J.H.S. 098 Herman Ridder
06,07,08 - Bronx, District 12
1619 BOSTON ROAD (get directions)
J.H.S. 098 Herman Ridder is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Bronx, Community School District 12.
| School year | Total enrollment |
|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 315 |
| 2014-15 | 258 |
| 2015-16 | 199 |
| 2016-17 | 210 |
| 2017-18 | 240 |
| 2018-19 | 266 |
| 2019-20 | 251 |
| 2020-21 | 185 |
% female: 50.8% (2020-21)
% poverty: 93.2% (2019-20)
% students with disabilities: 24.9% (2020-21)
% English language learners: 40% (2020-21)
Race / ethnicity
DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.Asian: 3.2% (2020-21)
Black: 22.7% (2020-21)
Hispanic: 70.3% (2020-21)
White: 1.6% (2020-21)
Multi-racial: 0.5% (2020-21)
Native American: 1.6% (2020-21)
| Year | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Attendance | 89.3% |
| 2023 | ELA course pass rate | 87.9% |
| 2023 | Math course pass rate | 90.9% |
| 2022 | Attendance | 89.7% |
| 2022 | ELA course pass rate | 96.2% |
| 2022 | Math course pass rate | 92.3% |
| 2021 | Attendance | 87.1% |
| 2021 | ELA course pass rate | 96.5% |
| 2021 | Math course pass rate | 95.8% |
| 2020 | Attendance | 86.1% |
| 2020 | ELA course pass rate | 89% |
| 2020 | Math course pass rate | 90.6% |
| 2019 | Attendance | 86.9% |
| 2019 | ELA course pass rate | 95.7% |
| 2019 | Math course pass rate | 93.5% |
| 2018 | Attendance | 85% |
| 2018 | ELA course pass rate | 80.9% |
| 2018 | Math course pass rate | 84.7% |
| 2017 | ELA course pass rate | 87.1% |
| 2017 | Math course pass rate | 89.3% |
| 2016 | ELA course pass rate | 86.7% |
| 2016 | Math course pass rate | 88.8% |
| 2015 | ELA course pass rate | 83.1% |
| 2015 | Math course pass rate | 91% |
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.
No grade 3-8 state test row is published for the grades this school serves.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 | not reported | 0-5 | not reported |
| 2023 | 50 | not reported | 0-5 | not reported |
| 2022 | 81 | not reported | 0-5 | not reported |
No DOE Galaxy budget is published for this school.
PTA $ not reported
PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.PTA funding not reported for this school.
Sources & methodology
PTA/PA financial reporting: NYC DOE Local Law 171 report - last updated 2026-09-07
Enrollment & demographics: NYC DOE Demographic Snapshot - last updated 2026-09-07
School directory: NYC Open Data School Locations - last updated 2026-09-07
Quality report: NYC DOE School Quality Reports - last updated 2026-09-07
School budget: NYC DOE Galaxy Allocations - last updated 2026-10-11
Specialized high school offers: NYC Open Data SHSAT results by feeder school - last updated 2026-10-11
Other schools in this building
Bronx Envision Academy (12X511)Explorations Academy H.S. (12X251)Performance Conservatory High School (12X262)Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.