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Bronx Design And Construction Academy vs. Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School

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School Overview

School
Bronx Design And Construction Academy
333 E 151st St
Bronx, NY 10451
: 
7/
10
Top 50%
Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School
333 E 151st St
Bronx, NY 10451
: 
9/
10
Top 20%
Top Rankings

Bronx Design And Construction Academy ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New York for:

Category
Attribute
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
Largest percent of students eligible for free lunch (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 5%)

Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New York for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
Largest percent of students eligible for free lunch (Top 20%)
Overview
Serving 262 students in grades 9-12, Bronx Design And Construction Academy ranks in the top 50% of all schools in New York for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 75-79% (which is higher than the New York state average of 55%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 60-69% (which is approximately equal to the New York state average of 62%).
The student:teacher ratio of 7:1 is lower than the New York state level of 11:1.
Serving 440 students in grades 9-12, Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in New York for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 70-74% (which is higher than the New York state average of 55%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 85-89% (which is higher than the New York state average of 62%).
The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is equal to the New York state level of 11:1.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the New York state average of 59% (majority Hispanic and Black).
School Type
Vocational
Vocational
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Total Students
262 students
440 students
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% Male | % Female
82% | 18%
84% | 16%
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Total Classroom Teachers
36 teachers
41 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
11:1
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Test Scores

#1309 out of 4093 schools in NY
(Top 50%)
#633 out of 4093 schools in NY
(Top 20%)
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75-79%
(Top 30% in NY)
70-74%
(Top 30% in NY)
This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Bronx Design And Construction Academy and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
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60-69%
(Top 50% in NY)
85-89%
(Top 10% in NY)
This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Bronx Design And Construction Academy and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
65-69%
(Bottom 50% in NY)
≥95%
(Top 10% in NY)
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Students by Grade

Students by Grade
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Grade 9 Students
79
149
Grade 10 Students
69
113
Grade 11 Students
60
99
Grade 12 Students
53
78
Ungraded Students
1
1

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
1%
1%
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% Asian
1%
1%
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% Hispanic
68%
69%
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% Black
30%
27%
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% White
n/a
1%
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This chart display the percentage of White students in Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School and the percentage of White public school students in New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
1%
0.45
0.46
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Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
91%
88%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
3%
(20-21 School Year Data)
3%
This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Bronx Design And Construction Academy and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
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