Our Insights
What’s Special
Caring staff and high graduation rate
The Downside
Working on offering top students more challenges
South Bronx Prep, which serves grades 6-12, has an excellent record graduating students on time, including those with special needs and those who start middle school with weak academic skills. It’s an orderly school with small classes, a caring staff, and lots of support.
Most classes have two or three adults. Every student is assigned an advisor who gets to know them well, challenging them when necessary and sometimes just making a helpful phone call to remind them to bring their gym shorts.
“They don’t let you drown here,” a student told us on one of our visits. “They don’t hold your hand all the way, but [they] help you do what you never thought you could do.”
Eileen Flanagan, principal since 2007, is an effective manager; nearly all the teachers recommend the school to prospective parents, according to school surveys. Attendance is above average, despite the fact that a significant number of students are in temporary housing, which typically makes it hard to get to school on time.
Located a short walk from the high traffic shopping Hub, South Bronx Prep shares a building with MS 223. Principals of both schools say they have a good working relationship and commonly share resources.
While the school has long served struggling students well, it is working on ways to challenge top students, according to the Comprehensive Education Plan. All students have access to Advanced Placement classes. In addition, students may earn college credits by taking Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) classes, taught by their own high school teachers who have received extra training.
Special education: Special education is one of the school’s strengths. The school serves students with a range of disabilities, including some who are speech impaired and some who are emotionally disturbed, according to the school’s Comprehensive Education Plan. With support and encouragement, many middle school students move from “self-contained” classes to team-teaching classes by 9th grade. the school has a very high graduation rate for students with IEPs. (Clara Hemphill, web reports, November 2018)
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School Stats
Is this school safe and well-run?
From the 2022-2023 NYC School Survey
From the 2019-20 NY State Report Card
From this school's most recent Quality Review Report
From 2023 End-of-year Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism Report
How do students perform academically?
From the New York State 2022-2023 Assessment Database
From the 2022-23 School Quality Guide
Who does this school serve?
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot
From the 2022-23 School Quality Guide
How does this school serve special populations?
From 2023 End-of-year Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism Report
From the New York State 2022-2023 Assessment Database
Programs & Admissions
From the 2024 High School DirectorySouth Bronx Preparatory (X11X)
Offerings
From the 2024 High School DirectoryLanguage Courses
Spanish
Advanced Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP United States History, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Comp Sci/Math Tech (College Course [Credited]), Comp Sci/Math Tech (College Course [Uncredited]), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Math (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Credited]), Social Studies (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)
Boys PSAL teams
Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer
Girls PSAL teams
Basketball, Cross Country, Handball, Outdoor Track, Softball, Table Tennis, Volleyball
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Contact & Location
Location
360 East 145 Street
Bronx
NY
10454
Trains: , to 149th St-3rd Av; to 138th St; to 138th St-3rd Ave
Buses: Bx1, Bx15, Bx17, Bx19, Bx2, Bx21, Bx32, Bx33, Bx4, Bx41, Bx41-SBS, M125
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Other Details
This school shares the building with MS/HS 223
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