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Enrollment
418
Middle
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008706141
CRESTON ACADEMY
125 E 181ST ST, BRONX, NY 10453 · (718) 367-5035 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of New York public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
403 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 143 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 32% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 →
Schools most like CRESTON ACADEMY
CRESTON ACADEMY's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRESTON ACADEMY this school | 418 | 96.4% | 36.1% |
| THOMAS C GIORDANO MIDDLE SCHOOL 45 BRONX | 436 | 96.3% | 38.1% |
| IS 254 BRONX | 406 | 98.5% | 31.5% |
| SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) BRONX | 377 | 95.2% | 48.5% |
| JHS 123 JAMES M KIERNAN BRONX | 466 | 95.3% | 31.9% |
| EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR URBAN EXPLORATION BROOKLYN | 354 | 90.4% | 38.4% |
Matched among New York middle 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 CRESTON ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #655 of 766 | #47 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #634 of 768 ▲ 29 | #41 of 74 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #528 of 768 ▼ 57 | #40 of 74 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #420 of 796 | #13 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #574 of 683 | #46 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.8% | #583 of 688 | #51 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #46 of 773 | #31 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #348 of 524 | #52 of 59 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
418
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
+79% since 2010-11, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 418 | 33.9 | 12.3:1 | 96% (403) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 35.6 | 11.6:1 | 98% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 38.5 | 11.2:1 | 94% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 41 | 11.0:1 | 97% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 40 | 11.5:1 | 92% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 91% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 75% (176) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CRESTON ACADEMY.
About CRESTON ACADEMY
CRESTON ACADEMY is a middle school with a street address in BRONX, New York. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 418 students. Statewide, middle schools in New York average about 531 students each.
The district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, operates 83 schools serving 40,459 students.
Hispanic students make up 86% of enrollment at CRESTON ACADEMY. The next largest groups are 13% Black. In Bronx County overall, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at CRESTON ACADEMY total 33.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.3:1. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 96%.
CRESTON ACADEMY is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at CRESTON ACADEMY are 3.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.1% actual, 39.5% predicted).
Federal survey data for Bronx County show that the median household income is $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. There are 472 public schools in Bronx County, enrolling about 202,028 students in all.
The nearest other public school, SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.9%; CRESTON ACADEMY's is 36.1%, ranking 4th of 8.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 418, a 7% decrease from 451 in 2020-21. The ratio was 11.0:1 in 2020-21 and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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 #10
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
- DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,212 students
- PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTSElementary · 1,091 students
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)High · 953 students
- PS 95 SHEILA MENCHERElementary · 851 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
- SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP0.0 mi · 557
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY0.0 mi · 227
- PS 279 CAPT MANUEL RIVERA JR0.1 mi · 638
- KIPP FREEDOM CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 615
- PS 9 RYER AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 472
- PS 910.3 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About CRESTON ACADEMYHow many students attend CRESTON ACADEMY?
CRESTON ACADEMY enrolls approximately 418 students in grades 06-08.
Is CRESTON ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CRESTON ACADEMY is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CRESTON ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CRESTON ACADEMY is approximately 12.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CRESTON ACADEMY?
CRESTON ACADEMY reports a student body of 0% White, 86% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees CRESTON ACADEMY?
CRESTON ACADEMY is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.