Enrollment
392
Middle
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008705797
JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY
400 E FORDHAM RD, BRONX, NY 10458 · (718) 365-2502 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of New York public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
364 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 86 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 17% |
Student demographics
43%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
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
57.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY
JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY this school | 392 | 92.9% | 53.2% |
| SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) BRONX | 377 | 95.2% | 48.5% |
| EMOLIOR ACADEMY BRONX | 388 | 93.8% | 46.4% |
| IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES LONG ISLAND CITY | 384 | 94.0% | 46.0% |
| PS 206 JOSE CELSO BARBOSA NEW YORK | 372 | 92.7% | 33.3% |
| BRONX GREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX | 356 | 93.0% | 39.5% |
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 JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #362 of 766 | #5 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #403 of 768 ▲ 22 | #11 of 74 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #181 of 768 ▲ 86 | #4 of 74 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #443 of 796 | #15 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #529 of 683 | #42 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #428 of 688 | #31 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #104 of 773 | #55 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.3% | #10 of 168 | #3 of 9 |
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
392
+122 (+45%) vs 2020
+64% since 2010-11, when it was 239
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 392 | 33.3 | 11.8:1 | 93% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 31.2 | 10.9:1 | 93% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 25.2 | 10.8:1 | 92% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 91% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 20 | 13.4:1 | 91% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 89% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 85% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY.
About JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY
The public middle-grades school JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY is located in BRONX, New York. Students in grades 6 through 10 attend the school, which enrolls 392 students. The average among middle schools in New York is roughly 531 students; this school is 26% smaller than that.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, which runs JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY, has 83 schools and 40,459 students.
Hispanic students account for 74% of enrollment at JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY. Other groups make up 14% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% White. Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Teachers at the school number 33.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.8:1. Among middle schools in New York, the typical ratio is 10.3:1. The school's lunch program data list 93% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
allk12 grades JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY a B+. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.2% and a predicted 40.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bronx County, median household income is about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County, which together enroll about 202,028 students.
The closest public school to JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY is IS 254, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 53.2% is above the 38.7% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 270 in 2020-21 and 392 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.9:1 in 2020-21, and 11.8:1 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
- IS 2540.2 mi · 406
- FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS0.2 mi · 351
- BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 334
- WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE0.2 mi · 575
- FORDHAM LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.2 mi · 369
- KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About JONAS BRONCK ACADEMYHow many students attend JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY?
JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY enrolls approximately 392 students in grades 06-10.
What age range does JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY serve?
JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY serves students from grade 06 through grade 10.
How many students per teacher at JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY?
Student demographics at JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY are roughly 3% White, 74% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY in?
JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.