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Enrollment
460
High
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008805541
PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY
925 ASTOR AVE, BRONX, NY 10469 · (718) 944-3601 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of New York public high schools
- CTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
384 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 129 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 123 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 101 | 22% |
Student demographics
63%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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
81.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY
PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY this school | 460 | 83.5% | 45.8% |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY BRONX | 472 | 87.1% | 49.2% |
| YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL NEW YORK | 360 | 82.8% | 42.0% |
| PACE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 499 | 82.8% | 47.7% |
| A-TECH HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 444 | 86.9% | 52.3% |
| HIGH SCHOOL 560 CITY-AS-SCHOOL NEW YORK | 478 | 78.5% | 72.5% |
Matched among New York high 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 PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #809 of 1,135 | #55 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #998 of 1,109 ▼ 129 | #102 of 128 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #398 of 1,135 ▲ 22 | #14 of 136 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #603 of 1,216 | #37 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #910 of 1,058 | #111 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #217 of 1,070 | #8 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #378 of 1,167 | #133 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #530 of 743 | #81 of 96 |
Ranked against other public high 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
460
-43 (-9%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 460 | 33.5 | 13.8:1 | 83% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 37.6 | 11.7:1 | 84% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 35.8 | 12.8:1 | 81% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 80% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 72% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 27 | 18.5:1 | 71% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 25 | 20.0:1 | 74% (372) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
About PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY
PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a small high school with its address in BRONX, New York. Enrolled students number 460 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.
PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY is in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, a district with 30,138 students across 62 schools.
Enrollment at PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 48%. It is also 36% Black, 9% White, and 5% Asian. PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 at PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY, with 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in New York, the typical ratio is 11.0:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 83% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY is C. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.8%, compared with a predicted 44.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Bronx County, median household income is about $48,676, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY is among the 472 public schools in Bronx County.
The nearest other public school, COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE FOR MATH AND SCIENCE, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.6%; PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY's is 45.8%, ranking 6th of 9.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The number of students declined from 503 to 460 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 16.2 in 2020-21 to 13.8 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 #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
- COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE FOR MATH AND SCIENCE0.0 mi · 563
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION0.0 mi · 372
- ASTOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMY0.0 mi · 429
- BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 393
- PS 890.2 mi · 1,169
- PELHAM ACADEMY OF ACADEMICS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT0.3 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMYHow many students attend PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 460 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY serve?
PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY have?
PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
Student demographics at PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY are roughly 9% White, 48% Hispanic, 36% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY in?
PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.