CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION MIDDLE SCHOOL (CASA)

Located at 3441 STEENWICK AVE, in BRONX, New York, CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION MIDDLE SCHOOL (CASA) is a micro-enrollment junior high that educates 165 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 69% leaner than typical.

Across the 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 (30,138 students total), CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION MIDDLE SCHOOL (CASA) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION MIDDLE SCHOOL (CASA) lists that the most-represented group is Black (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 45% Hispanic, 2% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION MIDDLE SCHOOL (CASA) higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION MIDDLE SCHOOL (CASA) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION MIDDLE SCHOOL (CASA) performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.9%, the actual is 38.0%, a residual of -2.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bronx County put the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION MIDDLE SCHOOL (CASA) is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

The closest other public school is CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION MIDDLE SCHOOL (CASA) ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.3%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION MIDDLE SCHOOL (CASA)'s enrollment has ticked down 38% since 2018, when it stood at 267 (now 165). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 64% to 51%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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