BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE)
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 34% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (13).
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)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 41 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 28 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 30.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
Schools most like BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE)
BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE)'s state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE) this school | 147 | 98.0% | 33.2% |
| PS 242 YOUNG DIPLOMATS MAGNET ACADEMY (THE) NEW YORK | 145 | 94.5% | 32.3% |
| PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY BROOKLYN | 173 | 96.5% | 36.5% |
| PS 134 HENRIETTA SZOLD NEW YORK | 164 | 98.8% | 19.3% |
| PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY BRONX | 178 | 97.2% | 29.3% |
| PS 44 DAVID C FARRAGUT BRONX | 181 | 97.2% | 50.3% |
Where BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #1,911 of 2,335 | #157 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,795 of 2,342 ▲ 201 | #148 of 212 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,446 of 2,343 ▲ 721 | #117 of 212 ▲ 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #2,502 of 2,585 | #215 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #42 of 2,534 | #21 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.9% | #225 of 1,757 | #71 of 153 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 147 | 8.7 | 16.9:1 | 98% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 157 | 9 | 17.4:1 | 95% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 10 | 15.4:1 | 94% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 13 | 14.8:1 | 92% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 16 | 13.7:1 | 89% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 15 | 15.9:1 | 87% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 80% (217) |
About BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE)
BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE) serves students in BRONX, New York, as a small elementary school. The school serves 147 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 operates 83 schools. Combined enrollment is 40,459 students.
At BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE), Hispanic students make up 65% of the student body. Next come 30% Black, 3% White, and 2% Native American. Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 8.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.9:1. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 16.9:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 98% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE) is C. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE) is 5.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (33.2% versus 39.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
Among Bronx County residents, the median household income is $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE) is one of 472 public schools in the county.
CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 38.5% proficiency; BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE) posts 33.2%.
BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE) has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Over 4 years, BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE)'s enrollment dropped 23%, to 147. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.8:1 to 16.9:1.
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