At a Glance
A grades 6-12 public school in the working-class heart of Hunts Point
Best suited for
Hunts Point families who want their child to stay in one building from sixth grade through graduation and who are willing to do their own legwork — visiting the school and talking to current families — given the thin public data available.
What stands out
- Spans grades 6 through 12 in a single building, letting students stay with the same peer group for seven years rather than transitioning between middle and high schools
- Class size of 22.6 lands essentially on the district average, so there's no unusually small or large cohort experience
- Three subway options within walking distance — the 6 train at two nearby stations and the 2/5 a bit farther out
- Sits in one of the more economically stretched corners of District 8, where families are often navigating significant financial pressure
Things to consider
- Academic proficiency, attendance, discipline, and survey data are all missing from this school's public record, making it harder than usual to benchmark against other schools
- The surrounding neighborhood carries real economic pressure — roughly 30% poverty rate and median income under $40K — which affects what families can bring to school and what the school has to absorb
- District 8 includes high-performing charter options like Success Academy Bronx 4 (rated 96/100), so families who prioritize test-score data have alternatives to weigh
- Without parent satisfaction or teacher-quality survey data, it's hard to judge how the school feels from the inside — families should try to visit or talk to current parents before deciding
Based on 2023-24 data
School SummaryDistrict 8
District 8 spans a wide range — from Success Academy Bronx 4 at 96/100 down to several traditional schools in the 60s and 70s — so there's no single peer benchmark for this school given the missing overall rating. Without proficiency or survey data on ALC, it's genuinely difficult to place it within that spread.
Academics
Proficiency data for ELA, math, and science are not in the public record for this school, so there's no way to compare academic outcomes to the district averages of 46% ELA and 48% math. The one academic-adjacent signal we do have is class size — 22.6, essentially identical to the district average of 22.5 — which suggests a standard staffing model rather than unusually small or large cohorts.
Culture
Attendance, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates, parent satisfaction, and teacher survey data are all missing from this school's record, so the day-to-day feel is genuinely hard to read from the numbers. What we can say is that the school serves grades 6 through 12 in a single building, which is uncommon in NYC — students who start in sixth grade could be walking the same hallways with the same peers for seven years, which often produces a tighter community than a typical middle-to-high-school transition.
Community
School-level demographic data isn't in the record, so we can't say exactly who attends ALC - Bronx Educational Center, but the surrounding Hunts Point neighborhood is overwhelmingly renter-occupied (only 9.5% of households own their homes) and lower-income, with about 30% of households below the poverty line. Households with children make up roughly 13% of the neighborhood, so school-age families are a relatively small slice of the total population here.
Neighborhood
Hunts Point is a working-class, heavily renter neighborhood in the South Bronx where the median household income sits around $39,000 and about 30% of households live below the poverty line. Only about 13% of adults here hold a bachelor's degree, and with homeownership stuck at 9.5%, most families are renters navigating a tight economic margin. With just 13% of households including children, the school-age population is a relatively small share of the neighborhood overall.
The 6 train at Hunts Point Av is about a 6-minute walk, the 6 at Longwood Av is also about a 6-minute walk, and the 2/5 at Simpson St is roughly an 11-minute walk away.
How to get in, step by step
Middle school (6th grade)
Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. We don't have Bronx Educational Center (ALC)'s program list, so read how each of its programs admits on MySchools before you rank it.
Middle school application
- Opened
- Wed, Oct 14
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 11
- Offers
- Wed, Apr 7
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the middle school application, in 5th grade.
- 2Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
High school (9th grade)
High school is one citywide application, made in 8th grade. We don't have Bronx Educational Center (ALC)'s program list, so read how each of its programs admits on MySchools before you rank it.
High school application
- Opened
- Tue, Oct 6
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 4
- Offers
- Wed, Mar 3
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the high school application, in 8th grade.
- 2Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
Open houses and tours
We haven’t seen open-house dates for this school yet.
From the MySchools admissions calendar, checked weekly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Bronx Educational Center (ALC) a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for Bronx Educational Center (ALC) yet on Motley. It's a public school serving grades 6 to 12 in Hunts Point.
- What grades does Bronx Educational Center (ALC) serve?
- Bronx Educational Center (ALC) serves grades 6 to 12.
- Is Bronx Educational Center (ALC) public, charter, or private?
- Bronx Educational Center (ALC) is a public school in NYC Community School District 8.
- What neighborhood is Bronx Educational Center (ALC) in?
- Bronx Educational Center (ALC) is in Hunts Point, Bronx.