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J.H.S. 123 James M. Kieran

08X123

06,07,08 - Bronx, District 8

1025 MORRISON AVENUE (get directions)

$0.00/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

430 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $2,463,354 ($5,729/student)

Attendance: 89.4%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 62.6%

Math Course Pass Rate: 51.5%

Overview

J.H.S. 123 James M. Kieran is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Bronx, Community School District 8.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	505
2014-15	411
2015-16	343
2016-17	325
2017-18	355
2018-19	418
2019-20	490
2020-21	500
2021-22	545
2022-23	538
2023-24	539
2024-25	470
2025-26	430

% female: 49.3% (2025-26)

% poverty: 92.6% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 22.6% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 34.7% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 2.6% (2025-26)

Black: 14.4% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 78.4% (2025-26)

White: 1.2% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.7% (2025-26)

Native American: 2.8% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.92 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 89.4%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 62.6%

Math Course Pass Rate: 51.5%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	89.4%
2024	ELA course pass rate	62.6%
2024	Math course pass rate	51.5%
2023	Attendance	89.4%
2023	ELA course pass rate	54.5%
2023	Math course pass rate	52.9%
2022	Attendance	89.9%
2022	ELA course pass rate	97.9%
2022	Math course pass rate	96.3%
2021	Attendance	88.7%
2021	ELA course pass rate	95.6%
2021	Math course pass rate	96.9%
2020	Attendance	89.3%
2020	ELA course pass rate	99.8%
2020	Math course pass rate	99.8%
2019	Attendance	91.9%
2019	ELA course pass rate	99.6%
2019	Math course pass rate	98.5%
2018	Attendance	91.9%
2018	ELA course pass rate	100%
2018	Math course pass rate	97.2%
2017	ELA course pass rate	100%
2017	Math course pass rate	86.9%
2016	ELA course pass rate	92.9%
2016	Math course pass rate	89.4%
2015	ELA course pass rate	90.3%
2015	Math course pass rate	79.2%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	434	27.3%	128
2026	6	Math	434	22%	132
2026	7	ELA	438	33.6%	131
2026	7	Math	442	33.8%	133
2026	8	ELA	439	37.5%	144
2026	8	Math	440	34.7%	144
2026	8	Science	446	43.1%	144
2025	6	ELA	430	24.8%	133
2025	6	Math	434	25.2%	135
2025	7	ELA	437	37.4%	139
2025	7	Math	440	33.3%	144
2025	8	ELA	440	35.1%	171
2025	8	Math	435	24.4%	172
2025	8	Science	439	27.2%	169
2024	6	ELA	432	27.7%	130
2024	6	Math	440	33.8%	145
2024	7	ELA	441	35.7%	129
2024	7	Math	440	30.1%	143
2024	8	ELA	443	44.3%	140
2024	8	Math	441	34.1%	138
2024	8	Science	434	14.5%	179
2023	6	ELA	433	23.7%	139
2023	6	Math	435	24.3%	148
2023	7	ELA	437	30.3%	152
2023	7	Math	436	22.2%	158
2023	8	ELA	446	47.3%	148
2023	8	Math	442	39%	154
2022	6	ELA	593	32.2%	149
2022	6	Math	582	7.1%	156
2022	7	ELA	601	36.4%	140
2022	7	Math	588	14.2%	148
2022	8	ELA	592	32%	153
2022	8	Math	585	10.3%	145
2019	6	ELA	586	25%	128
2019	6	Math	587	20.9%	134
2019	7	ELA	588	18.3%	109
2019	7	Math	589	21.9%	114
2019	8	ELA	594	33%	112
2019	8	Math	601	36.4%	118
2018	6	ELA	589	25.6%	117
2018	6	Math	583	12.5%	120
2018	7	ELA	593	18.2%	110
2018	7	Math	591	17.7%	113
2018	8	ELA	591	35.2%	71
2018	8	Math	592	20.3%	79

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	179	37	0-5	not reported
2024	192	12	0-5	not reported
2023	177	29	0-5	not reported
2022	186	29	0-5	not reported

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$2,463,354	not reported	$5,729
FY 2026	$2,753,463	not reported	$6,403

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$577,018
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$321,656
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$283,913
Class Size Reduction Planning	$282,950
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$241,547
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$170,621
C4E Class Size Transition	$123,162
Title I SWP STH	$116,584
Title IV Community Coordinator	$107,666
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$62,157
IDEA RS IEP Para	$49,863
High Need Support for Title I	$39,628
TL 09 C4E ICT	$21,324
Rollover Title IV Community Coordinator	$18,292
Title III LEP	$17,310
High Need Support for Title I STH	$8,006
TL Bilingual Revital OTPS	$6,200
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$5,770
TL Bilingual Revital PS	$4,000
Title III LEP Carryover	$3,500
Title I SWP Translation Services	$2,187

PTA funding (LL171)

$0.00/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$0	$0	$0	$0

Sources & methodology

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