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What’s Special
Art, dance and jazz
The Downside
Attendance and test scores have a ways to go
Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists offers dance in partnership with Alvin Ailey, Afro-Latin jazz, and art classes at Casita Maria Center for Arts Education, one of the oldest Hispanic community organizations in the city.
Bronx Studio shares a spacious building with Casita Maria, the school’s founding partner. In addition to art classes, Casita Maria offers afterschool recreation and tutoring and sponsors college trips for juniors and seniors.
Bronx Studio, founded in 2004, faces challenges. Attendance is below the citywide average, and about one-third of the children miss more than 18 days of school, which interrupts their education. A plan to improve attendance includes training parent leaders to help with parent outreach, and adding more school-wide events to welcome parents.
UNITAS, a mental health organization, provides one-on-one counseling to kids at risk of chemical substance abuse or other struggles. A UNITAS social worker and social work intern lead a group session twice a week.
Many children are behind in reading and math when they arrive and many have special needs. Instruction in the middle and high school needs to be more rigorous and consistent to get kids ready for high school and college, it says in the Quality Review report. The staff has adopted new math and science programs and hired consultants and coaches to help improve academics.
Progress is hard to see but in the school's most recent Comprehensive Educational Plan, teachers celebrated a reduction in the numbers of math students scoring Level 1 (out of 4) by 17 percent, the greatest progress in the district.
Teens who want more challenge may choose from half a dozen Advanced Placement (AP) courses such as art history and biology, and take classes at Hostos Community College. Global Kids, Inc. sponsored an eco-tour to Costa Rica. The Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance offers music classes led by professional musicians twice a week.
A full time college counselor and two interns host a senior parent night to prepare parents for the college admissions process and provide financial aid information. (Lydie Raschka, web reports and DOE data, August 2018)
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Academics
Students
Race/Ethnicity
Safety & Vibe
Faculty & Staff
Teachers’ Race/Ethnicity
Advanced Courses
Calculus
Not offered in 2019-20Computer Science
Not offered in 2019-20Physics
Not offered in 2019-20Advanced Foreign Language
Not offered in 2019-20AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science
AP/IB Math or Science
Music
College Readiness
Programs & Admissions
From the 2021 High School DirectoryBronx Studio School for Writers and Artists
Offerings
From the 2021 High School DirectoryLanguage Courses
Spanish
Advanced Placement (AP) courses
AP English Literature and Composition, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP English Language and Composition, AP United States History, AP 2-D Art and Design
Boys PSAL teams
Basketball, Rugby, Soccer, Wrestling
Girls PSAL teams
Basketball, Rugby, Volleyball, Wrestling
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Contact & Location
Location
928 Simpson Street
Bronx
NY
10459
Trains:
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to Intervale Av;
to Hunts Point Av
Buses: Bx11, Bx17, Bx19, Bx27, Bx35, Bx4, Bx46, Bx4A, Bx5, Bx6, Bx6-SBS
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Other Details
This school is in its own building.
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