State/Public High Open

University Heights Secondary School-bronx Community College

701 St Anns Ave, Bronx, Bronx County, 10455

571
Pupils
14.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

University Heights Secondary School-bronx Community College is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 571 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 7 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
New York City Geographic District # 7

Enrollment & staffing

University Heights Secondary School-bronx Community College enrolls 571 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

Male students
273 (48%)
Female students
298 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
40.7
Student-teacher ratio
14.0:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 6.3% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino32457%
Black or African American17430%
Asian366.3%
Two or more races183.2%
White152.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

483 of the school's 571 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 460 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9–12Title I

University Heights Secondary School-bronx Community College is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 79.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7

University Heights Secondary School-bronx Community College is one of 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 14,871 students district-wide and employs 1,537 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 571 students, University Heights Secondary School-bronx Community College is larger than the district average of about 372 students per school.

14,871
District students
40
Schools
1,537
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

98%
Reading proficient
75%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (5) 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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