Bronx Academy for Multi-media, Bronx NY

Original Research by School Decision on Bronx Academy for Multi-media

Bronx Academy for Multi-Media is a public middle school in the South Bronx serving grades 6 through 8. The school enrolls a small student body, with slightly more eighth-graders than sixth-graders. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller Black student population and very few students from other backgrounds. The school's neighborhood in Mott Haven sits within a dense urban area with commercial corridors and apartment buildings; the location is walkable to subway service and embedded in a borough experiencing substantial new housing development and investment.

In math, the school's test results show consistent proficiency across the three grades. Sixth-grade performance is solidly proficient, seventh-grade is stronger, and eighth-grade holds steady. The school's overall math standing places it in the top quartile when compared against other schools serving District 8 and the wider Bronx County school landscape, an outcome worth noting for a school serving a student population of almost universal economic need.

English language arts performance presents a different picture. Sixth-grade proficiency is low, rising modestly in seventh grade, then slightly declining in eighth. The gap between math and ELA proficiency is substantial. Science proficiency, tested only in eighth grade, falls below half. These patterns suggest the school has stronger ground in quantitative reasoning than in literacy and science.

Participation rates across all tested subjects and grades are solid, ranging from the mid-seventies to the low eighties, indicating that most students sit for the state assessments. The tested sample sizes are small, particularly in sixth grade, which is typical for a school of this enrollment size.

The school carries the multimedia designation in its name, though specific information about how that focus shapes curriculum, course offerings, or student experience was not available in the data provided. No information was provided about the school's approach to instruction, special-education services, English learner support, attendance patterns, or staffing.

District 8 has been implementing curriculum mandates across both elementary and middle schools as part of citywide reading and math overhauls. Beginning in September 2025, District 8 middle schools adopted the Amplify Desmos Math curriculum and extended the NYC Reads literacy framework to grades 6 through 8. Families should expect these standardized approaches to shape how reading and mathematics are taught at the school going forward. The district overall has experienced sustained enrollment declines since the mid-2010s, a trend families considering the Bronx public school system should be aware of, though this school's specific enrollment trajectory was not separately reported.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

3 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Science	14	43.0%
Math	12	58.0%
Social Studies	9	44.0%

Math

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 38% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 776%

School 76% · District 43% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 39% · ▲ 34 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 627%

School 27% · District 36% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 747%

School 47% · District 40% · ▲ 7 pts above district

even with state median · even with county median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 43% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Science

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 34% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.