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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. (Lydie Raschka, web reports, December 2018)

 

 

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

Academics

School
Citywide
How many students graduate in 4 years?
 
84%
How many English language learners graduate in 4 years?
 
71%
Average daily attendance
 
84%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
49%
From the 2022-23 School Quality Guide and 2022-23 NYC School Survey

Students

165
Number of students
Citywide Average is 615

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
88%
Students with disabilities
 
21%
Multilingual learners
 
21%
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Safety & Vibe

School
Citywide
How many students were suspended?
 
1%
How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
 
93%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
44%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
24%
How many teachers say they would recommend this school to other families?
 
93%
From the 2022-23 NYC School Survey and 2019-20 NY State Report Card

Faculty & Staff

School
Citywide
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
 
100%
19.2
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 7
195
Number of students for each guidance counselor or social worker
Citywide Average is 191
How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
 
94%
Are teachers effective?
From the 2022-23 NYC School Survey, 2022-23 School Quality Guide, 2021-22 Report on School-Based Staff Demographics, 2023 Guidance Counselor Report, and this school's most recent Quality Review Report

Advanced Courses

Which students have access to advanced courses at this school? Learn more

Calculus

Not offered in 2021-21

Computer Science

Not offered in 2021-21

Physics

 
53%

Advanced Foreign Language

Not offered in 2021-21

AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science

 
46%

AP/IB Math or Science

 
38%

Music

Not offered in 2021-21
From unpublished, anonymized data from the 2021-22 school year provided by the New York State Education Department, brought to you by

College Readiness

School
Citywide
How many students graduate with test scores high enough to enroll at CUNY without remedial help?
 
35%
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
79%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
33%
From the 2020-21 and 2022-23 School Quality Guide

How many graduates who are eligible received Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) funding to attend a NYS college?
 
58%
This shows how well this school supports low-income students to get funding for college.
How many of those TAP recipients made it through college? Learn more
From unpublished, anonymized student-level data for the class of 2016-17 provided by the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) in coordination with the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), brought to you by
How many students filled out a FAFSA form by the end of their senior year?
 
60%
From the 2022-23 FAFSA data released by Federal Student Aid, brought to you by Visit Understanding FAFSA for help with the FAFSA and financial aid.
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Programs & Admissions

From the 2024 High School Directory

Women's Academy of Excellence (Y01T)

Admissions Method: Ed. Opt.

Offerings

From the 2024 High School Directory

Language Courses

Spanish

Advanced Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Chemistry, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Statistics, AP United States History, AP World History: Modern, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Comp Sci/Math Tech (College Course [Credited]), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Math (College Course [Credited]), Physics (Advanced Science), Science (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Boys PSAL teams

Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor Track

Girls PSAL teams

Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Softball, Volleyball

Read about admissions, academics, and more at this school on NYCDOE’s MySchools

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Contact & Location

Location

456 White Plains Road
Bronx NY 10473

Buses: Bx22, Bx27, Bx36, Bx39, Bx5


Contact

Principal: Arnette Crocker

Parent Coordinator: Sonja Burns

Phone: 718-542-0740

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? Yes

This school shares the Eugene T. Maleska Educational Campus with two other schools

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? No

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