	269 of 676	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	251 of 705	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.4	525 of 696	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	414 of 706	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	397 of 653	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	352 of 663	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	177 of 406	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	91.7	1 of 388	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	69.9	118 of 374	68.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	259 of 646	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	197 of 615	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	328 of 591	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	481 of 581	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	308 of 473	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	214 of 503	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	1080 of 1457	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1025 of 1465	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1182 of 1463	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1223 of 1454	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.1	491 of 1066	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.9	1103 of 1370	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	975 of 1353	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	619 of 965	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	566 of 953	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	631 of 943	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	713 of 914	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	269 of 449	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	644 of 826	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	596 of 810	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	385 of 603	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	269 of 594	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	315 of 543	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	257 of 487	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	251 of 392	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	276 of 457	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	652 of 1283	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	710 of 1296	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1023 of 1288	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1033 of 1306	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.6	379 of 935	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	971 of 1241	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	911 of 1245	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	961 of 1455	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	924 of 1464	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1181 of 1464	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1148 of 1455	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	566 of 1071	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1164 of 1366	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1141 of 1352	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	797 of 1298	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1039 of 1303	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1060 of 1307	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	825 of 1283	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1043 of 1139	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	883 of 1170	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)60th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+29 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science43%~ state avg

Math39%-13 vs state

English Language Arts39%-13 vs state

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Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein	Public	6-8	885 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-7490	322	28	11.5	93.5%	5 (1.6%)	73 (22.7%)	219 (68.0%)	17 (5.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	33.2	1042^nd of 1500 public middle schools	30.5%		35.4	1009^th of 1504 public middle schools	32.9%	33					32.6	37.6	45.5		25.6	41.8	46.9		43.3	$37,560	$3,477	$34,083
Soundview Academy For Culture And Scholarship	Public	6-8	885 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-4027	240	29	8.3	92.5%	0 (0.0%)	58 (24.2%)	167 (69.6%)	10 (4.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33	1046^th of 1500 public middle schools	30.3%		12.7	1408^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.4%	362	78.6	80.0			37.0	36.3	37.8		58.9	50.6	30.7		31.1	$41,693	$4,453	$37,240
Pugsley Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	1111 Pugsley Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-2780	544	51	10.7	90.6%	25 (4.6%)	58 (10.7%)	286 (52.6%)	145 (26.7%)	21 (3.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	27.4	1178^th of 1500 public middle schools	21.5%		27.9	1143^rd of 1504 public middle schools	24.0%	35		92.5	89.8		41.6	34.0	46.6		27.8	40.9	32.6		27.1	$34,211	$3,091	$31,120
Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School (The)	Public	6-8	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-5063	190	17	10.9	96.8%	7 (3.7%)	45 (23.7%)	130 (68.4%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1373^rd of 1500 public middle schools	8.5%		29.1	1121^st of 1504 public middle schools	25.5%	252					28.9	26.4	35.0		12.6	16.4	32.6		34.9	$40,687	$2,868	$37,819
Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 12	Public, Charter	5	2169 Blackrock Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 12	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 472-1911	94			72.3%	1 (1.1%)	51 (54.3%)	31 (33.0%)	7 (7.4%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				96.7				98.9				80.2		$27,782	$00	$27,782
Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan	Public, Magnet	6-8	1025 Morrison Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 328-2105	466	46	10.1	95.3%	4 (0.9%)	81 (17.4%)	360 (77.3%)	11 (2.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21.8	1284^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.4%		25.7	1195^th of 1504 public middle schools	20.5%	89					27.4	39.5	40.1		25.8	35.7	27.8		29.1	$38,859	$4,015	$34,845
School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)	Public	6-8	1025 Morrison Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-4181	377	38	10.0	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.7%)	305 (80.9%)	14 (3.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30.2	1116^th of 1500 public middle schools	25.6%		40.6	902^nd of 1504 public middle schools	40.0%	214	96.6	90.0			29.3	39.1	37.2		21.1	40.0	46.8		43.7	$33,268	$3,323	$29,945
Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The)	Public	6-8	1560 Purdy St	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-8600	778	69	11.2	85.9%	17 (2.2%)	165 (21.2%)	325 (41.8%)	251 (32.3%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	40.3	902^nd of 1500 public middle schools	39.9%		38.8	943^rd of 1504 public middle schools	37.3%	41	45.0	83.2	77.3		54.6	45.8	45.3		47.0	49.2	26.5		24.7	$33,364	$3,172	$30,192
Bronx Academy For Multi-Media	Public	6-8	730 Bryant Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-1972	144	26	5.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	37 (25.7%)	105 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	649^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.7%		39.8	924^th of 1504 public middle schools	38.6%	275	44.4	58.3	42.9		27.3	46.7	43.4		66.7	76.1	72.7		36.4	$63,886	$7,696	$56,190
Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Jennings St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 319-7270	228	26	8.7	96.9%	5 (2.2%)	49 (21.5%)	168 (73.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	21.9	1281^st of 1500 public middle schools	14.6%		20.6	1292^nd of 1504 public middle schools	14.1%	11		28.0			32.8	39.7	24.0		11.4	31.7	38.6		35.4	$39,488	$3,472	$36,016

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein?

Students at Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein are 68% Hispanic, 23% African American, 5% Asian, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein.

Is Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein a good school?

Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein ranks 1042^nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

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