Theatre Arts Production Company School (10X225)

2225 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457, Bronx
Phone: 718-584-0832
Hours: 9:00am - 3:20pm
Uniform Required: Yes
School Website: https://sites.google.com/schools.nyc.gov/tapconyc/home
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/10X225/
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School Leader: Ron Link (rlink2@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Roque Bonilla (rbonilla@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Danielle Fenderson (dfenderson@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Erica Carr (ecarr6@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Nastasia Tangherlini (ntangherlini@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Janella Bullock (jbullock2@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

Featured in US News and World Report's Best High Schools in America '16- 22, students graduate with the skills necessary for success in the 21st century. We are an audition school of the Arts & Video Production-Career Technical Education (CTE). Students graduate with a Chancellors Endorsed Diploma in the Arts. Our freshman students major in Theater, Dance, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Visual Studies or Video Production (CTE). We typically achieve a 99% college acceptance rate with over $800,000 in offered scholarships. We have the DOE's only rooftop garden/outdoor performance space with a sustainable living-oriented curriculum. Our school's philosophy is to "take care of ourselves and each other." We use the Arts and Technology to provide innovative and engaging instruction that inspires students to develop their academic, creative, and world-citizen potential through a heart and hands on approach to learning.

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 87%

Academic Highlights: CTE program(s): Audio/Visual Technology

Other Features: Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Courses Offered, College Trips, Community School, Computer Science Coursework, Dress Code, Early College, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Financial Literacy Coursework, Free After School Program, Health Center, Internships, Online Grading System, Paid Apprenticeships, Paid Internships, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 2 SWD Applicants Per Seat, Summer Bridge

School Features:

  • Audition Offered
  • School whose primary location is co-located with another school
  • Guidance Counselors

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP African American Studies, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP Pre-Calculus, AP United States History, AP World History: Modern, Physics (Advanced Science)
Course List
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Languages Offered
Spanish
Diploma Endorsements
Arts
Boys PSAL Sports
Baseball, Volleyball
Girls PSAL Sports
Softball, Volleyball
PSAL Team
Theatre Arts Production Company School
Other Sports
Fitness
Clubs
Afterschool Dance, Anime/manga, Art Club, Art of Comics Club, Beyond Differences, Cheerleading Club, Cooking- Food Explorers, Crochet Club, Cultural Club- LGTQAI+, Drumming Workshops, Esports- Minecraft, Esports- Super Smash Brothers, Farm to Table Club, Fashion, Film, Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), High School Play, Makeup and Beauty, Middle School Play, Middle School Social Club/Homework Help, Morning Fitness Club, Music Bands, Musical Theatre, Photography, Running Club, Self-care/yoga/meditation, Student Government, Technical Theatre Club, Television Studio Club, Theatre Lighting Design Club, Video Tech Squad, Writing Club.
Art Courses
Chorus/Singing, Dance Careers and Production, Dance Techniques and Performance, Design and Applied Arts, Digital Media Arts, Exploring Music, General Theater, Theater Design, Theater Production, Traditional and Studio Art
Arts Summary
Featured in US News and World Report's Best High Schools in America 2016 through 2022, students graduate with the skills necessary for success in the 21st century. Our freshman students major in theater, dance, vocal music, instrumental music, or visual studies and film production Career and Technical Education (CTE). We typically achieve a 99% college acceptance rate with over $800,000 in offered scholarships. We have the Department of Education's only rooftop garden outdoor performance space, with a sustainable living-oriented curriculum. Our school's philosophy is to "take care of ourselves and each other." We use the arts and technology to provide innovative and engaging instruction that inspires students to develop their academic, creative, and world-citizen potential through a heart and hands-on approach to learning.
Programs
Audio / Visual Technology(X20A)

TAPCo’s A/V Technology CTE program provides students with industry level skills and experience that lead to flourishing video production careers in the worlds of media and film. Students learn their skills in the only indoor/outdoor school-based television studio in New York City

Method:
Requirement:
Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.

Applicant Analysis
2024-25
GE applicants/seats:15 / 17 (0.88)
SWD applicants/seats:4 / 5 (0.80)
Rank Avg:
Offers
Estimated Cutoffs
  GE:All accepted
  SWD:All accepted
Offer Prediction:
Instrumental Music(X20B)
Performing Arts, Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design

Small group instruction in traditional Band Instruments. Jazz Band, Latin Band, Music Theory, Music History, Improvisation, Sight Singing, and Piano. On- or off-site private lessons by audition.

Method:
Requirement:
Students are ranked by the school based on their auditions. Offers are made in priority group and rank order.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
  • (Group 2) Bronx students or residents
  • (Group 3) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis
2024-252023-24
GE applicants/seats:8 / 17 (0.47)8 / 27 (0.30)
SWD applicants/seats:3 / 5 (0.60)3 / 7 (0.43)
Rank Avg: 6.26
OffersOffers - Waitlist
Vocal Music(X20C)
Performing Arts, Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design

General Choir, Show Choir, Jazz Choir, and Women's Choir. Music Theory, Music History, Improvisation, Sight Singing, Piano; On- or off-site private lessons by audition.

Method:
Requirement:
Students are ranked by the school based on their auditions. Offers are made in priority group and rank order.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
  • (Group 2) Bronx students or residents
  • (Group 3) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis
2024-252023-24
GE applicants/seats:13 / 17 (0.76)4 / 27 (0.15)
SWD applicants/seats:1 / 5 (0.20)0 / 7 (0.00)
Rank Avg: 4.81
OffersOffers - Waitlist
Dance(X20R)
Performing Arts, Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design

Students learn modern dance, ballet, hip-hop, composition technology, and principles of dance. Pedagogy is blended to help students develop their own unique voice and gain competitive skills needed to succeed after high school.

Method:
Requirement:
Students are ranked by the school based on their auditions. Offers are made in priority group and rank order.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
  • (Group 2) Bronx students or residents
  • (Group 3) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis
2024-252023-24
GE applicants/seats:17 / 17 (1.00)23 / 27 (0.85)
SWD applicants/seats:4 / 5 (0.80)7 / 7 (1.00)
Rank Avg: 6.19
OffersOffers - Waitlist
Drama(X20S)
Performing Arts, Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design

Students learn acting technique, scene study, voice and diction, movement, musical theater, theater history, audition preparation, digital resume building, script analysis, directing, lighting design, and stagecraft. Students perform in full stage and small studio classical, modern, and musical theater productions.

Method:
Requirement:
Students are ranked by the school based on their auditions. Offers are made in priority group and rank order.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
  • (Group 2) Bronx students or residents
  • (Group 3) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis
2024-252023-24
GE applicants/seats:18 / 17 (1.06)9 / 27 (0.33)
SWD applicants/seats:10 / 5 (2.00)6 / 7 (0.86)
Rank Avg: 6.81
OffersOffers - Waitlist
Visual Arts(X20T)
Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design

Students develop their artistic skills as they progress through classroom assignments using a variety of drawing, painting, sculpture, photography & digital design media. Students apply to the well-known Fred Dolan Art Academy, a Saturday professional artist-led program that helps students develop their portfolios and full scholarships for college. Students learn valuable artistic, literacy, and technical skills in the contemporary work world of the Visual Arts.

Method:
Requirement:
Students are ranked by the school based on their auditions. Offers are made in priority group and rank order.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
  • (Group 2) Bronx students or residents
  • (Group 3) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis
2024-252023-24
GE applicants/seats:7 / 17 (0.41)20 / 27 (0.74)
SWD applicants/seats:9 / 5 (1.80)9 / 7 (1.29)
Rank Avg: 6.20
OffersOffers - Waitlist
School Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2024-25
2023-24
2022-23
Total Students Across All Grades
340
387
367
    Grade 12 Students
79
75
65
    Grade 11 Students
79
89
78
    Grade 10 Students
96
96
110
    Grade 9 Students
86
127
114
Avg. Class Size
18.8
17.9
17.2
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
8.3
8.4
9.2
Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD
0 / 0 / 1
0 / 74 / 19
0 / 84 / 22
Attendance %
83%
81%
Graduation %
82%
84%
College %
57%
58%
Total Applicants / Seats
Total Offers
633 (88) / 170
0
806 (154) / 170
148
Survey Summary & Data (2024-25)
Student Responses 94% responded
Academic Rigor 
  71.33%
Academic Engagement 
  63.18%
Safety 
  69.50%
Bully Prevention 
  60.88%
Inclusivity 
  78.91%
Mental Support 
  69.75%
Environment 
  61.86%
Post-School Support 
  77.58%
Teacher Responses 98% responded
Academic Rigor 
  70.00%
School Satisfaction 
  77.13%
Student Behavior 
  57.22%
Student Support 
  84.00%
School Leadership 
  80.87%
Instructional Clarity 
  70.80%
Instructional Development 
  77.39%
Post-School Support 
  89.83%
Family Responses 26% responded
Education 
  91.00%
Teacher Support 
  86.50%
Safety 
  83.33%
School Community 
  67.13%
School Leadership 
  84.70%
Post-School Support 
  87.50%
IEP Support 
  90.67%

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. %
  82.40%
CC Regents
  58
Non-CC Regents
  63
Impact Score
  0.4
Performance Score
  0.43
College Aptitude
CCR
  32.20%
SAT Math
  392
SAT R/W
  409
Postsecondary
2-Year College 16.30%
4-Year College 36.40%
Unknown 47.30%

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 30.80%
Female 69.20%
English Language Learners:
  7.20%
Students with Disabilities:
  28.00%
Economic Need Index: 
  0.00%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 0.50%
Black 24.80%
Hispanic 71.00%
White 0.90%
Other 2.80%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Asian 8.90%
Black 17.90%
Hispanic 17.90%
White 48.20%
Other 7.10%
IEP Statistics (2023-24)
IEP Services
Students with IEPs
  26.40%
Students with SETSS
  0.00%
Students with ICT
  20.90%
Students with SC
  0.80%
Has all programs
  94.00%
Has all services
  97.00%
IEP Student Performance
Regents English
  65
Regents Gl. Hist.
  61
Regents US Hist.
  67
Regents Algebra I
  53
Regents Living Env.
  48
4-Year Grad. Rate
  71.4
IEP Movement
Excellent
IEP Support 
  90.67%
Special Education Programs & Services (2024-25)
ProgramFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services90 (98%)<=5 (?)<=5 (?)
SETSS<=5 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Special Class11 (85%)<=5 (?)<=5 (?)
ServiceFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Counseling Services>5 (95%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (5%)
Counseling Services Bilingual<=5 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Occupational Therapy<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy44 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual0 (0%)0 (0%)<=5 (100%)
Vision Education Services<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
TransportationNumber Receiving
Curb to School18 (82%)
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
  66
Regents Algebra I
  52
4-Year Grad. Rate
  90
ELL Progress
  50
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