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Jhs 127 Castle Hill (the) is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 815 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #11 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 67.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jhs 127 Castle Hill (the) enrolls 815 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 67.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Asian and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 342 | 42% |
| Asian | 254 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 176 | 22% |
| White | 23 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
652 of the school's 815 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 643 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jhs 127 Castle Hill (the) is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 87.
Jhs 127 Castle Hill (the) is one of 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 32,263 students district-wide and employs 2,909 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 815 students, Jhs 127 Castle Hill (the) is larger than the district average of about 520 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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