Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy is a school for leadership. We are a New York City public school for students in grades six to twelve dedicated to supporting students to become active, college-ready leaders of their community in the spirit of Dr. Pantoja. Because we are a small school, we get to know every student well and support their needs and growth. As a center of the community, APPA partners with a range of programs and agencies to support both the academic and social-emotional growth of our families. APPAs central community partner is the Bronx YMCA.Y staff members serve as mentors and teaching assistants in each of our grade levels. Middle school students may opt-in to the YMCA afterschool program, which offers free STEM, art, and enrichment programming to students each day until 5:30 pm. Students join APPA in sixth grade to participate in our full seven-year sequence or preparation for college and career success. Other students join us in ninth grade to spend our high school years with us. Regardless of when they join us, all students are fully supported in a rich, skill-based curriculum dedicated to developing their minds and hearts.

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 79%

Academic Highlights: Saturday Academy for students preparing for NYS Regents Exams, Reading intervention programs tailored to the specific needs and strengths of each student entering Middle and High School to promote growth in literacy, College tours, Light House Team members engaging in social action projects with an emphasis on civic readiness; peace ambassadors, College Access promotes students success and post-secondary education, from college awareness to college readiness, Balanced literacy program, regents preparatory classes, SAT preparatory classes, AP courses, restorative justice, curriculum work on the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens in Middle and High School

Other Features: College Courses On Site, College Trips, Community School, Computer Science Coursework, Health Center, Paid Internships, Summer Bridge

School Features:

• Offers 10th Grade Seats
• School whose primary location is co-located with another school
• Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources