Kappa

Math proficiency at 43.9% is roughly on par with the district average of about 44.7%, and represents a dramatic recovery from a low of 14.9% in 2022. ELA is a different story: 28.8% proficiency sits well below the district average of roughly 44.8%, and the 2025 number is a sharp drop from 41.9% in 2024 — the worst ELA result since at least 2016. The gap by grade is notable, with 6th graders posting 26.7% ELA and 31% math while 7th and 8th graders perform significantly better in math (46-48%), suggesting students may settle in as they move through the school. Science proficiency at 25.4% is low.

Families give Kappa high marks across the board — 95% parent satisfaction, 95% principal trust, 94% teacher trust — numbers that exceed district averages. Teachers are noticeably less bullish: instruction quality is rated at 85% (below the district's 90.2%), and only 73% of teachers trust the principal, a meaningful gap given how strongly parents feel. With only 15 teacher survey responses, that number carries less weight, but the pattern is worth noting. Suspensions are creeping up — two in 2021-22, three in 2022-23, and four in 2023-24 — and the overall 2% suspension rate is well above the district average of 0.4%.

The student body is 55% Black and 43% Hispanic, closely mirroring the surrounding Claremont Village neighborhood. Diversity index of 46% is relatively low, reflecting limited racial and ethnic variety in both the school and the area. IEP enrollment of 28% is well above typical middle school levels — roughly one in four students has an individualized education plan. Total enrollment is just 282 with an average class size of about 21, which keeps the school on the smaller side for a middle school.

Claremont Village is a working-class Bronx neighborhood where the median household income is around $30,475 and 44% of residents live below the poverty line. Just 2.7% of households own their homes, and only about 10% of households include children, a reminder that this is largely an adult neighborhood rather than a family-dense one. Only 11.4% of adults have a bachelor's degree, and the area's family profile is shaped by economic pressure rather than the built environment of a typical family-oriented community.

No subway sits at the school's doorstep — the nearest options are the 170 St station on the B and D lines (about a 13-minute walk), Freeman St on the 2 and 5 (about 14 minutes), and Intervale Av on the 2 and 5 (about 18 minutes). Most families likely rely on buses or car service for daily commutes.