Is West Bronx Academy For The Future a good school?

West Bronx Academy For The Future ranks in the bottom 2.7% of New York high schools.

How many students attend West Bronx Academy For The Future?

In the 2023-24 school year, 616 students attended West Bronx Academy For The Future.

What is the racial makeup of West Bronx Academy For The Future?

Students at West Bronx Academy For The Future are 82% Hispanic, 16% African American, 1% White.

West Bronx Academy For The Future

Summary:

West Bronx Academy For The Future is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Bronx, New York, with 638 students. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New York high schools and significantly underperforms the district and state averages on academic measures, with low proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams.

The school's 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 84.3% and 98.4% over the past 5 years, which is below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.5% to 10.0% during the same period, higher than the surrounding schools. West Bronx Academy For The Future also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.1% to 60.4% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 92.01% to 93.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past 3 years, and the student body is majority African American and Hispanic.

Compared to nearby schools like Theatre Arts Production Company School, Providing Urban Learners Success In Education High School, and Belmont Preparatory High School, West Bronx Academy For The Future performs worse academically and has higher rates of chronic absenteeism, despite spending a relatively high amount per student and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio. These challenges suggest the need for substantial interventions and support to improve student outcomes at the school.

Detail:

Public 6-12

500 E Fordham Rd
Bronx, NY 10458

(718) 563-7139

District: New York City Geographic District #10

SchoolDigger Rank:
1208^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,416

Student/teacher ratio: 11.2

Number of students: 616

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

African American:

15.7%

White:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details West Bronx Academy For The Future ranks worse than 93.9% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.87. (See more...)

Compare Details West Bronx Academy For The Future ranks worse than 97.3% of high schools in New York. It also ranks last among 28 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #10. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.08. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at West Bronx Academy For The Future who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.8%), African American (15.7%), White (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Bronx Academy For The Future is 11.2. 15 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #10 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare West Bronx Academy For The Future employs 54.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Bronx Academy For The Future is $19,416. 15 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #10 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Bronx Academy For The Future:

SchoolDigger ranks West Bronx Academy For The Future 1413^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See West Bronx Academy For The Future in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks West Bronx Academy For The Future 1208^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See West Bronx Academy For The Future in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #10:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #10 715^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for West Bronx Academy For The Future

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Rank History for all middle school students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	11.97	966^th	1095	11.8%
2007	12.72	984^th	1123	12.4%
2008	14.18	1025^th	1185	13.5%
2009	20.83	1009^th	1224	17.6%
2010	18.05	1023^rd	1243	17.7%
2011	24.73	1011^th	1295	21.9%
2012	13.61	1162^nd	1337	13.1%
2013	13.45	1237^th	1373	9.9%
2014	15.41	1245^th	1401	11.1%
2015	22.85	1111^th	1407	21.0%
2016	23.91	1125^th	1429	21.3%
2017	34.08	966^th	1455	33.6%
2018	24.48	1141^st	1438	20.7%
2019	20.63	1199^th	1439	16.7%
2022	11.20	1403^rd	1479	5.1%
2023	12.76	1395^th	1500	7.0%
2024	11.87	1413^th	1504	6.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.39	199^th	503	60.4%
2019	29.11	397^th	473	16.1%
2022	28.71	485^th	581	16.5%
2023	27.79	509^th	591	13.9%
2024	24.05	579^th	615	5.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.00	796^th	1170	32.0%
2019	41.56	576^th	1139	49.4%
2022	22.27	1202^nd	1283	6.3%
2023	19.77	1234^th	1307	5.6%
2024	22.49	1176^th	1303	9.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	34.23	822^nd	1241	33.8%
2022	14.05	1237^th	1306	5.3%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.09	292^nd	457	36.1%
2019	38.07	252^nd	392	35.7%
2022	29.03	380^th	487	22.0%
2023	23.76	466^th	543	14.2%
2024	30.75	459^th	594	22.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.86	1074^th	1353	20.6%
2019	25.39	1081^st	1370	21.1%
2022	14.32	1339^th	1454	7.9%
2023	12.07	1374^th	1463	6.1%
2024	15.27	1350^th	1465	7.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.02	1120^th	1352	17.2%
2019	19.23	1181^st	1366	13.5%
2022	10.84	1398^th	1455	3.9%
2023	14.95	1350^th	1464	7.8%
2024	9.89	1414^th	1464	3.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.67	599^th	810	26.0%
2019	27.25	642^nd	826	22.3%
2022	16.69	837^th	914	8.4%
2023	18.13	853^rd	943	9.5%
2024	17.07	876^th	953	8.1%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for West Bronx Academy For The Future

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Rank History for all high school students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	11.50	883^rd	986	10.4%
2007	8.79	944^th	1002	5.8%
2008	9.46	966^th	1027	5.9%
2009	10.94	1012^th	1086	6.8%
2010	7.31	1067^th	1117	4.5%
2011	7.33	1124^th	1165	3.5%
2012	8.76	1087^th	1198	9.3%
2013	5.62	1137^th	1217	6.6%
2014	5.68	1180^th	1237	4.6%
2015	14.56	1096^th	1255	12.7%
2016	22.84	1003^rd	1255	20.1%
2017	10.46	1079^th	1221	11.6%
2018	12.14	1056^th	1210	12.7%
2019	12.36	1048^th	1207	13.2%
2022	14.23	1000^th	1190	16.0%
2023	9.66	1113^th	1228	9.4%
2024	5.08	1208^th	1242	2.7%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.69	432^nd	546	20.9%
2019	20.81	509^th	565	9.9%
2022	19.30	446^th	481	7.3%
2023	20.32	541^st	583	7.2%
2024	16.25	615^th	637	3.5%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.88	854^th	1095	22.0%
2019	24.62	899^th	1132	20.6%
2022	19.15	904^th	1038	12.9%
2023	18.31	1011^th	1130	10.5%
2024	11.92	1111^th	1144	2.9%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.31	1108^th	1154	4.0%
2019	14.41	1016^th	1179	13.8%
2022	10.85	1011^th	1101	8.2%
2023	10.45	1052^nd	1155	8.9%
2024	5.29	1136^th	1170	2.9%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.09	404^th	498	18.9%
2019	28.82	381^st	493	22.7%
2022	34.58	257^th	389	33.9%
2023	27.74	430^th	531	19.0%
2024	24.17	481^st	564	14.7%

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Rank History for high school Female students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.86	1062^nd	1176	9.7%
2019	12.19	1057^th	1193	11.4%
2022	17.29	947^th	1155	18.0%
2023	12.59	1041^st	1197	13.0%
2024	7.04	1175^th	1219	3.6%

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Rank History for high school Male students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.27	1027^th	1176	12.7%
2019	12.90	1033^rd	1190	13.2%
2022	9.92	1038^th	1154	10.1%
2023	7.17	1133^rd	1191	4.9%
2024	4.53	1185^th	1211	2.1%

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Rank History for high school African American students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.05	630^th	679	7.2%
2019	10.34	657^th	686	4.2%
2024	16.43	618^th	690	10.4%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at West Bronx Academy For The Future

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.67	678^th	791	14.3%
2019	19.09	680^th	815	16.6%
2022	21.12	613^th	760	19.3%
2023	15.74	749^th	851	12.0%
2024	8.46	833^rd	865	3.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for West Bronx Academy For The Future

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2006	2	113	8	173	1	n/a	n/a	297
2007	3	168	9	287	2	n/a	n/a	469
2008	3	195	17	338	2	n/a	n/a	555
2009	3	198	21	344	2	n/a	n/a	568
2010	7	169	22	359	4	n/a	n/a	561
2011	11	161	23	410	6	0	0	611
2012	8	157	22	442	7	0	0	636
2013	9	140	17	431	6	0	0	603
2014	10	134	17	451	5	0	0	617
2015	14	125	15	449	4	0	0	607
2016	13	117	11	444	4	0	0	589
2017	12	113	8	467	2	2	0	604
2018	10	109	10	476	3	1	2	611
2019	7	109	10	481	1	2	3	613
2020	8	99	11	490	2	1	2	613
2021	9	108	15	513	1	1	1	648
2022	6	110	13	531	1	1	1	663
2023	5	106	8	515	2	1	1	638
2024	7	97	5	504	1	1	1	616

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Bronx Academy For The Future

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	297	18.0	16.5	79.8
2007	469	26.3	17.8	85.3
2008	555	36.0	15.4	87.7
2009	568	44.3	12.8	93.3
2010	561	45.0	12.4	n/a
2011	611	41.1	14.8	91.2
2012	636	45.5	13.9	88.8
2013	603	46.0	13.1	93
2014	617	42.9	14.3	90.6
2015	607	44.0	13.7	96
2016	589	46.0	12.8	96.1
2017	604	45.4	13.2	93.2
2018	611	45.6	13.3	94.6
2019	613	47.4	12.9	94.3
2020	613	58.4	10.4	93.8
2021	648	53.4	12.1	93.4
2022	663	63.0	10.5	93.7
2023	638	58.6	10.8	92
2024	616	54.5	11.2	94.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Bronx Academy For The Future

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	297	18.0	16.5	79.8
2007	469	26.3	17.8	85.3
2008	555	36.0	15.4	87.7
2009	568	44.3	12.8	93.3
2010	561	45.0	12.4	n/a
2011	611	41.1	14.8	91.2
2012	636	45.5	13.9	88.8
2013	603	46.0	13.1	93
2014	617	42.9	14.3	90.6
2015	607	44.0	13.7	96
2016	589	46.0	12.8	96.1
2017	604	45.4	13.2	93.2
2018	611	45.6	13.3	94.6
2019	613	47.4	12.9	94.3
2020	613	58.4	10.4	93.8
2021	648	53.4	12.1	93.4
2022	663	63.0	10.5	93.7
2023	638	58.6	10.8	92
2024	616	54.5	11.2	94.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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