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- 1560 Purdy St, Bronx, NY 10462
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Junior High School 127 Castle Hill has 809 learners in grade levels 6-8.
Junior High School 127 Castle Hill placed in the lower 50% of all schools in New York for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.
The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 28% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 43% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year.
The learner:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the New York state average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 97% of the learner body (majority Latino and Asian), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Latino and African-American).
School Overview: Junior High School 127 Castle Hill’s learner population of 809 learners has grown by 9% over five school years.
The teacher population of 51 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.
School Comparison: Junior High School 127 Castle Hill is ranked within the lower 50% of all 4,239 schools in New York (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.
The equity score of Junior High School 127 Castle Hill is 0.69, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.71. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.
Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Junior High School 127 Castle Hill is P.S. 12 Lewis And Clark School (0.5 miles away)
The closest middle school is Bronx Charter School For Excellence (0.4 miles away)
The closest elementary school is Linden Tree Elementary School (0.0 miles away)
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