The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in English language arts. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Young Women's Leadership School of the Bronx
Young Women's Leadership School of the Bronx is a regular public school serving grades 6 through 12, located in the Morris Avenue corridor in the northwest Bronx. It is an all-girls school, and enrollment sits at a modest size for its grade band. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of Black students and a small Asian enrollment. A very high share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the surrounding neighborhoods.
The school's most recent state testing results show mixed performance. In English language arts, proficiency rates are stronger in grades 7 and 8, where roughly half of students meet the state's proficiency standard, though grade 6 results are lower. Math proficiency is weaker across the middle grades tested, sitting in the upper 30s to low 40s for grades 6 and 7. The school did not administer state math or science assessments in grade 8 in the testing window, so results for the upper middle grades are unavailable. No high school Regents exam results were provided in the available data. When measured against other districts in Bronx County, the school's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the bottom quartile among county districts. A parent may want to learn more from the school directly about its approaches to math instruction and its trajectory in that subject, and about the high school academic pathway and how students perform on Regents exams.
The school serves a neighborhood that is walkable and transit-rich, with dense apartment housing and close proximity to the 4, B, and D subway lines. The Bronx Library Center is accessible by a short walk. Housing in the 10453 zip code reflects the broader Bronx real estate market, with both home values and rental costs trending upward. The school sits within District 9, which has adopted the citywide NYC Reads literacy curriculum mandate in elementary schools and the NYC Solves math mandate for middle schools; this means instruction is standardized around city-selected curricula. District 9 experienced significant enrollment declines over the past several years, though enrollment has recently stabilized. That context shapes the broader ecosystem in which the school operates.
The school's all-girls design and its location in a dense urban neighborhood with strong transit access are central facts about the environment it offers. Without graduation rate data, high school assessment results, or detailed information about course offerings and post-secondary pathways, a full picture of the high school experience is incomplete. A parent considering this school should ask directly about the academic program in grades 9 through 12, the school's college and career guidance, and how students perform on state assessments in the upper grades.
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