ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE

ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE is one of the mid-tier middle-grades schools in BRONX, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, with 788 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 48% bigger than typical.

Across the 83 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 (40,459 students total), ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE records that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE lists 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.3%; this one delivers 35.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE is one.

Nearest neighbor: PS 33 TIMOTHY DWIGHT, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 34.6%.

ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE's enrollment has edged up 43% since 2018, when it stood at 552 (now 788). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

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