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Women's Academy of Excellence
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Bronx NY

Our Insights
What’s Special
Small, all-female school
The Downside
Poor attendance
Women's Academy of Excellence is a small all-female high school with an emphasis on math, science and civic responsibility. All students are required to complete 200 hours of community service. The high school directory says the school offers coding and partners with the internship program at Montefiore Hospital.
The school has improved in some areas in recent years but still has a ways to go. Teachers have raised academic expectations according to a recent Quality Review. The on-time graduation rate is improving. Teachers say the tone is safe and orderly. Attendance is poor however. Almost two thirds of the students miss a month or more of school.
The school has an ethnically diverse student population. Roughly a quarter of the girls are still learning to speak English. They come from home countries that include Mexico, Central America, Pakistan, India and West Africa.
Principal Arnette Crocker has led the school since it was founded in 2005. It was modeled after the Young Women’s Leadership School in East Harlem.
The school shares a building with Archimedes and Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School.
Admissions: The school has had room for all applicants in recent years. (Lydie Raschka, web reports, December 2018)
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School Stats
Is this school safe and well-run?
From 2018-19 NYC School Survey
From 2017-18 NY State Report Card
From this school's most recent Quality Review Report
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
How do students perform academically?
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
Who does this school serve?
From 2019-20 Demographic Snapshot
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
How does this school serve special populations?
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
Programs & Admissions
From the 2021 High School Directory
Academics
Language Courses
Spanish
Advanced Placement (AP) courses
AP United States History, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Statistics, AP World History: Modern, AP Chemistry
Sports
Boys PSAL teams
Baseball, Basketball, Fencing
Girls PSAL teams
Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Softball, Volleyball
Coed PSAL teams
Stunt
Read about admissions, academics, and more at this school on NYCDOE’s MySchools
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