J.H.S. 144 Michelangelo

2545 GUNTHER AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10469 · Bronx · Junior High-Intermediate-Middle

DBN: 11X144

Junior High-Intermediate-Middle

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 930 (of 1500)

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 90.1%

61.5% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

47.2%(citywide avg: 42.8%)

Math % proficient

41.8%(citywide avg: 39.3%)

Math avg. rating

2.85 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.73 / 4.5)

By grade

Grade 6 ELA

42.5%

Grade 6 Math

33.6%

Grade 7 ELA

41.3%

Grade 7 Math

46.3%

Grade 8 ELA

57.8%

Grade 8 Math

44.6%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

34.1%(citywide avg: 21.2%)

English Language Learners -- Math

28.8%(citywide avg: 26.5%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

21.9%

Students with disabilities -- Math

15.4%

Asian students -- ELA

66.7%(citywide avg: 63.2%)

Asian students -- Math

70.8%(citywide avg: 69.5%)

Black students -- ELA

47%(citywide avg: 42%)

Black students -- Math

40.7%(citywide avg: 37%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

42.6%(citywide avg: 40.1%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

36.4%(citywide avg: 35.2%)

White students -- ELA

60%(citywide avg: 52.9%)

Small sample (15 students) -- treat as directional.

White students -- Math

56.3%(citywide avg: 50.7%)

Small sample (16 students) -- treat as directional.

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

398 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 79.8%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

5.5%

Black

53%

Hispanic or Latino

36.7%

White

3.3%

Multiracial

0.5%

Native American

Other groups

Students with disabilities

25.1%

English Language Learners

10.3%

Living in poverty

78.6%

Female

44.5%

Male

55.5%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Zone Priority

24 seats

0 applicants per seat

Not all seats filled last year

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Priority to applicants whose sibling(s) will be enrolled in this school next year

~100% admitted

There were less than 10 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~38% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Then to residents of the middle school zone

~100% admitted

3. Then to District 11 students and residents

~100% admitted

4. Then to Bronx students and residents

No applicants

There were no applicants in this group.This group's offers alone accounted for ~0% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

5. Then to New York City residents

No applicants

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)