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Enrollment
575
High
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008705674
WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE
500 E FORDHAM RD, BRONX, NY 10458 · (718) 563-7139 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
547 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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
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
46.8%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
16.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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
575
-36 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 13.4:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
82%
was 78%
% Black
15%
was 18%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE
Located at 500 E FORDHAM RD, in BRONX, New York, WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE is a mid-sized 9-12 campus that serves 575 students (grades 6 through 12), operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, which oversees 83 schools and 40,459 students, WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE reports that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE logs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.1:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 23.3%, a residual of -16.7 points.
Across the wider 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%. WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
Nearest neighbor: BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.2%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 611 (now 575). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 78% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.
On this page, the feed for WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 #10
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
- DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,212 students
- PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTSElementary · 1,091 students
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)High · 953 students
- PS 95 SHEILA MENCHERElementary · 851 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
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND COMMUNITY SERVICE0.0 mi · 367
- KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 461
- FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS0.0 mi · 351
- BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 334
- FORDHAM LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.0 mi · 369
- IS 2540.1 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTUREWhat is the total enrollment at WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE?
WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE enrolls approximately 575 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE serve?
WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE?
Approximately 8.1:1 students per teacher at WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE.
How diverse is WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE?
WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE reports a student body of 1% White, 82% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE in?
WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10.
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