Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy III
Public · Grades 6–8 · 256 students
MS 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Leadership
2055 Mapes Ave, Bronx, NY 10460
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
230
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
8.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
New York City Geographic District #12
Bronx County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 770 New York middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New York middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About MS 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Leadership
MS 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Leadership is a public middle school in Bronx, New York, serving grades 6–8. It is part of New York City Geographic District #12. The school is located in a large city in Bronx County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 230 students were enrolled, with about 8.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical New York middle school (10.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 770 New York middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 230 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- New York City Geographic District #12
- County
- Bronx County
- NCES school ID
- 360009002477
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.