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What's the most underrated thing about WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
410
High
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008506326
WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY
3000 E TREMONT AVE, BRONX, NY 10461 · (718) 904-5050 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
377 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -12.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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
410
-189 (-32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 16.4:1
% White
7%
was 11%
% Hispanic
52%
was 59%
% Black
27%
was 23%
% Asian
12%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY
Located at 3000 E TREMONT AVE, in BRONX, New York, WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY is a compact senior high that instructs 410 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY sits 39% smaller than that benchmark.
Across the 52 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 (21,621 students total), WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 27% Black, 12% Asian, 7% White. That composition is broadly in line with Bronx County as a whole.
On the resource side, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.2%; this one delivers 50.3%.
In the broader community, census data for Bronx County shows median household income runs about $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY is one.
Nearest neighbor: PELHAM LAB HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 47.7%.
WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY operates from a metropolitan location.
Over the past 7-year window. WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY's enrollment has decreased 32% since 2018, when it stood at 599 (now 410). Asian enrollment moved from 5% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 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
- PELHAM LAB HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 285
- BRONX RIVER HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 419
- HERBERT H LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 1,087
- RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL FOR MUSICAL THEATER AND THE ARTS0.0 mi · 385
- SCHUYLERVILLE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 324
- PS 721 STEPHEN MCSWEENEY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMYHow large is WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY?
WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 410 students in grades 09-12.
Is WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY?
Student demographics at WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY are roughly 7% White, 52% Hispanic, 27% Black, 12% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY?
WESTCHESTER SQUARE 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.