Enrollment
168
High
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008505653
WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE
456 WHITE PLAINS RD, BRONX, NY 10473 · (718) 542-0740 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
9.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
154 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 27% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 →
Schools most like WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE
WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE this school | 168 | 91.7% | 44.8% |
| PROFESSIONAL PATHWAYS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 180 | 93.3% | 43.5% |
| JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 205 | 87.3% | 42.3% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW NEW YORK | 256 | 87.5% | 54.7% |
| ORCHARD COLLEGIATE ACADEMY NEW YORK | 255 | 88.6% | 53.8% |
| CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND | 167 | 88.6% | 38.8% |
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 WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #835 of 1,135 | #60 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #539 of 1,109 ▲ 248 | #23 of 128 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #720 of 1,135 ▲ 225 | #48 of 136 ▲ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #1,116 of 1,216 | #134 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #166 of 1,167 | #82 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.1% | #51 of 743 | #17 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
168
-30 (-15%) vs 2020
-45% since 2010-11, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 168 | 18.7 | 9.0:1 | 92% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 24.7 | 6.4:1 | 91% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 167 | 25.9 | 6.5:1 | 89% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 25 | 7.9:1 | 95% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 93% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 90% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 83% (255) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE.
About WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE
Families in BRONX, New York, are served by WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE, a small high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 168 students enrolled. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 75% smaller than that.
A total of 52 schools make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, with 21,621 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE, at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 27% Black, 13% Asian, 10% White, and 4% Native American. Among all residents of Bronx County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 9.0 students per teacher and 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bronx County show that the median household income is $48,676, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Besides WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE, Bronx County has 471 other public schools.
The nearest public school is ARCHIMEDES ACAD-MATH SCI TECH, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The school enrolled 168 students in 2024-25, 30 fewer than the 198 it had in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.0:1) than in 2020-21 (7.9:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
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Nearby schools
- ARCHIMEDES ACAD-MATH SCI TECH0.0 mi · 468
- BRONX MATHEMATICS PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)0.0 mi · 190
- PS 1820.2 mi · 399
- PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL0.3 mi · 459
- GRAND CONCOURSE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 698
- MILLENIUM ART ACADEMY0.5 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCEHow large is WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE?
WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE enrolls approximately 168 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE serve?
WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE is approximately 9.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE?
At WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE, the student body is approximately 10% White, 44% Hispanic, 27% Black, 13% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE in?
WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8.
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