Enrollment
437
High
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008805810
ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
921 E 228TH ST, BRONX, NY 10466 · (718) 696-3840 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
392 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 126 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 111 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 101 | 23% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
64.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
11.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 30.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP this school | 437 | 89.7% | 41.3% |
| ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS BROOKLYN | 398 | 89.2% | 34.9% |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY FOR LEARNING & SOCIAL CHANGE NEW YORK | 408 | 90.7% | 45.2% |
| BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) BROOKLYN | 360 | 86.9% | 40.2% |
| SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 350 | 90.0% | 30.2% |
| BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND TECHNOLOGY BROOKLYN | 469 | 90.4% | 43.3% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #910 of 1,135 | #79 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #1,088 of 1,109 ▼ 212 | #124 of 128 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #704 of 1,135 ▲ 188 | #47 of 136 ▲ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #637 of 1,216 | #44 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #984 of 1,058 | #114 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #496 of 1,070 | #49 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #231 of 1,167 | #108 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.1% | #101 of 339 | #11 of 32 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
437
+75 (+21%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 437 | 29.3 | 14.9:1 | 90% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 32.5 | 12.1:1 | 89% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 28.9 | 13.8:1 | 86% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 85% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 80% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 74% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 70% (423) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
About ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Among the schools in BRONX, New York, is ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, a small high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 437 students on the rolls. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 35% below average.
ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP is one school in a 62-school district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, which enrolls 30,138 students.
The student body at ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP is 64% Black. The school is also 30% Hispanic and 3% Native American. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 33%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP lists 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.9 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1. About 90% of students at ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Bronx County is close, at 90%.
ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of New York public high schools.
In New York, ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.3% actual against a predicted 42.0%.
Looking at the county, Bronx County, median household income comes to about $48,676, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The county's public schools total 472, with about 202,028 students.
NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.3% against a local average of 42.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 437, from 362 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 12.9:1 to 14.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIPHow large is ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP?
ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP serve?
ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP is approximately 14.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP?
Student demographics at ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP are roughly 1% White, 30% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP in?
ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
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