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Academy Of Public Relations

Q: Is Academy Of Public Relations a good school?

Academy Of Public Relations ranks in the bottom 2.1% of New York middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Academy Of Public Relations?

In the 2024-25 school year, 132 students attended Academy Of Public Relations.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Academy Of Public Relations?

Students at Academy Of Public Relations are 75% Hispanic, 22% African American, 2% Asian.

Public Grades 6-8

1469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 2% of New York middle schools

Summary

The Academy Of Public Relations is a middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 142 students. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #7, which is ranked 777 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.68% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.96% in the district and 50.86% statewide. The school's performance in math is even more concerning, with 0% of 6th-grade students and only 4.76% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with particularly low results for English Language Learners and students with disabilities.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as South Bronx Academy For Applied Media, IS 584, and Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz, generally perform better than the Academy Of Public Relations across various academic metrics, including English Language Arts, Math, and Science. These nearby schools also have higher student-teacher ratios and lower per-student spending, suggesting that the higher funding at the Academy Of Public Relations has not translated into better academic outcomes.

132

Students ?

6.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$48,045

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

778 Forest Ave
Bronx, NY 10456

(718) 665-8866

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.0%

African American:

22.0%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (12% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Life Science Biology scores 52 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg30%

New York avg53%

1,469^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 7

777^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 7 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	5.3	1469 of 1500	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1337 of 1504	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1383 of 1500	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1429 of 1479	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1370 of 1439	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1354 of 1438	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	1374 of 1455	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	1346 of 1429	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	1324 of 1407	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.2	1328 of 1401	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	1291 of 1373	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	1164 of 1337	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	1102 of 1295	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	1149 of 1243	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.7	1191 of 1224	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	1165 of 1185	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.7	1102 of 1123	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	19.9	616 of 706	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	644 of 646	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	60.9	122 of 615	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	40.1	302 of 591	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	529 of 581	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	336 of 473	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	395 of 503	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	1440 of 1457	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1369 of 1465	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1394 of 1463	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1392 of 1454	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1318 of 1370	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1314 of 1353	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	934 of 965	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	770 of 953	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	859 of 943	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	856 of 914	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	766 of 826	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	757 of 810	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	582 of 603	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	371 of 594	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	407 of 543	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	458 of 487	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	356 of 392	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	416 of 457	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	1275 of 1283	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1197 of 1241	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1135 of 1245	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1403 of 1455	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1196 of 1464	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1229 of 1464	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1394 of 1455	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1313 of 1366	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1216 of 1352	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1264 of 1298	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1210 of 1303	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	638 of 1307	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	1029 of 1283	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	905 of 1139	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	785 of 1170	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)13th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-31 vs state

Life Science Biology6%-52 vs state

Math6%-46 vs state

Algebra I6%-50 vs state

Science5%-39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (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 Earth Science 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
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
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
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
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
Is 584	Public	6-8	600 St Ann's Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 742-2900	164	22	7.4	96.3%	2 (1.2%)	45 (27.4%)	112 (68.3%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20	1308^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.8%		29.6	1110^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.2%	198		57.1	83.3	12.5		22.0	45.2	34.6		16.7	40.5	23.2		28.6	$50,914	$4,258	$46,656
University Prep Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	470 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter Middle School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 985-8300	424	16	23.6	87.3%	3 (0.7%)	153 (36.1%)	260 (61.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	59.5	568^th of 1500 public middle schools	62.1%		57.1	588^th of 1504 public middle schools	60.9%	20	14.6	66.7	82.0		39.2	54.3	59.5	66.1	37.3	26.6	58.8	66.0	28.0		$23,127	$1,035	$22,092
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy Of Public Relations

What district is Academy Of Public Relations in?

New York City Geographic District # 7

Is Academy Of Public Relations a good school?

Academy Of Public Relations ranks in the bottom 2.1% of New York middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Academy Of Public Relations?

Students at Academy Of Public Relations are 75% Hispanic, 22% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Academy Of Public Relations?

In the 2024-25 school year, 132 students attended Academy Of Public Relations.

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