School Performance
Graduation Rate: 68% of students graduate in four years.
Attendance Rate: 84% of students attendance.
Percentage of Students Enough Variety: 84% students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.
College Career Rate: 33% of students enroll in college or career programs within 6 months.
Percentage of Students Safe: 85% 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: DreamYard Preparatory School
Code: Y21A
Program description: Students will take arts classes each year of high school. In 9th and 10th Grades, students take an Arts Elective Class each semester in Choral Music, Dance, Theater, or Visual Arts. In 11th and 12th grades, students choose a major in one of these areas. Each semester, students are expected to participate in an arts exhibition or performance. Students with a strong interest in the arts can participate in summer intensives in their area of choice.
Interest: Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design
Method: Ed. Opt.
Seats 9 GE: 85
Grade 9 GE filled flag: N
Grade 9 GE applicants: 403
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: 5
Seats 9 SWD: 23
Grade 9 SWD filled flag: Y
Grade 9 SWD applicants: 122
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: 5
Seats 10: Yes-10
Admissions priority 1: Open to New York City residents
Activities
Extracurricular activities: After-School Programs: Anime Club, Arts Studio, Book Club, Dance, Debate Team, GSA, The Moth Radio Hour, MOUSE Squad, Musical Production, National Honor Society, Paid Internships, Student Leadership Council, Theater Company, Video Critics Circle
Psal Sports Boys: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling
Psal Sports Girls: Basketball, Cross Country, Flag Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling
Psal Sports Coed: Double Dutch
Other info
Total students: 266
Start time: 8:30am
End time: 3:55pm
Grades 2018: 9 to 12
Final grades: 9 to 12
ELL programs: English as a New Language
Language classes: Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP Computer Science, AP English Language and Composition, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP U.S. Government and Politics
Additional info: College Trips; Community School; Community Service Expected; Extended Day Program; Extended Day Program (Tutoring); Health Center; Internship Expected; Internships; LYFE program; Online Grading System; Saturday Programs; Student Parent Orientation; Summer Bridge Program; Summer Internships; Summer Orientation; Weekend Programs
School accessibility description: 2
School 10th seats: Y
More info
Borough: Bronx
NTA: East Concourse-Concourse Village
Neighborhood: E. Concourse-Concourse Village
Campus name: William Howard Taft Educational Campus
School Number: X410
Shared space: Yes
Community board: 4
Council district: 16
Census tract: 225
BIN: 2007806
BBL: 2028170002
About DreamYard Preparatory School
Contacts
Address: 240 East 172nd Street, Bronx NY 10457
Latitude: 40.840422
Longitude: -73.91091
Phone number: 718-410-4242
Fax number: 718-410-4312
School email: [email protected]
Website: dyprep.org
Subway: 4 to Mt Eden Ave; B, D to 170th St
Bus: Bx1, Bx11, Bx15, Bx18, Bx2, Bx32, Bx35, Bx41, Bx41-SBS, BxM4
Hotels near DreamYard Preparatory School
CUNY College Now classes, SAT Preparation, Life-Ready Class, Senior Seminar, Poetry, Cosmetology, Fashion Design, Barbershop, Technology Classes
AP Government, AP English Language, AP Spanish Language, AP Psychology, AP Computer Science
Arts Integrated Classes, Advisory, Arts Electives in 9th and 10th grades
Arts Major in 11th and 12th grades, School-wide display of student artwork
Honors courses in ELA