Bronx Leadership Academy High School (09X525)

1710 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457, Bronx
Phone: 718-299-4274
Hours: 8:10am - 2:23pm
School Website: https://www.blawolfpack.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/09X525/
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School Leader: Courtnei Davis (cdavis37@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Sade Carter (scarter24@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Sharon Huffman (shuffman2@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Cindy Minaya (cminaya2@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Bryony Housen (bhousen@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Denise Rutledge (drutled@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

Bronx Leadership Academy High Schools core purpose is for families, faculty and scholars to be empowered to learn, lead and positively contribute to our school community and society. At BLA, we live and breathe by our Wolfpack Creed: "A family of Wolves together a pack. Each one of them knows to watch the other one's back. When one of them triumphs, it's shared by all. When one of them fails, they all take the fall. If the enemy strikes one, they are all by his/her side. They know that holding together is the key to their pride. Should one of them be hurt the rest take up the slack. For the strength of the pack is each wolf and the strength of each Wolf is the pack." Students attending our school are eligible to apply to the Bronx STEAM Center. Students accepted to Bronx STEAM will spend a portion of their school day and at least two years engaging in high quality Career and Technical Education classes at the Bronx STEAM Center in one of six career pathways aligned to critical sectors such as healthcare and technology. With support across our school and the Bronx STEAM Center, students will earn early college credit, industry credentials, participate in paid work experiences and receive personalized advising to graduate onto higher education and/or employment in family sustaining careers.

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 77%

Academic Highlights: FutureReadyNYC: Business & Finance (Marketing Specialist), Language Courses Available, Business Marketing

Other Features: College Courses On Site, College Trips, Community School, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Financial Literacy Coursework, FutureReadyNYC School, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Paid Internships, Saturday Programs, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Bridge, Summer Orientation

School Features:

  • Offers 10th Grade Seats
  • Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Research, AP Seminar, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP United States History, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Other (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)
Languages Offered
Spanish
Boys PSAL Sports
Basketball, Volleyball
Girls PSAL Sports
Basketball, Softball, Volleyball
PSAL Team
Bronx Leadership Academy
Other Sports
Dance, Yoga
Clubs
Afterschool Tutoring, Anime Club, Film Club, Game Room, Gender-Sexuality Alliance, Music Production, My Brother’s Keeper, My Sister’s Keeper, Scholar Government, Scholar Internships, Summer Youth Employment Program, Work, Learn & Grow
Art
At Bronx Leadership Academy, we pride ourselves in being able to provide our scholars with a diverse and robust learning experience. We are a small school with three hundred and forty-three scholars. We offer scholars classes in music and digital marketing and media. We recently partnered with our CBO to offer dance classes and visual arts and design classes during our Saturday Academy. We also partner with Five4Five Films. Our scholars have written, acted and produced a plethora of films. We were honored to have been recognized during the 2024 NYCPS Film Festival for our "Man to Man," film. We were also entered into the Five4Five Film festival where our scholars film "Survivor Story," was will received by the audience and recognized with an award. In addition, we have coordinated art therapy sessions afterschool for parents and scholars. We believe anything our scholars are interested in are areas we must cultivate.
Program Details
Business Marketing Pathway(X73B)

We are proudly offering scholars a Business Marketing Pathway that is comprised of many transferrable skills for our scholars. Scholars who join will take a 4-year sequence of marketing courses and have access to College Now courses through our CUNY partner.

10th Grade seats available

Method:
Requirement:
Students are randomly selected
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Bronx students or residents
  • (Group 2) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis
2023-242022-23
GE applicants/seats:5 / 24 (0.21)0 / 0 (0.00)
SWD applicants/seats:5 / 6 (0.83)0 / 0 (0.00)
Rank Avg: 6.80
Offers
School Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2024-25
2023-24
2022-23
Total Students Across All Grades
370
370
331
    Grade 12 Students
83
69
96
    Grade 11 Students
77
76
75
    Grade 10 Students
120
89
83
    Grade 9 Students
90
136
77
Avg. Class Size
27.0
26.7
23.0
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
11.9
12.4
12.1
Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD
7 / 0 / 17
25 / 31 / 33
19 / 31 / 34
Attendance %
84%
83%
Graduation %
98%
93%
College %
49%
34%
Total Applicants / Seats
Total Offers
1,027 (107) / 105
123
912 (115) / 136
189
Survey Summary & Data (2024-25)
Student Responses 65% responded
Academic Rigor 
  69.50%
Academic Engagement 
  63.82%
Safety 
  65.13%
Bully Prevention 
  57.88%
Inclusivity 
  74.27%
Mental Support 
  69.63%
Environment 
  65.43%
Post-School Support 
  72.90%
Teacher Responses 88% responded
Academic Rigor 
  82.00%
School Satisfaction 
  80.50%
Student Behavior 
  68.33%
Student Support 
  91.13%
School Leadership 
  92.80%
Instructional Clarity 
  91.20%
Instructional Development 
  89.61%
Post-School Support 
  95.17%
Family Responses 31% responded
Education 
  90.00%
Teacher Support 
  82.83%
Safety 
  87.67%
School Community 
  68.25%
School Leadership 
  86.90%
Post-School Support 
  90.00%
IEP Support 
  94.00%

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

View Full NYC DOE Survey Results:

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

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)
Academic Proficiency
4-Year Grad. %
  98.60%
CC Regents
  54
Non-CC Regents
  52
Impact Score
  0.48
Performance Score
  0.4
College Aptitude
CCR
  23.90%
SAT Math
  358
SAT R/W
  373
Postsecondary
2-Year College 17.90%
4-Year College 24.20%
Other Postsecondary 5.30%
Unknown 52.60%

View Full Academic Data:

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

School Demographics (2024-25)
Student Population:
Male 51.40%
Female 48.60%
English Language Learners:
  15.90%
Students with Disabilities:
  35.90%
Economic Need Index: 
  0.00%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 0.30%
Black 31.60%
Hispanic 64.30%
White 1.60%
Other 2.20%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Black 29.00%
Hispanic 41.90%
Other 29.10%
IEP Statistics (2023-24)
IEP Services
Students with IEPs
  33.80%
Students with SETSS
  0.00%
Students with ICT
  27.80%
Students with SC
  0.50%
Has all programs
  98.00%
Has all services
  90.00%
Has some services
  0.00%
Has no services
  10.00%
IEP Student Performance
Regents English
  53
Regents Gl. Hist.
  57
Regents US Hist.
  54
Regents Algebra I
  55
Regents Living Env.
  49
4-Year Grad. Rate
  94.7
IEP Movement
Excellent
IEP Support 
  94.00%
Special Education Programs & Services (2024-25)
ProgramFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services125 (99%)<=5 (?)<=5 (?)
ServiceFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Counseling Services>5 (97%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (3%)
Counseling Services Bilingual0 (0%)0 (0%)<=5 (100%)
Physical Therapy<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy>5 (98%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (2%)
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual0 (0%)0 (0%)<=5 (100%)
Vision Education Services<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
TransportationNumber Receiving
Curb to School15 (79%)
Stop to School<=5 (?)
Unassigned<=5 (?)

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

ELL Performance (2023-24)
Regents English
  50
Regents Gl. Hist.
  53
Regents US Hist.
  55
Regents Algebra I
  56
Regents Living Env.
  51
4-Year Grad. Rate
  94.7
ELL Progress
  34
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