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Bronx Dance Academy School

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Bronx Dance Academy School ranks 510 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 66% of New York middle schools

Summary

Bronx Dance Academy School is a public magnet middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Bronx, New York, with 272 students. The school consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #10 and the state of New York in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts and Math.

Bronx Dance Academy School's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, ranking in the top 4 SchoolDigger stars for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The school also has a relatively high spending per student, ranging from $16,492 to $30,440 over the past few years, and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools.

Despite serving a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Bronx Dance Academy School has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1,069 out of 1,429 middle schools in 2015-2016 to 510 out of 1,500 in 2024-2025, with a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's success in serving its diverse student population and consistently outperforming the district and state averages could provide valuable insights and best practices for other schools to emulate.

267

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,001

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3617 Bainbridge Ave
Bronx, NY 10467

(718) 515-0410

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.1%

African American:

12.4%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (56% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #10

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg39%

New York avg51%

510^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 13Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #10

708^th of 874New York City Geographic District #10 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	62.5	510 of 1500	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	566 of 1504	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	712 of 1500	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	1013 of 1479	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	893 of 1242	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	656 of 1439	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	914 of 1438	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.0	789 of 1455	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.6	1069 of 1429	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.8	708 of 1407	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.9	743 of 1401	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.8	978 of 1373	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	952 of 1337	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	1083 of 1295	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.5	1084 of 1243	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	1013 of 1224	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	1007 of 1185	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	935 of 1123	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.3	943 of 1095	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	82.4	87 of 705	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	261 of 696	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	151 of 663	77.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	176 of 646	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	191 of 615	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	215 of 591	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	413 of 581	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	321 of 473	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	248 of 503	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	554 of 1457	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	652 of 1465	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	779 of 1463	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1056 of 1454	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	780 of 1370	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	953 of 1353	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	191 of 965	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	236 of 953	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	335 of 943	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	521 of 914	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	279 of 826	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	442 of 810	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	89 of 603	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	130 of 594	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	208 of 543	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	244 of 487	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	165 of 392	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	363 of 457	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	346 of 1283	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	370 of 1296	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	38.5	774 of 1306	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.2	219 of 1241	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	45.2	616 of 1245	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	470 of 1455	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	463 of 1464	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	679 of 1464	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	1067 of 1455	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	504 of 1366	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	929 of 1352	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	301 of 1298	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	248 of 1303	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	648 of 1307	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	686 of 1283	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	398 of 1139	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	497 of 1170	57.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2024)88th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)85th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+15 vs state

Math51%~ state avg

Science41%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (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 English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography 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	Regents Geometry 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
Bronx Dance Academy School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3617 Bainbridge Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 515-0410	267	20	13.3	93.3%	4 (1.5%)	33 (12.4%)	222 (83.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	62.5	510^th of 1500 public middle schools	66.0%		58.1	566^th of 1504 public middle schools	62.4%	56										64.0	63.1	71.6	48.7	46.3	57.1	41.2	$32,001	$3,283	$28,718
Junior High School 80 Mosholu Parkway (The)	Public	6-8	149 E Mosholu Pkwy North	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6300	562	42	13.2	95.0%	16 (2.8%)	65 (11.6%)	446 (79.4%)	30 (5.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26.8	1193^rd of 1500 public middle schools	20.5%		22.3	1261^st of 1504 public middle schools	16.2%	68		100.0				60.0	100.0	100.0		41.4	37.0	37.1	28.8	46.7	33.6	27.9	$34,135	$3,833	$30,302
North Bronx School Of Empowerment	Public	6-8	3710 Barnes Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-0519	318	34	9.2	93.1%	8 (2.5%)	130 (40.9%)	158 (49.7%)	6 (1.9%)	15 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	1242^nd of 1500 public middle schools	17.2%		15.5	1373^rd of 1504 public middle schools	8.7%	131						41.4	56.7			37.8	28.8	45.1	25.3	30.0	17.4	41.2	$40,195	$3,490	$36,705
Leaders Of Tomorrow	Public	6-8	3710 Barnes Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 994-1028	374	34	10.8	91.2%	7 (1.9%)	158 (42.2%)	194 (51.9%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	20.5	1303^rd of 1500 public middle schools	13.1%		23.2	1239^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.6%	64							24.5			36.4	30.7	38.3	15.8	29.3		35.0	$37,697	$3,552	$34,145
New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)	Public	6-8	120 W 231st St	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 601-2869	555	55	10.1	99.3%	14 (2.5%)	37 (6.7%)	488 (87.9%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	45.1	808^th of 1500 public middle schools	46.1%		44.6	819^th of 1504 public middle schools	45.5%	11							88.8	22.0		55.3	52.2	48.2	41.8	45.8	40.2	40.5	$33,974	$3,679	$30,295
Bronx Green Middle School	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 325-6593	356	25	13.9	93.0%	26 (7.3%)	66 (18.5%)	228 (64.0%)	30 (8.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34.3	1029^th of 1500 public middle schools	31.4%		38.2	953^rd of 1504 public middle schools	36.6%	76							43.8	25.2		38.9	43.1	45.2	35.6	48.5			$33,061	$3,681	$29,380
Pelham Academy Of Academics And Community Engagement	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 881-3136	281	28	10.1	94.0%	39 (13.9%)	38 (13.5%)	180 (64.1%)	21 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	56.9	612^th of 1500 public middle schools	59.2%		45.7	793^rd of 1504 public middle schools	47.3%	181						17.8	25.3	22.6		35.8	62.5	59.7	42.3	80.0			$32,396	$3,196	$29,200
Bronx Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-6090	302	28	10.8	89.4%	23 (7.6%)	45 (14.9%)	207 (68.5%)	21 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	56.2	627^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.2%		39.8	922^nd of 1504 public middle schools	38.7%	295		68.1				46.4	44.4	52.7		40.9	50.0	70.4	35.7	57.5	65.5	44.4	$36,494	$3,156	$33,337
Jonas Bronck Academy	Public	6-10	400 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 365-2502	392	33	11.7	92.9%	13 (3.3%)	56 (14.3%)	289 (73.7%)	25 (6.4%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	66.8	437^th of 1500 public middle schools	70.9%		59.6	547^th of 1504 public middle schools	63.6%	110	22.6		90.9	86.6	23.1		52.9	44.1	79.6	69.0	60.5	54.9	69.0	60.0	51.3	45.7	$30,560	$3,147	$27,413
Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45	Public	6-8	2502 Lorillard Pl	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1660	436	39	11.2	96.3%	6 (1.4%)	62 (14.2%)	353 (81.0%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19.5	1313^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.5%		27.3	1160^th of 1504 public middle schools	22.9%	153						45.2	62.1	42.2		27.6	35.0	39.5	15.3	24.4	25.9	37.7	$34,577	$2,969	$31,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Bronx Dance Academy School

What district is Bronx Dance Academy School in?

New York City Geographic District #10

Is Bronx Dance Academy School a good school?

Bronx Dance Academy School ranks 510^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bronx Dance Academy School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Bronx Dance Academy School.

What is the racial makeup of Bronx Dance Academy School?

Students at Bronx Dance Academy School are 83% Hispanic, 12% African American, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

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