Explorations Academy School in Bronx, NY
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 1619 BOSTON RD
Bronx, NY 10460
- Telephone
- (718) 893-6173
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- City-data.com school rating
- 16
- Students
- 359
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 26.5
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 316
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 10
- School district
- NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
- Charter school
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- No
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
ESMT-IS 190 (0.1 miles): | 21 |
Explorations Academy School: | 16 |
BRONX ENVISION ACADEMY (0.0 miles): | 15 |
EAST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE (0.1 miles): | 15 |
PS 61 FRANCISCO OLLER (0.1 miles): | 10 |
SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL (0.2 miles): | 10 |
FANNIE LOU HAMER MIDDLE SCHOOL (0.4 miles): | 9 |
JHS 98 HERMAN RIDDER (0.0 miles): | 8 |
FAIRMONT NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL (0.2 miles): | 1 |
New York: | 50 |
Bronx County: | 25 |
Bronx: | 25 |
Explorations Academy School: | 16 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 360
Enrollment in 2014: 358
Enrollment in 2013: 363
Enrollment in 2012: 363
Enrollment in 2011: 371
Enrollment in 2010: 362
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | UG | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 92 | 109 | 82 | 74 | 2 | 359 |
Female students | 42 | 41 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 155 |
Male students | 50 | 68 | 43 | 43 | - | 204 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Asian students | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
Hispanic students | 60 | 75 | 59 | 53 | 2 | 249 |
Black students | 27 | 29 | 20 | 20 | - | 96 |
White students | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 109
11th grade enrollment: 82
12th grade enrollment: 74
Ungraded enrollment: 2
Explorations Academy School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
Here: | 43.2% |
New York: | 51.1% |
Here: | 56.8% |
New York: | 47.5% |
Explorations Academy School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
Explorations Academy School: | 0.3% |
New York: | 0.2% |
School: | 1.9% |
State: | 4.6% |
Here: | 69.4% |
State: | 9.2% |
Explorations Academy School: | 26.7% |
New York: | 12.0% |
Here: | 1.7% |
New York: | 55.1% |
Explorations Academy School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
School: | 90.8% |
New York: | 52.7% |
Here: | 88.0% |
New York: | 45.4% |
Explorations Academy School: | 2.8% |
State: | 4.8% |
Explorations Academy School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Average Class Size:
- Grade 10 English: 28
- Grade 10 Mathematics: 27
- Grade 10 Science: 28
- Grade 10 Social Studies: 25
Teachers and support:
Student/Teacher Ratio
Here: | 13.6 |
New York: | 14.0 |
Number of individuals teaching out of certification: 6
Number of teachers with fewer than three years of teaching experience: 8
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 6
Total number of classes taught: 104
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 23
Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time assistant principals: 1
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 3
Explorations Academy School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
Statewide Student Assessments
Regents Examination:
(State average from 2,072 schools)
Explorations Academy School - % Scroring 55 and above in Regents Examination
- All49%
- Males49%
- Females49%
- Hispanic46%
- Black51%
- IDEA13%
Scoring 55 and above
(Geometry)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 43 (51%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 19 (23%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 19 (23%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 2 (2%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 1 (1%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 49% |
New York: | 79% |
Integrated Algebra (Common Core):
- All80%
- Males79%
- Females82%
- Hispanic81%
- IDEA74%
Scoring 55 and above
(Integrated Algebra)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 30 (20%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 44 (29%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 73 (49%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 3 (2%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 80% |
New York: | 93% |
Comprehensive English (Common Core):
- All73%
- Males70%
- Females79%
- Hispanic74%
- Black71%
- IDEA55%
Scoring 55 and above
(Comprehensive English)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 30 (27%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 10 (9%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 38 (34%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 18 (16%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 16 (14%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 73% |
State: | 89% |
Regents Competency Test:
(State average from 674 schools)
Explorations Academy School - Percent Passing Regents Competency Tests
- All13%
- Hispanic13%
- Black13%
- LEP17%
Percent Passing (Reading)
Number of students tested failing: 14 (88%)
Number of students tested passing: 2 (13%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 13% |
State: | 48% |
Writing:
Students tested with valid scores: 7
Number of students tested failing: 1 (14%)
Number of students tested passing: 6 (86%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 86% |
New York: | 81% |
Global Studies:
Students tested with valid scores: 5
Number of students tested failing: 5 (100%)
United States History and Government:
- All18%
- Hispanic22%
- Black13%
- LEP29%
Percent Passing (United States History and Government)
Number of students tested failing: 14 (82%)
Number of students tested passing: 3 (18%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 18% |
State: | 45% |
The New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test:
(State average from 567 schools)
Explorations Academy School - % Scoring at Expanding Level or above in NYSESLAT
- All32%
- Males31%
- Females34%
- IDEA60%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (9th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 32% |
State: | 50% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 5%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 45%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 18%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 27%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 5%
10th Grade:
- All69%
- Males75%
- Females60%
- IDEA83%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (10th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 69% |
New York: | 61% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 18%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 14%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 55%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 14%
11th Grade:
- All79%
- Males92%
- Females55%
- IDEA67%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (11th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 79% |
State: | 64% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 4%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 0%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 17%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 57%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 22%
12th Grade:
Students tested with valid scores: 7
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 57% |
State: | 62% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 0%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 43%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 57%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 0%
Outcomes
High School Completers:
Regents Diploma - Requires a student pass a minimum of 5 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Regents with Advanced Designation - Requires a student pass a minimum of 8 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Local Diploma - Can only be obtained by students with disabilities with an individualized education program or section 504 Accommodation Plan.
Explorations Academy School - High School Completers
- All69%
- Males70%
- Females68%
- Hispanic66%
- IDEA52%
Graduation Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 65
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 65
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 46 (71% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 19 (29% of Graduates)
- All67%
- Males67%
- Females68%
- Hispanic71%
- IDEA42%
Graduation Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 53
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 53
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 45 (85% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 8 (15% of Graduates)
- All66%
- Males62%
- Females72%
- Hispanic66%
- IDEA50%
Graduation Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 12
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 12
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 1 (8% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 11 (92% of Graduates)
High School Non-completers:
(State average from 1,468 schools)
Explorations Academy School - High School Non-completers
- All26%
- Males26%
- Females27%
- Hispanic30%
- IDEA38%
Dropout Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 339
Number of non-completers: 20
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 14
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 6
Percent of non-completers: | 6.0% |
State: | 5.4% |
- All19%
- Males23%
- Females12%
- Hispanic19%
- IDEA29%
Dropout Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 244
Number of non-completers: 9
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 6
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 3
Percent of non-completers: | 4.0% |
New York: | 6.5% |
- All15%
- Males13%
- Females19%
- Hispanic18%
- IDEA30%
Dropout Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 95
Number of non-completers: 11
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 8
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 3
Percent of non-completers: | 12.0% |
New York: | 10.1% |
Post-graduation Plans of Completers:
Explorations Academy School - Post-graduation Plans of Completers
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 65
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 13 (20%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 19 (29%)
└─ Graduates a known plan that is not specified above: 2 (3%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 31 (48%)
General Education:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 53
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 12 (23%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 14 (26%)
└─ Graduates a known plan that is not specified above: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 26 (49%)
Students with Disabilities:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 12
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 1 (8%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 5 (42%)
└─ Graduates a known plan that is not specified above: 1 (8%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 5 (42%)
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 1,294 schools)
- All95
- Males100
- Hispanic98
High School Math - Performance Index (PI)
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 74
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 95 |
New York: | 126 |
Safe harbor target: 105
High School ELA:
- All119
- Males105
- Hispanic114
High School ELA - Performance Index (PI)
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: YSH
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 74
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 97%
Performance Index (PI): | 119 |
State: | 151 |
Safe harbor target: 110
5-Year Graduation Rate:
- All66%
- Males68%
- Females63%
- Hispanic64%
5-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 91
Graduation Rate: | 66% |
New York: | 78% |
Safe harbor target: 71
4-Year Graduation Rate:
- All65%
- Males63%
- Females67%
- Hispanic69%
4-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: Yes
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 85
Graduation Rate: | 65% |
State: | 76% |
Safe harbor target: 62
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