The Learning Environment Surveys create another source of questionable data. However, many teachers do respond to direct questions about their principals. What follows are the results from almost every Bronx high school.
Question: “I trust the principal at his or her word”
Answers: “Strongly Agree” (10 pts), “Agree” (6.7 pts) “Disagree” (3.3 pts) or “Strongly Disagree” (0 pts).
Score: based on average response.
Percent: based on percent of answers “to a great extent” or “to some extent.”
The best: Score of 9 or higher, or 95% or higher, or both:
| School | Principal | Note | Yes | Score |
| Bronx Academy HS | Gary Eisinger | Transfer | 100% | 9.8 |
| Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS | Nancy Mann | 100% | 9.6 | |
| Bronx Community HS | Flora Greenaway | Transfer | 100% | 9.4 |
| East Bronx Academy of the Future | Sarah Scrogin | 6-12 | 100% | 9.3 |
| The Cinema School | Rex Bobbish | Monroe Campus, growing | 100% | 9.3 |
| HS of American Studies | Alessandro Weiss | specialized | 96% | 9.3 |
| Renaissance HS for Musical Theater and Tech | Maria Herrera | @ Lehman | 94% | 9.3 |
| Crotona Academy HS | Anthony Harris | Transfer | 89% | 9.3 |
| Validus Preparatory Academy | Brady Smith | 100% | 9.2 | |
| Collegiate Institute for Math and Science | Estelle Hans | Columbus Campus | 100% | 9.1 |
| Bronx Regional HS | Colin Thomas | Transfer | 95% | 8.9 |
| Bronx Expeditionary Learning HS | D White | Taft Campus | 97% | 8.7 |
| Bronx Career and College Preparatory HS | Kizhaya Roberts | growing | 100% | 8.6 |
| Bronx Academy of Health Careers | Marvia Lindsay | 97% | 8.5 | |
| Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics | Edward Tom | 95% | 8.3 | |
| Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies | Charles Osewalt | Morris Campus | 97% | 7.8 |
The worst: Score of 5 or lower, or 50% or lower, or both:
| School | Principal | Note | Yes | Score |
| John F Kennedy HS | Lisa Luft | JFK Campus | 27% | 2.6 |
| Bronx Early College Academy for Teaching and Learning | John Barnes | 6-12 | 25% | 2.8 |
| Jane Addams HS for Academic Careers | Sharron Smalls | CTE | 28% | 2.8 |
| Celia Cruz Bronx HS of Music | Willie Rodriguez | Walton Campus | 30% | 3.1 |
| Fordham Leadership Academy for Business and Technology | Richard Bost | Roosevelt Campus | 29% | 3.3 |
| School for Community Research and Learning (SCRL) | John Tornifolio | Stevenson Campus | 24% | 3.5 |
| Eximius College Preparatory Academy | Tammy Smith | was 6-12, phasing out MS | 43% | 3.6 |
| Samuel Gompers CTE HS | Joyce Mills Kittrell | CTE | 37% | 3.8 |
| Bronx HS of Science | Valerie Reidy | specialized | 38% | 3.8 |
| Performance Conservatory HS | Eulynis Matthias Fridie | 38% | 3.9 | |
| Gateway School for Environmental Research and Technology | Clifford Siegel | Stevenson Campus | 50% | 4.0 |
| Health Opportunities HS | Carron Staple | 41% | 4.1 | |
| Explorations Academy | Susana Hernandez | 32% | 4.2 | |
| Monroe Academy for Business/Law (MABL) | Charles Ogundimu | Monroe Campus | 50% | 4.2 |
| Pan American International HS | Bridgit Claire Bye | Monroe Campus, growing | 45% | 4.4 |
| Academy for Language and Teaching | Arisleyda Urena | 46% | 4.5 | |
| Fordham HS for the Arts | Iris Blige | Roosevelt Campus | 42% | 4.7 |
| Theatre Arts Production Company School (TAPCO) | Lynn Passarella | 6-12 | 47% | 4.7 |
| Bronx Aerospace | Barbara Kirkweg | Evander Campus | 55% | 4.7 |
| Holcombe L Rucker School of Community Research | Sharif Rucker | 62% | 4.8 | |
| Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School | Rahesha Amon | 6-12 | 57% | 4.9 |
| Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy | Lori O’Mara | 6-12 | 57% | 4.9 |
| Bronx Guild | Sam Decker | Stevenson Campus | 50% | 5.0 |
| Academy for Scholarship and Entrepeneurship | Zenobia White | 6-12 | 56% | 5.0 |
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