Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center

There's no proficiency or growth data on file for this profile, so academic outcomes can't be benchmarked directly. What stands out structurally is that average class size (20.8) essentially matches the District 9 average of 20.8, so students aren't getting a smaller-cohort advantage. With 25% of students classified as IEP — well above the citywide norm — the school likely leans heavily on individualized support rather than tracked acceleration.

Survey data on trust, safety, instruction quality, and parent satisfaction isn't part of this profile, so the day-to-day feel is hard to characterize from numbers alone. The very small enrollment and the K-12-through-graduation continuity suggest a setting where families and staff are likely to know each other by name across many years.

The student body is 64% Hispanic and 28% Black, with small Asian (4%) and White (4%) populations — closely tracking the surrounding Highbridge neighborhood, which is largely Latino and Black working-class. The high economic need index (83.6) confirms what the demographics suggest: most families here are stretching to make ends meet.

Highbridge is a working-class, predominantly renter neighborhood in the central Bronx. The median household income sits around $40,235 and nearly a third of residents live below the poverty line. Just 12.7% of households include children, and only 16.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — a community where many families are working service, retail, or industrial jobs. Homeownership is extremely low at 4.5%, even though the median home value reaches about $502,435, reflecting the area's heavy rental market.

The 4 train is the workhorse here — families can reach 170 St (about 8 minutes on foot), Mt Eden Av (about 10 minutes), or 167 St (about 12 minutes).