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Women's Academy Of Excellence

Q: Is Women's Academy Of Excellence a good school?

Women's Academy Of Excellence ranks 876 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Women's Academy Of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 168 students attended Women's Academy Of Excellence.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Women's Academy Of Excellence?

Students at Women's Academy Of Excellence are 44% Hispanic, 27% African American, 13% Asian, 10% White, 4% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades 9-12

876^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 29% of New York high schools

Summary

Women's Academy Of Excellence is a public high school in the Bronx, New York, serving 159 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 731 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being a single-gender school focused on serving young women, Women's Academy Of Excellence does not appear to have any unique programs or approaches that set it apart from the nearby struggling high schools in the area. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of high schools in New York over the past 10 years, with a 4-year graduation rate around 70% and a dropout rate of 8-11%. Proficiency rates on Regents exams are consistently lower than district and state averages, and the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 31.5% to 57.2% in recent years.

Women's Academy Of Excellence is located very close to several other low-performing high schools in the Bronx, including Bronx Arena High School, Bronx Bridges High School, Bronx Compass High School, and Gotham Collaborative High School. Addressing the challenges faced by Women's Academy Of Excellence will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach that considers the broader systemic issues within the New York City Geographic District #8 and the Bronx community.

168

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,748

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

456 White Plains Rd
Bronx, NY 10473

(718) 542-0740

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.0%

African American:

27.4%

Asian:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2014 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 8

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (56% vs 67% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (12% vs 5%)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg48%

New York avg67%

876^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 18High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8

731^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 8 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	28.5	876 of 1234	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1128 of 1242	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1101 of 1228	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	1128 of 1190	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1149 of 1207	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1051 of 1210	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	1051 of 1221	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	1046 of 1255	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	918 of 1255	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	974 of 1237	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.0	936 of 1217	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	997 of 1198	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	982 of 1165	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	818 of 1117	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.7	866 of 1086	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.7	746 of 1027	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	62.3	396 of 1002	60.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	273 of 713	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.8	564 of 690	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	448 of 671	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.7	538 of 593	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	573 of 686	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	464 of 679	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	317 of 413	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	409 of 426	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	349 of 424	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	381 of 386	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	390 of 447	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	407 of 426	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	120 of 669	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	35.6	428 of 637	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	316 of 583	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	400 of 481	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	489 of 565	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	316 of 546	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	898 of 1206	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1135 of 1219	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1107 of 1197	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1110 of 1155	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	1160 of 1193	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1063 of 1176	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	662 of 885	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	841 of 865	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	826 of 851	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	730 of 760	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	789 of 815	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	771 of 791	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	101 of 607	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	37.9	351 of 564	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	218 of 531	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	304 of 389	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	368 of 493	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	357 of 498	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	759 of 1179	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1055 of 1170	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1118 of 1179	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1069 of 1154	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	667 of 1149	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1049 of 1144	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	848 of 1130	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1036 of 1038	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1046 of 1132	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	983 of 1095	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	0.2	735 of 738	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	785 of 793	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+53 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2022)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government66%-9 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts63%-12 vs state

Algebra I53%-3 vs state

Global History and Geography52%-24 vs state

Life Science Biology52%-7 vs state

Chemistry50%-15 vs state

Living Environment39%-17 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
Women's Academy Of Excellence	Public	9-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-0740	168	19	8.9	91.7%	17 (10.1%)	46 (27.4%)	74 (44.0%)	22 (13.1%)	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	28.5	876^th of 1234 public high schools	29.0%		10.7	1128^th of 1242 public high schools	9.2%	252	50.0		63.1			52.4	39.5		65.6	52.9	51.6										$37,748	$3,062	$34,686
Archimedes Academy-Math Sci Technical	Public, Magnet	6-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 617-5046	468	55	8.5	91.7%	17 (3.6%)	92 (19.7%)	311 (66.5%)	34 (7.3%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18.5	1002^nd of 1234 public high schools	18.8%		13.8	1073^rd of 1242 public high schools	13.6%	71	42.9	20.0	55.8		7.1	57.1	20.6		65.4	22.6	41.1	15.8	42.9	31.7	28.3	46.4	25.9	43.2	40.4	39.1	$37,666	$3,978	$33,688
Gotham Collaborative High School	Public	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 597-1587	295	35	8.4	91.2%	9 (3.1%)	89 (30.2%)	178 (60.3%)	14 (4.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6.1	1195^th of 1234 public high schools	3.2%		8.6	1164^th of 1242 public high schools	6.3%	31	0.0	2.8	43.0			53.1	18.9		46.2	14.3	16.4										$40,887	$5,131	$35,756
Millenium Art Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 824-0978	348	32	10.8	89.9%	7 (2.0%)	97 (27.9%)	224 (64.4%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	21.3	975^th of 1234 public high schools	21.0%		34.2	804^th of 1242 public high schools	35.3%	171		25.8	51.7		36.4	66.0	17.7		72.1	16.8	39.2	40.6									$40,106	$2,812	$37,294
Bronx Community High School	Public	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1026	162	20	8.1	92.6%	6 (3.7%)	43 (26.5%)	102 (63.0%)	4 (2.5%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	12.4	1103^rd of 1234 public high schools	10.6%		16.5	1031^st of 1242 public high schools	17.0%	72			46.0	8.3		58.2	38.2		33.3	26.5	25.0	25.0									$36,528	$3,075	$33,453
Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy - A College Board School	Public	6-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 824-3152	394	41	9.5	90.9%	9 (2.3%)	91 (23.1%)	261 (66.2%)	26 (6.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18	1008^th of 1234 public high schools	18.3%		13.2	1084^th of 1242 public high schools	12.7%	76		0.0	68.1	0.0	28.0	65.5	4.3		50.7	30.0	22.9	29.2	50.0	48.7	31.1	57.1	59.0	51.1	46.3		$36,671	$2,983	$33,688
Bronx Bridges High School	Public	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 829-2984	363	35	10.3	95.6%	8 (2.2%)	26 (7.2%)	294 (81.0%)	26 (7.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	21.4	969^th of 1234 public high schools	21.5%		26.4	896^th of 1242 public high schools	27.9%	73		36.8	57.4	23.1	30.2	51.5	47.5	16.7	58.2	47.7	23.9	8.3	44.7								$33,670	$3,264	$30,407
Bronx Compass High School	Public	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-1206	406	36	11.1	90.6%	10 (2.5%)	111 (27.3%)	242 (59.6%)	27 (6.7%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16	1043^rd of 1234 public high schools	15.5%		18.4	999^th of 1242 public high schools	19.6%	44	10.8	44.4	57.0			48.2	41.8		42.7	25.9	28.6	37.5	50.0								$32,551	$3,702	$28,849
Bronx Arena High School	Public	9-12	1440 Story Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-5056	158	15	10.5	89.9%	2 (1.3%)	49 (31.0%)	98 (62.0%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	23.4	943^rd of 1234 public high schools	23.6%		23.4	936^th of 1242 public high schools	24.6%	7			54.0			54.8	58.6		66.7	46.3											$36,945	$3,060	$33,886
Mott Hall V	Public	6-12	1551 E 172nd St	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-8160	636	61	10.4	89.2%	4 (0.6%)	73 (11.5%)	523 (82.2%)	15 (2.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21.4	968^th of 1234 public high schools	21.6%		25.1	909^th of 1242 public high schools	26.8%	59	18.2	38.5	66.4	8.8	40.0	68.5	26.0		71.3	36.7	21.9	3.7	36.2	38.4	32.0	46.2	37.4	46.4	62.8		$32,073	$3,214	$28,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Women's Academy Of Excellence

What district is Women's Academy Of Excellence in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

Is Women's Academy Of Excellence a good school?

Women's Academy Of Excellence ranks 876^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Women's Academy Of Excellence?

Students at Women's Academy Of Excellence are 44% Hispanic, 27% African American, 13% Asian, 10% White, 4% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Women's Academy Of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 168 students attended Women's Academy Of Excellence.

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