Enrollment
185
Middle
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009005692
ACCION ACADEMY
977 FOX ST, BRONX, NY 10459 · (718) 378-1649 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of New York public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
180 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 47 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 43% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
33.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 ACCION ACADEMY
ACCION ACADEMY's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCION ACADEMY this school | 185 | 97.3% | 29.1% |
| IS 347 SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES BROOKLYN | 193 | 95.9% | 30.2% |
| IS 349 MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BROOKLYN | 173 | 91.9% | 32.7% |
| IS 206 ANN MERSEREAU BRONX | 229 | 97.8% | 33.8% |
| IS 339 BRONX | 169 | 94.7% | 40.6% |
| HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 218 | 94.0% | 44.0% |
Matched among New York middle 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 ACCION ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #730 of 766 | #69 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #684 of 768 ▲ 31 | #52 of 74 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #643 of 768 ▼ 22 | #55 of 74 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #700 of 796 | #56 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #27 of 773 | #19 of 75 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
185
-122 (-40%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 185 | 26.1 | 7.1:1 | 97% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 27.4 | 6.6:1 | 98% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 30.9 | 7.5:1 | 99% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 37 | 8.3:1 | 97% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 91% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 14 | 11.0:1 | 82% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 187 | 17 | 11.0:1 | 95% (178) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACCION ACADEMY.
About ACCION ACADEMY
ACCION ACADEMY is a very small middle school with an address in BRONX, New York. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 185 students. It has 65% fewer students than the average for middle schools in New York (about 531).
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 is the local district for ACCION ACADEMY. It runs 47 schools with 15,705 students.
Roughly 82% of students at ACCION ACADEMY are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 14% Black and 2% White. County-wide, 55% of Bronx County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for ACCION ACADEMY is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.1:1. Middle schools in New York have an average ratio of 10.3:1. At ACCION ACADEMY, 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, ACCION ACADEMY lands at D, ahead of 9% of New York public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Bronx County show that the median household earns about $48,676 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Bronx County has 472 public schools with about 202,028 students, including ACCION ACADEMY.
SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest public school to ACCION ACADEMY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 49.9%, higher than ACCION ACADEMY's 29.1%.
Under the NCES locale system, ACCION ACADEMY is City: Large.
In 2020-21, ACCION ACADEMY enrolled 307 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 185. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 7.1:1.
The discussion board for ACCION ACADEMY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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Nearby schools
- SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 522
- SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS0.0 mi · 137
- DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 836
- BRONX STUDIO SCHOOL FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTS0.1 mi · 589
- PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 695
- BRONX REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About ACCION ACADEMYHow large is ACCION ACADEMY?
ACCION ACADEMY enrolls approximately 185 students in grades 06-08.
Is ACCION ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
ACCION ACADEMY is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does ACCION ACADEMY have?
ACCION ACADEMY employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.1:1.
How diverse is ACCION ACADEMY?
ACCION ACADEMY reports a student body of 2% White, 82% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is ACCION ACADEMY in?
ACCION ACADEMY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12.
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