Academy of Applied Mathematics and Technology

Both subjects land a bit below district averages — ELA proficiency at 42.6% trails the district's 51.3%, and math at 47.6% is just shy of the 49.0% district mark, with the overall score at 1.8/4 versus the district's 2.0. But the trajectory tells a different story than a single snapshot: ELA proficiency has climbed from the mid-30s a decade ago into the low-40s, and math recovered sharply from a 25.9% dip in 2022 to 53% in 2024 before settling at 47.6%. Seventh graders are the strongest cohort this year (48.7% ELA, 56.6% math), while sixth graders still ramping up trail them in both subjects.

Adults here are unusually aligned. Teachers rate their principal at 95% and their colleagues at 97% on trust — well above the district's 88% instruction quality benchmark — and parents give the principal a remarkable 98% trust score, even though overall parent satisfaction sits a touch below district at 90%. Discipline is essentially a non-issue: only one suspension in each of the past two years, against a district average suspension rate of 0.84%. The asterisk is the chronic absenteeism number — at 75.4%, nearly three of four students miss 10% or more of school days, even though the daily attendance rate of 91% matches the district.

The student body is 67% Hispanic and 30% Black, with very small Asian, White, and multiracial populations — giving the school a diversity index of just 43%, meaning most students share a similar background rather than reflecting the city's broader mix. The Economic Need Index of 94.9 puts nearly every student in a high-poverty household, and 27% of students have IEPs. These figures closely mirror the Mott Haven-Port Morris neighborhood around the school, where the poverty rate runs about 40% and median household income sits near $29,000.

The school sits in the Mott Haven-Port Morris area of the South Bronx, one of the city's lower-income neighborhoods: median household income is around $29,000, roughly 40% of residents live below the poverty line, only 6% own their homes, and just 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. About 12% of neighborhood households include children, and the median home value near $819,000 shows land is tightly held even in a low-income market. Families moving in should expect a densely urban, predominantly renter environment.

Three subway stops are within walking distance: Brook Av on the 6 line (about a 4-minute walk), 3 Av-149 St on the 2 and 5 lines (about 9 minutes), and Cypress Av on the 6 (about 9 minutes)