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West Bronx Academy For The Future

Public Grades 6-12

1143^rd

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of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 7% of New York high schools

Summary

West Bronx Academy For The Future is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Bronx, New York, with 616 students. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments and Regents exams compared to the district and state. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than nearby schools, the school struggles with low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and very high chronic absenteeism.

Compared to other schools in New York City Geographic District #10, West Bronx Academy For The Future lags behind on academic measures. For example, Theatre Arts Production Company School and Providing Urban Learners Success In Education High School have higher proficiency rates on Regents exams and better graduation/dropout metrics. This suggests the challenges at West Bronx Academy For The Future may not be solely due to resource constraints or staffing levels, but rather deeper systemic issues that need to be addressed.

Despite the school's struggles, the higher per-student spending at West Bronx Academy For The Future ($29,963 in 2023-2024) compared to nearby schools ($28,843-$37,461 per student) does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes. This indicates that simply increasing funding may not be the solution, and a more comprehensive, data-driven approach is needed to improve educational outcomes for the students at West Bronx Academy For The Future.

575

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,243

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 E Fordham Rd
Bronx, NY 10458

(718) 563-7139

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.9%

African American:

15.5%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (27% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (73% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg50%

New York avg60%

Middle school

1,385^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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High school

1,143^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 26High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #10

708^th of 874New York City Geographic District #10 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1385 of 1500	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1413 of 1504	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1395 of 1500	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1403 of 1479	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1199 of 1439	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1141 of 1438	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.1	966 of 1455	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.9	1125 of 1429	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	1111 of 1407	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.4	1245 of 1401	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	1237 of 1373	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.6	1162 of 1337	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	1011 of 1295	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.1	1023 of 1243	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	1009 of 1224	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	1025 of 1185	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	984 of 1123	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.0	966 of 1095	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	623 of 646	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	579 of 615	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	509 of 591	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	485 of 581	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	397 of 473	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	199 of 503	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1363 of 1457	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1350 of 1465	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1374 of 1463	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1339 of 1454	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1081 of 1370	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1074 of 1353	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	870 of 965	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	876 of 953	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	853 of 943	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	837 of 914	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	642 of 826	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	599 of 810	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	492 of 603	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	459 of 594	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	466 of 543	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	380 of 487	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	252 of 392	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	292 of 457	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	14.1	1237 of 1306	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	822 of 1241	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1321 of 1455	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1414 of 1464	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1350 of 1464	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1398 of 1455	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1181 of 1366	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1120 of 1352	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1034 of 1298	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1176 of 1303	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1234 of 1307	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1202 of 1283	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	576 of 1139	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	796 of 1170	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1143 of 1234	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1208 of 1242	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1113 of 1228	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1000 of 1190	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1048 of 1207	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1056 of 1210	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	1079 of 1221	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	1003 of 1255	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	1096 of 1255	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	1180 of 1237	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	1137 of 1217	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.8	1087 of 1198	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.3	1124 of 1165	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	1067 of 1117	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.9	1012 of 1086	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.5	966 of 1027	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.8	944 of 1002	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.5	883 of 986	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	670 of 713	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	618 of 690	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	657 of 686	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	630 of 679	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	571 of 669	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	615 of 637	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	541 of 583	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	446 of 481	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	509 of 565	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	432 of 546	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1094 of 1206	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1175 of 1219	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1041 of 1197	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	947 of 1155	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1057 of 1193	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1062 of 1176	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	792 of 885	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	833 of 865	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	749 of 851	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	613 of 760	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	680 of 815	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	678 of 791	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	396 of 607	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	481 of 564	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	430 of 531	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	257 of 389	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	381 of 493	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	404 of 498	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1066 of 1179	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1136 of 1170	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1052 of 1155	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1011 of 1101	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1016 of 1179	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1108 of 1154	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1121 of 1201	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1185 of 1211	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1133 of 1191	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1038 of 1154	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1033 of 1190	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1027 of 1176	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	1045 of 1149	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1111 of 1144	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1011 of 1130	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	904 of 1038	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	899 of 1132	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	854 of 1095	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

High school

Homeless (2025)35th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts64%-12 vs state

Global History and Geography49%-27 vs state

U.S. History and Government43%-32 vs state

English Language Arts35%-17 vs state

Algebra I23%-33 vs state

Life Science Biology22%-36 vs state

Science17%-26 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences16%-40 vs state

Living Environment14%-43 vs state

Math8%-44 vs state

Common Core Algebra II8%-67 vs state

Geometry7%-53 vs state

Common Core Geometry2%-22 vs state

Chemistry0%-65 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Belmont Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-4559	334	28	11.8	93.7%	6 (1.8%)	74 (22.2%)	245 (73.4%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15	1062^nd of 1234 public high schools	13.9%		25.7	897^th of 1242 public high schools	27.8%	165	30.0	12.5	52.5			60.4	8.0		79.6	11.8	28.9	0.0	32.3								$32,773	$3,170	$29,603
Fordham High School For The Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 733-4656	351	34	10.2	88.3%	4 (1.1%)	96 (27.4%)	231 (65.8%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	34.9	807^th of 1234 public high schools	34.6%		30.1	852^nd of 1242 public high schools	31.4%	45	12.6	42.2	81.8	5.0	4.6	87.8	53.0		59.8	58.0	62.9	34.5	53.1								$30,337	$3,178	$27,158
Fordham Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-5024	369	43	8.6	93.8%	11 (3.0%)	86 (23.3%)	260 (70.5%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.2	1031^st of 1234 public high schools	16.5%		16.3	1038^th of 1242 public high schools	16.4%	7	12.5	19.5	70.7		23.1	53.4	28.2		42.3	29.7	44.1	13.2	68.8								$31,292	$3,479	$27,813
Bronx High School For Law And Community Service	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-5274	367	30	12.0	91.0%	13 (3.5%)	67 (18.3%)	272 (74.1%)	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.4	971^st of 1234 public high schools	21.3%		28.7	866^th of 1242 public high schools	30.3%	105	14.3	45.1	67.2			65.4	34.4		71.4	27.7	30.7	14.5	19.6								$34,391	$3,334	$31,056
West Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-7139	575	71	8.1	95.1%	7 (1.2%)	89 (15.5%)	471 (81.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9.8	1143^rd of 1234 public high schools	7.4%		5.1	1208^th of 1242 public high schools	2.7%	65	0.0	7.6	63.8	2.0		49.2	13.9		42.7	23.2	22.0	6.6	16.4	29.0	27.5	48.4	7.4	10.0	7.3	17.1	$33,243	$3,698	$29,546
Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 933-1247	461	38	12.2	94.4%	23 (5.0%)	102 (22.1%)	318 (69.0%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	27.4	892^nd of 1234 public high schools	27.7%		26.7	889^th of 1242 public high schools	28.4%	3	51.9	80.5	52.1	48.5	27.6	53.2	40.6		49.6	52.0	40.4	16.9	57.6								$28,797	$2,770	$26,027
Crotona International High School	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-8701	354	28	12.7	95.8%	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.8%)	316 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			51.8							50.0											$31,322	$3,889	$27,433
High School For Energy And Technology	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-3080	331	31	10.5	92.7%	6 (1.8%)	88 (26.6%)	225 (68.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	20.2	982^nd of 1234 public high schools	20.4%		22.3	950^th of 1242 public high schools	23.5%	32		14.3	82.1			46.1	30.0		61.4	29.6	27.7	0.0	32.0								$31,454	$3,806	$27,649
Bronx Academy For Software Engineering (Base)	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-6024	375	37	10.0	90.9%	12 (3.2%)	94 (25.1%)	246 (65.6%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	18.4	1003^rd of 1234 public high schools	18.7%		24.1	924^th of 1242 public high schools	25.6%	79	0.0	20.8	72.1	0.0	14.3	51.8	5.0		60.9	20.7	52.8	10.3	45.5								$33,771	$3,253	$30,517
Theatre Arts Production Company School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-0832	427	50	8.5	95.6%	4 (0.9%)	106 (24.8%)	305 (71.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	20.5	980^th of 1234 public high schools	20.6%		25.3	906^th of 1242 public high schools	27.1%	74		21.2	67.3			65.3	15.4	0.0	62.7	22.9	46.8	16.0	27.7	44.0	45.0	50.0	52.0	89.5			$39,689	$3,263	$36,426

Frequently Asked Questions about West Bronx Academy For The Future

What district is West Bronx Academy For The Future in?

New York City Geographic District #10

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

Students at West Bronx Academy For The Future are 82% Hispanic, 15% African American, 1% White.

Is West Bronx Academy For The Future a good school?

West Bronx Academy For The Future ranks in the bottom 7.4% of New York high schools.

How many students attend West Bronx Academy For The Future?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended West Bronx Academy For The Future.

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