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Bronx Park Middle School

Overview
School Quality
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Overview

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  School Number: X556

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  Accessibility: No Accessibility

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  Grades: 06,07,08,SE

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  2020–2021 Enrollment: 391

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  Geographic District: 11

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  Borough: Bronx

School Contacts and Information

School Leader

Renee Rinaldi, Principal

Parent Coordinator

Maggalene Anderson

Respect for All Liaison

Tara Rolla

Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison

Tara Rolla

How to report student-to-student discrimination, sexual and other harassment, intimidation, and bullying

Space

Shares building with other schools

District Borough Number

11X556

Superintendent and District Contacts

Superintendent

Cristine Vaughan

Phone

718-519-2620

Address

2750 Throop Avenue, Bronx, NY 10469

Education Council President

Theresa Roberts

Education Council Phone

718-519-2647

Mental Health and Wellness

Ask your Parent Coordinator, School Social Worker, or School Counselor for more information about your school’s mental health program.

Building Ventilation Information

In order to ensure maximum safety for staff and students, all school buildings are continually monitored for any ventilation issues. The DOE makes repairs or improvements where needed and/or will close any rooms until they can be occupied safely.

X135 – 2441 Wallace Avenue

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Building Ventilation Status

Free Student Meals

Breakfast, lunch and after school meal service is free for all NYC public school students.

Menu Service Specifics

• Breakfast Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
• Lunch Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
• Food Service Manager: Valerie Heeger
• Kitchen Phone Number: 929-336-6006

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Breakfast

Lunch

DOH Inspection Report

Admissions

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School Quality

The DOE develops tools to help families and educators understand student achievement and school quality. The reports on this page provide information about school quality from multiple sources. These sources include feedback from students, teachers, and parents. Reports also include information from formal school visits and a variety of student achievement metrics.

School Quality Snapshot

The School Quality Snapshot provides families with a summary of each school. The data captures the schools learning environment and student performance. Snapshots from the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years are available in the links below.

School Quality Snapshot – Middle School

School Quality Guide

The School Quality Guide is a detailed report about this school that includes complete results from the NYC School Survey and more information on student achievement.

School Quality Guide – Middle School

Quality Review Report

The Quality Review Report is the result of a two-day visit by an experienced educator, who has looked at how well this school supports student learning and teacher practice.

Quality Review Report 2017-2018

Quality Review Report 2014-2015

School Performance Dashboard

The School Performance Dashboard shows multiple years of data and key comparisons for this school.

School Performance Dashboard – Middle School

Reports

Building Accessibility Profile

Building 1

X135 – 2441 Wallace Avenue – No Accessibility

Rating

No BAP at this time

Facilities

Water Testing and Environmental Reports

Principal Annual Space Survey

Building Condition Assessment Survey (BCAS)

Budget and Finances

Fair Student Funding Overview

Fair Student Funding Detail

Galaxy Allocation

Budget Summary

Expenditure Report

Arts

Arts in School Report

Comprehensive Educational Plan

Comprehensive Educational Plan

School Counseling Plan

School Counseling Plan

Public Middle Schools in The Bronx, NY

1-25 of 224 results

1. #1 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

   • New York City Geographic District No. 1, NY•

   • K-12

   • •

     Rating 3.83 out of 5  215 reviews

   Parent: NEST+M is a warm and nurturing community. The student body is kind. The faculty is great and encourages and empowers students.
   Students’ mental health and well-being are foremost at NEST. Teachers and staff work hard to address the pressure students experience at a school of NEST’s caliber, particularly during the college application season.
   Although NEST+M is known as an excellent stem school, the humanities are outstanding and should get their due!
   The administration is on top of things and responsive. However, like most city public schools, it can be inflexible and bureaucratic at times.
   The downsides are the limited athletics and art options. It is also crowded during passing time. All in all, NEST+M has exceeded my expectations…. Read 215 reviews

   #1 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

   New Explorations into Science, Technology & Math School

   New York City Geographic District No. 1, NY,

   K-12,

   215 Niche users give it an average review of 3.8 stars.

   Featured Review: Parent says NEST+M is a warm and nurturing community. The student body is kind. The faculty is great and encourages and empowers students. Students’ mental health and well-being are foremost at NEST. Teachers and staff work hard to address the pressure students experience at a school of NEST’s caliber, particularly during the college…Although NEST+M is known as an excellent stem school, the humanities are outstanding and should get their due!The administration is on top of things and responsive. However, like most city public schools, it can be inflexible and bureaucratic at times.The downsides are the limited athletics and art options. It is also crowded during passing time. All in all, NEST+M has exceeded my expectations..

   Read 215 reviews.

   Overall Niche Grade: A+,

   Students: 1,797,

   Student-Teacher Ratio: 17 to 1,

2. #24 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

   Middle School Student: I am a student at Success Academy Bronx 2 Middle School. I have been in this school since kindergarten and now I am in seventh grade (an 8-year experience). I have been through a lot of challenges through the years and I’m not going to lie but it put a lot of stress on me. In our classes, the teachers would do anything for us until we accomplish and we would have to go in the morning for intervention or the afternoon. We would always take practice tests to prepare for the real and after the test was over, in the next two to three days, we would have parent meetings to go over our scores and debrief on what we are struggling as a person and as a whole community. And yes, it might be annoying that the teachers constantly call the parents, but they are doing this because they care. As I am typing this right now, I have one intentional day left until the dress rehearsal (a practice test) so we can prepare for the State Test which is in three weeks…. Read 12 reviews

   #24 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

   Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 2 and Bronx 2 Middle School

   Blue checkmark.

   Public School,

   BRONX, NY,

   K-8,

   12 Niche users give it an average review of 3.2 stars.

   Featured Review: Middle School Student says I am a student at Success Academy Bronx 2 Middle School. I have been in this school since kindergarten and now I am in seventh grade (an 8-year experience). I have been through a lot of challenges….

   Read 12 reviews.

   Overall Niche Grade: A+,

   Students: 1,035,

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3. #62 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

   • New York City Geographic District No. 3, NY•

   • K-8

   • •

     Rating 4.8 out of 5  5 reviews

   Alum: This is a great school. I went to Anderson for 7 years (K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and I thought it was great for my development as a student in the community of learning. The academics are amazing, the teachers are very encouraging, and I was lucky to be in the best class ever. The school is small, but it brings the community together really well. I loved Anderson through many ups and downs. It prepares students really well for high school admissions and I truthfully think that it was super helpful during my early years as a student. They have great programs and experiences, especially for the kids in K-4. I wouldn’t be where I am today without Anderson, and I am eternally grateful for all that this wonderful school has taught me. This school has a great environment. Anderson focuses on integrity and gratitude. It’s the kind of school where the life lessons you learn will stick with you forever. It certainly has stuck with me. For anybody out there considering, I would recommend Anderson…. Read 5 reviews

   #62 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

   The Anderson School

   New York City Geographic District No. 3, NY,

   K-8,

   5 Niche users give it an average review of 4.8 stars.

   Featured Review: Alum says This is a great school. I went to Anderson for 7 years (K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and I thought it was great for my development as a student in the community of learning. The academics are amazing, the….

   Read 5 reviews.

   Overall Niche Grade: A,

   Students: 516,

   Student-Teacher Ratio: 19 to 1,

5. #93 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

   • New York City Geographic District No. 3, NY•

   • K-12

   • •

     Rating 4.36 out of 5  14 reviews

   Senior: I have attended both Special Music School’s lower school and high school, so please note that this review is only about the high school. Despite its small size, it is a very good high school that provides a magnitude of opportunities for students to explore both their academic and musical interests at a high level. The school has its flaws, as does any, but you are able to truly shape your high school experience by collaborating with your teachers, and take any class that you really want to. There are many clubs you can participate in (debate team, math team, anime club, etc.), the same amount as there are in a big school. As for the music curriculum, private lessons are a crucial part of music education. All students at Special Music School receive free private lessons with actual musicians which is not part of the curriculum at any other performing arts school in New York. If you’re looking to be a part of a highly driven community of creators and innovators, this school is for you…. Read 14 reviews

   #93 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

   Special Music School

   New York City Geographic District No. 3, NY,

   K-12,

   14 Niche users give it an average review of 4.4 stars.

   Featured Review: Senior says I have attended both Special Music School’s lower school and high school, so please note that this review is only about the high school. Despite its small size, it is a very good high school that….

   Read 14 reviews.

   Overall Niche Grade: A,

   Students: 298,

   Student-Teacher Ratio: 11 to 1,

6. #95 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

   • New York City Geographic District No. 30, NY•

   • K-8

   • •

     Rating 5 out of 5  5 reviews

   Senior: Graduating from Q300 this year and all I have to say is that it’s just been an absolutely wonderful experience. The community is small so everyone knows everyone else. The teachers and students are all very nice. I’m a bit sad to be graduating from here but I can rest easy knowing that they taught me well…. Read 5 reviews

   #95 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

   30th Avenue the School (G. & T. Citywide)

   New York City Geographic District No. 30, NY,

   K-8,

   5 Niche users give it an average review of 5 stars.

   Featured Review: Senior says Graduating from Q300 this year and all I have to say is that it’s just been an absolutely wonderful experience. The community is small so everyone knows everyone else. The teachers and students are….

   Read 5 reviews.

   Overall Niche Grade: A,

   Students: 534,

   Student-Teacher Ratio: 18 to 1,

7. #107 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

   • New York City Geographic District No. 20, NY•

   • K-8

   • •

     Rating 1 out of 5  1 review

   #107 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

   Brooklyn School of Inquiry

   New York City Geographic District No. 20, NY,

   K-8,

   1 Niche users give it an average review of 1 stars.

   Read 1 reviews.

   Overall Niche Grade: A,

   Students: 526,

   Student-Teacher Ratio: 18 to 1,

8. #58 Best Public Middle Schools in New Jersey

   Parent: The upper school is amazing ! I have one child in the lower school which is good, but it is really the 5th -8th grade that shines!! The teachers are invested, caring, and amazing!!! Workload is fair but rigorous. My son has completed algebra 1 and is in geometry already. I highly recommend !… Read 2 reviews

   #58 Best Public Middle Schools in New Jersey.

   Teaneck Community Charter School

   Public School,

   TEANECK, NJ,

   K-8,

   2 Niche users give it an average review of 4 stars.

   Featured Review: Parent says The upper school is amazing ! I have one child in the lower school which is good, but it is really the 5th -8th grade that shines!! The teachers are invested, caring, and amazing!!! Workload is fair….

   Read 2 reviews.

   Overall Niche Grade: A,

   Students: 342,

   Student-Teacher Ratio: 12 to 1,

9. #125 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

   • New York City Geographic District No. 4, NY•

   • K-8

   • •

     Rating 3.78 out of 5  9 reviews

   Middle School Student: I was a TAG student, from 2018. From my personal perspective, its a really great school, and it challenges you and pushes you far from your limits. In elementary, I went a different school, and I was always a top student, I took the TAG test in 5th grade, and got in. I though TAG wouldn’t be too difficult since I was already smart. However, TAG was nothing like I imagined, its truly Gifted & Talented. The classes are rigorous, and my fist year was sort of difficult, but I got through it, and ended up in honors, after working extra hear. After the state test results came out, I got a higher score than ever before, (ELA- 98% & MATH- 100%). I never thought I could do so well, and I will forever be grateful for TAG’s influence on me, and I want to acknowledge how great it has been for me. I will never regret coming here, so glad I did…. Read 9 reviews

   #125 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

   TAG Young Scholars School

   New York City Geographic District No. 4, NY,

   K-8,

   9 Niche users give it an average review of 3.8 stars.

   Featured Review: Middle School Student says I was a TAG student, from 2018. From my personal perspective, its a really great school, and it challenges you and pushes you far from your limits. In elementary, I went a different school, and I….

   Read 9 reviews.

   Overall Niche Grade: A,

   Students: 564,

   Student-Teacher Ratio: 20 to 1,

10. #136 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    • Bronx, NY•

    • Public School•

    • K-8

    #136 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Icahn Charter School 2

    Blue checkmark.

    Public School,

    BRONX, NY,

    K-8,

    Overall Niche Grade: A,

    Students: 323,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 11 to 1,

12. #138 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    • New York City Geographic District No. 26, NY•

    • PK, K-8

    • •

      Rating 3.8 out of 5  5 reviews

    High School Senior: The students are overall good. There are a small handful of kids that are disrespectful/rowdy that constantly get disciplined. The school as a whole is on the cliquey side. The administration is generally nice. Students are generally successful as long as they put in the work…. Read 5 reviews

    #138 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    P.S./I.S. 266

    New York City Geographic District No. 26, NY,

    PK, K-8,

    5 Niche users give it an average review of 3.8 stars.

    Featured Review: High School Senior says The students are overall good. There are a small handful of kids that are disrespectful/rowdy that constantly get disciplined. The school as a whole is on the cliquey side. The administration is….

    Read 5 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A,

    Students: 587,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 12 to 1,

13. #140 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    Middle School Student: I’ve spent almost my whole life there. It is a small school with great staff members who care about all the students. The way they teach allows students to learn more efficiently! The teachers make sure every student gets individual attention and completely understand the topic. Great school!… Read 3 reviews

    #140 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Academic Leadership Charter School

    Public School,

    BRONX, NY,

    K-8,

    3 Niche users give it an average review of 4.3 stars.

    Featured Review: Middle School Student says I’ve spent almost my whole life there. It is a small school with great staff members who care about all the students. The way they teach allows students to learn more efficiently! The teachers make….

    Read 3 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A,

    Students: 640,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 26 to 1,

14. #143 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    Parent: Community and Family Engagement could improve. However my daughter has been very happy with her teachers and school since September 2021!… Read 1 review

    #143 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    South Bronx Classical Charter School

    Public School,

    BRONX, NY,

    K-8,

    1 Niche users give it an average review of 4 stars.

    Featured Review: Parent says Community and Family Engagement could improve. However my daughter has been very happy with her teachers and school since September 2021!.

    Read 1 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A,

    Students: 508,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 19 to 1,

15. #150 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    Middle School Student: The school is very advanced when it comes to the education your child is given. They are very new to the middle school part, and don’t have many clubs or activity, but is an overall good school. The food is average like any other school but the teacher are there for you when needed. I suggest rolling your child into the school during elementary school so they become used to the students around them. I went in for middle school and had a lot of trouble find people who want to be my friend since I wasn’t someone they knew when they were babies, which left me being uncomfortable until my last year when they started to open up to me. Though there is diversity there is some students that are not welcoming to others because of there culture or religion. The school itself has little to no problems but it another story for the students…. Read 2 reviews

    #150 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Icahn Charter School 5

    Public School,

    BRONX, NY,

    K-8,

    2 Niche users give it an average review of 4.5 stars.

    Featured Review: Middle School Student says The school is very advanced when it comes to the education your child is given. They are very new to the middle school part, and don’t have many clubs or activity, but is an overall good school. The….

    Read 2 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A,

    Students: 320,

16. #164 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    #164 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Icahn Charter School 4

    Blue checkmark.

    Public School,

    BRONX, NY,

    K-8,

    1 Niche users give it an average review of 1 stars.

    Read 1 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A,

    Students: 328,

17. #179 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    Senior: While this school is very disciplined so it may become annoying at times, it creates a team and family like no other. Students and staff bond continuously even after promotion to high school and beyond. My experience with KIPP has been a ride and I didn’t understand much at first but later down my journey I have realized that they care. They truly do care. As graduation begins to arrive, teachers i’ve had in elementary and middle are popping in to congratulate me and my peers for such a amazing transition. The babies they once knew are no longer babies. Many schools do not have this bond with their past teachers, many do not have teachers who make sure they’re there throughout each event. KIPP had shaped me into the intelligent young woman I am today and as my journey begins to close as the first founding class of KIPP K-12 since 2009, I want to leave knowing that I have made history in my school community. I am honored to be apart of such a huge community worldwide…. Read 30 reviews

    #179 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    KIPP Academy Charter School

    Blue checkmark.

    Public School,

    BRONX, NY,

    K-12,

    30 Niche users give it an average review of 4 stars.

    Featured Review: Senior says While this school is very disciplined so it may become annoying at times, it creates a team and family like no other. Students and staff bond continuously even after promotion to high school and….

    Read 30 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A,

    Students: 1,124,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 7 to 1,

18. #184 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    • New York, NY•

    • Public School•

    • K-8

    #184 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem

    Public School,

    NEW YORK, NY,

    K-8,

    Overall Niche Grade: A,

    Students: 672,

19. #186 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    Parent: My son had been going here since his was in kindergarten and his now in third grade. Everyone is very supportive and caring. Love this school… Read 1 review

    #186 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Children’s Aid College Preparatory Charter School

    Public School,

    BRONX, NY,

    K-8,

    1 Niche users give it an average review of 5 stars.

    Featured Review: Parent says My son had been going here since his was in kindergarten and his now in third grade. Everyone is very supportive and caring. Love this school.

    Read 1 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A,

    Students: 630,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 11 to 1,

20. #234 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    • Bronx, NY•

    • Public School•

    • K-8

    #234 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Icahn Charter School 6

    Public School,

    BRONX, NY,

    K-8,

    Overall Niche Grade: A minus,

    Students: 328,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 16 to 1,

21. #276 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    #276 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Central Queens Academy Charter School

    Public School,

    ELMHURST, NY,

    5-8,

    1 Niche users give it an average review of 1 stars.

    Read 1 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A minus,

    Students: 399,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 10 to 1,

22. #322 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    • New York City Geographic District No. 10, NY•

    • 6-8

    • •

      Rating 3.75 out of 5  4 reviews

    Parent: This school is really great, very good academics, the professors are very understanding, some would listen to you when you are having a bad day. The administration is incredible they are very understanding. The building is not that bad…. Read 4 reviews

    #322 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Jonas Bronck Academy

    New York City Geographic District No. 10, NY,

    6-8,

    4 Niche users give it an average review of 3.8 stars.

    Featured Review: Parent says This school is really great, very good academics, the professors are very understanding, some would listen to you when you are having a bad day. The administration is incredible they are very….

    Read 4 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: B+,

    Students: 270,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 13 to 1,

23. #346 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    • New York City Geographic District No. 24, NY•

    • 6-12

    • •

      Rating 3.88 out of 5  69 reviews

    Senior: I’ve attended this school for all 4 years including a year and a half of remote learning. It’s very safe and good on academic terms as they do the most to make sure you have more than enough credits, however if you want more in terms of sports and clubs there aren’t as much, also there is barely any windows in the building however it doesn’t really affect your learning… Read 69 reviews

    #346 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Robert F. Wagner Jr. Secondary School for Arts & Technology

    New York City Geographic District No. 24, NY,

    6-12,

    69 Niche users give it an average review of 3.9 stars.

    Featured Review: Senior says I’ve attended this school for all 4 years including a year and a half of remote learning. It’s very safe and good on academic terms as they do the most to make sure you have more than enough credits,. …

    Read 69 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: B+,

    Students: 645,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 16 to 1,

24. #347 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    • New York City Geographic District No. 8, NY•

    • 6-8

    • •

      Rating 4.17 out of 5  6 reviews

    Middle School Student: Great teachers and staff, adequate resources, astounding gifted and talented program. I had a great time there, and as a person in the gifted and talented program offered at the school I was able to take 3 regents classes before graduating. The regents that I took were Earth Science, English, and Algebra 1. Some students may also be offered a Geometry class that begins approximately 45 minutes before the first period. This school should be one of your first choices as it is clearly first choice material…. Read 6 reviews

    #347 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    M.S. 101 – Edward R.

    Byrne

    New York City Geographic District No. 8, NY,

    6-8,

    6 Niche users give it an average review of 4.2 stars.

    Featured Review: Middle School Student says Great teachers and staff, adequate resources, astounding gifted and talented program. I had a great time there, and as a person in the gifted and talented program offered at the school I was able to….

    Read 6 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: B+,

    Students: 550,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 12 to 1,

25. Review your school

26. #355 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    Senior: I honestly loved my high school experience. It didn’t receive 5 stars because no school is perfect however, this school has allowed me to experience many wonderful things. I went to Korea and Italy, and went on various school trips. I felt so welcomed in Bronx prep. Throughout the 4 years I have made life long friends. Also it prepares you for college because the work is vigorous and teacher don’t give up on students. It has also taught black and brown scholars the dark truths of the world and how to perceive despite it. I recommend it!… Read 163 reviews

    #355 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Bronx Preparatory Charter School

    Public School,

    BRONX, NY,

    6-12,

    163 Niche users give it an average review of 3.6 stars.

    Featured Review: Senior says I honestly loved my high school experience. It didn’t receive 5 stars because no school is perfect however, this school has allowed me to experience many wonderful things. I went to Korea and Italy,….

    Read 163 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: B+,

    Students: 831,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 14 to 1,

27. #371 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    Sophomore: The learning in this school is off the charts. You get prep educational wise so you can be ready for whatever college your heart desires. The teacher are the best and nothing but the best, you are able to connect with your teacher not just on a educational level but on some many other personal levels. This school tries its best to get parents and the community in on all the action. its is a fairly smaller school which creates creates a much more safer haven then a regular size school .This school is equip with new technology which really helps with the way the new generation will learn.This school also provides a variety of in school activities and after school activities from sports like basketball, baseball soccer, volleyball etc. The students at this school are the brightest of them all. they come with so many qualities that contributes to the school in so many ways. This school accepts all .Bronx Lighthouse Charter School is the definition of a community within a school…. Read 47 reviews

    #371 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Pharos Academy Charter School

    Blue checkmark.

    Public School,

    BRONX, NY,

    K-12,

    47 Niche users give it an average review of 4.1 stars.

    Featured Review: Sophomore says The learning in this school is off the charts. You get prep educational wise so you can be ready for whatever college your heart desires. The teacher are the best and nothing but the best, you are….

    Read 47 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: B+,

    Students: 664,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 12 to 1,

28. #379 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

    Senior: I have been in Hyde for about 7 years and it has been a journey that has provided opportunities I would have never thought I would be able to obtain. The culture this school has and the way that you feel welcomed when you come to this school are very pleasing. Hyde provides not all of the classes that I would like to take but it provides a decent amount of ap courses, honors, and college courses that are taught by great teachers. Hyde is a school-based around preparation for life and they definitely prepare you for life and college. Seminars take place and different opportunities to allow you to open up more… . Read 69 reviews

    #379 Best Public Middle Schools in New York.

    Leaders In Our Neighborhood Charter School

    Blue checkmark.

    Public School,

    BRONX, NY,

    K-12,

    69 Niche users give it an average review of 3.6 stars.

    Featured Review: Senior says I have been in Hyde for about 7 years and it has been a journey that has provided opportunities I would have never thought I would be able to obtain. The culture this school has and the way that you….

    Read 69 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: B+,

    Students: 1,004,

    Student-Teacher Ratio: 10 to 1,

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How a Catholic University amassed a treasure trove of Jewish artifacts from the Bronx — Lechaim

Catholic University may not seem like the best place to host the largest repository of items on Jewish history in the Bronx, writes New York Jewish Week journalist Julia Gergely. But at Fordham University—a private Jesuit institution in the Bronx—decades of archival documents and artefacts from the local Jewish community have found their way into the Jewish Studies department.

For the past three years, Fordham has been collecting and cataloging items detailing the once-thriving Jewish community in the Bronx: yearbooks full of Jewish names, bar mitzvah invitations, phone directories full of Jewish-owned businesses. According to the chair of the Center for Jewish Studies at the university, Magda Teter, who led the project, the archive at Fordham is one of the few collections of everyday materials from the area’s Jewish residents. “It’s not just about preserving a piece of New York’s Jewish history, it’s about a way of life,” Teter told New York Jewish Week. “It’s very important to bring that voice to Fordham’s dominant Christian identity and to speak about Jews as a minority in dominant cultures.”

During the first half of the twentieth century, Jewish life flourished in the Bronx. With 260 registered synagogues in 1940, the area was the birthplace of many of the biggest Jewish names in show business, fashion, literature and more: designer Ralph Lauren, politician Bella Abzug, writer E.L. Doctorow, directed by Stanley Kubrick, Miss America Bess Myerson, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Robert Lefkowitz. According to the area’s official historian, Lloyd Ultan, at their peak at 19In 1930, Jews made up approximately 49% of the population of the Bronx. South of Tremont Avenue, that number reached 80%. Most of the Jews in the Bronx were of Eastern European origin; many of them were first-generation Americans whose parents had immigrated and lived on the Lower East Side but could now afford to live in less crowded areas with more trees and wider streets.

What happened to the Jewish population of the Bronx?

Although there is a strong Jewish community in the Riverdale area, most of the Jewish community moved from the Bronx to the suburbs after World War II, when the government subsidized mortgages for potential white homeowners and blacks and Hispanics were sent to areas of the Bronx they could not afford or which the city chose to ignore. The Jewish population of the Bronx has declined from 650,000 in 1948 to 45,000 in 2003. Many synagogues have been repurposed for other uses, and the physical heritage of the Jewish community has begun to deteriorate over time, making the archive all the more important.

While Teter has always been interested in collecting items from the Jewish Bronx, the archive received unexpected support from a member of the public. In the spring of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Fordham hosted a virtual event, “Footprints: Photographs of the Jewish Bronx,” which featured evidence of the area’s faded Jewish history collected by writer and photographer Julian Voloy. (Voloi is the husband of New York Jewish Week editor-in-chief Lisa Keys.) Among the audience was Ellen Meshnik, who grew up in New York and now lives in Georgia. Inspired by her, she offered Fordham many materials that her parents, Frank and Martha Meshnik, had kept throughout their lives in the Bronx. The boxes contained donated yearbooks from Morris High School and Walton High School, songbooks, bar mitzvah invitations, marriage certificates, flower delivery receipts—even a document from the hospital when she was born—mostly from 1930s to 1960s. The donation greatly increased what Fordham already had on hand, including less personal but still unique items such as matchboxes from kosher restaurants. Teter now builds up the archive through other private donations, and sometimes through online purchases of materials—personal family archives, Bronx Jewish history books, songbooks, and the like.

“These may not be the most beautiful things, but we are interested in what people actually used and how they lived,” Teter said. Tether said that while the American Jewish Historical Society in Manhattan does collect everyday and personal items that American Jews have kept to themselves for the past few centuries, they don’t have much that is uniquely focused on Jewish life in the Bronx. The entire collection is part of a larger effort by Teter, the Judaic Studies Department and the Fordham Librarians to raise awareness of Judaism and the Jewish people. “I will not hide that I consider this an important way to combat anti-Semitism – to teach Jewish history and Jewish culture in all its colors and in all its experience,” she said. “It enriches students’ understanding of Jewish life beyond the way Jews are usually portrayed.”

Fordham’s Judaic Studies department is relatively new: the college began offering additional Judaism courses in 2016 and opened a department in 2017. At the time, the highlight of the library’s archives was the Rosenblatt Holocaust Collection, which was funded by an alumnus. Since 1992, the library has accumulated more than 11,000 books, videos, and artifacts about the Holocaust, according to librarian Linda Loschiavo. When Teter appeared, Loschiavo worked with her to bring back historic Passover haggadahs from all over the world. Fordham now has two Italian haggadahs from the 1660s, as well as Jewish artifacts from unlikely places, such as posters from Jewish Bollywood. Last month, the university opened the Henry S. Miller Jewish Studies Room on the fourth floor of the main campus library, named after its first Jewish student, Fordham, who graduated at 19.68 year. Miller, an executive at a financial restructuring firm, is currently a college trustee.

Fordham President Tanya Tetlow jokingly called herself a “Jewish wannabe” at the opening of the room. “I realized how deeply intertwined Judaism and Catholicism are,” she said, “and what connections we have between the deep intellectualism of both religions, the desire to study texts and their interpretation, which is rooted in millennia, and the love of rituals. And the centerpiece of food and guilt!” “For now, we envision the Research Room as an exhibition space that will develop our students’ curatorial skills and bring Jewish art and artists to campus,” Teter said. “Now we can show their art and combine exhibitions with some items from the Judaica collection.” The research room now displays photographs of Woloi from the Bronx, as well as some recently acquired local archival material, curated by sophomore Reyna Stovall, an intern at Fordham’s Judaic Studies department this semester. “It’s very, very helpful,” said Stovall, who is Jewish.

Stovall joined the Jewish Studies department because of her interest in Holocaust studies, but when she began her internship she was excited to work with archives cataloging the Bronx’s once-thriving Jewish history. “It’s amazing that they have such a collection,” she added. “It really shows Fordham’s commitment to diversity and inclusiveness that they’re willing to take on this massive collection of Judaica, even though it’s not the religion the university was founded on.”

Teter estimates that there are about 300 Jews among the 15,000 students at Fordham. As a result, the Center for Jewish Studies and Research Room offer students of all backgrounds the opportunity to learn more about Judaism, as well as marginalized communities in general, and connect their stories to their own lives. “Our identity has evolved to showcase Jewish studies at the intersection and in dialogue with other fields of study,” Teter explained. She added that the Center’s goal is “to make students, faculty, and the public understand that Jewish studies are not just for Jews, and that they can learn so much about areas of concern and interest by studying Jews.” “Something magical happens when you give students the opportunity to work with historical artifacts and really touch history,” Teter said.