Driven by our core values of Believe, Collaborate, and Achieve, B.C.A. is a vibrant school community that values the identity and contributions of each of our students, parents, and staff members. While our top priority is to provide each student with the instructional support and attention that he/she needs to achieve academic success, our roles as educators are not just academic. We aim to produce young people who demonstrate integrity, mutual respectfulness, resilience and an appreciation of themselves, their peers, and their community.

Academic Highlights: We offer Academic Support: morning and after-school tutoring, CUNY College Now, college and career days, SAT prep, Saturday Academy, ELL Summer Intensive, peer tutoring, FutureReadyNYC: Healthcare (Diagnostic Medicine), Additional Support: CLARO - a program for English as a New Language students of all levels; after school Special Education Recovery Program, Students have the opportunity to earn up to 15 college credits through our Honors Courses, Our elective courses include American Sign Language, Russian, French, Spanish, Media Studies, Public Speaking and Debate, SAT Prep, Art, Business Math, Real Estate, Computer Science

Other Features: College Trips, Community School, Community Service Expected, Dress Code, Extended Day, FutureReadyNYC School, Health Center, Internship Expected, Internships Available, LYFE (Living For The Young Family Through Education), Online Grading System, Orientation, Program(s) with 2 SWD Applicants Per Seat, Saturday Programs, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Bridge, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation, Summer Session, Uniform, Weekend Programs

School Features:

• Offers 10th Grade Seats
• School whose primary location is co-located with another school

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