Enrollment
318
Middle
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008805800
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT
3710 BARNES AVE, BRONX, NY 10467 · (718) 652-0519 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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
9.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
296 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 88 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 36% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
30.5%
NY avg 57.4%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 30.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | N/A |
% 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT this school | 318 | 93.1% | 30.7% |
| LEADERS OF TOMORROW BRONX | 374 | 91.2% | 30.6% |
| EAST LOWER SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 364 | 93.7% | 21.5% |
| SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT SYRACUSE | 369 | 91.9% | 13.4% |
| MOTT HALL III BRONX | 270 | 96.7% | 50.8% |
| MS 53 BRIAN PICCOLO FAR ROCKAWAY | 235 | 94.0% | 32.8% |
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 NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #715 of 766 | #65 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #700 of 768 | #55 of 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #570 of 768 ▲ 124 | #45 of 74 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #535 of 796 | #30 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #154 of 683 | #15 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #214 of 688 | #7 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #99 of 773 | #52 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.4% | #34 of 524 | #14 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
318
-106 (-25%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 318 | 34.5 | 9.2:1 | 93% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 30.1 | 12.4:1 | 92% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 32.3 | 11.4:1 | 93% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 45 | 9.4:1 | 93% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 87% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 17 | 15.4:1 | 80% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 86% (259) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT.
About NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT is a small middle school that serves part of BRONX, New York. The school serves 318 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in New York is roughly 531 students; this school is 40% smaller than that.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 runs 62 schools with a combined 30,138 students. NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT is one of them.
At NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 50%. It is also 41% Black, 5% Native American, and 3% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. The school's lunch program data list 93% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.7% and a predicted 40.8%.
Bronx County has about 1,404,779 residents, and the median household income is $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. In all, Bronx County has 472 public schools and roughly 202,028 students.
The school nearest to NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT is LEADERS OF TOMORROW, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT is 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT's location as City: Large.
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT's enrollment dropped from 424 in 2020-21 to 318 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 #11
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- PS 89Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS/MS 194Elementary · 1,169 students
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- PS 106 PARKCHESTERElementary · 822 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
- LEADERS OF TOMORROW0.0 mi · 374
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 60.3 mi · 59
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 50.3 mi · 125
- BRONX LAB SCHOOL0.4 mi · 258
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS0.4 mi · 198
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS0.4 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENTHow many students attend NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT?
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 06-08.
Is NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT have?
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
How diverse is NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT?
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT reports a student body of 3% White, 50% Hispanic, 41% Black, 2% Asian.
What district is NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT in?
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
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