Bronx Studio School For Writers And Artists
928 Simpson St
Bronx NY, 10459, Bronx County
Phone: 718-893-5158
Ranking: 
(2,787 out of 3,424, bottom 19%)*
(2,787 out of 3,424, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 30 | |||||
| Total Students: | 548 | 553 | 499 | 394 | 306 | |||||
| Grade 6: | 93 | 17.0% | 77 | 13.9% | 95 | 19.0% | 90 | 22.8% | 55 | 18.0% |
| Grade 7: | 60 | 10.9% | 87 | 15.7% | 91 | 18.2% | 80 | 20.3% | 55 | 18.0% |
| Grade 8: | 85 | 15.5% | 85 | 15.4% | 75 | 15.0% | 60 | 15.2% | 69 | 22.5% |
| Grade 9: | 127 | 23.2% | 117 | 21.2% | 110 | 22.0% | 104 | 26.4% | 81 | 26.5% |
| Grade 10: | 98 | 17.9% | 91 | 16.5% | 84 | 16.8% | 60 | 15.2% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 39 | 7.1% | 48 | 8.7% | 43 | 8.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 45 | 8.2% | 48 | 8.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 46 | 15.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 247 | 45.1% | 243 | 43.9% | 220 | 44.1% | 168 | 42.6% | 140 | 45.8% |
| Female: | 301 | 54.9% | 310 | 56.1% | 279 | 55.9% | 226 | 57.4% | 158 | 51.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 419 | 76.5% | 409 | 74.0% | 372 | 74.5% | 296 | 75.1% | 227 | 74.2% |
| Black: | 116 | 21.2% | 128 | 23.1% | 113 | 22.6% | 87 | 22.1% | 70 | 22.9% |
| White: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 542 | 98.9% | 475 | 85.9% | 429 | 86.0% | 338 | 85.8% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 8.0% | 40 | 8.0% | 31 | 7.9% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.81 | 15.36 | 14.68 | 12.70 | 10.20 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 34% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 35% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 6% | 13.1% | 29.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 42% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 44% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 14% | 30.6% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 23% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 31% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 14.7% | 31.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 41% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 43% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 11.7% | 27.7% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 25% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 26% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 13.6% | 33.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 42% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 35% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 11.2% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 39% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 39% | 70% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 20% | 32% | 64% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 36% | 31% | 78% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 41% | 42% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 65% | 46% | 73% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 84% | 64% | 82% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 26% | 44% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 47% | 42% | 75% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 20% | 42% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 55% | 43% | 71% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 53% | 51% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 50% | 44% | 72% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 80% | 56% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 57% | 50% | 78% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 56% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bronx Studio School For Writers And Artists was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.