Enrollment
407
High
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008805804
BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)
921 E 228TH ST, BRONX, NY 10466 · (718) 696-3820 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of New York public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
353 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 111 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 111 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 20% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -13.0pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 19.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)
BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)'s state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) this school | 407 | 86.7% | 28.5% |
| PERFORMING ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 406 | 90.4% | 52.5% |
| FDNY-CAPTAIN VERNON A RICHARDS HS BROOKLYN | 417 | 90.9% | 24.3% |
| BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) BROOKLYN | 360 | 86.9% | 40.2% |
| ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS BROOKLYN | 398 | 89.2% | 34.9% |
| ACADEMY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM BROOKLYN | 402 | 83.8% | 52.0% |
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 BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #1,089 of 1,135 | #128 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #903 of 1,109 ▲ 104 | #77 of 128 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,091 of 1,135 ▼ 108 | #129 of 136 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #700 of 1,216 | #61 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #549 of 1,058 | #69 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #406 of 1,070 | #32 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #317 of 1,167 | #125 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #241 of 339 | #27 of 32 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
407
+49 (+14%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 407 | 36.4 | 11.2:1 | 87% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 36.6 | 10.8:1 | 89% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 29.4 | 13.2:1 | 84% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 81% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 71% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 70% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 74% (269) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE).
About BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)
Among the schools in BRONX, New York, is BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE), a small high school. The school's 407 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.
Besides BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE), NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 runs 61 other schools. The district enrolls 30,138 students.
BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)'s enrollment is 57% Black. Other groups make up 37% Hispanic. County-wide, 33% of Bronx County residents are Black. BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.2 students per teacher. Across high schools in New York, the average ratio is about 11.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 87% of students.
BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) is 14.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 28.5% actual, 43.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
Bronx County census figures show that median household income is about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) is among the 472 public schools in Bronx County.
The shortest distance from BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP. The five-mile area around BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 28.5% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) went from 358 students to 407. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 11.2:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE). Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
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Nearby schools
- ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP0.0 mi · 437
- NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 287
- PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN0.4 mi · 406
- PS 112 BRONXWOOD0.5 mi · 370
- PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ0.6 mi · 774
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 30.6 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)What is the total enrollment at BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)?
BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) enrolls approximately 407 students in grades 09-12.
Is BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) is approximately 11.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)?
At BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE), the student body is approximately 2% White, 37% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) public or private?
BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
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