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Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence

Public Grades K-8

1285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 14% of New York middle schools

Summary

Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence is a public middle school in the Bronx, New York, serving 733 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $24,313 to $37,908 over the past few years, Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,133 and 1,308 out of around 1,500 schools. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's low performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as IS 254, Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45, and Middle School 390, Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence generally performs worse on state assessments and has lower rankings. This suggests that the school is struggling relative to its peers, despite its high poverty rates and low student-teacher ratio, which may be contributing factors to its poor academic performance.

788

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,595

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 E 184th St
Bronx, NY 10468

(718) 220-3139

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.7%

African American:

13.1%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Math scores 24 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg43%

New York avg55%

1,285^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12Middle 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	21.7	1285 of 1500	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1210 of 1504	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1295 of 1500	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1308 of 1479	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1133 of 1242	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1223 of 1439	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1271 of 1438	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	1282 of 1455	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	1268 of 1429	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	1291 of 1407	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	1341 of 1401	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.0	1340 of 1373	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	467 of 676	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	435 of 705	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	493 of 696	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	481 of 706	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	551 of 653	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	483 of 663	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	394 of 646	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	322 of 615	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	282 of 591	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	308 of 581	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	264 of 473	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	270 of 503	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1228 of 1457	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1154 of 1465	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1238 of 1463	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1269 of 1454	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	922 of 1066	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1190 of 1370	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1205 of 1353	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	710 of 965	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	652 of 953	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	725 of 943	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	758 of 914	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	375 of 449	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	664 of 826	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	679 of 810	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	464 of 603	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	433 of 594	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	391 of 543	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	325 of 487	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	40 of 49	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	255 of 392	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	377 of 457	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	972 of 1283	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	893 of 1296	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1085 of 1288	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1112 of 1306	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1006 of 1241	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1110 of 1245	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1249 of 1455	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1165 of 1464	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1277 of 1464	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1297 of 1455	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	956 of 1071	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1150 of 1366	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1207 of 1352	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	59.9	9 of 24	62.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	605 of 1298	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	517 of 1303	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	533 of 1307	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	839 of 1283	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	197 of 522	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	526 of 1139	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	463 of 1170	60.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2022)62nd percentile+51 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government74%~ state avg

Algebra I64%+8 vs state

English Language Arts35%-16 vs state

Science35%-9 vs state

Math28%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 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 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
Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence	Public	K-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
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
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
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
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
Middle School 390	Public	6-8	1930 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-5501	311	31	9.9	97.7%	3 (1.0%)	57 (18.3%)	247 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26	1210^th of 1500 public middle schools	19.3%		23.6	1235^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.9%	25			100.0	29.2	39.4	41.1	41.5	36.8	28.9	36.9	21.7	$39,541	$4,019	$35,522
Bronx School Of Young Leaders (The)	Public	6-8	40 W Tremont St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-4146	342	37	9.3	92.4%	2 (0.6%)	66 (19.3%)	270 (78.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35.2	1009^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.7%		34.2	1035^th of 1504 public middle schools	31.2%	26					33.3	33.3	43.8	44.2	37.1	47.0	43.4	$37,839	$3,502	$34,337
Is 117 Joseph H Wade	Public	6-8	1865 Morris Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-7750	320	36	8.8	98.4%	4 (1.3%)	61 (19.1%)	250 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1398^th of 1500 public middle schools	6.8%		13.7	1402^nd of 1504 public middle schools	6.8%	4			28.7	39.3	23.2	25.5	41.8	19.5	18.1	0.0	20.3	$41,844	$4,326	$37,518
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

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