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Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III

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Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III ranks 1000 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1000^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 33% of New York middle schools

Summary

Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 251 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #12, which is ranked 760 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math generally below the district and state averages. However, the school has shown some strengths in certain subject areas and grade levels, such as 7th and 8th grade ELA. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners performing better than the overall school, while female students and special education students have struggled.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Emolior Academy, Esmt-Is 190, and Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership, have similar performance profiles to Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III. However, some schools, like Junior High School 118 William W Niles, have performed significantly better. This suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement at Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III with the right interventions and support.

256

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,074

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2055 Mapes Ave
Bronx, NY 10460

(718) 561-3580

District: New York City Geographic District #12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

African American:

24.2%

American Indian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Life Science Biology scores 19 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg32%

New York avg52%

1,000^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #12

760^th of 874New York City Geographic District #12 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	35.6	1000 of 1500	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	727 of 1504	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	784 of 1500	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	919 of 1479	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	1004 of 1242	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	889 of 1439	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1056 of 1438	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	996 of 1455	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.3	902 of 1429	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	870 of 1407	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.8	780 of 1401	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.7	980 of 1373	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.4	912 of 1337	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.9	798 of 1295	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.5	896 of 1243	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	1003 of 1224	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.7	787 of 1185	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.4	672 of 1123	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	84.1	128 of 1095	88.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	37.4	415 of 663	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	306 of 646	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	327 of 615	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	500 of 591	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	71.2	69 of 581	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	41.4	222 of 473	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.9	399 of 503	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1078 of 1457	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.6	664 of 1465	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	737 of 1463	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	866 of 1454	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	812 of 1066	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	956 of 1370	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	977 of 1353	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	538 of 965	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	326 of 953	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	282 of 943	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	416 of 914	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.9	349 of 449	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	400 of 826	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	449 of 810	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	252 of 603	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	288 of 594	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	99 of 543	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	187 of 487	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	35 of 49	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.5	77 of 392	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	161 of 457	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	60.3	424 of 1296	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	494 of 1288	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	546 of 1306	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	642 of 935	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	564 of 1241	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	721 of 1245	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	872 of 1455	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	758 of 1464	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	810 of 1464	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	964 of 1455	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	943 of 1071	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	742 of 1366	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1015 of 1352	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	457 of 1298	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	309 of 1303	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	501 of 1307	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	932 of 1283	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	706 of 1139	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	816 of 1170	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)67th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2025)58th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2018)37th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science47%+3 vs state

English Language Arts41%-11 vs state

Life Science Biology39%-19 vs state

Math37%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Thursday, November 15, 2018

So true. The culture of this school is incredibly toxic. The administration are borderline abusive to the students, as well as their staff. That's why I quit teaching here, and so did many others. Run, do not walk, away from this school. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 6, 2018

bad school , teachers would rather get kids in trouble for wearing wrong colored sneakers than teaching them the school work. teachers are disrespectful Close Quote

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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 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
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
Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership	Public	6-8	2055 Mapes Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 933-5976	230	28	8.1	93.9%	3 (1.3%)	63 (27.4%)	155 (67.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	43	850^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.3%		46.5	777^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.3%	73				88.2		41.1	53.5	46.9	30.6	57.8	46.2	40.0	$48,342	$4,920	$43,422
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
Is 318 Math Science & Technology Through Arts	Public	6-8	1919 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-8504	278	33	8.4	97.8%	2 (0.7%)	74 (26.6%)	199 (71.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13	1394^th of 1500 public middle schools	7.1%		21.7	1270^th of 1504 public middle schools	15.6%	124				16.7	53.3	23.3	26.8	24.1	17.7	32.1	28.1	21.7	$39,827	$4,307	$35,520
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
Esmt-Is 190	Public	6-8	1550 Crotona Park E	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-9423	226	20	11.1	96.5%	4 (1.8%)	58 (25.7%)	156 (69.0%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	37.5	955^th of 1500 public middle schools	36.3%		44.5	820^th of 1504 public middle schools	45.5%	135			40.0	53.9		38.9	31.5	46.3	52.7	36.8	49.4	35.7	$36,898	$3,347	$33,552
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III

Is Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III a good school?

Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III ranks 1000^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III in?

New York City Geographic District #12

What is the racial makeup of Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III?

Students at Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III are 71% Hispanic, 24% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% White.

How many students attend Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III.

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