At a Glance
A neighborhood 6–12 on a striking academic climb, with deeper programs and stronger family trust than its test scores suggest.
Best suited for
Families who want a small, program-rich 6–12 with strong family-teacher relationships, a clear upward trend, and easy subway access — and who are willing to engage actively around attendance.
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
- ELA proficiency has more than doubled since 2016 — one of the more dramatic upward trajectories in the district.
- A 100/100 program richness score, with AP courses, robotics, coding, dance/theater, band, and an unusually broad extracurricular list for a District 12 school.
- Zero suspensions, despite serving a high-need population — a notable climate signal.
- Parent–teacher and parent–principal trust both above 95%, and teacher-rated instruction quality at 98% — rare numbers anywhere in the city.
- Strong 7th-grade results (48.5% math proficiency) show what the school can do when its supports click.
Things to consider
- Chronic absenteeism is at 57.6% — the single biggest thing to ask the school about, because strong academics don't translate if kids aren't in seats.
- Both ELA and math proficiency remain well below district averages; the school is catching up, not leading.
- With a 6.7% offer rate, admission is selective enough that this is not a guaranteed spot for anyone who applies.
- 31% of students have IEPs, which means strong special education services are essential to evaluate on a visit.
- 6th- and 8th-grade scores lag the 7th-grade cohort noticeably — worth asking what happens at those grade transitions.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 12
At 1.21 out of 4, the school's overall quality score sits below the District 12 average of 1.76, and it trails several District 12 charters and traditional schools on the same scale. But the recent trajectory, the program breadth, and the climate numbers suggest a school moving in the right direction faster than its peer ranking implies.
Academics
East Bronx Academy has nearly doubled its ELA proficiency since 2016 (17% → 35.8%) and meaningfully improved math (16.7% → 24.8%) — a genuine upward arc, not a blip. That said, both numbers still run well below the District 12 averages of about 44.6% ELA and 43.3% math, so students here are catching up, not leading. The 7th-grade cohort stands out (46% ELA, 48.5% math), while 6th and 8th grades pull the overall down — worth asking the school what supports those transitions.
Culture
The climate numbers tell a split story. Parents and teachers rate the school very highly — 95% parent satisfaction, 98% of teachers say instruction is strong, and trust between teachers and the principal is at 99%. Zero suspensions is remarkable for District 12, where the average school has about 0.4. The honest tradeoff is chronic absenteeism at 57.6%, with attendance (88.3%) running a bit below the district's 90.1% — meaning more than half of students miss enough school to be flagged. The day-to-day feel is warm and tightly held by families, but getting kids in the building every day is a real, ongoing challenge.
Community
The student body is 68% Hispanic and 26% Black, with an economic need index of 93.3 — meaning almost all students are from low-income households, and 31% have IEPs. The neighborhood around the school is largely Hispanic and Black as well, with a median household income around $41,000 and a 28.5% poverty rate. Despite running in one of the district's higher-need communities, the school is in serious demand: 578 applicants competed for 39 seats last year, a 6.7% offer rate.
Neighborhood
Crotona Park East is a working-class, densely built stretch of the South-Central Bronx, where nearly three in ten households live below the poverty line and only about 15% of households include children — so the school is a real anchor for the families who do live nearby. Homeownership is unusually low (under 10%), reflecting a heavily renter population, and a bachelor's degree is held by only about 15% of adults. The school is essentially at a subway entrance, which makes it genuinely accessible to families from a wider swath of the borough than the immediate blocks would suggest.
174 St (2, 5) is about a one-minute walk from the school, with West Farms Sq–E Tremont Av (2, 5) and Freeman St (2, 5) each within about an 11-minute walk — the 2/5 line is very much at this school's doorstep.
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
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) · 204 families responded (33% rate)
Programs & Activities
Admissions Demand
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
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. We don't have East Bronx Academy for the Future'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. East Bronx Academy for the Future admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- East Bronx Academy for the FutureEd. 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.
Open houses and tours
Open house
Thu, Nov 5, · 4:00 PM · In person
Open house
Thu, Nov 12, · 4:00 PM · In person
Open house
Thu, Nov 19, · 4:00 PM · In person
Open house
Thu, Dec 3, · 4:00 PM · In person
Open house
Thu, Dec 10, · 4:00 PM · In person
From the MySchools admissions calendar, checked weekly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is East Bronx Academy for the Future a good school?
- On Motley, East Bronx Academy for the Future earns an overall rating of 30/100 — 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 12 average. Its high school grades have their own rating, 53/100, from graduation and Regents results.
- What grades does East Bronx Academy for the Future serve?
- East Bronx Academy for the Future serves grades 6 to 12.
- How do students get into East Bronx Academy for the Future?
- East Bronx Academy for the Future uses the Educational Option (Ed-Opt) method, ranking applicants across performance levels so seats go to a mix of abilities.
- Is East Bronx Academy for the Future public, charter, or private?
- East Bronx Academy for the Future is a public school in NYC Community School District 12.
- What neighborhood is East Bronx Academy for the Future in?
- East Bronx Academy for the Future is in Crotona Park East, Bronx.