PAL Longwood (ALC)

No publicly reported ELA, math, or science proficiency data is available for this school — a common gap for alternative learning centers where standardized testing is limited or where the student population doesn't fit typical reporting. Without scores to interpret, parents should ask the school directly about academic outcomes, credit recovery, graduation rates, and post-secondary pathways. Comparing this school to district averages on test scores isn't possible from public data.

There's no publicly reported attendance, chronic absenteeism, suspension, or survey data for this school — so the day-to-day feel is harder to read from the outside. As an alternative learning center, the model likely emphasizes smaller groups, personalized pacing, and credit recovery over traditional metrics, but families should ask about attendance expectations, discipline practices, and how staff measure student progress.

The school's own demographic breakdown isn't reported here, but the surrounding neighborhood fills in some of the picture: median household income around $36,500, a poverty rate of 33%, and a bachelor's-degree attainment rate of just 15%. Only about 13% of neighborhood households own their homes, meaning most Longwood families rent. About 14% of households include children, so this is a neighborhood where school-age kids are a real but minority presence.

Longwood is a dense, working-class corner of the South Bronx where renting dominates and roughly a third of residents live below the poverty line. The neighborhood skews young and family-rooted despite the economic pressure, and the area is exceptionally well-served by transit for a Bronx residential zone. Three subway stations sit within a short walk, making the daily commute one of the easier ones in the borough.

The 6 train at Longwood Avenue is about a 2-minute walk, with the 2/5 trains at Prospect Avenue (6 minutes) and Intervale Avenue (7 minutes) close behind.