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Pelham Gardens Middle School

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Pelham Gardens Middle School ranks 1091 st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1091^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 27% of New York middle schools

Summary

Pelham Gardens Middle School is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 286 students. 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.

Pelham Gardens Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of New York middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are significantly lower than the district and state averages, particularly in Math where the school struggles. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and African American students performing relatively better, while the school struggles with its White, Hispanic, and Special Education student populations, ranking in the bottom 25-50% of New York middle schools for these subgroups.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($35,142 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.1, these resources do not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes. When compared to other middle schools in the same district, such as Is 181 Pablo Casals and Bronx Park Middle School, Pelham Gardens Middle School generally performs worse, particularly in terms of academic proficiency rates.

284

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,303

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2545 Gunther Ave
Bronx, NY 10469

(718) 794-9750

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Feeder schools for Pelham Gardens Middle School:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.8%

Hispanic:

41.9%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2014 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 60% meeting standards)

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

!Life Science Biology scores 40 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

New York avg60%

1,091^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	31.3	1091 of 1500	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1147 of 1504	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1066 of 1500	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1066 of 1479	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1000 of 1439	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1137 of 1438	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	1107 of 1455	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	1156 of 1429	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	1132 of 1407	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	1198 of 1401	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	402 of 676	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	412 of 705	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	389 of 696	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	396 of 706	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	303 of 653	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	391 of 663	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	44.3	247 of 369	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	320 of 374	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	317 of 646	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	389 of 615	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	177 of 591	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	31.9	439 of 581	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	290 of 473	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	237 of 503	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1061 of 1457	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1157 of 1465	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1107 of 1463	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1074 of 1454	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	969 of 1370	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1079 of 1353	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	547 of 965	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	578 of 953	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	505 of 943	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	509 of 914	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	552 of 826	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	552 of 810	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	366 of 603	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	179 of 594	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	25.4	451 of 543	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.0	204 of 487	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	115 of 392	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	173 of 457	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	813 of 1283	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	845 of 1296	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	864 of 1288	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	761 of 1306	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	701 of 1241	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	946 of 1245	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1059 of 1455	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1040 of 1464	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	958 of 1464	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1043 of 1455	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	947 of 1366	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1109 of 1352	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	845 of 1298	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	775 of 1303	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	730 of 1307	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	634 of 1283	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	800 of 1139	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1050 of 1170	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	20.0	623 of 716	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	761 of 763	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2019)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

White (2019)13th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts91%+16 vs state

U.S. History and Government79%+4 vs state

English Language Arts46%-6 vs state

Algebra I42%-14 vs state

Math31%-23 vs state

Life Science Biology18%-40 vs state

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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

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Pelham Gardens Middle School ranks 1091^st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pelham Gardens Middle School?

Students at Pelham Gardens Middle School are 46% African American, 42% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% White.

What district is Pelham Gardens Middle School in?

New York City Geographic District #11

How many students attend Pelham Gardens Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Pelham Gardens Middle School.

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