📍 1111 Pugsley Ave, Bronx, Bronx County, 10472
Pugsley Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 562 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 8 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pugsley Preparatory Academy enrolls 562 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Asian and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 301 | 54% |
| Asian | 145 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 12% |
| White | 22 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
520 of the school's 562 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 506 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pugsley Preparatory Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 87.
Pugsley Preparatory Academy is one of 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 23,353 students district-wide and employs 2,038 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 562 students, Pugsley Preparatory Academy is larger than the district average of about 458 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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