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I.S. 229 Roland Patterson
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Bronx NY 10453

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What’s Special
A thriving drama club
The Downside
Classrooms don’t have walls
Dr. Roland N. Patterson School, IS 229, a tiny middle school near Roberto Clemente State Park and the Harlem River in Morris Heights, offers a thriving drama club, songwriting and composition, and various styles of dance.
Most students live in the nearby River Park Towers Apartments, a public housing development, according to the school’s Comprehensive Educational Plan (CEP). About one-fourth live in temporary housing and some are still learning English.
The school has some nice features intended to tap into the talents of teens who are learning to speak English, and struggling to read or write. The American Composers’ Orchestra brings in drumming, rhythmic composition, chorus, songwriting and sight-reading. Wingspan Arts works with all 6th grade classes; students study modern, hip hop and Latin dancing.
Long-time performing arts coordinator, Hugh Fletcher, produces two theater performances a year complete with props and costumes. He has made IS 229 the only middle school in the Bronx that is a member of New York Thespians, and writes about his experiences with the drama club on Schooltheatre.org.
The school, which shares a building with PS 274, has an open-floor plan. Classes are separated by dividers that don't reach either to the ceiling or from wall to wall. The situation gets noisy and can be hard to supervise “hot spots” such as hallways and classrooms, where conflicts arise, according to the CEP.
Principal Patrick Kelly took the helm in 2018, following a principal who had served for 16 years. Kelly was formerly principal of MS 325 in the Bronx, which closed in 2018 due to poor performance.
Admissions: Neighborhood school also open to districts 9 and 10. (Lydie Raschka, web reports, May 2019)
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Is this school safe and well-run?
From 2018-19 NYC School Survey
From 2017-18 NY State Report Card
From this school's most recent Quality Review Report
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
How do students perform academically?
From 2019 State ELA+Math Results Summary
From 2021 Middle School Directory
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
Who does this school serve?
From 2019-20 Demographic Snapshot
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
From 2020 School Directories
How does this school serve special populations?
From 2019 State ELA+Math Results Summary
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