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Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

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Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz ranks 926 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

926^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 38% of New York middle schools

Summary

Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz is a public magnet middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 312. 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.

Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 6th grade ELA proficiency was 31.31% compared to the district's 36.28% and the state's 50.86%. Similarly, the school's 8th grade Math proficiency was 36.84% compared to the district's 38.93% and the state's 46.74%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learner and Special Education students performing worse than their peers. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio and increased per-student spending, the school's performance has been declining over the years.

When compared to nearby schools, Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz generally performs better than some of the other schools in the district, such as Middle School 301 Paul L Dunbar and the schools under the New York City Geographic District #7. However, it still lags behind higher-performing charter schools like University Prep Charter Middle School and Emblaze Academy Charter School, which serve similar student populations.

319

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,589

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

681 Kelly St
Bronx, NY 10455

(718) 901-3520

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Feeder schools for Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz:

Elementary:	Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The)
	Ps 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt
	Ps 62 Inocensio Casanova

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.3%

African American:

20.4%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg39%

New York avg52%

926^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	39.2	926 of 1500	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	893 of 1504	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1298 of 1500	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1324 of 1479	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1176 of 1242	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1082 of 1439	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1223 of 1438	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	1258 of 1455	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	1186 of 1429	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	1217 of 1407	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1161 of 1401	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	1159 of 1373	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.9	1156 of 1337	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	1031 of 1295	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.6	1061 of 1243	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	1075 of 1224	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.6	1060 of 1185	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.7	1046 of 1123	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.5	983 of 1095	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	318 of 676	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	172 of 253	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	419 of 653	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	461 of 663	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	406 of 646	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	247 of 615	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	275 of 591	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	458 of 581	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	135 of 473	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	192 of 503	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1021 of 1457	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	840 of 1465	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1243 of 1463	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1312 of 1454	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1002 of 1066	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1067 of 1370	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1148 of 1353	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	442 of 965	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	394 of 953	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	700 of 943	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	754 of 914	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	425 of 449	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	476 of 826	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	602 of 810	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	312 of 603	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	266 of 594	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.2	463 of 543	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	419 of 487	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	34 of 49	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	223 of 392	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	293 of 457	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	625 of 1283	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	598 of 1296	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.4	1172 of 1288	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1168 of 1306	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	853 of 935	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1009 of 1245	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	806 of 1455	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	895 of 1464	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1274 of 1464	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1296 of 1455	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1008 of 1071	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	971 of 1366	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1197 of 1352	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	694 of 1298	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	725 of 1303	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1122 of 1307	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1047 of 1283	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	460 of 522	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	591 of 1139	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	877 of 1170	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I44%-12 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%-8 vs state

Math42%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Earth Science 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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz	Public, Magnet	6-8	681 Kelly St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 901-3520	319	30	10.7	97.2%	8 (2.5%)	65 (20.4%)	237 (74.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	39.2	926^th of 1500 public middle schools	38.3%		41.1	893^rd of 1504 public middle schools	40.6%	33			44.4			31.3	51.9	49.0		41.5	48.2	36.8		44.2	$33,589	$3,646	$29,943
South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	766 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 291-7700	266	32	8.3	97.0%	3 (1.1%)	45 (16.9%)	214 (80.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	1270^th of 1500 public middle schools	15.3%		23	1249^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.0%	21		4.6	43.8	21.6		34.3	44.9	27.9		23.3	39.8				$25,831	$810	$25,022
South Bronx Academy For Applied Media	Public	6-8	778 Forest Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-0059	169	26	6.4	97.0%	1 (0.6%)	63 (37.3%)	103 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13	1393^rd of 1500 public middle schools	7.1%		22.4	1258^th of 1504 public middle schools	16.4%	135			54.2	60.9		26.5	24.4	44.2		18.4	19.5	10.3		6.9	$53,847	$5,089	$48,757
Academy Of Public Relations	Public	6-8	778 Forest Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-8866	132	19	6.9	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	29 (22.0%)	99 (75.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5.3	1469^th of 1500 public middle schools	2.1%		17.4	1337^th of 1504 public middle schools	11.1%	132			5.9	6.3		9.7	16.3	34.2		0.0	10.6	4.8		4.8	$48,045	$3,385	$44,659
Middle School 301 Paul L Dunbar	Public	6-8	890 Cauldwell Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-2950	148	18	8.0	95.9%	4 (2.7%)	48 (32.4%)	92 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	8.6	1441^st of 1500 public middle schools	3.9%		12.4	1412^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.1%	29						10.3	12.2	31.7		21.4	4.9	25.6		14.3	$49,137	$4,534	$44,602
University Prep Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	470 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter Middle School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 985-8300	424	16	23.6	87.3%	3 (0.7%)	153 (36.1%)	260 (61.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	59.5	568^th of 1500 public middle schools	62.1%		57.1	588^th of 1504 public middle schools	60.9%	20	14.6	66.7	82.0		39.2	54.3	59.5	66.1	37.3	26.6	58.8	66.0	28.0		$23,127	$1,035	$22,092
Is 584	Public	6-8	600 St Ann's Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 742-2900	164	22	7.4	96.3%	2 (1.2%)	45 (27.4%)	112 (68.3%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20	1308^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.8%		29.6	1110^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.2%	198		57.1	83.3	12.5		22.0	45.2	34.6		16.7	40.5	23.2		28.6	$50,914	$4,258	$46,656
School Of Performing Arts	Public	6-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4844	137	23	6.0	97.1%	2 (1.5%)	47 (34.3%)	86 (62.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29	1143^rd of 1500 public middle schools	23.8%		25.8	1193^rd of 1504 public middle schools	20.7%	50			87.5			17.7	43.2	31.0		32.4	53.9	52.4		19.1	$58,248	$4,969	$53,279
Accion Academy	Public	6-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 378-1649	185	26	7.0	97.3%	4 (2.2%)	26 (14.1%)	151 (81.6%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	1296^th of 1500 public middle schools	13.6%		19.1	1317^th of 1504 public middle schools	12.4%	21			33.3			29.0	35.9	31.9		30.0	27.3	38.0		25.0	$49,756	$5,602	$44,154
Emblaze Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1164 Garrison Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	Emblaze Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 388-0011	222	15	14.8	95.0%	1 (0.5%)	76 (34.2%)	138 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	50.2	715^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.3%		58.7	561^st of 1504 public middle schools	62.7%	154				71.4	84.2	54.8	74.1	48.4	55.6	53.7	44.4	30.5	58.8		$19,788	$822	$18,965

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

What is the racial makeup of Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz?

Students at Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz are 74% Hispanic, 20% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

How many students attend Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz.

Is Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz a good school?

Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz ranks 926^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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