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Is 254

Public Grades 6-8

1301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 13% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 254 is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 473 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($33,828 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages, Is 254 consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 1193-1341 out of around 1500 middle schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom half of New York middle schools for female, male, African American, and Hispanic students.

Interestingly, Junior High School 118 William W Niles and Jonas Bronck Academy, two nearby middle schools, perform significantly better than Is 254 despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that the challenges faced by Is 254 may be more complex than just socioeconomic factors, and that there could be opportunities for the school to collaborate and learn from the practices of its higher-performing neighbors.

406

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,362

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2452 Washington Ave
Bronx, NY 10458

(718) 220-8700

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Feeder schools for Is 254:

Elementary:

Ps 46 Edgar Allan Poe

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.8%

African American:

14.8%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Life Science Biology scores 43 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg42%

New York avg54%

1,301^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #10

708^th of 874New York City Geographic District #10 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	20.5	1301 of 1500	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1341 of 1504	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1317 of 1500	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1312 of 1479	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1193 of 1242	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1236 of 1439	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1179 of 1438	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	1181 of 1455	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	1202 of 1429	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	1175 of 1407	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.2	1130 of 1401	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.0	1142 of 1373	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	1126 of 1337	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.3	1129 of 1295	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	1047 of 1243	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	1085 of 1224	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	1029 of 1185	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	1011 of 1123	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.8	996 of 1095	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	514 of 676	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	549 of 705	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	508 of 696	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	275 of 706	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	266 of 653	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	321 of 663	51.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	280 of 646	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	310 of 615	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	292 of 591	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	296 of 581	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	91 of 118	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	206 of 473	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	252 of 503	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1224 of 1457	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1319 of 1465	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1218 of 1463	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1257 of 1454	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	984 of 1066	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1142 of 1370	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	995 of 1353	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	696 of 965	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	772 of 953	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	782 of 943	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	769 of 914	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	408 of 449	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	703 of 826	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	641 of 810	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	356 of 603	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	417 of 594	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	310 of 543	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	237 of 487	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	285 of 392	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	246 of 457	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	1069 of 1306	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	800 of 935	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1018 of 1241	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1008 of 1245	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1269 of 1455	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1277 of 1464	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1337 of 1464	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1314 of 1455	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1053 of 1071	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1231 of 1366	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1230 of 1352	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	674 of 1298	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	830 of 1303	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	776 of 1307	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	603 of 1283	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	906 of 1139	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	983 of 1170	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+35 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)18th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I39%-17 vs state

Math36%-18 vs state

English Language Arts32%-19 vs state

Life Science Biology15%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Is 254	Public	6-8	2452 Washington Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 220-8700	406	41	9.9	98.5%	11 (2.7%)	60 (14.8%)	324 (79.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	20.5	1301^st of 1500 public middle schools	13.3%		17.2	1341^st of 1504 public middle schools	10.8%	40							39.4	15.0		20.4	35.4	36.0	27.6	42.0			$38,362	$4,043	$34,318
Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45	Public	6-8	2502 Lorillard Pl	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1660	436	39	11.2	96.3%	6 (1.4%)	62 (14.2%)	353 (81.0%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19.5	1313^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.5%		27.3	1160^th of 1504 public middle schools	22.9%	153						45.2	62.1	42.2		27.6	35.0	39.5	15.3	24.4	25.9	37.7	$34,577	$2,969	$31,607
Jonas Bronck Academy	Public	6-10	400 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 365-2502	392	33	11.7	92.9%	13 (3.3%)	56 (14.3%)	289 (73.7%)	25 (6.4%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	66.8	437^th of 1500 public middle schools	70.9%		59.6	547^th of 1504 public middle schools	63.6%	110	22.6		90.9	86.6	23.1		52.9	44.1	79.6	69.0	60.5	54.9	69.0	60.0	51.3	45.7	$30,560	$3,147	$27,413
Angelo Patri Middle School (The)	Public	6-8	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1295	333	42	7.8	97.6%	3 (0.9%)	69 (20.7%)	256 (76.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	1271^st of 1500 public middle schools	15.3%		24.2	1227^th of 1504 public middle schools	18.4%	44								53.9		18.8	28.7	32.5	13.0	32.4	44.0	37.9	$42,454	$3,999	$38,456
Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence	Public	6-8	120 E 184th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 220-3139	788	82	9.6	94.4%	12 (1.5%)	103 (13.1%)	652 (82.7%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	21.7	1285^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.3%		25.2	1210^th of 1504 public middle schools	19.5%	75						73.7	63.6			28.6	35.5	40.6	21.8	30.7	30.9	34.6	$37,595	$3,067	$34,528
Frederick Douglass Academy V Middle School	Public	6-8	2111 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-1617	146	20	7.1	94.5%	1 (0.7%)	47 (32.2%)	96 (65.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.6	1251^st of 1500 public middle schools	16.6%		43	854^th of 1504 public middle schools	43.2%	397						11.8	66.7	5.9		68.8	38.2	33.3	23.5	19.5	31.6	16.4	$44,424	$4,102	$40,322
Junior High School 118 William W Niles	Public, Magnet	6-8	577 E 179th St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-2330	468	52	9.0	94.2%	12 (2.6%)	104 (22.2%)	262 (56.0%)	67 (14.3%)	13 (2.8%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	38.9	933^rd of 1500 public middle schools	37.8%		44.4	821^st of 1504 public middle schools	45.4%	112		93.7				93.7	81.0			47.9	45.8	50.6	38.0	35.4	22.2	46.8	$39,420	$3,647	$35,772
Creston Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	125 E 181st St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 367-5035	418	34	12.3	96.4%	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.7%)	361 (86.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.7	1082^nd of 1500 public middle schools	27.9%		32.3	1076^th of 1504 public middle schools	28.5%	6						21.5				39.4	32.1	47.2	32.8	45.9	41.5	33.1	$32,377	$3,526	$28,851
Is 206 Ann Mersereau	Public	6-8	2280 Aqueduct Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1570	229	21	10.9	97.8%	2 (0.9%)	25 (10.9%)	201 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24	1244^th of 1500 public middle schools	17.1%		32.3	1075^th of 1504 public middle schools	28.5%	169										38.2	18.8	24.2	37.5	26.7	64.1	27.3	$43,177	$3,377	$39,799
Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III	Public	6-8	2055 Mapes Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-3580	256	22	11.3	96.9%	3 (1.2%)	62 (24.2%)	182 (71.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35.6	1000^th of 1500 public middle schools	33.3%		49.4	727^th of 1504 public middle schools	51.7%	273								39.5		26.2	47.5	50.8	19.5	46.9	48.4	46.9	$37,074	$3,246	$33,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 254

What district is Is 254 in?

New York City Geographic District #10

How many students attend Is 254?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Is 254.

Is Is 254 a good school?

Is 254 ranks in the bottom 13.3% of New York middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Is 254?

Students at Is 254 are 80% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% White.

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