BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE)

BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE), a small middle-grades school in BRONX, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, works with 342 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 36% below typical.

Across the 83 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 (40,459 students total), BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE) lists that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 19% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE) performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.0%, the actual is 38.7%, a residual of -2.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household income runs about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE) is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

Nearest neighbor: PS 306, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE) at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.2%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 409 students in 2018 compared to 342 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 25% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.