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Bronx Writing Academy

09X323

06,07,08 - Bronx, District 9

270 EAST 167 STREET (get directions)

PTA $ not reported

171 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $1,066,588 ($6,237/student)

Attendance: 90.7%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 86.1%

Math Course Pass Rate: 95.6%

Overview

Bronx Writing Academy is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Bronx, Community School District 9.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	497
2014-15	460
2015-16	464
2016-17	451
2017-18	438
2018-19	401
2019-20	383
2020-21	330
2021-22	308
2022-23	238
2023-24	230
2024-25	188
2025-26	171

% female: 49.1% (2025-26)

% poverty: 92.8% (2018-19)

% students with disabilities: 35.1% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 25.1% (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: 0.6% (2025-26)

Black: 24.6% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 70.8% (2025-26)

White: 2.9% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0% (2025-26)

Native American: 1.2% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.95 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 90.7%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 86.1%

Math Course Pass Rate: 95.6%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	90.7%
2024	ELA course pass rate	86.1%
2024	Math course pass rate	95.6%
2023	Attendance	90.5%
2023	ELA course pass rate	93.4%
2023	Math course pass rate	92.5%
2022	Attendance	91.5%
2022	ELA course pass rate	93.7%
2022	Math course pass rate	91.9%
2021	Attendance	88.2%
2021	ELA course pass rate	88.4%
2021	Math course pass rate	90.4%
2020	Attendance	86.7%
2020	ELA course pass rate	86.4%
2020	Math course pass rate	80.2%
2019	Attendance	90.4%
2019	ELA course pass rate	99.5%
2019	Math course pass rate	99.7%
2018	Attendance	88%
2018	ELA course pass rate	84.1%
2018	Math course pass rate	82.5%
2017	ELA course pass rate	84.9%
2017	Math course pass rate	78.4%
2016	ELA course pass rate	82.6%
2016	Math course pass rate	77.7%
2015	ELA course pass rate	81.7%
2015	Math course pass rate	79.1%

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	441	44.4%	45
2026	6	Math	434	22.9%	48
2026	7	ELA	448	53.7%	54
2026	7	Math	444	38.6%	57
2026	8	ELA	438	33.3%	54
2026	8	Math	435	26.4%	53
2026	8	Science	433	13.3%	15
2025	6	ELA	442	47.3%	55
2025	6	Math	435	23.6%	55
2025	7	ELA	445	45.1%	51
2025	7	Math	441	28.6%	56
2025	8	ELA	446	47.2%	72
2025	8	Math	442	33.3%	78
2025	8	Science	441	36.7%	30
2024	6	ELA	429	23.1%	52
2024	6	Math	430	14.3%	56
2024	7	ELA	450	61.7%	60
2024	7	Math	442	33.3%	63
2024	8	ELA	436	32.6%	92
2024	8	Math	431	13.8%	80
2024	8	Science	432	15.4%	52
2023	6	ELA	438	33.3%	57
2023	6	Math	442	37.7%	61
2023	7	ELA	443	46.4%	84
2023	7	Math	432	9.9%	91
2023	8	ELA	445	49.3%	75
2023	8	Math	434	23.4%	77
2022	6	ELA	595	40.6%	96
2022	6	Math	580	4.2%	96
2022	7	ELA	600	44.7%	76
2022	7	Math	587	12.5%	80
2022	8	ELA	592	33.6%	113
2022	8	Math	584	5.4%	111
2019	6	ELA	589	31.8%	107
2019	6	Math	587	21.1%	114
2019	7	ELA	592	19.6%	112
2019	7	Math	590	17.2%	122
2019	8	ELA	592	28.7%	136
2019	8	Math	591	16.9%	136
2018	6	ELA	592	37.6%	117
2018	6	Math	593	33%	115
2018	7	ELA	591	22.8%	145
2018	7	Math	590	16.2%	142
2018	8	ELA	589	24.5%	139
2018	8	Math	590	13.3%	143

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	81	31	0-5	not reported
2024	106	46	0-5	not reported
2023	85	14	0-5	not reported
2022	125	23	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 2027	$1,066,588	not reported	$6,237
FY 2026	$841,026	not reported	$4,918

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$239,072
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$170,481
TL CB School Staff	$137,753
AIDP STH School and Site Based Shared	$107,666
TL 09 C4E ICT	$92,406
Title I SWP STH	$50,175
C4E Class Size Transition	$50,075
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$43,652
IDEA RS IEP Para	$39,366
TL C4E FSF	$35,114
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$25,272
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$16,684
High Need Support for Title I	$16,418
Rollover Private Grant 41	$15,000
Title III LEP	$12,465
TL Bilingual Revital OTPS	$4,200
High Need Support for Title I STH	$3,446
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,480
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$2,391
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,722
Private Grant 33-Sandy Hook Promise SAVE Club	$750

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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