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Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Public Grades 6-8

1313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 12% of New York middle schools

Summary

Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 407 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.

Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 1,140-1,313 out of around 1,500 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in math. For example, in 2024-2025, only 15.27% of 6th graders, 24.39% of 7th graders, and 25.93% of 8th graders achieved proficiency in math, compared to district and state averages over 30%. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 96.07% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

While the nearby schools in the same district perform similarly to Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45, there are a few exceptions, such as Jonas Bronck Academy, which ranks in the top 35% of schools and significantly outperforms Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 on state assessments. The school's challenges are not unique, as many of the nearby schools in the same district face similar issues. However, the presence of higher-performing schools in the area suggests that with the right resources and strategies, the students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 could achieve better outcomes.

436

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,577

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2502 Lorillard Pl
Bronx, NY 10458-5915

(718) 584-1660

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Feeder schools for Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45:

Elementary:	Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia
	Ps/Is 54

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

African American:

14.2%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (31% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Math scores 30 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg44%

New York avg56%

1,313^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	19.5	1313 of 1500	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1160 of 1504	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1140 of 1500	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1213 of 1479	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	534 of 1242	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.4	1228 of 1439	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1220 of 1438	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	1286 of 1455	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	1298 of 1429	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	1215 of 1407	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	1113 of 1401	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	1135 of 1373	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.9	1139 of 1337	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	1050 of 1295	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	988 of 1243	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	996 of 1224	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.9	1001 of 1185	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.3	897 of 1123	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.9	859 of 1095	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	536 of 676	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	512 of 696	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	538 of 706	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	536 of 653	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	558 of 663	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	395 of 646	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	438 of 615	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	202 of 591	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	372 of 581	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	330 of 473	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	264 of 503	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1258 of 1457	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1143 of 1465	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1153 of 1463	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1199 of 1454	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1165 of 1370	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1147 of 1353	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	755 of 965	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	621 of 953	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	545 of 943	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	621 of 914	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	604 of 826	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	608 of 810	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	372 of 603	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	358 of 594	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	265 of 543	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	271 of 487	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	295 of 392	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	237 of 457	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1205 of 1283	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1006 of 1306	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.3	323 of 935	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.2	960 of 1241	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1014 of 1245	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1271 of 1455	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1113 of 1464	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1070 of 1464	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1187 of 1455	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1174 of 1366	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1210 of 1352	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	990 of 1298	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	950 of 1303	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	707 of 1307	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	813 of 1283	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	775 of 1139	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	740 of 1170	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	12.1	725 of 763	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

White (2018)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I62%+6 vs state

U.S. History and Government45%-30 vs state

Life Science Biology42%-16 vs state

Science38%-6 vs state

English Language Arts34%-17 vs state

Math22%-30 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership	Public	6-8	2055 Mapes Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 933-5976	230	28	8.1	93.9%	3 (1.3%)	63 (27.4%)	155 (67.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	43	850^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.3%		46.5	777^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.3%	73							88.2			41.1	53.5	46.9	30.6	57.8	46.2	40.0	$48,342	$4,920	$43,422
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

How many students attend Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45.

What district is Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 in?

New York City Geographic District #10

Is Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 a good school?

Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 ranks in the bottom 12.5% of New York middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45?

Students at Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 are 81% Hispanic, 14% African American, 1% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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