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Jonas Bronck Academy

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Jonas Bronck Academy ranks 437 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-10

437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 71% of New York middle schools

Summary

Jonas Bronck Academy is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-10 with a student population of 339. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jonas Bronck Academy consistently outperforms its district and the overall New York state in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 68.97% of 6th graders, 60.49% of 7th graders, and 54.88% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 39.41%, 42.67%, and 44.82%, respectively. In math, the school also outperformed the district, with 68.97% of 6th graders, 60% of 7th graders, and 51.25% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to the district's 34.04%, 42.44%, and 38.3%. The school also outperforms the district and state in Regents exams, such as Geometry (79.55% proficient), Global History and Geography (86.57% proficient), and Earth Science (90.91% proficient).

While Jonas Bronck Academy faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.7% to 42.7% over the past few years, the school has seen a steady increase in per-student spending and a decrease in student-teacher ratio, indicating more resources dedicated to student support. The school's performance in serving its homeless student population is a notable strength, ranking 51st out of 603 New York middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) student population has struggled, ranking 476th out of 646 New York middle schools in the same year, suggesting a need for the school to focus on improving educational outcomes for this subgroup.

392

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,560

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 E Fordham Rd
Bronx, NY 10458

(718) 365-2502

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.7%

African American:

14.3%

Asian:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2018 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the New York median (71st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2018) to 71st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Chemistry scores 42 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg45%

New York avg57%

437^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	66.8	437 of 1500	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	547 of 1504	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	726 of 1500	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	333 of 1479	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	413 of 1242	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	370 of 1439	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	281 of 1438	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	66.4	414 of 1455	71.5%	★★★★☆
2016	62.0	466 of 1429	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.2	477 of 1407	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.3	469 of 1401	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.2	623 of 1373	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.9	894 of 1337	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.0	818 of 1295	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.5	771 of 1243	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.6	895 of 1224	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.9	874 of 1185	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	874 of 1123	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	927 of 1095	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	202 of 676	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	254 of 705	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	255 of 696	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.8	84 of 706	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	93.1	8 of 253	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	59 of 653	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	73 of 663	89.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	129 of 406	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	82 of 381	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	43 of 374	88.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	476 of 646	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	526 of 591	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.2	204 of 581	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	229 of 503	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	418 of 1457	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	498 of 1465	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	641 of 1463	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	289 of 1454	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	347 of 1066	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	335 of 1370	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	277 of 1353	79.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	182 of 965	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	240 of 953	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	369 of 943	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.4	149 of 914	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	144 of 449	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	153 of 826	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	101 of 810	87.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	51 of 603	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	60.4	160 of 594	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	198 of 543	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.0	42 of 487	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	49.9	23 of 49	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.4	32 of 457	93.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	281 of 1283	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	377 of 1296	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	215 of 1306	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	196 of 1241	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	128 of 1245	89.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	469 of 1455	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	616 of 1464	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	828 of 1464	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.0	382 of 1455	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	379 of 1071	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	369 of 1366	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	285 of 1352	78.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	482 of 1298	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	522 of 1303	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	513 of 1307	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	272 of 1283	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	453 of 1139	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	210 of 1170	82.1%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

African American (2025)70th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science91%+26 vs state

Global History and Geography87%+11 vs state

Geometry80%+20 vs state

English Language Arts62%+10 vs state

Math60%+8 vs state

Algebra I53%-3 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

Life Science Biology44%-14 vs state

Living Environment23%-34 vs state

Chemistry23%-42 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, October 5, 2018

This is one of the few schools that are good around the area. This school is excellent! My family loves this school because all the staff treat themselves as family and are very welcoming with the community. You will not regret placing your child here. Close Quote

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Friday, February 2, 2018

My daughter attends jba and the ratio is not 13 to 1. Hmmm. Close Quote

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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
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
Is 254	Public	6-8	2452 Washington Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 220-8700	406	41	9.9	98.5%	11 (2.7%)	60 (14.8%)	324 (79.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	20.5	1301^st of 1500 public middle schools	13.3%		17.2	1341^st of 1504 public middle schools	10.8%	40							39.4	15.0		20.4	35.4	36.0	27.6	42.0			$38,362	$4,043	$34,318
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
Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence	Public	6-8	120 E 184th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 220-3139	788	82	9.6	94.4%	12 (1.5%)	103 (13.1%)	652 (82.7%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	21.7	1285^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.3%		25.2	1210^th of 1504 public middle schools	19.5%	75						73.7	63.6			28.6	35.5	40.6	21.8	30.7	30.9	34.6	$37,595	$3,067	$34,528
Angelo Patri Middle School (The)	Public	6-8	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1295	333	42	7.8	97.6%	3 (0.9%)	69 (20.7%)	256 (76.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	1271^st of 1500 public middle schools	15.3%		24.2	1227^th of 1504 public middle schools	18.4%	44								53.9		18.8	28.7	32.5	13.0	32.4	44.0	37.9	$42,454	$3,999	$38,456
Creston Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	125 E 181st St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 367-5035	418	34	12.3	96.4%	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.7%)	361 (86.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.7	1082^nd of 1500 public middle schools	27.9%		32.3	1076^th of 1504 public middle schools	28.5%	6						21.5				39.4	32.1	47.2	32.8	45.9	41.5	33.1	$32,377	$3,526	$28,851
Is 206 Ann Mersereau	Public	6-8	2280 Aqueduct Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1570	229	21	10.9	97.8%	2 (0.9%)	25 (10.9%)	201 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24	1244^th of 1500 public middle schools	17.1%		32.3	1075^th of 1504 public middle schools	28.5%	169										38.2	18.8	24.2	37.5	26.7	64.1	27.3	$43,177	$3,377	$39,799
Frederick Douglass Academy V Middle School	Public	6-8	2111 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-1617	146	20	7.1	94.5%	1 (0.7%)	47 (32.2%)	96 (65.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.6	1251^st of 1500 public middle schools	16.6%		43	854^th of 1504 public middle schools	43.2%	397						11.8	66.7	5.9		68.8	38.2	33.3	23.5	19.5	31.6	16.4	$44,424	$4,102	$40,322
Junior High School 118 William W Niles	Public, Magnet	6-8	577 E 179th St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-2330	468	52	9.0	94.2%	12 (2.6%)	104 (22.2%)	262 (56.0%)	67 (14.3%)	13 (2.8%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	38.9	933^rd of 1500 public middle schools	37.8%		44.4	821^st of 1504 public middle schools	45.4%	112		93.7				93.7	81.0			47.9	45.8	50.6	38.0	35.4	22.2	46.8	$39,420	$3,647	$35,772
Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III	Public	6-8	2055 Mapes Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-3580	256	22	11.3	96.9%	3 (1.2%)	62 (24.2%)	182 (71.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35.6	1000^th of 1500 public middle schools	33.3%		49.4	727^th of 1504 public middle schools	51.7%	273								39.5		26.2	47.5	50.8	19.5	46.9	48.4	46.9	$37,074	$3,246	$33,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonas Bronck Academy

What is the racial makeup of Jonas Bronck Academy?

Students at Jonas Bronck Academy are 74% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% Asian, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

Is Jonas Bronck Academy a good school?

Jonas Bronck Academy ranks 437^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Jonas Bronck Academy in?

New York City Geographic District #10

How many students attend Jonas Bronck Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Jonas Bronck Academy.

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