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
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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
318
-244 (-43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 14.8:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
50%
was 33%
% Black
41%
was 59%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT is one of the close-knit intermediate schools in BRONX, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, with 318 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 40% leaner than typical.
NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT is one of 62 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, a district that serves 30,138 students overall.
Looking at the student body, NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT lists that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 41% Black, 5% Native American, 3% White.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.8%; this one delivers 30.7%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bronx County put 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. NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
The closest other public school is LEADERS OF TOMORROW, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 41.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 43%: 562 students in 2018 compared to 318 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 59% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.
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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 #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
- PS 96 RICHARD RODGERSElementary · 880 students
- 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 ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS0.4 mi · 306
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS0.4 mi · 198
- HIGH SCHOOL OF COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY0.4 mi · 472
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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