ACCION ACADEMY

Located at 977 FOX ST, in BRONX, New York, ACCION ACADEMY is a very small middle-grades school that enrolls 185 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 65% smaller than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 15,705 students. ACCION ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

Demographically, ACCION ACADEMY shows that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 14% Black, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, On paper, ACCION ACADEMY has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting ACCION ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ACCION ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Bronx County shows median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which ACCION ACADEMY is one.

Nearest neighbor: SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ACCION ACADEMY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ACCION ACADEMY at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 22%: 152 students in 2018 compared to 185 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 24% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 in 2025.

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