📍 455 Southern Blvd, Bronx, Bronx County, 10455
Hero High School is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 675 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 66.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hero High School enrolls 675 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 32% male and 68% female. A teaching staff of 66.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 408 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 212 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.8% |
| White | 9 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
619 of the school's 675 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 618 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hero High School 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 29, state house district 84.
Hero High School 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 675 students, Hero High School is larger than the district average of about 372 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large