One World Middle School at Edenwald

ELA proficiency at 52.2% sits a few points below the district average of about 57%, but the trajectory tells a more interesting story: this school has more than doubled its ELA pass rate since 2016, when it was just 20.3%. Math is harder to summarize. The 28.2% proficiency rate is roughly half the district average of about 56%, and the path here has been bumpy — 37.3% in 2019, then back down to the high 20s and low 40s in the years since. Within the building, the gap between grades is striking: 7th graders hit 53.4% in math, while 8th graders land at just 7.8%. That single grade-level number is the one any parent of an incoming 8th grader should ask about directly. The school's overall quality score of 1.61 out of 4 places it below the district average of about 2.25.

The survey numbers here are genuinely strong. 94% of parents are satisfied (district average is around 93%), parent-teacher trust sits at 96%, and parent-principal trust reaches 97%. Teachers report even higher marks — 98% on instruction quality (district average is 92%), and 95% collegial trust, with 42 teachers responding. That combination paints a picture of a staff that believes in its leadership and feels respected by families. Attendance, however, is a significant warning sign: 69.2% of students are chronically absent, meaning they've missed 10% or more of the school year. The daily attendance rate of 91.4% is roughly in line with the district average, but the chronic absenteeism figure is high. Discipline has also trended the wrong direction — suspensions went from 4 in 2021-22 to 2 in 2022-23, then back up to 8 in 2023-24. At a 2% suspension rate, that's about four times the district average of around 0.5%, though the absolute numbers are small.

Of the 320 students enrolled, 57% are Black and 37% are Hispanic, with smaller shares of Asian, White, Multi-Racial, and Native American students. The diversity index lands at 52%, indicating a moderately diverse community that is not a mirror of the city as a whole. Twenty-four percent of students have IEPs, which is higher than the citywide norm and signals that the school serves a meaningful share of students with disabilities. The economic need index of 76.7 means more than three-quarters of students come from low-income households. ELL support is offered, though the demographics suggest the share of students classified as English learners is modest. This is a school where the student body looks a lot like the surrounding neighborhood: working-class, predominantly Black and Hispanic, with above-average rates of need.

The Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester area is a working- and middle-class corner of the eastern Bronx where median household income is around $70,700 and 17.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Homeownership sits at 41.8%, which is higher than many parts of the Bronx, and the median home value is around $543,000 — modest by city standards but meaningful here. Just 16% of households include children, and 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. The neighborhood is residential and car-dependent for most errands, though the 5 train runs nearby and connects riders to the rest of the Bronx and into Manhattan.

Families reach the school on foot from two 5 train stops: Eastchester-Dyre Avenue, about a 10-minute walk, and Baychester Avenue, about 11 minutes. Most families likely drive or rely on the school bus.