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School Of Performing Arts

Public Grades 6-8

1143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 24% of New York middle schools

Summary

The School Of Performing Arts is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 167 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #12, which is ranked 760 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the School Of Performing Arts consistently performs below the district and state averages on state assessments, with only 17.65% of 6th graders proficient in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 31.16% in the district and 50.86% statewide. However, the school's performance on Regents exams is more promising, with 87.5% of students proficient in Algebra I in 2024-2025, exceeding the district and state averages. The school serves a diverse student population, with a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 95.81% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School and Accion Academy, the School Of Performing Arts has similar academic performance and demographic profiles. However, some charter schools in the area, like Emblaze Academy Charter School, have significantly higher academic achievement, with proficiency rates exceeding the state averages in many subjects. The school's high per-student spending of $47,087 in the 2023-2024 school year, along with its low student-teacher ratio of 6.1, suggest that the school may have more resources available for individual student support.

137

Students ?

6.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$58,248

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

977 Fox St
Bronx, NY 10459-3396

(718) 589-4844

District: New York City Geographic District #12

Feeder schools for School Of Performing Arts:

Elementary:	Ps 195
	Ps 196

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.8%

African American:

34.3%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Science scores 24 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg33%

New York avg52%

1,143^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #12

760^th of 874New York City Geographic District #12 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	29.0	1143 of 1500	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1193 of 1504	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1336 of 1500	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1346 of 1479	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1084 of 1242	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1341 of 1439	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1295 of 1438	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	1269 of 1455	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	1359 of 1429	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	1323 of 1407	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.3	1325 of 1401	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.2	1274 of 1373	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	1224 of 1337	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	1214 of 1295	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	1080 of 1243	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.3	1140 of 1224	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	1119 of 1185	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	1013 of 1123	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.5	1002 of 1095	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	14.4	646 of 696	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	655 of 706	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	544 of 653	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	605 of 663	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	159 of 646	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	207 of 615	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	342 of 591	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	578 of 581	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	340 of 473	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	385 of 503	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1047 of 1457	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1099 of 1465	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1266 of 1463	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1368 of 1454	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	931 of 1066	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1222 of 1370	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1189 of 1353	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	559 of 965	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	593 of 953	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	650 of 943	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	762 of 914	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	312 of 449	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	749 of 826	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	690 of 810	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	205 of 603	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	323 of 594	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	251 of 487	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	315 of 392	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	326 of 457	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	24.7	1090 of 1306	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	670 of 935	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1151 of 1241	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1184 of 1455	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1205 of 1464	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1335 of 1464	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1288 of 1455	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	947 of 1071	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1341 of 1366	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1306 of 1352	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	538 of 1298	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	693 of 1303	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1027 of 1307	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1206 of 1283	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	189 of 522	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	974 of 1139	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	972 of 1170	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+52 vs school

Homeless (2025)66th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)17th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2023)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I88%+31 vs state

Math47%-6 vs state

English Language Arts31%-20 vs state

Science19%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (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 Living Environment 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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School Of Performing Arts	Public	6-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4844	137	23	6.0	97.1%	2 (1.5%)	47 (34.3%)	86 (62.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29	1143^rd of 1500 public middle schools	23.8%		25.8	1193^rd of 1504 public middle schools	20.7%	50			87.5			17.7	43.2	31.0		32.4	53.9	52.4		19.1	$58,248	$4,969	$53,279
Accion Academy	Public	6-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 378-1649	185	26	7.0	97.3%	4 (2.2%)	26 (14.1%)	151 (81.6%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	1296^th of 1500 public middle schools	13.6%		19.1	1317^th of 1504 public middle schools	12.4%	21			33.3			29.0	35.9	31.9		30.0	27.3	38.0		25.0	$49,756	$5,602	$44,154
Emblaze Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1164 Garrison Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	Emblaze Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 388-0011	222	15	14.8	95.0%	1 (0.5%)	76 (34.2%)	138 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	50.2	715^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.3%		58.7	561^st of 1504 public middle schools	62.7%	154				71.4	84.2	54.8	74.1	48.4	55.6	53.7	44.4	30.5	58.8		$19,788	$822	$18,965
Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz	Public, Magnet	6-8	681 Kelly St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 901-3520	319	30	10.7	97.2%	8 (2.5%)	65 (20.4%)	237 (74.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	39.2	926^th of 1500 public middle schools	38.3%		41.1	893^rd of 1504 public middle schools	40.6%	33			44.4			31.3	51.9	49.0		41.5	48.2	36.8		44.2	$33,589	$3,646	$29,943
South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	766 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 291-7700	266	32	8.3	97.0%	3 (1.1%)	45 (16.9%)	214 (80.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	1270^th of 1500 public middle schools	15.3%		23	1249^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.0%	21		4.6	43.8	21.6		34.3	44.9	27.9		23.3	39.8				$25,831	$810	$25,022
South Bronx Academy For Applied Media	Public	6-8	778 Forest Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-0059	169	26	6.4	97.0%	1 (0.6%)	63 (37.3%)	103 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13	1393^rd of 1500 public middle schools	7.1%		22.4	1258^th of 1504 public middle schools	16.4%	135			54.2	60.9		26.5	24.4	44.2		18.4	19.5	10.3		6.9	$53,847	$5,089	$48,757
Academy Of Public Relations	Public	6-8	778 Forest Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-8866	132	19	6.9	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	29 (22.0%)	99 (75.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5.3	1469^th of 1500 public middle schools	2.1%		17.4	1337^th of 1504 public middle schools	11.1%	132			5.9	6.3		9.7	16.3	34.2		0.0	10.6	4.8		4.8	$48,045	$3,385	$44,659
Middle School 301 Paul L Dunbar	Public	6-8	890 Cauldwell Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-2950	148	18	8.0	95.9%	4 (2.7%)	48 (32.4%)	92 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	8.6	1441^st of 1500 public middle schools	3.9%		12.4	1412^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.1%	29						10.3	12.2	31.7		21.4	4.9	25.6		14.3	$49,137	$4,534	$44,602
Bronx Academy For Multi-Media	Public	6-8	730 Bryant Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-1972	144	26	5.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	37 (25.7%)	105 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	649^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.7%		39.8	924^th of 1504 public middle schools	38.6%	275		44.4	58.3	42.9		27.3	46.7	43.4		66.7	76.1	72.7		36.4	$63,886	$7,696	$56,190
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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In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended School Of Performing Arts.

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New York City Geographic District #12

What is the racial makeup of School Of Performing Arts?

Students at School Of Performing Arts are 63% Hispanic, 34% African American, 1% White.

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School Of Performing Arts ranks in the bottom 23.8% of New York middle schools.

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