Is Pugsley Preparatory Academy a good school?

Pugsley Preparatory Academy ranks 958 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pugsley Preparatory Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 562 students attended Pugsley Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Pugsley Preparatory Academy?

Students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy are 54% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 12% African American, 4% White, 3% American Indian.

Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Public 6-8

1111 Pugsley Ave
Bronx, NY 10472

(718) 822-2780

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

SchoolDigger Rank:
958^th of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Feeder schools for Pugsley Preparatory Academy:

Elementary:	Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The)
	Ps 36 Unionport

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 562

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.6%

Asian:

25.8%

African American:

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.5%

See top rated New York middle schools

Compare Pugsley Preparatory Academy to nearby middle schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Pugsley Preparatory Academy ranks worse than 63.9% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 12 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.96. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Pugsley Preparatory Academy has the largest middle school student body size in the New York City Geographic District # 8. Student population at Pugsley Preparatory Academy is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.6%), Asian (25.8%), African American (12.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Compare Details (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pugsley Preparatory Academy is 10.8. 7 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Pugsley Preparatory Academy employs 51.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Pugsley Preparatory Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Pugsley Preparatory Academy 958^th of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Pugsley Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Homeless students:

Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

African American students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

New York City Geographic District # 8:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 8 742^nd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

What do you think?

Your rating for Pugsley Preparatory Academy?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Compare

Rank History for all students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2014	16.36	1219^th	1401	13.0%
2015	18.47	1181^st	1407	16.1%
2016	21.72	1170^th	1429	18.1%
2017	31.24	1027^th	1455	29.4%
2018	37.98	900^th	1438	37.4%
2019	36.99	885^th	1439	38.5%
2021	42.69	695^th	1242	44.0%
2022	38.27	920^th	1479	37.8%
2023	37.96	958^th	1500	36.1%

See the entire list of New York Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.43	409^th	503	18.7%
2019	48.94	168^th	473	64.5%
2022	52.14	196^th	581	66.3%
2023	56.20	148^th	591	75.0%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.49	547^th	1170	53.2%
2019	37.80	670^th	1139	41.2%
2022	52.10	439^th	1283	65.8%
2023	42.49	670^th	1307	48.7%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.20	689^th	1245	44.7%
2019	45.12	583^rd	1241	53.0%
2021	50.74	386^th	935	58.7%
2022	48.91	569^th	1306	56.4%
2023	47.05	626^th	1288	51.4%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.44	269^th	457	41.1%
2019	51.56	152^nd	392	61.2%
2022	39.81	283^rd	487	41.9%
2023	41.96	316^th	543	41.8%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Homeless Students!

Rank History for Female students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.30	958^th	1353	29.2%
2019	33.06	949^th	1370	30.7%
2021	34.32	746^th	1066	30.0%
2022	36.07	944^th	1454	35.1%
2023	41.46	872^nd	1463	40.4%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.62	770^th	1352	43.0%
2019	41.28	756^th	1366	44.7%
2021	51.59	464^th	1071	56.7%
2022	39.66	859^th	1455	41.0%
2023	35.33	975^th	1464	33.4%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.28	291^st	374	22.2%
2019	27.66	298^th	369	19.2%
2021	17.95	212^th	236	10.2%
2022	33.85	283^rd	381	25.7%
2023	36.10	288^th	388	25.8%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.00	319^th	663	51.9%
2019	43.14	333^rd	653	49.0%
2022	45.79	351^st	706	50.3%
2023	41.06	414^th	696	40.5%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.65	448^th	810	44.7%
2019	34.45	535^th	826	35.2%
2021	56.58	151^st	449	66.4%
2022	32.52	645^th	914	29.4%
2023	33.68	641^st	943	32.0%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	52.57	5^th	18	72.2%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Native American Students!

Rank History for White students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	21.31	612^th	716	14.5%
2022	8.33	726^th	748	2.9%
2023	15.89	706^th	772	8.5%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Pugsley Preparatory Academy.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Pugsley Preparatory Academy, submit a rating!

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2013	2	20	12	62	0	0	0	96
2014	4	38	34	124	2	0	0	202
2015	3	60	62	178	3	0	0	306
2016	4	54	68	170	6	0	0	302
2017	17	49	72	190	4	0	0	332
2018	18	47	62	206	4	1	0	338
2019	43	82	153	373	15	3	0	669
2020	36	63	159	351	16	4	2	631
2021	40	53	150	299	13	1	3	559
2022	26	62	147	277	13	3	2	530
2023	22	70	145	301	15	4	5	562

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2013	96	6.0	16.0	86.5
2014	202	13.0	15.5	93.6
2015	306	19.0	16.1	78.8
2016	302	24.0	12.5	83.1
2017	332	24.9	13.2	89.5
2018	338	26.0	13.0	83.7
2019	669	50.0	13.3	89.4
2020	631	57.0	11.0	89.7
2021	559	53.0	10.5	94.1
2022	530	54.0	9.8	90.2
2023	562	51.5	10.8	92.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2013	96	6.0	16.0	86.5
2014	202	13.0	15.5	93.6
2015	306	19.0	16.1	78.8
2016	302	24.0	12.5	83.1
2017	332	24.9	13.2	89.5
2018	338	26.0	13.0	83.7
2019	669	50.0	13.3	89.4
2020	631	57.0	11.0	89.7
2021	559	53.0	10.5	94.1
2022	530	54.0	9.8	90.2
2023	562	51.5	10.8	92.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates