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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008600795

BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL

1710 WEBSTER AVE, BRONX, NY 10457 · (718) 299-4274 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of New York public high 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 high schools

Enrollment
371
High
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
366 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 99225%
Grade 1012133%
Grade 117921%
Grade 127921%
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
23664%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
12032%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
72%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
19352%
Female
17848%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
47.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2547.0%27.0%
2023-2446.0%17.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% 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 BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL

BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL this school37198.7%32.8%
BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY II HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX
38196.6%33.2%
URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE)
BRONX
41396.9%23.7%
LONGWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY
BRONX
35296.0%32.7%
NYC CHARTER HS - AECI
BRONX
45099.6%60.5%
EDWARD A REYNOLDS WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK
34894.5%43.5%
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 BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Bronx County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.8%#1,044 of 1,135#118 of 136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#923 of 1,109
▲ 102
#82 of 128
▲ 30
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#989 of 1,135
▲ 44
#101 of 136
▲ 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
371#785 of 1,216#78 of 145
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.0:1#515 of 1,058#64 of 122
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.0%#509 of 1,070#54 of 128
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
98.7%#11 of 1,167#9 of 142
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-35.4%#66 of 743#22 of 96
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 2024-25
Enrollment
371
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537133.811.0:199% (366)
2023-2437632.311.6:194% (355)
2022-233282811.7:194% (308)
2020-213963910.2:193% (369)
2017-185744114.0:187% (501)
2015-166883718.6:185% (583)
2010-116523220.4:184% (546)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.

About BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL

In BRONX, New York, BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 371 students enrolled. By comparison, high schools in New York enroll about 668 students on average.

BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL belongs to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, a district of 70 schools and 23,786 students.

Of every 100 students at BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, about 64 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 32% Black. Among all residents of Bronx County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.

Its ratio of 11.0:1 is based on 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. In all, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Bronx County averages 90%, lower than here.

BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of New York public high schools.

The model predicts 38.7% for a school in New York with BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL posts 32.8%.

Census data for Bronx County show the median household earns about $48,676 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bronx County number 472, with about 202,028 students.

IS 313 SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 9.

NCES assigns BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 6%.

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Bronx County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Address
1710 WEBSTER AVE, BRONX, NY 10457
Phone
(718) 299-4274
County
Bronx County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
371
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
366 (99%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360008600795
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 371 students in grades 09-12.
Is BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL have?
BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 2% White, 64% Hispanic, 32% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL in?
BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
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