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Academy of Public Relations

07X298

06,07,08 - Bronx, District 7

778 FOREST AVENUE (get directions)

PTA $ not reported

115 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $667,971 ($5,808/student)

Attendance: 90.5%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 55.7%

Math Course Pass Rate: 16.8%

Overview

Academy of Public Relations is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Bronx, Community School District 7.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	363
2014-15	352
2015-16	312
2016-17	256
2017-18	247
2018-19	266
2019-20	250
2020-21	197
2021-22	159
2022-23	129
2023-24	140
2024-25	136
2025-26	115

% female: 40.9% (2025-26)

% poverty: 93.9% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 45.2% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 24.3% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 1.7% (2025-26)

Black: 22.6% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 72.2% (2025-26)

White: 2.6% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.9% (2025-26)

Native American: 0% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: not reported (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 90.5%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 55.7%

Math Course Pass Rate: 16.8%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	90.5%
2024	ELA course pass rate	55.7%
2024	Math course pass rate	16.8%
2023	Attendance	92.1%
2023	ELA course pass rate	62.2%
2023	Math course pass rate	96.9%
2022	Attendance	91.4%
2022	ELA course pass rate	67.5%
2022	Math course pass rate	96.6%
2021	Attendance	87.4%
2021	ELA course pass rate	62.2%
2021	Math course pass rate	94.4%
2020	Attendance	88.4%
2020	Math course pass rate	83.2%
2019	Attendance	91.3%
2019	Math course pass rate	99.6%
2018	Attendance	90.3%
2018	Math course pass rate	22.8%
2017	Math course pass rate	97%
2016	ELA course pass rate	31.6%
2016	Math course pass rate	93%
2015	ELA course pass rate	98.7%
2015	Math course pass rate	99%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	425	12.1%	33
2026	6	Math	427	12.5%	32
2026	7	ELA	435	20.6%	34
2026	7	Math	432	14.7%	34
2026	8	ELA	435	29.8%	47
2026	8	Math	425	12.5%	48
2026	8	Science	433	15.6%	45
2025	6	ELA	423	11.1%	36
2025	6	Math	419	2.7%	37
2025	7	ELA	432	14.3%	49
2025	7	Math	422	9.4%	53
2025	8	ELA	439	28.3%	46
2025	8	Math	417	3.6%	28
2025	8	Science	430	3.6%	28
2024	6	ELA	429	15.8%	38
2024	6	Math	423	7.7%	39
2024	7	ELA	442	35.3%	34
2024	7	Math	439	33.3%	39
2024	8	ELA	443	45.9%	37
2024	8	Math	428	5.6%	18
2024	8	Science	435	17.9%	28
2023	6	ELA	432	20%	35
2023	6	Math	433	11.1%	36
2023	7	ELA	440	35.1%	37
2023	7	Math	435	17.5%	40
2023	8	ELA	441	44.4%	27
2023	8	Math	430	17.2%	29
2022	6	ELA	594	35.7%	42
2022	6	Math	585	6.8%	44
2022	7	ELA	594	26.9%	26
2022	7	Math	587	10.3%	29
2022	8	ELA	586	12.2%	49
2022	8	Math	580	0%	37
2019	6	ELA	583	13.4%	67
2019	6	Math	596	22.9%	70
2019	7	ELA	586	5.3%	75
2019	7	Math	584	9.9%	81
2019	8	ELA	592	26.4%	72
2019	8	Math	578	0%	50
2018	6	ELA	587	17.1%	70
2018	6	Math	585	6.8%	74
2018	7	ELA	589	16.2%	68
2018	7	Math	579	5.4%	74
2018	8	ELA	595	36.8%	76
2018	8	Math	593	1.7%	58

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	48	16	0-5	not reported
2024	46	10	0-5	not reported
2023	42	not reported	0-5	not reported
2022	68	36	0-5	not reported

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2026	$667,971	not reported	$5,808

FY 2026 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$178,382
AIDP Community School Social Workers	$162,975
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$114,825
Title I SWP STH	$38,531
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$33,250
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$28,717
Supplemental Support for Title I Services	$17,719
C4E Class Size Transition	$16,317
IDEA RS IEP Para	$13,936
High Need Support for Title I	$12,278
Title III LEP	$12,000
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$10,976
Title I SWP Carry Over	$9,154
Title III LEP Carryover	$8,000
Supplemental Support for Title I STH Services	$3,827
High Need Support for Title I STH	$2,652
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$1,784
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,380
Student Device Storage	$1,110
Title I SWP Carry Over Parent and Family Engage	$92
Title IV Specialized HS Admissions	$66

PTA funding (LL171)

PTA $ not reported

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Sources & methodology

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