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North Bronx School Of Empowerment

Public Grades 6-8

1242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 17% of New York middle schools

Summary

North Bronx School Of Empowerment is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Bronx, New York, with 373 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #11, which is ranked 627 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating.

North Bronx School Of Empowerment has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently underperforms the district and state averages on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 37.84% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA compared to 44.03% in the district and 50.86% statewide. In Math, only 25.32% of 6th graders were proficient compared to 39.64% in the district and 51.2% statewide. The school's performance on Regents exams is also below district and state averages.

Despite higher per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, North Bronx School Of Empowerment has been unable to improve student outcomes over the past decade. Nearby schools in the same district, such as Is 181 Pablo Casals, generally perform better on state assessments and have higher SchoolDigger rankings. Additionally, Bronx Dance Academy School, which is in a different district but closer in proximity, also outperforms North Bronx School Of Empowerment academically. Targeted interventions and support may be needed to address the specific challenges faced by this school and its student population in order to improve academic performance and provide a high-quality education.

318

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,195

Per pupil spending ?

93.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3710 Barnes Ave
Bronx, NY 10467

(718) 652-0519

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Feeder schools for North Bronx School Of Empowerment:

Elementary:	Matilda Avenue School (The)
	Ps 103 Hector Fontanez
	Ps 16 Wakefield
	Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan
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	Ps 41 Gun Hill Road

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.7%

African American:

40.9%

American Indian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (34% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!U.S. History and Government scores 34 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

1,242^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #11

627^th of 874New York City Geographic District #11 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	24.1	1242 of 1500	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1373 of 1504	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1375 of 1500	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1411 of 1479	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1208 of 1242	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1356 of 1439	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1362 of 1438	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	1313 of 1455	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	1300 of 1429	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	1344 of 1407	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.3	1248 of 1401	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1181 of 1373	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	1115 of 1337	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.9	1172 of 1295	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.2	1117 of 1243	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.1	1157 of 1224	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.2	1109 of 1185	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	999 of 1123	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	381 of 676	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	476 of 705	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	559 of 696	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	568 of 706	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	538 of 653	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	557 of 663	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	2.6	364 of 369	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	369 of 374	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	308 of 646	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.0	557 of 615	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	454 of 591	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	369 of 581	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	389 of 473	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	389 of 503	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1174 of 1457	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1277 of 1465	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1329 of 1463	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1412 of 1454	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1291 of 1370	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1270 of 1353	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	727 of 965	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	822 of 953	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	804 of 943	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	880 of 914	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	780 of 826	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	763 of 810	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	466 of 603	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	451 of 594	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	478 of 543	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	455 of 487	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	354 of 392	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	397 of 457	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	987 of 1283	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1123 of 1296	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1187 of 1288	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1241 of 1306	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1171 of 1241	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1196 of 1245	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1225 of 1455	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1360 of 1464	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1344 of 1464	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1353 of 1455	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1052 of 1071	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1298 of 1366	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1312 of 1352	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	948 of 1298	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	915 of 1303	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1121 of 1307	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1236 of 1283	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	958 of 1139	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1015 of 1170	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school

Native American (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I57%~ state avg

U.S. History and Government41%-34 vs state

Science41%~ state avg

English Language Arts37%-14 vs state

Math25%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Common Core English Language Arts 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 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
North Bronx School Of Empowerment	Public	6-8	3710 Barnes Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-0519	318	34	9.2	93.1%	8 (2.5%)	130 (40.9%)	158 (49.7%)	6 (1.9%)	15 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	1242^nd of 1500 public middle schools	17.2%		15.5	1373^rd of 1504 public middle schools	8.7%	131		41.4	56.7			37.8	28.8	45.1	25.3	30.0	17.4	41.2	$40,195	$3,490	$36,705
Leaders Of Tomorrow	Public	6-8	3710 Barnes Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 994-1028	374	34	10.8	91.2%	7 (1.9%)	158 (42.2%)	194 (51.9%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	20.5	1303^rd of 1500 public middle schools	13.1%		23.2	1239^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.6%	64			24.5			36.4	30.7	38.3	15.8	29.3		35.0	$37,697	$3,552	$34,145
Bronx Dance Academy School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3617 Bainbridge Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 515-0410	267	20	13.3	93.3%	4 (1.5%)	33 (12.4%)	222 (83.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	62.5	510^th of 1500 public middle schools	66.0%		58.1	566^th of 1504 public middle schools	62.4%	56						64.0	63.1	71.6	48.7	46.3	57.1	41.2	$32,001	$3,283	$28,718
Junior High School 80 Mosholu Parkway (The)	Public	6-8	149 E Mosholu Pkwy North	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6300	562	42	13.2	95.0%	16 (2.8%)	65 (11.6%)	446 (79.4%)	30 (5.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26.8	1193^rd of 1500 public middle schools	20.5%		22.3	1261^st of 1504 public middle schools	16.2%	68	100.0	60.0	100.0	100.0		41.4	37.0	37.1	28.8	46.7	33.6	27.9	$34,135	$3,833	$30,302
Baychester Middle School	Public	6-8	3750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 547-1890	298	26	11.5	93.0%	9 (3.0%)	164 (55.0%)	105 (35.2%)	5 (1.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	28.2	1165^th of 1500 public middle schools	22.3%		31.8	1084^th of 1504 public middle schools	27.9%	81		50.0	56.7	59.3		27.4	38.5	58.7	20.0	46.6	25.0	29.2	$31,500	$2,907	$28,593
One World Middle School At Edenwald	Public	6-8	3750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 515-6780	309	40	7.7	80.3%	2 (0.6%)	168 (54.4%)	117 (37.9%)	7 (2.3%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	44.6	820^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.3%		47.3	765^th of 1504 public middle schools	49.1%	55	34.7	40.9	24.2	34.0		41.1	60.6	54.1	24.4	52.5			$42,901	$3,096	$39,805
Bronx Alliance Middle School	Public	6-8	3750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-2060	191	21	9.0	89.5%	3 (1.6%)	116 (60.7%)	66 (34.6%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	1343^rd of 1500 public middle schools	10.5%		26.8	1172^nd of 1504 public middle schools	22.1%	171		7.4	16.7		18.4	28.6	37.3	33.9	17.9	36.4			$40,347	$3,970	$36,376
Bronx Green Middle School	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 325-6593	356	25	13.9	93.0%	26 (7.3%)	66 (18.5%)	228 (64.0%)	30 (8.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34.3	1029^th of 1500 public middle schools	31.4%		38.2	953^rd of 1504 public middle schools	36.6%	76			43.8	25.2		38.9	43.1	45.2	35.6	48.5			$33,061	$3,681	$29,380
Pelham Academy Of Academics And Community Engagement	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 881-3136	281	28	10.1	94.0%	39 (13.9%)	38 (13.5%)	180 (64.1%)	21 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	56.9	612^th of 1500 public middle schools	59.2%		45.7	793^rd of 1504 public middle schools	47.3%	181		17.8	25.3	22.6		35.8	62.5	59.7	42.3	80.0			$32,396	$3,196	$29,200
Bronx Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-6090	302	28	10.8	89.4%	23 (7.6%)	45 (14.9%)	207 (68.5%)	21 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	56.2	627^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.2%		39.8	922^nd of 1504 public middle schools	38.7%	295	68.1	46.4	44.4	52.7		40.9	50.0	70.4	35.7	57.5	65.5	44.4	$36,494	$3,156	$33,337

Frequently Asked Questions about North Bronx School Of Empowerment

What is the racial makeup of North Bronx School Of Empowerment?

Students at North Bronx School Of Empowerment are 50% Hispanic, 41% African American, 5% American Indian, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What district is North Bronx School Of Empowerment in?

New York City Geographic District #11

How many students attend North Bronx School Of Empowerment?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended North Bronx School Of Empowerment.

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North Bronx School Of Empowerment ranks in the bottom 17.2% of New York middle schools.

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