Eximius College Preparatory Academy: A College Board School

The school carries a College Board affiliation and offers AP courses alongside humanities, world languages, and ELL support — a curriculum aimed squarely at college readiness. Standardized proficiency data was not provided in this snapshot, so direct ELA/Math comparisons to the district averages of roughly 45% in each subject can't be drawn here. The presence of test preparation programming, National Honor Society, and peer mentoring on top of AP coursework signals a deliberate college-access culture rather than a test-score-driven one.

The climate numbers here are genuinely strong. Zero suspensions is unusual for any school and especially notable in District 9, where the average suspension rate runs around 0.4%. Teacher instruction quality is rated 94% (above the 90.2% district average), and parent-principal trust hits 92%, suggesting families feel heard by leadership. Parent-teacher trust is 87% and teacher collegial trust 85% — solid, though a notch below the principal-trust numbers. Day-to-day, this points to a school where adults are aligned and students are held accountable without a heavy discipline footprint.

The student body is 62% Hispanic and 34% Black, with 2% Asian and 1% Native American — a diversity index of 45%, which reflects real but not wide-ranging diversity. Twenty-six percent of students have IEPs, and the economic need index of 90.6 (out of 100) indicates a population with substantial economic need. The surrounding Claremont Village-Claremont (East) area mirrors this economically — 44.1% poverty rate, median income $30,475 — so the school is largely serving neighborhood families dealing with similar economic realities.

Claremont Village-Claremont (East) is a working-class Bronx neighborhood with a 44.1% poverty rate, median household income of $30,475, and just 10% of households including children — meaning family density is low even though the school draws locally. Educational attainment is limited, with only 11.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and homeownership is rare at 2.7% (rents dominate). The flip side is a high median home value of $629,284, which tells you the housing stock is modest but tightly held.

This is not an easy drop-off by subway. Freeman St (2 5) is about a 13-minute walk, 170 St (B D) about 14 minutes, and Intervale Av (2 5) about 18 minutes — so most commuting families are likely relying on buses, car service, or driving.