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M.S. 301 Paul L. Dunbar

08X301

06,07,08 - Bronx, District 8

890 CAULDWELL AVENUE (get directions)

$3.88/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

119 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $846,875 ($7,117/student)

Attendance: 88.8%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 95.8%

Math Course Pass Rate: 88.8%

Overview

M.S. 301 Paul L. Dunbar 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	222
2014-15	191
2015-16	202
2016-17	237
2017-18	245
2018-19	242
2019-20	199
2020-21	187
2021-22	167
2022-23	186
2023-24	169
2024-25	150
2025-26	119

% female: 52.9% (2025-26)

% poverty: 91.6% (2021-22)

% students with disabilities: 43.7% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 14.3% (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: 0% (2025-26)

Black: 31.9% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 62.2% (2025-26)

White: 4.2% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0% (2025-26)

Native American: 1.7% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: not reported (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 88.8%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 95.8%

Math Course Pass Rate: 88.8%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	88.8%
2024	ELA course pass rate	95.8%
2024	Math course pass rate	88.8%
2023	Attendance	87.5%
2023	ELA course pass rate	93.2%
2023	Math course pass rate	84.5%
2022	Attendance	87%
2022	ELA course pass rate	89%
2022	Math course pass rate	83.7%
2021	Attendance	84.4%
2021	ELA course pass rate	43.8%
2020	Attendance	89.2%
2020	ELA course pass rate	99.4%
2020	Math course pass rate	99.4%
2019	Attendance	88.2%
2019	ELA course pass rate	100%
2019	Math course pass rate	99.4%
2018	Attendance	87.8%
2018	ELA course pass rate	65.2%
2018	Math course pass rate	83%
2017	ELA course pass rate	74.8%
2017	Math course pass rate	76.5%
2016	ELA course pass rate	65.3%
2016	Math course pass rate	71.3%
2015	ELA course pass rate	61.1%
2015	Math course pass rate	67%

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	22.2%	18
2026	6	Math	435	22.2%	18
2026	7	ELA	430	18.9%	53
2026	7	Math	434	21.2%	52
2026	8	ELA	440	36.5%	52
2026	8	Math	425	15.1%	53
2026	8	Science	440	33.3%	51
2025	6	ELA	423	8.9%	45
2025	6	Math	430	18.8%	48
2025	7	ELA	430	12.8%	47
2025	7	Math	423	6.4%	47
2025	8	ELA	433	23.6%	55
2025	8	Math	428	19.3%	57
2025	8	Science	431	11.1%	54
2024	6	ELA	423	10.5%	38
2024	6	Math	429	7.5%	40
2024	7	ELA	437	31.7%	41
2024	7	Math	440	36.6%	41
2024	8	ELA	434	28.8%	59
2024	8	Math	424	8.8%	57
2024	8	Science	429	11.8%	68
2023	6	ELA	436	30%	50
2023	6	Math	433	25%	52
2023	7	ELA	429	11.9%	59
2023	7	Math	426	11.3%	62
2023	8	ELA	440	36.2%	58
2023	8	Math	428	10%	60
2022	6	ELA	585	18.4%	49
2022	6	Math	578	3.8%	52
2022	7	ELA	592	18.5%	54
2022	7	Math	576	3.6%	55
2022	8	ELA	593	27.7%	47
2022	8	Math	580	6.4%	47
2019	6	ELA	587	20%	55
2019	6	Math	586	17.2%	58
2019	7	ELA	578	9.4%	64
2019	7	Math	578	5.5%	73
2019	8	ELA	585	21.6%	97
2019	8	Math	586	14%	100
2018	6	ELA	586	13.6%	66
2018	6	Math	584	8.7%	69
2018	7	ELA	587	14.1%	85
2018	7	Math	582	11.7%	94
2018	8	ELA	585	16%	75
2018	8	Math	586	10.3%	78

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	58	16	0-5	not reported
2024	68	14	0-5	not reported
2023	65	8	0-5	not reported
2022	54	10	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	$846,875	not reported	$7,117
FY 2026	$639,484	not reported	$5,374

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$169,712
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$124,707
TL ASA Register Growth	$109,151
TL CB School Staff	$103,676
OASAS Sub Abuse	$92,408
C4E Class Size Transition	$38,536
Title I SWP STH	$38,369
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$33,593
Title I 1003a TSI/CSI PS	$27,360
TL C4E FSF	$27,023
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$19,448
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$12,839
High Need Support for Title I	$11,655
TL CB School Staff SAPIS	$10,032
Title IV Safe Healthy Counseling Summer Rising	$7,027
Title I 1003a TSI/CSI OTPS	$6,840
Rollover Fnd Gr 13 UFTTC City Cncl Speak Init FY24	$6,541
High Need Support for Title I STH	$2,635
Title I CSI Participatory Budgeting	$2,000
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$1,697
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,626

PTA funding (LL171)

$3.88/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	$582	$128	$454

Sources & methodology

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