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What's the biggest difference between PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY and what you expected?
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Enrollment
544
Middle
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008506302
PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY
1111 PUGSLEY AVE, BRONX, NY 10472 · (718) 822-2780 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
493 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
44.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 4 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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
544
+206 (+61%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.0:1
% White
5%
was 5%
% Hispanic
53%
was 61%
% Black
11%
was 14%
% Asian
27%
was 18%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY
PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a medium-sized 6-8 campus in BRONX, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8. The school instructs 544 students in grades 6 through 8.
PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one of 52 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, a district that instructs 21,621 students overall.
Demographically, PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Asian, 11% Black, 5% White, 4% Native American. Compared to Bronx County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY logs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.7%; this one delivers 45.5%.
Zooming out to the county, Bronx County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
The closest other public school is DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE), roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.4%.
PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY operates from an inner-city location.
Five-year trend. PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY's enrollment has ticked up 61% since 2018, when it stood at 338 (now 544). Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 61% to 53%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.
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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 # 8
- HERBERT H LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,087 students
- PS 71 ROSE E SCALAElementary · 1,079 students
- PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRAElementary · 718 students
- PS 36 UNIONPORTElementary · 660 students
- PS 152 EVERGREENElementary · 634 students
- PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEYElementary · 598 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
- DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE)0.1 mi · 508
- PS 5830.2 mi · 436
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 120.3 mi · 94
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE0.3 mi · 790
- PS 36 UNIONPORT0.4 mi · 660
- GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK0.4 mi · 94
Frequently asked questions
About PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMYHow many students attend PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 544 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY serve?
PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY is approximately 10.8:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY reports a student body of 5% White, 53% Hispanic, 11% Black, 27% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.