New Visions A.I.M. Charter High School II

Proficiency data wasn't available for this profile, so I can't report academic outcomes here. Given that 45% of students have IEPs and the economic need index is 93.3%, what's missing in test results is at least partially filled in by a broader picture of significant student need that any parent should understand before enrolling.

The survey picture here is hard to sugarcoat: parent satisfaction is 51.4% and teacher-rated instruction quality is 60.4%, both far below the District 12 averages of roughly 92% and 88%. Together those numbers suggest families feel less heard than at peer schools and teachers don't feel as well supported in their instruction. Attendance and discipline figures weren't reported for this profile, so the day-to-day feel can only be inferred from those signals, which lean toward a bumpy climate rather than a settled one.

The student body is 55% Hispanic and 42% Black, with every other racial group at 1% or below — a fairly typical South Bronx mix. Forty-five percent of students have IEPs, well above citywide norms, and an economic need index of 93.3% means nearly every student qualifies as high-need. The neighborhood around the school mirrors the population well: median household income is about $36,558, and most neighbors are renters rather than homeowners.

Longwood is a working-class South Bronx neighborhood where roughly a third of residents live in poverty and only about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. Just over one in seven households includes children, and homeownership is rare at about 13%, making it a heavily renter neighborhood where the median home value near $537,000 reflects scarcity of sales more than typical household wealth. Day-to-day, this is a transit-dependent community where the subway is how most families get around.

Three 2 and 5 train stops are within easy reach — Intervale Av (about a 3-minute walk), Simpson St (about 6 minutes), and Prospect Av (about 7 minutes).