Pelham Preparatory Academy High School
925 Astor Ave
Bronx NY, 10469, Bronx County
Phone: 718-944-3401
Ranking: 
(744 out of 989, bottom 25%)*
(744 out of 989, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 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 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 483 | 501 | 506 | 501 | 507 | 478 | 460 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 130 | 26.9% | 149 | 29.7% | 149 | 29.4% | 152 | 30.3% | 150 | 29.6% | 123 | 25.7% | 140 | 30.4% |
| Grade 10: | 157 | 32.5% | 150 | 29.9% | 156 | 30.8% | 163 | 32.5% | 120 | 23.7% | 143 | 29.9% | 136 | 29.6% |
| Grade 11: | 107 | 22.2% | 89 | 17.8% | 115 | 22.7% | 83 | 16.6% | 98 | 19.3% | 96 | 20.1% | 82 | 17.8% |
| Grade 12: | 88 | 18.2% | 112 | 22.4% | 86 | 17.0% | 103 | 20.6% | 97 | 19.1% | 82 | 17.2% | 76 | 16.5% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 42 | 8.3% | 34 | 7.1% | 26 | 5.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 251 | 52.0% | 258 | 51.5% | 244 | 48.2% | 237 | 47.3% | 224 | 44.2% | 214 | 44.8% | 198 | 43.0% |
| Female: | 232 | 48.0% | 243 | 48.5% | 262 | 51.8% | 264 | 52.7% | 275 | 54.2% | 256 | 53.6% | 258 | 56.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 23 | 4.8% | 16 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.4% | 15 | 3.0% | 19 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 232 | 48.0% | 258 | 51.5% | 251 | 49.6% | 234 | 46.7% | 242 | 47.7% | 227 | 47.5% | 213 | 46.3% |
| Black: | 190 | 39.3% | 190 | 37.9% | 204 | 40.3% | 223 | 44.5% | 209 | 41.2% | 200 | 41.8% | 201 | 43.7% |
| White: | 32 | 6.6% | 32 | 6.4% | 35 | 6.9% | 30 | 6.0% | 37 | 7.3% | 28 | 5.9% | 22 | 4.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 292 | 60.5% | 315 | 62.9% | 301 | 59.5% | 307 | 61.3% | NA | NA | 308 | 64.4% | 290 | 63.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 9.1% | 50 | 10.0% | 73 | 14.4% | 65 | 13.0% | NA | NA | 34 | 7.1% | 62 | 13.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.56 | 18.04 | 19.45 | 20.02 | 20.27 | 20.80 | 18.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 15% | 37% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 19% | 32% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 34% | 26% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 28% | 38% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 36% | 48% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 34% | 28% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 29% | 31% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 51% | 31% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 30% | 36% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 36% | 40% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 22% | 37% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 51% | 34% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 53% | 39% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 52% | 44% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 46% | 38% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 39% | 36% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 40% | 44% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 37% | 39% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 32% | 43% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 84% | 50% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 81% | 53% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 85% | 52% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 81% | 58% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 84% | 57% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 84% | 64% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 80% | 68% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 88% | 63% | 82% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 86% | 42% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 52% | 44% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 61% | 50% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 62% | 37% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 54% | 34% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 47% | 32% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 59% | 38% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 65% | 45% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 52% | 48% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 61% | 45% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 56% | 50% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 54% | 52% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 59% | 51% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 67% | 57% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 67% | 57% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 91% | 48% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 78% | 44% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 68% | 48% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 57% | 50% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 71% | 60% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 70% | 57% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 72% | 60% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 71% | 59% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 80% | 52% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 77% | 55% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 77% | 51% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 78% | 54% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 83% | 48% | 61% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 50% | 44% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 21% | 37% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 34% | 43% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 42% | 40% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 17% | 29% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 21% | 43% | 61% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 98% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 88% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 92% | 86% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 90% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 89% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 78% | 46% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 86% | 44% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 80% | 47% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 88% | 54% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 83% | 48% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 80% | 57% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 82% | 55% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 88% | 54% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Pelham Preparatory Academy High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.