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Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The)

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Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The) ranks 902 nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

902^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 40% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The) is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 788. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #11, which is ranked 627 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The) consistently performs better than the New York City Geographic District #11 and the overall New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments across grades 6-8. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 6th grade ELA proficiency rate was 54.55%, compared to 44.03% for the district and 50.86% for the state. The school also excels in Regents exams, with high proficiency rates in Algebra I (83.15%), Living Environment/Biology (77.27%), and U.S. History and Government (45%). However, the school's Hispanic and Special Education student groups tend to perform below the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Middle School 101 Edward R Byrne, Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The) generally outperforms many of them in academic assessments and Regents exams. The school's strengths lie in its academic performance, particularly in Regents exams, and its ability to support the academic growth of certain student subgroups, such as Asian and English Language Learner (ELL) students. However, the school may benefit from further interventions and support to address the performance gaps of its Hispanic and Special Education students.

778

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,364

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1560 Purdy St
Bronx, NY 10462-4215

(718) 892-8600

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Feeder schools for Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The):

Elementary:

Ps 106 Parkchester

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.8%

Asian:

32.3%

African American:

21.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!U.S. History and Government scores 30 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg44%

New York avg56%

902^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 14Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #11

627^th of 874New York City Geographic District #11 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	40.3	902 of 1500	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	943 of 1504	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	876 of 1500	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	869 of 1479	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.3	405 of 1242	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	849 of 1439	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	911 of 1438	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	907 of 1455	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.3	969 of 1429	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.8	892 of 1407	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.0	905 of 1401	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	863 of 1373	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.8	970 of 1337	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	1051 of 1295	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.1	1043 of 1243	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.4	1039 of 1224	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	981 of 1185	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.3	968 of 1123	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	900 of 1095	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	387 of 676	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	438 of 705	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	445 of 696	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	493 of 706	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	332 of 653	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	354 of 663	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	205 of 406	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	272 of 396	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	234 of 388	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	257 of 381	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	161 of 236	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	300 of 369	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	303 of 374	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	238 of 646	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	189 of 615	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	176 of 591	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	107 of 581	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	139 of 473	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	120 of 503	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	953 of 1457	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	899 of 1465	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	878 of 1463	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	811 of 1454	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.0	242 of 1066	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.9	771 of 1370	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	787 of 1353	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	818 of 965	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	657 of 953	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	645 of 943	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	670 of 914	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	579 of 826	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	616 of 810	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	311 of 603	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	259 of 594	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	165 of 543	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	170 of 487	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	12 of 49	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	107 of 392	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	188 of 457	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	591 of 1283	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	636 of 1296	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	579 of 1288	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	600 of 1306	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	147 of 935	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	543 of 1241	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	589 of 1245	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	817 of 1455	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	918 of 1464	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	794 of 1464	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	863 of 1455	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.8	406 of 1071	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	853 of 1366	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	969 of 1352	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	661 of 1298	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	678 of 1303	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	809 of 1307	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	947 of 1283	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	857 of 1139	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	967 of 1170	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	29.8	553 of 748	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.2	225 of 716	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	307 of 763	59.8%	★★★☆☆

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)63rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

White (2022)26th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I83%+27 vs state

Life Science Biology77%+19 vs state

English Language Arts49%-3 vs state

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

Math43%-9 vs state

Science25%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (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 Common Core English Language Arts 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
Emolior Academy	Public	6-8	1970 W Farms Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-2670	388	34	11.2	93.8%	4 (1.0%)	78 (20.1%)	288 (74.2%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	36.9	970^th of 1500 public middle schools	35.3%		35.6	1004^th of 1504 public middle schools	33.2%	34	94.4	32.1	53.7	41.7			45.6	46.2	39.8		42.2	44.6				$33,471	$3,356	$30,116
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
Middle School 101 Edward R Byrne	Public	6-8	2750 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10465	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 829-6372	576	47	12.2	71.4%	49 (8.5%)	51 (8.9%)	399 (69.3%)	64 (11.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	67.7	418^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.1%		70.9	358^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.2%	60	93.0			100.0	94.7		56.0	65.5	61.9		57.1	72.0	45.3		40.7	$30,518	$2,601	$27,918
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The)

Is Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The) a good school?

Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The) ranks 902^nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 778 students attended Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The).

What district is Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #11

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The)?

Students at Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The) are 42% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 21% African American, 2% White, 2% American Indian.

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