At a Glance
A screened Bronx middle school where math proficiency has nearly doubled since 2016
Best suited for
Families in the eastern Bronx seeking a screened middle school with strong math growth, a calm and trusting school culture, and a wide slate of extracurriculars — and who can manage a car or bus commute.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- Math proficiency climbed from 37% to nearly 68% over the past decade — one of the steepest improvements in the district.
- Zero suspensions in 2023-24, down from four in each of the prior two years, suggests a calm, restorative climate.
- A program catalog scoring 100/100, with offerings spanning band, orchestra, theater, coding, Science Olympiad, chess, debate, and Specialized High School test prep.
- Parent-principal trust at 94% and parent-teacher trust at 92% — families feel genuinely connected to the school.
- An Accelerated/Honors academic track alongside a District G&T program supports high-achieving students within a screened setting.
Things to consider
- Chronic absenteeism at 75.9% is high — even with strong daily attendance, many students are missing too much school over the year.
- Science proficiency at 40.2% trails the school's strong ELA and math results.
- No subway within a 20-minute walk means the commute is car- or bus-dependent.
- ELA proficiency has slipped from a 2022 peak of 71.1% to 60.3%, suggesting some recent volatility in language-arts outcomes.
- Admissions are screened, so families need to research eligibility and prepare accordingly.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 8
With an overall score of 2.56/4, this school sits comfortably above the District 8 average of 1.88/4, and its ELA and math proficiency rates both run roughly 14 to 20 percentage points above district averages. Among the listed peer schools, top-scoring charters outpace it on the program-quality index, but among traditional public middle schools in the district, Byrne is a clear standout.
Academics
Math proficiency has nearly doubled here over the past decade, climbing from 37% in 2016 to 67.7% in 2025 — a striking trajectory that puts the school about 20 percentage points above the district average of 48%. ELA proficiency is also strong at 60.3%, well above the district's 46.2%, though it has cooled off from a 2022 peak of 71.1%. Science proficiency at 40.2% is more modest and lags behind the school's own ELA and math performance. Grade 8 math at 77.4% shows how much students grow by the time they leave.
Culture
Day-to-day attendance is healthy at 92.9%, beating the district average of 89.4% — most students show up on any given day. But the chronic absenteeism rate is 75.9%, meaning a large share of students miss enough school over the year to fall into the "chronically absent" category, even if they're present most days. That's a real flag worth weighing. On the upside, parent trust is strong (94% trust the principal, 92% trust teachers), teacher satisfaction with instruction quality is 90%, and the school recorded zero suspensions in 2023-24, down from four in each of the prior two years. The feel is collaborative and family-connected rather than punitive.
Community
The student body is 61% Hispanic, 15% White, 12% Asian, 10% Black, with a diversity index of 65% — a genuinely mixed middle school by Bronx standards. About a quarter of students have IEPs, and 55.5% of the student body meets the economic need index, placing the school roughly in the middle of the city's economic range. The neighborhood around it is solidly middle class, with a median household income of $85,113 and a poverty rate under 15%, and families here are about as likely to own their home as to rent. It's a community where working- and middle-class families from several backgrounds send their kids to a screened school.
Neighborhood
Throgs Neck-Schuylerville is a residential stretch of the eastern Bronx with a strong homeownership base (48.4%) and a median home value around $581,000, suggesting a stable, family-oriented community. About 18% of households include children, and roughly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher — a middle-class profile typical of much of the eastern Bronx. The neighborhood reads as car-and-bus country rather than pedestrian transit territory.
The school is beyond walking distance of the subway, so families here rely on cars, school buses, or local bus service to get to campus.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Science Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Science exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 362 families responded (64% rate)
Programs & Activities
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Middle school (6th grade)
Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne admits through 2 programs, and each one has its own admissions method:
- The Edward R. Byrne School (M.S. 101) Academic ProgramUnscreened83 seats
- The Edward R. Byrne School (M.S. 101) G&T ProgramScreened68 seats
Middle school application
- Opened
- Wed, Oct 14
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 11
- Offers
- Wed, Apr 7
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the middle school application, in 5th grade.
- 2Screened programs rank 4th-grade course grades, so last year's report card is the one that counts.
- 3Unscreened programs fill by random lottery among the families who rank them.
- 4Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne a good school?
- On Motley, M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne earns an overall rating of 64/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run above the District 8 average.
- What grades does M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne serve?
- M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne serves grades 6 to 8.
- How do students get into M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne?
- M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne is a screened school — it admits by application, ranking applicants on their course grades (4th grade for middle school, the 7th-grade core-course average for high school); a few schools add an assessment, writing sample, or interview.
- Is M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne public, charter, or private?
- M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne is a public school in NYC Community School District 8.
- What neighborhood is M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne in?
- M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne is in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx.