Enrollment
184
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008605664
BRONX WRITING ACADEMY
270 E 167TH ST, BRONX, NY 10456 · (718) 293-9048 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
176 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
29.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
184
-254 (-58%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 11.2:1
% White
3%
was 1%
% Hispanic
73%
was 64%
% Black
23%
was 32%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRONX WRITING ACADEMY
BRONX WRITING ACADEMY is an intermediate school of tiny scale in BRONX, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, works with 184 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 65% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.
BRONX WRITING ACADEMY is one of 70 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, a district that serves 23,786 students overall.
In terms of who attends, BRONX WRITING ACADEMY logs that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 23% Black, 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.
Looking at school resources, BRONX WRITING ACADEMY logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting BRONX WRITING ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BRONX WRITING ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.1%.
Across the wider county, Bronx County reports that 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%. BRONX WRITING ACADEMY is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRONX WRITING ACADEMY at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.4%.
BRONX WRITING ACADEMY operates from a downtown location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 58%: 438 students in 2018 compared to 184 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 64% to 73%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the BRONX WRITING ACADEMY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
- PS/IS 218 RAFAEL HERNANDEZ DUAL LANGUAGE MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 807 students
- PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELDElementary · 729 students
- BRONX SCHOOL FOR LAW GOVERNMENT AND JUSTICEHigh · 683 students
- COMPREHENSIVE MODEL SCHOOL PROJECT MS 327High · 670 students
- PS 53 BASHEER QUISIMElementary · 600 students
- PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTSElementary · 576 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT0.0 mi · 262
- PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM0.1 mi · 600
- FAMILY SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 405
- SHERIDAN ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LEADERS0.2 mi · 410
- NEW MILLENNIUM BRONX ACADEMY OF THE ARTS0.3 mi · 126
- NEW PATHWAYS ACADEMY0.3 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About BRONX WRITING ACADEMYHow large is BRONX WRITING ACADEMY?
BRONX WRITING ACADEMY enrolls approximately 184 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BRONX WRITING ACADEMY serve?
BRONX WRITING ACADEMY serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does BRONX WRITING ACADEMY have?
BRONX WRITING ACADEMY employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRONX WRITING ACADEMY?
At BRONX WRITING ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 3% White, 73% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is BRONX WRITING ACADEMY in?
BRONX WRITING ACADEMY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
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