Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (BASE)

Overview written by the school: BASE is a CTE high school focusing on computer science and social justice. Courses such as Mobile App Design use the tools of software engineering to focus on real-world problem solving. Internships with industry partners give students experience with cutting-edge technology. Seminar classes help students make connections across their academic classes, get to know each other, and develop post-graduation plans. BASE offers an early college and career program with Bronx Community College in cybersecurity to students, with college classes beginning in 11th grade. BASE graduates are prepared to develop their skills in college, enter the software industry as programmers or website designers, and understand and help the communities they live in.

School Performance

Graduation Rate: 69.999999% (at the end of the school year before last, the percent of students who graduated "on time" by earning a diploma four years after they entered 9th grade).
Daily Attendance Rate: 85.000002% of the school's students in the school year before last.
Percentage of Students Enough Variety: 75% students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.
College Career Rate: 57.999998% of students enroll in college or career programs within 6 months.
Percentage of Students Safe: 85.000002% students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room and cafeteria. (Student opinions on school safety, as reported on the NYC School Survey.)

Programs offered

Program 1: Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (BASE)
Code: X18A
Program description: All BASE students take four years of computer science, learning programming languages like HTML5, Javascript, and Java. Students use Design Thinking, a human-centered problem-solving approach to solve real-world problems. Seniors do a capstone project where they use skills from across disciplines to address a problem in their community. BASE students participate in citywide hackathons sponsored by groups like Code/Interactive and Forbes, and have had internships at SCENYC, Alvin Ailey, and Gilt.
Interest: Computer Science & Technology
Method: Ed. Opt.

Seats 9 GE: 85
Grade 9 GE filled flag: Y
Grade 9 GE applicants: 915
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: 11
Seats 9 SWD: 23
Grade 9 SWD filled flag: Y
Grade 9 SWD applicants: 311
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: 14

Seats 10: 0
Admissions priority 1: Priority to Bronx students or residents
Admissions priority 2: Then to New York City residents

Activities

Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities and clubs offered by the school that do not fall under one of the Sports categories (PSAL Sports or School Sports): No data
PSAL Sports Boys
Male PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Baseball, Basketball
PSAL Sports Girls
Female PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Softball, Volleyball
PSAL Sports Coed
Co-ed PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: No data
School Sports
Sports offered by the school outside PSAL (Public School Athletics League): No data
Flag for female only school: No data
Flag for male only school: No data

Other info

Total students: 396
Start time: 8:12am
End time: 2:32pm

Final grades: 9 to 12 - This school is expanding to serve grades 9 to 14 in the 2023-2024 school year.

Language classes: Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP Computer Science A, AP English Language and Composition, AP Statistics, AP United States History
Additional info: Career and Technical Education (CTE),Early College

Ptech: 1
Earlycollege: 1

School accessibility description: Partially Accessible

More info

Borough: Bronx
NTA: Belmont
Neighborhood: Belmont
Campus name: Grace Dodge Educational Campus
School Number: X660
Shared space: Yes
Community board: 206
Council district: 15
Census tract: 393
BIN: 2012887
BBL: 2031040007

About Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (BASE)

Contacts

Address: 2474 Crotona Avenue, Bronx NY 10458 (40.855392,-73.882487)
Latitude: 40.855698
Longitude: -73.882715
Phone number: 718-733-6024
Fax number: 718-733-6429
School email: [email protected]
Website: bronxsoftware.org
Subway lines near the school: N/A
Bus lines near the school: Bx12, Bx12-SBS, Bx15, Bx17, Bx19, Bx22, Bx36, Bx9

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