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Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School

Public Grades 9-12

892^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 28% of New York high schools

Summary

Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with a student population of 411. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools, with rankings ranging from 752 to 1047 out of over 1200 schools. The school's 4-year graduation rate has hovered around 84-85%, significantly lower than the state average of around 90%, and it has had dropout rates ranging from 4-5%, higher than the state average. Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 31.5% to 49.4% in recent years, much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates on Regents exams across subject areas are consistently lower than the district and state averages, often by 10-20 percentage points.

When compared to other high schools in the same district and geographic area, such as Theatre Arts Production Company School, Providing Urban Learners Success In Education High School, and Belmont Preparatory High School, Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School generally underperforms its peers on key metrics like graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. Despite a significant increase in per-student spending in recent years, from around $14,000 per student to over $28,000, the school's academic performance has not improved, suggesting the need for substantial interventions and support to address the challenges facing this high-poverty school.

461

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,797

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 E Fordham Rd
Bronx, NY 10458

(718) 933-1247

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.0%

African American:

22.1%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2014 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (50% vs 66% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 31% New York)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg56%

New York avg66%

892^nd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 26High 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	27.4	892 of 1234	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	889 of 1242	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1047 of 1228	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	919 of 1190	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	752 of 1207	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	798 of 1210	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.6	859 of 1221	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	906 of 1255	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.0	844 of 1255	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.2	875 of 1237	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	916 of 1217	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	980 of 1198	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.4	878 of 1165	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.0	852 of 1117	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.3	674 of 1086	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	303 of 713	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	256 of 690	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	403 of 671	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	326 of 593	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.0	124 of 686	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	250 of 679	63.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	346 of 669	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	471 of 637	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	532 of 583	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.0	214 of 481	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	195 of 565	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	155 of 546	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	915 of 1206	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	912 of 1219	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1076 of 1197	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	904 of 1155	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	717 of 1193	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	797 of 1176	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	563 of 885	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	559 of 865	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	696 of 851	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	550 of 760	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	368 of 815	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	419 of 791	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	324 of 607	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	402 of 564	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	388 of 531	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	193 of 389	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	57 of 493	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	130 of 498	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	967 of 1179	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	883 of 1170	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	984 of 1155	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	850 of 1101	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	665 of 1179	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	756 of 1154	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	832 of 1201	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	842 of 1211	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.6	971 of 1191	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	923 of 1154	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	790 of 1190	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	807 of 1176	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	785 of 1149	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	961 of 1144	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	951 of 1130	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	731 of 1038	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	548 of 1132	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	602 of 1095	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	724 of 788	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	556 of 781	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)58th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)47th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II80%+6 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences58%~ state avg

Global History and Geography53%-23 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts52%-23 vs state

Algebra I52%-4 vs state

Chemistry52%-13 vs state

U.S. History and Government50%-25 vs state

Common Core Geometry48%+25 vs state

Living Environment41%-16 vs state

Life Science Biology40%-18 vs state

Earth Science28%-37 vs state

Geometry17%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics 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	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Belmont Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-4559	334	28	11.8	93.7%	6 (1.8%)	74 (22.2%)	245 (73.4%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15	1062^nd of 1234 public high schools	13.9%		25.7	897^th of 1242 public high schools	27.8%	165	30.0	12.5	52.5			60.4	8.0		79.6	11.8	28.9	0.0	32.3								$32,773	$3,170	$29,603
Fordham High School For The Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 733-4656	351	34	10.2	88.3%	4 (1.1%)	96 (27.4%)	231 (65.8%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	34.9	807^th of 1234 public high schools	34.6%		30.1	852^nd of 1242 public high schools	31.4%	45	12.6	42.2	81.8	5.0	4.6	87.8	53.0		59.8	58.0	62.9	34.5	53.1								$30,337	$3,178	$27,158
Fordham Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-5024	369	43	8.6	93.8%	11 (3.0%)	86 (23.3%)	260 (70.5%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.2	1031^st of 1234 public high schools	16.5%		16.3	1038^th of 1242 public high schools	16.4%	7	12.5	19.5	70.7		23.1	53.4	28.2		42.3	29.7	44.1	13.2	68.8								$31,292	$3,479	$27,813
Bronx High School For Law And Community Service	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-5274	367	30	12.0	91.0%	13 (3.5%)	67 (18.3%)	272 (74.1%)	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.4	971^st of 1234 public high schools	21.3%		28.7	866^th of 1242 public high schools	30.3%	105	14.3	45.1	67.2			65.4	34.4		71.4	27.7	30.7	14.5	19.6								$34,391	$3,334	$31,056
West Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-7139	575	71	8.1	95.1%	7 (1.2%)	89 (15.5%)	471 (81.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9.8	1143^rd of 1234 public high schools	7.4%		5.1	1208^th of 1242 public high schools	2.7%	65	0.0	7.6	63.8	2.0		49.2	13.9		42.7	23.2	22.0	6.6	16.4	29.0	27.5	48.4	7.4	10.0	7.3	17.1	$33,243	$3,698	$29,546
Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 933-1247	461	38	12.2	94.4%	23 (5.0%)	102 (22.1%)	318 (69.0%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	27.4	892^nd of 1234 public high schools	27.7%		26.7	889^th of 1242 public high schools	28.4%	3	51.9	80.5	52.1	48.5	27.6	53.2	40.6		49.6	52.0	40.4	16.9	57.6								$28,797	$2,770	$26,027
Crotona International High School	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-8701	354	28	12.7	95.8%	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.8%)	316 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			51.8							50.0											$31,322	$3,889	$27,433
High School For Energy And Technology	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-3080	331	31	10.5	92.7%	6 (1.8%)	88 (26.6%)	225 (68.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	20.2	982^nd of 1234 public high schools	20.4%		22.3	950^th of 1242 public high schools	23.5%	32		14.3	82.1			46.1	30.0		61.4	29.6	27.7	0.0	32.0								$31,454	$3,806	$27,649
Bronx Academy For Software Engineering (Base)	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-6024	375	37	10.0	90.9%	12 (3.2%)	94 (25.1%)	246 (65.6%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	18.4	1003^rd of 1234 public high schools	18.7%		24.1	924^th of 1242 public high schools	25.6%	79	0.0	20.8	72.1	0.0	14.3	51.8	5.0		60.9	20.7	52.8	10.3	45.5								$33,771	$3,253	$30,517
Theatre Arts Production Company School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-0832	427	50	8.5	95.6%	4 (0.9%)	106 (24.8%)	305 (71.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	20.5	980^th of 1234 public high schools	20.6%		25.3	906^th of 1242 public high schools	27.1%	74		21.2	67.3			65.3	15.4	0.0	62.7	22.9	46.8	16.0	27.7	44.0	45.0	50.0	52.0	89.5			$39,689	$3,263	$36,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School

What is the racial makeup of Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School?

Students at Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School are 69% Hispanic, 22% African American, 5% White, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School.

What district is Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School in?

New York City Geographic District #10

Is Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School a good school?

Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School ranks 892^nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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