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Academy for Scholarship and Entrepreneurship: A College Board School
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Bronx NY

Our Insights
What’s Special
Students learn to run businesses
The Downside
Poor attendance; low graduation rate
The Academy for Scholarship and Entrepreneurship offers students the chance to create and run their own simulated business through the Virtual Enterprise program. Teachers say longtime principal Zenobia White is an effective leader, and most recommend the school to parents, according to school surveys.
However, the school faces many challenges. Attendance is poor and the graduation rate is well below the citywide average. One-third of students who responded to the survey said they don’t feel safe in hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms.
Founded as a 6-12 school in the South Bronx in 2005 by the College Board (which administers the SATs), the school moved in 2008 to an airy, spacious new building, shared with New World High School and the Bronxwood Preparatory Academy, in the northern part of the Bronx. The Department of Education decided in 2012 to phase out the middle school grades, hoping to improve high school achievement.
ADMISSIONS: Educational option formula, designed to ensure a mix of low-, average- and high-performing students. (Clara Hemphill, DOE statistics, June 2018)
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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 English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP World History: Modern, AP Computer Science Principles, AP United States History, AP Human Geography
Sports
Boys PSAL teams
Basketball, Bowling, Lacrosse, Soccer
Girls PSAL teams
Basketball, Bowling, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Volleyball
Read about admissions, academics, and more at this school on NYCDOE’s MySchools
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