Enrollment
222
Middle
STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360118406641
EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
1164 GARRISON AVE, BRONX, NY 10474 · (929) 388-0011 · Bronx County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
211 students
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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 →
About EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Located at 1164 GARRISON AVE, in BRONX, New York, EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a compact 6-8 campus that hosts 222 students (grades 5 through 8), operated by EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL. That puts it 58% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.
Operationally, EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL answers to EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
Demographically, EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 34% Black.
Looking at school resources, On paper, EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Roughly 95% of students at EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 51.9%, a residual of +11.9 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bronx County put the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. As a public charter, EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
On this page, members of the EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 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
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS0.1 mi · 588
- PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY0.2 mi · 509
- BRONX STUDIO SCHOOL FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTS0.3 mi · 589
- LEADERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 943
- BRONX ACADEMY FOR MULTI-MEDIA0.3 mi · 144
- SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS0.4 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 222 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL have?
EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL are roughly 0% White, 62% Hispanic, 34% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
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