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Bronx Writing Academy

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Bronx Writing Academy ranks 1054 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1054^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 30% of New York middle schools

Summary

Bronx Writing Academy is a public middle school serving 230 students in grades 6-8 in the New York City Geographic District #9, which is ranked 750 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite additional funding, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1103-1291 out of around 1500 middle schools.

Bronx Writing Academy's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is significantly below the New York City District #9 and New York state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 48.08% of 6th graders, 46.94% of 7th graders, and 49.25% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 32.43%, 38.71%, and 41.35% respectively. The math proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 23.08% to 34.67% across the grades, well below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of New York middle schools for both female and male students in ELA and math.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Kappa, IS 219 New Venture School, and Junior High School 22 Jordan L Mott, also have low academic performance and high poverty rates, suggesting a broader systemic issue within the district. However, some schools like Science and Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School and Mott Hall Charter School, which are slightly farther away, have significantly higher academic performance, indicating that high-quality educational options are available in the area.

184

Students ?

6.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$54,101

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

270 E 167th St
Bronx, NY 10456

(718) 293-9048

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Feeder schools for Bronx Writing Academy:

Elementary:	Ps 114 Luis Llorens Torres School
	Ps 53 Basheer Quisim
	Ps 88 S Silverstein Little Sparrow School
	Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.4%

African American:

22.8%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Math scores 23 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg37%

New York avg52%

1,054^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 16Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9

750^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 9 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1054 of 1500	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1291 of 1504	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1153 of 1500	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1240 of 1479	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1152 of 1242	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1216 of 1439	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1170 of 1438	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	1204 of 1455	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.4	1134 of 1429	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.3	1103 of 1407	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	1150 of 1401	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	1097 of 1373	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	1190 of 1337	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.1	1185 of 1295	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	1055 of 1243	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.6	1137 of 1224	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	1008 of 1185	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.0	1009 of 1123	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.3	973 of 1095	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	461 of 676	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	328 of 653	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	403 of 663	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	303 of 646	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	386 of 615	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	428 of 591	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	410 of 581	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	289 of 473	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	213 of 503	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1065 of 1457	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1231 of 1465	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1030 of 1463	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1191 of 1454	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1129 of 1370	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1093 of 1353	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	555 of 965	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	722 of 953	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	580 of 943	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	703 of 914	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	656 of 826	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	606 of 810	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	228 of 603	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	366 of 594	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	288 of 543	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	373 of 487	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	274 of 392	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	321 of 457	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	18.6	1182 of 1306	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	867 of 935	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	952 of 1241	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	944 of 1245	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1031 of 1455	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1280 of 1464	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1186 of 1464	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1265 of 1455	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1202 of 1366	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1174 of 1352	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	792 of 1298	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	851 of 1303	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	895 of 1307	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	816 of 1283	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	605 of 1139	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	484 of 1170	58.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)9th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-3 vs state

Life Science Biology46%-12 vs state

Science38%-6 vs state

Math29%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Junior High School 22 Jordan L Mott	Public	6-8	270 E 167th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6850	262	32	8.0	97.3%	7 (2.7%)	61 (23.3%)	186 (71.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18	1340^th of 1500 public middle schools	10.7%		20	1305^th of 1504 public middle schools	13.2%	35			70.0		28.8	29.6	31.0	10.3	31.6	30.5	36.6	$43,840	$3,709	$40,130
Bronx Writing Academy	Public	6-8	270 E 167th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-9048	184	28	6.6	95.7%	5 (2.7%)	42 (22.8%)	135 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	32.7	1054^th of 1500 public middle schools	29.7%		20.7	1291^st of 1504 public middle schools	14.2%	237				46.2	48.1	46.9	49.3	23.1	25.9	34.7	37.9	$54,101	$4,376	$49,725
New Millennium Bronx Academy Of The Arts	Public	6-8	1000 Teller Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 588-8308	126	17	7.2	95.2%	4 (3.2%)	45 (35.7%)	76 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.3	1161^st of 1500 public middle schools	22.6%		25.3	1208^th of 1504 public middle schools	19.7%	47					27.6	38.9	50.0	19.4	27.8	45.7	29.8	$50,254	$4,065	$46,189
South Bronx International Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Teller Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 588-0341	142	19	7.3	97.9%	2 (1.4%)	13 (9.2%)	127 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.8	1122^nd of 1500 public middle schools	25.2%		17.6	1332^nd of 1504 public middle schools	11.4%	210			100.0		29.2	37.5	24.6	30.3	51.4	60.9	18.5	$42,764	$4,277	$38,486
New Pathways Academy	Public	6-8	1000 Teller Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 588-8349	137	17	7.9	97.8%	2 (1.5%)	51 (37.2%)	82 (59.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	29.5	1131^st of 1500 public middle schools	24.6%		32.2	1078^th of 1504 public middle schools	28.3%	53	84.6		75.0	47.4	14.3	48.2	45.5	15.0	32.1	38.7		$46,248	$4,076	$42,172
Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School	Public	6-8	250 E 164th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-4017	336	36	9.2	94.9%	6 (1.8%)	83 (24.7%)	229 (68.2%)	10 (3.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	65.8	450^th of 1500 public middle schools	70.0%		66.6	427^th of 1504 public middle schools	71.6%	23			96.7		36.6	62.5	54.3	54.3	77.4	75.4	50.0	$35,037	$3,484	$31,552
Is 219 New Venture School	Public	6-8	3630 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7093	248	36	6.9	98.8%	0 (0.0%)	82 (33.1%)	159 (64.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24.7	1230^th of 1500 public middle schools	18.0%		16.2	1361^st of 1504 public middle schools	9.5%	131			80.0		36.2	32.6	36.3	35.0	34.1	40.0	29.7	$41,960	$3,893	$38,067
Kappa	Public	6-8	3630 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 590-5455	143	22	6.6	96.5%	1 (0.7%)	68 (47.6%)	71 (49.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.3	1305^th of 1500 public middle schools	13.0%		40.1	915^th of 1504 public middle schools	39.2%	390	87.0		100.0		27.6	30.8	26.8	34.5	42.5	30.2	27.3	$49,482	$3,846	$45,636
Bronx Debate Academy	Public	6	1302 Edward L Grant Hwy	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 298-1819	130	12	11.2	99.2%	1 (0.8%)	23 (17.7%)	102 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					31.1			11.3				$29,060	$1,575	$27,485
Mott Hall Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1260 Franklin Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Mott Hall Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-9139	170	11	15.9	91.8%	1 (0.6%)	61 (35.9%)	105 (61.8%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.4	710^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.7%		20.9	1286^th of 1504 public middle schools	14.5%	576		70.0	87.5		37.5	50.0	51.9	53.1	61.8	55.1	37.0	$27,027	$553	$26,474

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Bronx Writing Academy ranks 1054^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Bronx Writing Academy in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

What is the racial makeup of Bronx Writing Academy?

Students at Bronx Writing Academy are 73% Hispanic, 23% African American, 3% White.

How many students attend Bronx Writing Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 184 students attended Bronx Writing Academy.

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