At a Glance
A selective STEM-focused 6–12 school where math scores are quietly climbing, families are deeply invested, and suspensions are unheard of.
Best suited for
A family looking for a relationship-driven, STEM-rich public middle-high pathway who can navigate a bus-or-car commute and values parent engagement and restorative discipline over top-of-the-district test scores.
Overall Rating
Grades 3–8
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
High school
Rating = average of 4-year graduation, English Regents college-ready and Regents completion · DOE 2025 report
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- Zero suspensions is unusual for a 6–12 school and points to a strong restorative culture.
- Math proficiency has roughly doubled since 2016 — a real, measurable improvement story.
- 99% family survey response rate with 97% parent satisfaction signals extraordinarily engaged families.
- Program richness score of 100/100, with deep STEM offerings (coding, robotics, specialized high school test prep) plus unusual extras like Fencing, Ballroom Dancing, and a Knitting Club.
- Highly selective ed-opt admissions with 6.8 applicants per seat — a sought-after option in District 8.
Things to consider
- Test proficiency trails district averages by 12–20 points — this is not a top-academics school by the numbers.
- Chronic absenteeism at 47% is high and worth factoring into expectations about pacing and make-up work.
- Thirty percent of students have IEPs, so classrooms carry substantial learning-difference needs.
- No subway within walking distance means the commute is bus- or car-dependent for most families.
- Ed-opt admission means this isn't a default neighborhood assignment — families must apply and rank it.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 8
Archimedes sits below the District 8 average overall quality score of 1.88/4, and well below standout peers like Success Academy Bronx 4 in raw program metrics. What it offers that those schools often don't is a public, ed-opt zoned 6–12 pathway with a broad grade span, a clear STEM identity, and a parent-engagement signal that few schools in the district can match.
Academics
ELA proficiency of 34% trails the District 8 average of 46%, and math at 28% is well below the district's 48%. But the math trajectory is genuinely improving: from just 17% in 2016 and a low of 11% in 2017, math proficiency has climbed to roughly 28–30% in recent years. ELA is more volatile — it peaked at 44% in 2022 before settling back into the mid-30s — but remains substantially higher than the 2016 baseline. The overall quality score of 1.26/4 puts the school below the district average of 1.88, but the direction of travel, especially in math, is clearly positive.
Culture
Daily attendance at 87% sits just below the district's 89.4%, and chronic absenteeism is high at 47% — meaning nearly half of students miss significant school each year. Yet the climate signals are otherwise strong: 97% parent satisfaction, 98% trust in the principal, and a 93% teacher instruction-quality rating all beat district averages. Zero suspensions is the most striking number — genuinely rare for a middle/high school of this size — and pairs with restorative practices like Restorative Circles and Mindfulness on the program list.
Community
The student body is 62% Hispanic, 28% Black, and 7% Asian, with an economic need index of 85 — meaning most students come from low-income households. Thirty percent of students have IEPs, a notably high share that shapes what daily classroom life looks like. Despite the high need, the school is selective by design: ed-opt admissions and a 14% offer rate mean families here are the ones who actively chose this program and followed through on an application.
Neighborhood
Soundview-Clason Point is a working-class Bronx neighborhood where median household income runs around $64,000 and roughly one in five households lives below the poverty line. About 14% of households have children, and the homeownership rate of 28% points to a largely renter community, while a 22% bachelor's-degree rate suggests a mix of long-term working families and a smaller wave of more educated newcomers. The area is family-rooted but transit-light — getting here without a car takes planning.
No subway is within a 20-minute walk of the school, so families rely on buses or car pickup to get here.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Science Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Science exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 466 families responded (99% rate)
Programs & Activities
Admissions Demand
Student science sequence for on track/honors students 9-12 begins with Physics 9, Chemistry 10, followed by College Biology in grade 11 and College Forensic Science in Grade 12. Math Sequence Alg I CC, Alg II CC, Geometry, College Statistics & Probability. There is the potential to earn up to a year or more of College Credit through the SUPA program which has over a 92% acceptance rate at colleges and Universities across the country.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Middle school (6th grade)
Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology ApplicationsUnscreened75 seats
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.
- 2Unscreened programs fill by random lottery among the families who rank them.
- 3Rank 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. Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and TechnologyEd. Opt.
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.
- 2Educational Option programs fill in equal shares across three reading levels, half by the school's ranking and half by lottery.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications a good school?
- On Motley, Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications earns an overall rating of 32/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run below the District 8 average. Its high school grades have their own rating, 49/100, from graduation and Regents results.
- What grades does Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications serve?
- Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications serves grades 6 to 12.
- How do students get into Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications?
- Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications uses the Educational Option (Ed-Opt) method, ranking applicants across performance levels so seats go to a mix of abilities.
- Is Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications public, charter, or private?
- Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications is a public school in NYC Community School District 8.
- What neighborhood is Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications in?
- Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications is in Soundview-Clason Point, Bronx.