DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL

DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL is a four-year high school of modestly sized scale in BRONX, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, serveing 294 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 56% smaller than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 runs 70 schools in total, collectively educating 23,786 students. DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL shows that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 28% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 97% of students at DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.8%.

Around the school, census data for Bronx County shows median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

The closest other public school is BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL SCIENCE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 38.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 10%: 268 students in 2018 compared to 294 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

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