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What do you wish you knew before starting at YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX?
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Enrollment
502
High
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008606345
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX
1865 MORRIS AVE, BRONX, NY 10453 · (718) 731-2590 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
467 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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
55.3%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
36.6%
NY avg 57.4% . -18.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
502
+40 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.8:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
67%
was 58%
% Black
26%
was 36%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX
As a tight-knit senior high in BRONX, New York, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX enrolls 502 students from grades 6 through 12, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 25% below typical.
Across the 70 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 (23,786 students total), YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment; the rest reads as 26% Black, 4% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.8%; this one delivers 45.2%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household earnings sit near $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%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 37.8%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Looking at the recent track record. YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX's enrollment has rose 9% since 2018, when it stood at 462 (now 502). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 36% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. 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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
- PS/IS 218 RAFAEL HERNANDEZ DUAL LANGUAGE MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 807 students
- PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELDElementary · 729 students
- BRONX SCHOOL FOR LAW GOVERNMENT AND JUSTICEHigh · 683 students
- COMPREHENSIVE MODEL SCHOOL PROJECT MS 327High · 670 students
- PS 53 BASHEER QUISIMElementary · 600 students
- PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTSElementary · 576 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
- IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE0.0 mi · 320
- PS 236 LANGSTON HUGHES0.1 mi · 303
- PS 3060.2 mi · 379
- BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE)0.2 mi · 342
- PS 28 MOUNT HOPE0.3 mi · 556
- PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD0.3 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONXHow large is YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX?
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 06-12.
Is YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX an elementary, middle, or high school?
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX have?
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX?
At YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX, the student body is approximately 2% White, 67% Hispanic, 26% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX public or private?
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.