Women's Academy Of Excellence is a public high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 167. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 722 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The data indicates that Women's Academy Of Excellence is a low-performing school that struggles across various metrics. It has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 918 and 1149 out of around 1200-1250 high schools. The school has received a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state. The school struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% for female students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, and white students. It also performs poorly for Special Education students and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the bottom 10%.
Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Bronx Arena High School, Archimedes Academy-Math Sci Technical, and Bronx Bridges High School, generally perform better than Women's Academy Of Excellence across various metrics, including higher rankings, better graduation and dropout rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and higher proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of around $25,000-$29,000 in recent years, the low student-teacher ratio of 6.4-7.7 suggests that the higher spending may not be translating into improved student outcomes.
In the 2023-24 school year, 159 students attended Women's Academy Of Excellence.
New York City Geographic District # 8
Women's Academy Of Excellence ranks in the bottom 9.2% of New York high schools.
Students at Women's Academy Of Excellence are 42% Hispanic, 28% African American, 13% White, 10% Asian, 4% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.