Enrollment
230
High
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009001332
WINGS ACADEMY
1122 E 180TH ST, BRONX, NY 10460 · (718) 597-1751 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of New York public high schools
- DTest 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
8.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
216 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 59 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 →
Schools most like WINGS ACADEMY
WINGS ACADEMY's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINGS ACADEMY this school | 230 | 93.9% | 33.2% |
| FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY III SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONX | 219 | 95.9% | 54.0% |
| WORLD ACADEMY FOR TOTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 199 | 94.0% | 24.8% |
| UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES II BRONX | 250 | 91.2% | 37.2% |
| INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 222 | 91.4% | 33.8% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS BRONX | 289 | 94.5% | 20.0% |
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 WINGS ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #1,041 of 1,135 | #117 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,008 of 1,109 ▼ 48 | #105 of 128 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #942 of 1,135 ▼ 22 | #93 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #1,033 of 1,216 | #124 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #96 of 1,058 | #17 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #424 of 1,070 | #33 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #109 of 1,167 | #63 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -53.3% | #17 of 743 | #6 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
230
-106 (-32%) vs 2020
-56% since 2010-11, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 230 | 27 | 8.5:1 | 94% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 31 | 7.6:1 | 92% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 27.6 | 9.3:1 | 91% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 29 | 11.6:1 | 90% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 88% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 78% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 71% (370) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WINGS ACADEMY.
About WINGS ACADEMY
WINGS ACADEMY is a small high school in BRONX, New York, one of the schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12. The school enrolls 230 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in New York) has about 668 students.
WINGS ACADEMY is among 47 schools run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, which serves 15,705 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at WINGS ACADEMY, at 55%. Other students are 40% Black and 2% White. For comparison, Bronx County is about 55% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 8.5:1 comes from the school's 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.5 students per teacher below the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 94% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for WINGS ACADEMY is D. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.5%. WINGS ACADEMY scores 33.2%.
In Bronx County (population about 1,404,779), the median household income is $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. WINGS ACADEMY is one of 472 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is EMOLIOR ACADEMY, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, WINGS ACADEMY is 7th among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 106 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 8.5 students per teacher, compared with 11.6 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Nearby schools
- EMOLIOR ACADEMY0.3 mi · 388
- PS 2140.3 mi · 814
- VIDA BOGART SCHOOL FOR ALL CHILDREN (THE)0.4 mi · 499
- PS 6 WEST FARMS0.4 mi · 417
- BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 428
- PS 67 MOHEGAN SCHOOL0.5 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About WINGS ACADEMYHow large is WINGS ACADEMY?
WINGS ACADEMY enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 09-12.
Is WINGS ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WINGS ACADEMY is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WINGS ACADEMY have?
WINGS ACADEMY employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the student diversity at WINGS ACADEMY?
Student demographics at WINGS ACADEMY are roughly 2% White, 55% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees WINGS ACADEMY?
WINGS ACADEMY is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 in Bronx County.
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