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Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy - A College Board School

Public Grades 6-12
1008th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 18% of New York high schools
Summary

Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy - A College Board School is a public high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 396 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 731 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New York high schools, with a statewide ranking between 927 and 1195 out of 1200+ schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments and Regents exams is generally below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates on the Regents exams ranged from 0% to 68.12%, compared to the district's 23.65% to 75.29% and the state's 23.65% to 75.98%. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 84.3% in recent years, which is on par with the district average but lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been between 4.5% and 10.8%, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy is located in the same building as several other high schools, including Bronx Arena High School, Millenium Art Academy, Bronx Community High School, and others. These nearby schools have similar demographic and performance characteristics, with most ranking in the bottom 20-30% of New York high schools and struggling with low academic achievement, high chronic absenteeism, and high dropout rates. Despite the schools' challenges, per-student spending at Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy and the nearby schools is relatively high, ranging from $30,132 to $41,229 per student in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of resources, but rather the effective allocation and utilization of those resources to address the unique needs of the student population.

394
Students ?
9.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$36,671
Per pupil spending ?
90.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1980 Lafayette Ave
       Bronx, NY  10473

(718) 824-3152

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.2%
African American:
23.1%
Asian:
6.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 61% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!Dropout rate above the New York average (10% vs 5%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school42%
District avg44%
New York avg61%
Middle school
767th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 49%▲ up 32 pts since 2015
From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,008th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 18High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8
731st 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.6767 of 150048.9%★★☆☆☆
202438.4950 of 150436.8%★★☆☆☆
202324.71209 of 150019.4%★☆☆☆☆
20229.71426 of 14793.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.01083 of 124212.8%★☆☆☆☆
201926.21091 of 143924.2%★☆☆☆☆
201835.6947 of 143834.1%★★☆☆☆
201730.01045 of 145528.2%★☆☆☆☆
201630.01024 of 142928.3%★☆☆☆☆
201519.51163 of 140717.3%★☆☆☆☆
201435.3916 of 140134.6%★★☆☆☆
201327.41021 of 137325.6%★☆☆☆☆
201218.71104 of 133717.4%★☆☆☆☆
201127.1986 of 129523.9%★☆☆☆☆
201016.41037 of 124316.6%★☆☆☆☆
200931.3933 of 122423.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201842.7362 of 66345.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202563.6125 of 64680.7%★★★★☆
202463.4107 of 61582.6%★★★★☆
202326.4530 of 59110.3%★☆☆☆☆
202234.8386 of 58133.6%★★☆☆☆
201941.6217 of 47354.1%★★★☆☆
201833.6368 of 50326.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202546.3782 of 145746.3%★★☆☆☆
202428.41116 of 146523.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.31181 of 146319.3%★☆☆☆☆
20229.61405 of 14543.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.4838 of 106621.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.4957 of 137030.1%★★☆☆☆
201843.2793 of 135341.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.3484 of 96549.8%★★★☆☆
202454.9365 of 95361.7%★★★☆☆
202335.5616 of 94334.7%★★☆☆☆
202216.2843 of 9147.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.9341 of 44924.1%★☆☆☆☆
201929.0616 of 82625.4%★☆☆☆☆
201847.6406 of 81049.9%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.068 of 60388.7%★★★★☆
201920.0367 of 3926.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201849.3197 of 45756.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202330.4974 of 128824.4%★☆☆☆☆
202213.31245 of 13064.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201938.9719 of 124142.1%★★☆☆☆
201839.8750 of 124539.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202548.0718 of 145550.7%★★★☆☆
202450.3668 of 146454.4%★★★☆☆
202324.11204 of 146417.8%★☆☆☆☆
202211.01395 of 14554.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.41012 of 10715.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.71154 of 136615.5%★☆☆☆☆
201825.61073 of 135220.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.9494 of 129861.9%★★★☆☆
202450.5499 of 130361.7%★★★☆☆
202344.7620 of 130752.6%★★★☆☆
202231.0974 of 128324.1%★☆☆☆☆
201937.9663 of 113941.8%★★☆☆☆
201846.0516 of 117055.9%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.01008 of 123418.3%★☆☆☆☆
202413.21084 of 124212.7%★☆☆☆☆
20237.11161 of 12285.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.51150 of 11903.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.21080 of 120710.5%★☆☆☆☆
201821.8927 of 121023.4%★☆☆☆☆
201715.3999 of 122118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201616.91116 of 125511.1%★☆☆☆☆
201523.7972 of 125522.5%★☆☆☆☆
201418.0992 of 123719.8%★☆☆☆☆
201321.0935 of 121723.2%★☆☆☆☆
201217.5977 of 119818.4%★☆☆☆☆
20115.71138 of 11652.3%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202533.6476 of 71333.2%★★☆☆☆
202419.1598 of 69013.3%★☆☆☆☆
202318.5595 of 67111.3%★☆☆☆☆
201925.1539 of 68621.4%★☆☆☆☆
201829.4502 of 67926.1%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20246.6405 of 4264.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.9420 of 4240.9%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.8385 of 66942.5%★★☆☆☆
202433.4459 of 63727.9%★☆☆☆☆
202323.5520 of 58310.8%★☆☆☆☆
202211.5479 of 4810.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.8355 of 56537.2%★★☆☆☆
201834.2365 of 54633.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.31022 of 120615.3%★☆☆☆☆
202415.21059 of 121913.1%★☆☆☆☆
20236.41148 of 11974.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.51091 of 11555.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.01061 of 119311.1%★☆☆☆☆
201821.5938 of 117620.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.5715 of 88519.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.5702 of 86518.8%★☆☆☆☆
202311.4792 of 8516.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.0740 of 7602.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.3664 of 81518.5%★☆☆☆☆
201839.6470 of 79140.6%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.0287 of 60752.7%★★★☆☆
202417.4528 of 5646.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.7486 of 5318.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.4349 of 38910.3%★☆☆☆☆
201955.0179 of 49363.7%★★★☆☆
201870.985 of 49882.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.7970 of 117917.7%★☆☆☆☆
202415.31001 of 117014.4%★☆☆☆☆
20239.41070 of 11557.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.01068 of 11013.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.41043 of 117911.5%★☆☆☆☆
201826.3878 of 115423.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.4968 of 120119.4%★☆☆☆☆
202412.21078 of 121111.0%★☆☆☆☆
20239.31101 of 11917.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.01104 of 11544.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.31068 of 119010.3%★☆☆☆☆
201823.1899 of 117623.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.8794 of 114930.9%★★☆☆☆
202426.4897 of 114421.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.2975 of 113013.7%★☆☆☆☆
202216.4943 of 10389.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.9797 of 113229.6%★☆☆☆☆
201825.8855 of 109521.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Homeless (2025)89th percentile+40 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+32 vs school
Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)51st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)50th percentile~ school
Female (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school
African American (2018)45th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)24th percentile+5 vs school
High school
Homeless (2025)53rd percentile+34 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school
African American (2025)33rd percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school
Female (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school
Asian (2024)5th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core English Language Arts68%-7 vs state
Global History and Geography66%-10 vs state
Math52%~ state avg
U.S. History and Government51%-24 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences50%-6 vs state
English Language Arts45%-6 vs state
Algebra I30%-26 vs state
Geometry29%-31 vs state
Earth Science28%-37 vs state
Life Science Biology23%-35 vs state
Living Environment4%-52 vs state
Common Core Algebra II0%-75 vs state
Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Open Quote THIS SCHOOL SUCKS.....MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN IN HONORS ALL HER LIFE AND NOW SINCE SHE STARTED THIS SCHOOL SHE HATES GETTING UP EVERU MORNING FOR SCHOOL...DON'T SEND YOUR CHILD TO THIS SCHOOL BECAUSE YOUR CHILD WILL START HATING SCHOOL.THE PRINCIPAL DOES NOT KNOW WHAT SHE IS DOING..THERE A STUDENTS WHO DO NOT DESERVE TO BE IN THAT SCHOOL.THEY DON;T GIVE THE STUDENTS ENOUGH HOMEWORK.MYDAUGHTER HAS NEVER GOTTEN A SCHOOL PROJECT.....PLEASE THINK THREE TIMES BEFORE SENDING YOUR CHILD TO THIS SCHOOL..IM TRYING MY HARDEST TO GET HER OUT OF THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OF THERE STUDENTS...MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN IN HONORS ALL HER LIFE AND THIS SCHOOL IS NOT GETTING HER READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL AT ALL......DON'T SEND YOUR CHILD TO THIS SCHOOL AT ALL PLEASE........................................................... Close Quote





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Students at Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy - A College Board School are 66% Hispanic, 23% African American, 7% Asian, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy - A College Board School ranks in the bottom 18.3% of New York high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy - A College Board School.


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