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Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Public Grades 6-8

1178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 21% of New York middle schools

Summary

Pugsley Preparatory Academy is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 588 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.

Pugsley Preparatory Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 920-1178 out of around 1500 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 34.03% to 46.59% across grades, compared to 36.28%-42.87% for the district and 50.86%-52.38% for the state. In mathematics, the proficiency rates at Pugsley Preparatory Academy ranged from 27.84% to 40.91% across grades, lower than the district (38.07%-43.41%) and state (46.74%-51.2%) averages. However, the school's performance on Regents exams, such as Algebra I and Living Environment, is significantly higher than the district and state averages, suggesting that the school is able to prepare some students for advanced coursework.

The nearby schools, such as Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan, School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The), and Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School (The), have similar performance profiles to Pugsley Preparatory Academy, with rankings and test scores generally below the district and state averages. However, Middle School 101 Edward R Byrne, located about 1.5 miles away, stands out with significantly higher academic performance, ranking in the top 25% of New York middle schools and outperforming the district and state on state assessments.

544

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,211

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 Pugsley Ave
Bronx, NY 10472

(718) 822-2780

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Feeder schools for Pugsley Preparatory Academy:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

Asian:

26.7%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 44th percentile in 2021 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 44th-percentile peak (2021) to 21st (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

New York avg53%

1,178^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Middle 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	27.4	1178 of 1500	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1143 of 1504	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	958 of 1500	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	920 of 1479	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	695 of 1242	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	885 of 1439	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	900 of 1438	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.2	1027 of 1455	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	1170 of 1429	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.5	1181 of 1407	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	1219 of 1401	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	422 of 676	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	530 of 705	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	414 of 696	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	351 of 706	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	333 of 653	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	319 of 663	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	347 of 406	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	319 of 396	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	288 of 388	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	283 of 381	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	212 of 236	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	298 of 369	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	291 of 374	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	214 of 646	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	272 of 615	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	148 of 591	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	196 of 581	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	168 of 473	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.4	409 of 503	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1059 of 1457	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1145 of 1465	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	872 of 1463	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	944 of 1454	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	746 of 1066	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	949 of 1370	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	958 of 1353	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	772 of 965	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	768 of 953	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	641 of 943	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	645 of 914	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.6	151 of 449	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	535 of 826	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	448 of 810	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	397 of 603	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	500 of 594	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	316 of 543	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	283 of 487	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	152 of 392	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	269 of 457	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	846 of 1283	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	868 of 1296	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	626 of 1288	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	569 of 1306	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	386 of 935	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	583 of 1241	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	689 of 1245	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1203 of 1455	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1081 of 1464	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	975 of 1464	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	859 of 1455	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	464 of 1071	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	756 of 1366	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	770 of 1352	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	18 of 29	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1062 of 1298	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1031 of 1303	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	670 of 1307	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	439 of 1283	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	670 of 1139	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	547 of 1170	53.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	634 of 775	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	649 of 778	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	706 of 772	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	726 of 748	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	612 of 716	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+45 vs school

Native American (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I92%+36 vs state

Life Science Biology90%+32 vs state

English Language Arts41%-10 vs state

Math34%-19 vs state

Science27%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	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
Pugsley Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	1111 Pugsley Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-2780	544	51	10.7	90.6%	25 (4.6%)	58 (10.7%)	286 (52.6%)	145 (26.7%)	21 (3.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	27.4	1178^th of 1500 public middle schools	21.5%		27.9	1143^rd of 1504 public middle schools	24.0%	35				92.5	89.8		41.6	34.0	46.6		27.8	40.9	32.6		27.1	$34,211	$3,091	$31,120
Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 12	Public, Charter	5	2169 Blackrock Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 12	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 472-1911	94			72.3%	1 (1.1%)	51 (54.3%)	31 (33.0%)	7 (7.4%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						96.7				98.9				80.2		$27,782	$00	$27,782
Soundview Academy For Culture And Scholarship	Public	6-8	885 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-4027	240	29	8.3	92.5%	0 (0.0%)	58 (24.2%)	167 (69.6%)	10 (4.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33	1046^th of 1500 public middle schools	30.3%		12.7	1408^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.4%	362			78.6	80.0			37.0	36.3	37.8		58.9	50.6	30.7		31.1	$41,693	$4,453	$37,240
Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein	Public	6-8	885 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-7490	322	28	11.5	93.5%	5 (1.6%)	73 (22.7%)	219 (68.0%)	17 (5.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	33.2	1042^nd of 1500 public middle schools	30.5%		35.4	1009^th of 1504 public middle schools	32.9%	33							32.6	37.6	45.5		25.6	41.8	46.9		43.3	$37,560	$3,477	$34,083
Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The)	Public	6-8	1560 Purdy St	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-8600	778	69	11.2	85.9%	17 (2.2%)	165 (21.2%)	325 (41.8%)	251 (32.3%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	40.3	902^nd of 1500 public middle schools	39.9%		38.8	943^rd of 1504 public middle schools	37.3%	41			45.0	83.2	77.3		54.6	45.8	45.3		47.0	49.2	26.5		24.7	$33,364	$3,172	$30,192
Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan	Public, Magnet	6-8	1025 Morrison Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 328-2105	466	46	10.1	95.3%	4 (0.9%)	81 (17.4%)	360 (77.3%)	11 (2.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21.8	1284^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.4%		25.7	1195^th of 1504 public middle schools	20.5%	89							27.4	39.5	40.1		25.8	35.7	27.8		29.1	$38,859	$4,015	$34,845
School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)	Public	6-8	1025 Morrison Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-4181	377	38	10.0	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.7%)	305 (80.9%)	14 (3.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30.2	1116^th of 1500 public middle schools	25.6%		40.6	902^nd of 1504 public middle schools	40.0%	214			96.6	90.0			29.3	39.1	37.2		21.1	40.0	46.8		43.7	$33,268	$3,323	$29,945
Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School (The)	Public	6-8	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-5063	190	17	10.9	96.8%	7 (3.7%)	45 (23.7%)	130 (68.4%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1373^rd of 1500 public middle schools	8.5%		29.1	1121^st of 1504 public middle schools	25.5%	252							28.9	26.4	35.0		12.6	16.4	32.6		34.9	$40,687	$2,868	$37,819
Emolior Academy	Public	6-8	1970 W Farms Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-2670	388	34	11.2	93.8%	4 (1.0%)	78 (20.1%)	288 (74.2%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	36.9	970^th of 1500 public middle schools	35.3%		35.6	1004^th of 1504 public middle schools	33.2%	34	94.4	32.1	53.7	41.7			45.6	46.2	39.8		42.2	44.6				$33,471	$3,356	$30,116
Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Jennings St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 319-7270	228	26	8.7	96.9%	5 (2.2%)	49 (21.5%)	168 (73.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	21.9	1281^st of 1500 public middle schools	14.6%		20.6	1292^nd of 1504 public middle schools	14.1%	11				28.0			32.8	39.7	24.0		11.4	31.7	38.6		35.4	$39,488	$3,472	$36,016

Frequently Asked Questions about Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Is Pugsley Preparatory Academy a good school?

Pugsley Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 21.5% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Pugsley Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Pugsley Preparatory Academy.

What district is Pugsley Preparatory Academy in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

What is the racial makeup of Pugsley Preparatory Academy?

Students at Pugsley Preparatory Academy are 53% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 11% African American, 5% White, 4% American Indian.

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