SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE)

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) is a K-5 school of small scale in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, works with 360 students in grades pre-K through 5.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 15,705 students. SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) is one of those campuses.

On demographics, SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) shows that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 37% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.9%; this one delivers 23.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household income runs about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) is one.

The closest other public school is KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY III, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 41%: 611 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.