Is 229 Roland Patterson, Bronx NY

Original Research by School Decision on Is 229 Roland Patterson

IS 229 Roland Patterson serves grades 6 through 8 in the Mott Haven area of the Bronx, near the Harlem River. The school enrolls a small student body in a neighborhood undergoing significant growth and change.

The school's academic performance shows consistent strain across tested subjects. In mathematics, proficiency ranges from low in sixth grade through stronger performance in seventh grade, then drops again by eighth grade. English language arts follows a similar pattern, with sixth-grade proficiency notably lower than seventh and eighth grades. Eighth-grade science proficiency is quite low. Across all tested subjects and grade levels, the school's overall proficiency sits in the bottom quartile among Bronx County districts. Reading these numbers plainly: most students are not meeting state proficiency standards in core subjects. A parent might want to discuss with the school what additional academic support, intervention programs, or tutoring resources are available to help students reach proficiency.

The student population is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black enrollment as well. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the neighborhood. The school is small for its grade band, with enrollment distributed roughly evenly across the three grades served.

District 9, which contains IS 229, has experienced significant enrollment decline over the past several years, particularly at the elementary and middle school levels, though that decline has stabilized more recently. The district operates under new city-mandated reading and math curricula as part of the NYC Reads and NYC Solves initiatives. Middle schools in District 9 now use EL Education for math instruction, a standardized approach across multiple schools.

The Bronx neighborhood itself is in a strong development phase. Mott Haven is one of the most commercial submarkets in the borough, with significant new affordable housing projects under construction or planned, including Fordham Landing South nearby along the Harlem River. The area is served by subway transit, and the planned Penn Access Metro-North expansion will add new stations. Housing values in the broader Bronx zip code are rising, and rental costs have been climbing. The area has established walkability and street life centered on commercial corridors.

State testing data was current for 2024-25. Data on special education enrollment, English learner populations, discipline, attendance, and chronic absenteeism rates were not available in the records reviewed. The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate applies.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

1 course reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Science	14	29.0%

Math

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 28% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 738%

School 38% · District 42% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 45% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 624%

School 24% · District 32% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 731%

School 31% · District 39% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 41% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Science

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 38% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 550%

School 50% · district not reported

▼ 42 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 820%

School 20% · district not reported

▼ 59 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.