Pelham Preparatory Academy

925 ASTOR AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10469 · Bronx · High school

DBN: 11X542

High school

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 849 (of 1234)

Niche: 620 (of 1406)

Academic quality

Graduation rate -- share of a cohort who earned a diploma within 4 (or 6) years of starting 9th grade.
College/career readiness -- DOE's stricter bar: graduated AND met at least one benchmark (course credits, exam scores, etc.) showing they're on track for college or a career.
Regents pass rate -- share of students who took that exam this year and scored 65+, NY State's passing threshold.

Attendance: 90.4%

71.3% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

93.5%(citywide avg: 92.7%)

6-year graduation rate

94.5%(citywide avg: 94.2%)

4-year college/career readiness

51.4%(citywide avg: 53.5%)

6-year college/career readiness

48.7%(citywide avg: 44.9%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

83.3%

Algebra I

25.5%

Living Environment (Biology)

39.2%

Global History

69.9%

US History

79.2%

Citywide comparisons are the average across high schools. Small cohorts are flagged since a handful of students can swing a percentage a lot; cells too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

Demographics

496 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 76.8%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

7.5%

Black

29%

Hispanic or Latino

53.4%

White

7.1%

Multiracial

0.6%

Native American

Other groups

Students with disabilities

25.8%

English Language Learners

6.9%

Living in poverty

75.2%

Female

44.8%

Male

55.2%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)