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Bronx Writing Academy Middle School
270 East 167th St
Bronx NY, 10456, Bronx County
Phone: 718-293-9048
Ranking: (3,049 out of 3,424, bottom 11%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 40 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 499 | 493 | 472 | 509 | 499 | 521 | 503 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 175 | 35.1% | 155 | 31.4% | 144 | 30.5% | 139 | 27.3% | 111 | 22.2% | 128 | 24.6% | 119 | 23.7% |
Grade 7: | 148 | 29.7% | 169 | 34.3% | 155 | 32.8% | 169 | 33.2% | 174 | 34.9% | 155 | 29.8% | 147 | 29.2% |
Grade 8: | 174 | 34.9% | 168 | 34.1% | 172 | 36.4% | 200 | 39.3% | 171 | 34.3% | 187 | 35.9% | 197 | 39.2% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 43 | 8.6% | 51 | 9.8% | 39 | 7.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 239 | 47.9% | 227 | 46.0% | 219 | 46.4% | 237 | 46.6% | 216 | 43.3% | 247 | 47.4% | 246 | 48.9% |
Female: | 260 | 52.1% | 266 | 54.0% | 253 | 53.6% | 272 | 53.4% | 275 | 55.1% | 266 | 51.1% | 253 | 50.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 323 | 64.7% | 304 | 61.7% | 300 | 63.6% | 338 | 66.4% | 317 | 63.5% | 319 | 61.2% | 294 | 58.4% |
Black: | 165 | 33.1% | 178 | 36.1% | 166 | 35.2% | 164 | 32.2% | 171 | 34.3% | 194 | 37.2% | 202 | 40.2% |
White: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 441 | 88.4% | 449 | 91.1% | 396 | 83.9% | 416 | 81.7% | NA | NA | 436 | 83.7% | 406 | 80.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 1.8% | 17 | 3.4% | 22 | 4.7% | 24 | 4.7% | NA | NA | 37 | 7.1% | 29 | 5.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.38 | 13.71 | 12.11 | 14.13 | 14.22 | 13.40 | 11.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 33% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 37% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 32% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 24% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 23% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 26% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 7.9% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 30% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 45% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 54% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 37% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 38% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 44% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 12.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 29% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 31% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 44% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 19% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 18% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 22% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 25% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 37% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 56% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 35% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 36% | 38% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 37% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 10.3% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 24% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 23% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 39% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 24% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 19% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 22% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 9.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 19% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 45% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 37% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 41% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 11.5% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 18% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 18% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 30% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 32% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 33% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 33% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 37% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 11% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 10% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 18% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 23% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 30% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 81% | 52% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 86% | 53% | 72% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 94% | 61% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bronx Writing Academy Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.