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Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

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Junior High School 144 Michelangelo ranks 930 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

930^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 38% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 144 Michelangelo is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 398. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #11, which is ranked 627 out of 874 districts in the state.

While Junior High School 144 Michelangelo has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools over the past 10 years, the school performs better in certain subject areas, such as Regents exams. In 2024-2025, the school had higher proficiency rates than the district in Common Core ELA (71.88% vs. 60.17%) and U.S. History and Government (70% vs. 51.91%). However, the school's overall performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates of 42.86% in ELA and 34.29% in Math for 6th grade, compared to 44.03% and 39.64% for the district, and 50.86% and 51.2% for the state.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Junior High School 144 Michelangelo generally performs better than Baychester Middle School and Cornerstone Academy for Social Action Middle School, but lags behind schools like IS 181 Pablo Casals and Bronx Park Middle School. The school's high per-student spending of $37,358 in 2023-2024 and relatively small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 12.7, suggest that it has access to resources, but the inconsistent performance across subjects and grade levels indicates a need to address these disparities and develop more consistent, effective strategies for supporting student learning.

388

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,249

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2545 Gunther Ave
Bronx, NY 10469-6105

(718) 794-9749

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Feeder schools for Junior High School 144 Michelangelo:

Elementary:	Baychester Academy
	Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti
	Ps 121 Throop
	Ps 78 Anne Hutchinson
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	Ps 97

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.6%

Hispanic:

43.3%

Asian:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 60% meeting standards)

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

!Life Science Biology scores 33 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

New York avg60%

930^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	39.0	930 of 1500	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	944 of 1504	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	808 of 1500	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	901 of 1479	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	587 of 1242	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	984 of 1439	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1076 of 1438	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	1222 of 1455	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	1264 of 1429	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	1232 of 1407	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	1227 of 1401	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.9	1125 of 1373	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.9	1213 of 1337	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	1166 of 1295	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.6	1111 of 1243	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.4	1122 of 1224	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	1043 of 1185	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	994 of 1123	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.5	971 of 1095	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	271 of 676	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	206 of 705	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	262 of 696	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	219 of 706	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	273 of 653	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	344 of 663	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	221 of 406	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	305 of 396	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	266 of 388	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	262 of 381	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.8	339 of 369	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	94 of 646	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.0	257 of 615	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	254 of 591	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	236 of 581	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	287 of 473	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	375 of 503	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	837 of 1457	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	767 of 1465	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	652 of 1463	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	809 of 1454	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	368 of 1066	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	866 of 1370	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1027 of 1353	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	588 of 965	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	606 of 953	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	390 of 943	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	558 of 914	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	440 of 826	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	514 of 810	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	201 of 603	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	251 of 594	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	321 of 487	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	207 of 392	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	347 of 457	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	630 of 1283	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	617 of 1296	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	546 of 1288	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	655 of 1306	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	314 of 935	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	705 of 1241	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	862 of 1245	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	929 of 1455	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1019 of 1464	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	884 of 1464	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	908 of 1455	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	431 of 1071	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.7	1008 of 1366	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1031 of 1352	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	627 of 1298	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	723 of 1303	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	429 of 1307	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	653 of 1283	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	674 of 1139	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	857 of 1170	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	12.3	675 of 716	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	614 of 763	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+47 vs school

Homeless (2025)67th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+14 vs school

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

Asian (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2019)6th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts72%-3 vs state

U.S. History and Government70%-5 vs state

Algebra I61%+5 vs state

English Language Arts48%-4 vs state

Math40%-14 vs state

Life Science Biology25%-33 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, March 7, 2009

My child goes to this school I consider it a terrible school because they don't really know what is going around in the school my daughter says that everyone in her class never pays attention in class the students disrespect the teachers and disturb the class plus the students be walking around the hallways skipping/cutting class while others students yell at the teachers brake the books and calculator my child is terrified everyday when she goes to this school because of the big bad behavior going around in this school so if you are whiling to put your child in this school don't send them to this school do your child a favor and find a better school. By the way the lunch food is just disgusting my child never eats the school lunch or else she will get sick from the stomach. There are fights between the students everyday sometimes during lunch and most of it is when they come out of the school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Junior High School 144 Michelangelo	Public	6-8	2545 Gunther Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-9749	388	31	12.4	89.7%	19 (4.9%)	169 (43.6%)	168 (43.3%)	27 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	39	930^th of 1500 public middle schools	38.0%		38.7	944^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.2%	14	71.9	70.0	61.2	25.4		42.9	41.3	58.1	34.3	45.5			$37,249	$3,549	$33,700
Pelham Gardens Middle School	Public	6-8	2545 Gunther Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-9750	284	27	10.5	82.7%	13 (4.6%)	130 (45.8%)	119 (41.9%)	19 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	31.3	1091^st of 1500 public middle schools	27.3%		27.9	1147^th of 1504 public middle schools	23.7%	56	90.9	79.2	42.4	18.3		37.2	46.9	52.3	25.8	35.7			$37,303	$2,766	$34,536
Middle School 180 Dr Daniel Hale Williams	Public	6-8	700 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5650	762	64	11.8	85.6%	11 (1.4%)	490 (64.3%)	219 (28.7%)	10 (1.3%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.2%)	34.7	1022^nd of 1500 public middle schools	31.9%		36.9	980^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.8%	42		42.4	49.3	13.9	17.4	41.5	38.0	54.4	29.3	46.6			$34,712	$2,915	$31,798
Is 181 Pablo Casals	Public	6-8	800 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5600	490	52	9.4	81.2%	15 (3.1%)	255 (52.0%)	154 (31.4%)	46 (9.4%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.8%)	77.9	284^th of 1500 public middle schools	81.1%		72.3	340^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.4%	56		72.7	56.6	37.4		66.1	69.7	63.2	63.0	72.7			$42,146	$3,258	$38,888
Cornerstone Academy For Social Action Middle School (Casa)	Public	6-8	3441 Steenwick Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-7970	165	15	11.2	92.7%	4 (2.4%)	84 (50.9%)	74 (44.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	1359^th of 1500 public middle schools	9.4%		36.7	982^nd of 1504 public middle schools	34.7%	377			33.3	25.9		23.6	19.4	45.6	22.0	22.6			$36,171	$2,617	$33,554
Bronx Green Middle School	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 325-6593	356	25	13.9	93.0%	26 (7.3%)	66 (18.5%)	228 (64.0%)	30 (8.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34.3	1029^th of 1500 public middle schools	31.4%		38.2	953^rd of 1504 public middle schools	36.6%	76			43.8	25.2		38.9	43.1	45.2	35.6	48.5			$33,061	$3,681	$29,380
Pelham Academy Of Academics And Community Engagement	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 881-3136	281	28	10.1	94.0%	39 (13.9%)	38 (13.5%)	180 (64.1%)	21 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	56.9	612^th of 1500 public middle schools	59.2%		45.7	793^rd of 1504 public middle schools	47.3%	181		17.8	25.3	22.6		35.8	62.5	59.7	42.3	80.0			$32,396	$3,196	$29,200
Bronx Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-6090	302	28	10.8	89.4%	23 (7.6%)	45 (14.9%)	207 (68.5%)	21 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	56.2	627^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.2%		39.8	922^nd of 1504 public middle schools	38.7%	295	68.1	46.4	44.4	52.7		40.9	50.0	70.4	35.7	57.5	65.5	44.4	$36,494	$3,156	$33,337
Baychester Middle School	Public	6-8	3750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 547-1890	298	26	11.5	93.0%	9 (3.0%)	164 (55.0%)	105 (35.2%)	5 (1.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	28.2	1165^th of 1500 public middle schools	22.3%		31.8	1084^th of 1504 public middle schools	27.9%	81		50.0	56.7	59.3		27.4	38.5	58.7	20.0	46.6	25.0	29.2	$31,500	$2,907	$28,593
One World Middle School At Edenwald	Public	6-8	3750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 515-6780	309	40	7.7	80.3%	2 (0.6%)	168 (54.4%)	117 (37.9%)	7 (2.3%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	44.6	820^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.3%		47.3	765^th of 1504 public middle schools	49.1%	55	34.7	40.9	24.2	34.0		41.1	60.6	54.1	24.4	52.5			$42,901	$3,096	$39,805

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 144 Michelangelo

How many students attend Junior High School 144 Michelangelo?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Junior High School 144 Michelangelo.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 144 Michelangelo?

Students at Junior High School 144 Michelangelo are 44% African American, 43% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% White.

Is Junior High School 144 Michelangelo a good school?

Junior High School 144 Michelangelo ranks 930^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Junior High School 144 Michelangelo in?

New York City Geographic District #11

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