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Academy for Scholarship and Entrepreneurship: A College Board School

Grades: 9-12

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.

(Clara Hemphill, DOE statistics, June 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?
 
81%
How many students with disabilities graduate in 4 years?
 
60%
Average daily attendance
 
90%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
31%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school offers enough activities and services for their children's needs?
 
100%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school works to achieve the goals of their students' IEPs?
 
100%
From the 2022-23 School Quality Guide and 2022-23 NYC School Survey

Students

391
Number of students
Citywide Average is 615

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
87%
Students with disabilities
 
22%
Multilingual learners
 
3%
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?
 
86%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
57%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
38%
How many teachers say they would recommend this school to other families?
 
84%
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?
 
80%
18.2
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 7
192
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?
 
86%
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

 
4%

Computer Science

 
8%

Physics

Not offered in 2021-21

Advanced Foreign Language

Not offered in 2021-21

AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science

 
64%

AP/IB Math or Science

 
12%

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?
 
36%
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
80%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
35%
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?
 
37%
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?
 
49%
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

Academy for Scholarship and Entrepreneurship (X02R)

Admissions Method: Ed. Opt.

Offerings

From the 2024 High School Directory

Advanced Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Human Geography, AP United States History, AP World History: Modern, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Other (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Uncredited])

Boys PSAL teams

Basketball, Bowling, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer

Girls PSAL teams

Basketball, Bowling, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Volleyball

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Contact & Location

Location

921 East 228Th Street
Bronx NY 10466

Trains: 2 Line, 5 Line to 225th St

Buses: Bx31, Bx39, Bx8, BxM11


Contact

Principal: Zenobia White

Parent Coordinator: Yvonne Elliott Barham

Phone: 718-696-3840

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? Yes

This school shares the building with the New World HS and the Bronxwood Preparatory Academy

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? Yes

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