JHS 98 Herman Ridder Middle School
1619 Boston Rd
Bronx NY, 10460, Bronx County
Phone: 718-589-8200
Ranking: (3,030 out of 3,424, bottom 12%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 24 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 314 | 380 | 421 | 468 | 459 | 429 | 448 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 69 | 22.0% | 110 | 28.9% | 112 | 26.6% | 153 | 32.7% | 141 | 30.7% | 113 | 26.3% | 108 | 24.1% |
Grade 7: | 115 | 36.6% | 126 | 33.2% | 141 | 33.5% | 168 | 35.9% | 116 | 25.3% | 128 | 29.8% | 139 | 31.0% |
Grade 8: | 129 | 41.1% | 143 | 37.6% | 165 | 39.2% | 145 | 31.0% | 137 | 29.8% | 127 | 29.6% | 137 | 30.6% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 65 | 14.2% | 61 | 14.2% | 64 | 14.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 168 | 53.5% | 210 | 55.3% | 212 | 50.4% | 230 | 49.1% | 227 | 49.5% | 222 | 51.7% | 246 | 54.9% |
Female: | 146 | 46.5% | 170 | 44.7% | 209 | 49.6% | 238 | 50.9% | 224 | 48.8% | 199 | 46.4% | 198 | 44.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 10 | 3.2% | 14 | 3.7% | 20 | 4.8% | 19 | 4.1% | 25 | 5.4% | 17 | 4.0% | 16 | 3.6% |
Hispanic: | 189 | 60.2% | 228 | 60.0% | 240 | 57.0% | 272 | 58.1% | 283 | 61.7% | 272 | 63.4% | 294 | 65.6% |
Black: | 110 | 35.0% | 130 | 34.2% | 147 | 34.9% | 167 | 35.7% | 143 | 31.2% | 132 | 30.8% | 130 | 29.0% |
White: | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 283 | 90.1% | 343 | 90.3% | 359 | 85.3% | 398 | 85.0% | NA | NA | 340 | 79.3% | 428 | 95.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.8% | 10 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.8% | NA | NA | 29 | 6.8% | 9 | 2.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.85 | 13.55 | 13.49 | 13.09 | 12.75 | 10.90 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 39% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 37% | 68% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 46% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 54% | 76% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 52% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 44% | 78% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 32% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 31% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 32% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 28% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 29% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 3% | 8% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 43% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 49% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 53% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 37% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 41% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 43% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 10.6% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 24% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 26% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 54% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 21% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 12% | 20% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 8.6% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 26% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 41% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 68% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 35% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 38% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 44% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 8.3% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 19% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 24% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 42% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 22% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 17% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 21% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 9.9% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 25% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 33% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 58% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 38% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 43% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 12.5% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 21% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 26% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 37% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 32% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 37% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 35% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 39% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 9% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 12% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 23% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 23% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 29% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 83% | 28% | 72% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 94% | 43% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 83% | 37% | 73% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 47% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 80% | 50% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* JHS 98 Herman Ridder Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.