Belmont Preparatory High School

Specific school-level proficiency scores aren't available in the current dataset, so a head-to-head comparison against the district's 45% ELA and 44% math averages isn't possible from these numbers. What we do see: the school runs a College and University Transitional Seminar with limited seats, offers AP courses plus ELL support and a humanities track, and earns a program richness score of 64.2/100 — solid but not lavish. With average class size right at the district norm of about 23 students, instruction is happening at a fairly intimate scale for a high school.

This is where Belmont really stands out. Zero suspensions against a district average of about 0.28% is meaningful, and teacher-reported instruction quality hits a perfect 100% — well above the district's 91%. Parent-principal trust (95%), teacher-principal trust (94%), and parent-teacher trust (93%) all sit in a tight, high band, suggesting families and staff actually know and rely on each other. Parent satisfaction (93%) is roughly on par with the district average of 94%, and attendance runs close to the district's 90.8% — strong and steady rather than exceptional. The 51% family survey response rate is healthy for a school this size, and reads as a parent body that's engaged enough to show up.

The student body is 69% Hispanic, 23% Black, and small percentages of Asian, White, and Native American students — a school that reflects its Bronx neighborhood demographically more than it draws from across the city. With a 50% diversity index, the population is less racially mixed than many NYC schools, because the surrounding community itself isn't very mixed. Notably, 23% of students have IEPs, and the economic need index of 86.8% means most students are coming from low-income households — pretty close to a free-lunch-eligible-for-everyone school.

Belmont is a working-class, predominantly renter neighborhood where median household income sits around $33,000 and roughly 38% of residents live below the poverty line. Only about 11% of households have children, which is unusually low for NYC and hints at a neighborhood built around adults — many of them working multiple jobs — rather than families with school-age kids. Homeownership is barely above 3%, and the bachelor's-degree rate is roughly 13%. Families choosing this school are typically committing to a school that's a real lift from their immediate blocks, often by subway.

The closest stations are Fordham Rd and Kingsbridge Rd on the B and D lines, both within a 10–12 minute walk; the 4 train at Kingsbridge Rd is about 15 minutes on foot. Most families likely arrive by transit rather than by car.