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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 10472

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Top rankedSchool For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)1116^th of 1,500 New York middle schools

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Summary:

The Bronx zip code 10472 is home to 3 middle schools that serve students in grades 6-8: Pugsley Preparatory Academy, Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan, and School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The). These schools serve high-needs populations, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 89.73% to 94.04%, and spend between $30,744 and $34,444 per student, which is higher than the state average.

Among the three schools, School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in math and science. In 2024-2025, 46.77% of its 8th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 32.58% at Pugsley Preparatory Academy and 27.78% at Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan. The school also had impressive Regents exam results, with 96.55% proficiency in U.S. History and Government and 90% proficiency in Algebra I.

While School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The) stands out, the other two schools in the area have seen their statewide rankings decline over the past few years, suggesting a need to address the underlying factors contributing to these performance gaps. However, the data also indicates that with the right interventions and support, there is potential for improvement across all three schools in this New York City Geographic District # 8.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	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 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 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
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
Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 12	Public, Charter	5-6	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

Cities Near Zip Code 10472

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bronx	0.22 mi	471	561^st
East Elmhurst	2.84 mi	7	475^th
College Point	3.21 mi	3	619^th
New York	3.34 mi	356	435^th
Whitestone	4.1 mi	5	50^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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