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Emblaze Academy Charter School

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Emblaze Academy Charter School ranks 715 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 52% of New York middle schools

Summary

Emblaze Academy Charter School is a public charter middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 201 students. The school is part of the Emblaze Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 471 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emblaze Academy Charter School consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels, with particularly strong performance in ELA. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency was 84.21% compared to the state average of 56.61%. The school also performs exceptionally well in serving specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who consistently rank in the top 30% and top 25%, respectively, among New York middle schools. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is more average, ranking in the middle 50% of New York middle schools.

Emblaze Academy Charter School outperforms the nearby public schools, such as Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School and Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz, in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels. However, the school's performance has fluctuated over the past few years, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 2-star rating in 2022-2023 before rebounding to a 3-star rating in 2024-2025, suggesting the need for continued monitoring and improvement efforts to ensure consistent academic excellence.

222

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,788

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1164 Garrison Ave
Bronx, NY 10474

(929) 388-0011

District: Emblaze Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.2%

African American:

34.2%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2022 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the New York median (52nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

New York avg52%

715^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 29 pts since 2022

From bottom 23% (2022) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

471^st of 874Emblaze Academy Charter School 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	50.2	715 of 1500	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	561 of 1504	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	916 of 1500	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1140 of 1479	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	167 of 646	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	144 of 615	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	105 of 591	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	42.2	294 of 581	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	721 of 1457	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	609 of 1465	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.2	1031 of 1463	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1214 of 1454	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	306 of 965	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	190 of 953	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.6	423 of 943	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	631 of 914	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	108 of 603	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	43 of 594	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	48.2	249 of 543	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.4	375 of 487	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	461 of 1283	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	642 of 1306	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	685 of 1455	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	513 of 1464	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	725 of 1464	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	1003 of 1455	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	386 of 1298	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	282 of 1303	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	174 of 1307	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	54.2	400 of 1283	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology71%+13 vs state

English Language Arts61%+9 vs state

Science59%+14 vs state

Math43%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emblaze Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1164 Garrison Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	Emblaze Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 388-0011	222	15	14.8	95.0%	1 (0.5%)	76 (34.2%)	138 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	50.2	715^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.3%		58.7	561^st of 1504 public middle schools	62.7%	154			71.4	84.2	54.8	74.1	48.4	55.6	53.7	44.4	30.5	58.8		$19,788	$822	$18,965
Bronx Academy For Multi-Media	Public	6-8	730 Bryant Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-1972	144	26	5.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	37 (25.7%)	105 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	649^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.7%		39.8	924^th of 1504 public middle schools	38.6%	275	44.4	58.3	42.9		27.3	46.7	43.4		66.7	76.1	72.7		36.4	$63,886	$7,696	$56,190
School Of Performing Arts	Public	6-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4844	137	23	6.0	97.1%	2 (1.5%)	47 (34.3%)	86 (62.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29	1143^rd of 1500 public middle schools	23.8%		25.8	1193^rd of 1504 public middle schools	20.7%	50		87.5			17.7	43.2	31.0		32.4	53.9	52.4		19.1	$58,248	$4,969	$53,279
Accion Academy	Public	6-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 378-1649	185	26	7.0	97.3%	4 (2.2%)	26 (14.1%)	151 (81.6%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	1296^th of 1500 public middle schools	13.6%		19.1	1317^th of 1504 public middle schools	12.4%	21		33.3			29.0	35.9	31.9		30.0	27.3	38.0		25.0	$49,756	$5,602	$44,154
Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz	Public, Magnet	6-8	681 Kelly St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 901-3520	319	30	10.7	97.2%	8 (2.5%)	65 (20.4%)	237 (74.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	39.2	926^th of 1500 public middle schools	38.3%		41.1	893^rd of 1504 public middle schools	40.6%	33		44.4			31.3	51.9	49.0		41.5	48.2	36.8		44.2	$33,589	$3,646	$29,943
Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Jennings St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 319-7270	228	26	8.7	96.9%	5 (2.2%)	49 (21.5%)	168 (73.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	21.9	1281^st of 1500 public middle schools	14.6%		20.6	1292^nd of 1504 public middle schools	14.1%	11		28.0			32.8	39.7	24.0		11.4	31.7	38.6		35.4	$39,488	$3,472	$36,016
Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan	Public, Magnet	6-8	1025 Morrison Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 328-2105	466	46	10.1	95.3%	4 (0.9%)	81 (17.4%)	360 (77.3%)	11 (2.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21.8	1284^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.4%		25.7	1195^th of 1504 public middle schools	20.5%	89					27.4	39.5	40.1		25.8	35.7	27.8		29.1	$38,859	$4,015	$34,845
School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)	Public	6-8	1025 Morrison Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-4181	377	38	10.0	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.7%)	305 (80.9%)	14 (3.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30.2	1116^th of 1500 public middle schools	25.6%		40.6	902^nd of 1504 public middle schools	40.0%	214	96.6	90.0			29.3	39.1	37.2		21.1	40.0	46.8		43.7	$33,268	$3,323	$29,945
South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	766 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 291-7700	266	32	8.3	97.0%	3 (1.1%)	45 (16.9%)	214 (80.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	1270^th of 1500 public middle schools	15.3%		23	1249^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.0%	21	4.6	43.8	21.6		34.3	44.9	27.9		23.3	39.8				$25,831	$810	$25,022
South Bronx Academy For Applied Media	Public	6-8	778 Forest Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-0059	169	26	6.4	97.0%	1 (0.6%)	63 (37.3%)	103 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13	1393^rd of 1500 public middle schools	7.1%		22.4	1258^th of 1504 public middle schools	16.4%	135		54.2	60.9		26.5	24.4	44.2		18.4	19.5	10.3		6.9	$53,847	$5,089	$48,757

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What is the racial makeup of Emblaze Academy Charter School?

Students at Emblaze Academy Charter School are 62% Hispanic, 34% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Emblaze Academy Charter School a good school?

Emblaze Academy Charter School ranks 715^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Emblaze Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Emblaze Academy Charter School.

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