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J.H.S. 127 The Castle Hill

11X127

06,07,08 - Bronx, District 11

1560 PURDY STREET (get directions)

PTA $ not reported

764 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $2,939,349 ($3,847/student)

Attendance: 92.4%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 99.3%

Math Course Pass Rate: 98.4%

Overview

J.H.S. 127 The Castle Hill is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Bronx, Community School District 11.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	745
2014-15	733
2015-16	751
2016-17	776
2017-18	806
2018-19	850
2019-20	814
2020-21	873
2021-22	808
2022-23	815
2023-24	790
2024-25	781
2025-26	764

% female: 47.3% (2025-26)

% poverty: 86.4% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 21.3% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 15.4% (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: 35.9% (2025-26)

Black: 20.2% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 38.7% (2025-26)

White: 2.4% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.5% (2025-26)

Native American: 2.2% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.86 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 92.4%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 99.3%

Math Course Pass Rate: 98.4%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	92.4%
2024	ELA course pass rate	99.3%
2024	Math course pass rate	98.4%
2023	Attendance	92.1%
2023	ELA course pass rate	99.2%
2023	Math course pass rate	99.6%
2022	Attendance	91.6%
2022	ELA course pass rate	97.2%
2022	Math course pass rate	97.5%
2021	Attendance	91.7%
2021	ELA course pass rate	99.7%
2021	Math course pass rate	99.7%
2020	Attendance	91.1%
2020	ELA course pass rate	94.2%
2020	Math course pass rate	97%
2019	Attendance	94.3%
2019	ELA course pass rate	99.2%
2019	Math course pass rate	99.4%
2018	Attendance	93.5%
2018	ELA course pass rate	97.4%
2018	Math course pass rate	96.5%
2017	ELA course pass rate	97.3%
2017	Math course pass rate	96%
2016	ELA course pass rate	96.1%
2016	Math course pass rate	96.3%
2015	ELA course pass rate	92.5%
2015	Math course pass rate	93.8%

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	444	47.1%	206
2026	6	Math	448	43.3%	210
2026	7	ELA	447	47.3%	264
2026	7	Math	456	55.5%	265
2026	8	ELA	449	51.9%	268
2026	8	Math	433	21.9%	146
2026	8	Science	449	45.8%	238
2025	6	ELA	449	52.9%	257
2025	6	Math	451	45.5%	268
2025	7	ELA	445	44%	266
2025	7	Math	450	46.5%	273
2025	8	ELA	447	43.9%	246
2025	8	Math	438	26.7%	165
2025	8	Science	439	22.9%	157
2024	6	ELA	442	38.1%	236
2024	6	Math	447	44.3%	246
2024	7	ELA	447	46.3%	218
2024	7	Math	452	45.5%	235
2024	8	ELA	449	53.3%	261
2024	8	Math	428	6.3%	143
2024	8	Science	437	22%	186
2023	6	ELA	443	39.2%	217
2023	6	Math	446	41.3%	223
2023	7	ELA	450	54.2%	253
2023	7	Math	449	44.9%	267
2023	8	ELA	454	53.7%	283
2023	8	Math	439	30.4%	194
2022	6	ELA	601	54.9%	246
2022	6	Math	595	33.5%	254
2022	7	ELA	604	44%	273
2022	7	Math	598	31.1%	283
2022	8	ELA	596	43.5%	230
2022	8	Math	590	11.9%	176
2019	6	ELA	598	45.6%	298
2019	6	Math	596	35.9%	304
2019	7	ELA	597	38.2%	225
2019	7	Math	599	35.1%	228
2019	8	ELA	597	39.8%	269
2019	8	Math	586	6.7%	165
2018	6	ELA	599	51.8%	222
2018	6	Math	596	30.7%	225
2018	7	ELA	600	38.3%	269
2018	7	Math	598	34.4%	270
2018	8	ELA	597	41.2%	260
2018	8	Math	588	9%	199

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	253	135	10	4%
2024	287	160	10	3.5%
2023	304	149	21	6.9%
2022	248	107	13	5.2%

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	$2,939,349	not reported	$3,847
FY 2026	$2,688,205	not reported	$3,519

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$935,625
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$372,679
TL C4E FSF	$299,423
TL CB School Staff	$259,156
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$237,137
IDEA RS IEP Para	$196,828
Title I SWP STH	$166,760
C4E Class Size Transition	$142,698
OASAS Sub Abuse	$92,408
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$72,016
High Need Support for Title I	$64,255
TL Computer Maintenance	$22,909
Title III LEP	$14,365
TL 09 C4E ICT	$14,216
High Need Support for Title I STH	$11,452
TL CB School Staff SAPIS	$10,032
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$9,356
Title IV Safe Healthy Counseling Summer Rising	$7,027
Title IV Summer Rising Pathways Initiatives	$5,000
Title I SWP Translation Services	$3,127
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,880

PTA funding (LL171)

PTA $ not reported

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	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Sources & methodology

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