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M.S. 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Lead

12X129

06,07,08 - Bronx, District 12

2055 MAPES AVENUE (get directions)

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

217 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $4,769,123 ($21,978/student)

Attendance: 90.8%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 90.5%

Math Course Pass Rate: 85.5%

Overview

M.S. 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Lead is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Bronx, Community School District 12.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	515
2014-15	558
2015-16	543
2016-17	534
2017-18	517
2018-19	541
2019-20	514
2020-21	486
2021-22	384
2022-23	297
2023-24	246
2024-25	231
2025-26	217

% female: 39.6% (2025-26)

% poverty: 93.1% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 35% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 12% (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: 0.9% (2025-26)

Black: 28.1% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 66.8% (2025-26)

White: 0.9% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.9% (2025-26)

Native American: 2.3% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.93 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 90.8%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 90.5%

Math Course Pass Rate: 85.5%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	90.8%
2024	ELA course pass rate	90.5%
2024	Math course pass rate	85.5%
2023	Attendance	90.3%
2023	ELA course pass rate	93.4%
2023	Math course pass rate	87.1%
2022	Attendance	88.5%
2022	ELA course pass rate	88.8%
2022	Math course pass rate	87.4%
2021	Attendance	86.2%
2021	ELA course pass rate	89.6%
2021	Math course pass rate	89.1%
2020	Attendance	85.4%
2020	ELA course pass rate	82.8%
2020	Math course pass rate	76.6%
2019	Attendance	90.9%
2019	ELA course pass rate	95%
2019	Math course pass rate	97.4%
2018	Attendance	91.4%
2018	ELA course pass rate	94.3%
2018	Math course pass rate	88.6%
2017	ELA course pass rate	94.3%
2017	Math course pass rate	92.1%
2016	ELA course pass rate	93.1%
2016	Math course pass rate	94.1%
2015	ELA course pass rate	95.9%
2015	Math course pass rate	94.9%

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	441	49%	49
2026	6	Math	442	37.3%	51
2026	7	ELA	445	47.4%	78
2026	7	Math	452	50.6%	79
2026	8	ELA	452	51.3%	80
2026	8	Math	451	48.1%	79
2026	8	Science	446	41.8%	79
2025	6	ELA	440	37.8%	82
2025	6	Math	437	28.4%	81
2025	7	ELA	451	52.5%	80
2025	7	Math	455	56.3%	80
2025	8	ELA	446	44%	75
2025	8	Math	449	46.1%	76
2025	8	Science	444	39.2%	74
2024	6	ELA	448	53.7%	67
2024	6	Math	447	44.3%	70
2024	7	ELA	447	50.8%	63
2024	7	Math	455	60.9%	64
2024	8	ELA	445	48.4%	93
2024	8	Math	443	36%	89
2024	8	Science	434	18.3%	104
2023	6	ELA	438	31.7%	60
2023	6	Math	439	25.4%	67
2023	7	ELA	441	34.5%	87
2023	7	Math	439	21.6%	88
2023	8	ELA	449	50.9%	112
2023	8	Math	446	45%	111
2022	6	ELA	599	45.6%	90
2022	6	Math	588	15.6%	90
2022	7	ELA	598	31.7%	123
2022	7	Math	590	12.9%	124
2022	8	ELA	598	47.9%	142
2022	8	Math	595	27%	141
2019	6	ELA	593	35.5%	172
2019	6	Math	594	30.9%	175
2019	7	ELA	591	21.6%	153
2019	7	Math	593	22.9%	153
2019	8	ELA	600	44.3%	158
2019	8	Math	604	43.6%	156
2018	6	ELA	591	24.5%	159
2018	6	Math	589	18.1%	160
2018	7	ELA	599	31.9%	160
2018	7	Math	594	23.6%	161
2018	8	ELA	598	45.1%	144
2018	8	Math	600	30.8%	146

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	75	19	0-5	not reported
2024	105	11	0-5	not reported
2023	125	18	0-5	not reported
2022	154	25	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	$4,769,123	$2,782,012	$21,978
FY 2026	$1,176,083	not reported	$5,420

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding	$2,782,012
TL Initial Allocation Hold Harmless FY 2027	$966,675
Title I SWP	$292,199
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$189,562
AIDP STH School and Site Based Shared	$107,666
TL CB School Staff	$84,266
IDEA RS IEP Para	$57,599
Title I SWP STH	$56,078
C4E Class Size Transition	$51,635
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$45,012
TL C4E FSF	$36,208
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$26,059
High Need Support for Title I	$20,067
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$17,204
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$14,014
TL Nutrition Committee	$8,000
TL Computer Maintenance	$6,067
High Need Support for Title I STH	$3,851
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$2,922
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,802
Private Grnt 36-URBAN ADV MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTRY	$225

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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