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Bronx Compass High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 8 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bronx Compass High School enrolls 385 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 6.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 222 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 31% |
| Asian | 24 | 6.2% |
| White | 10 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 385 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 343 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bronx Compass 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 32, state house district 87.
Bronx Compass High School is one of 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 23,353 students district-wide and employs 2,038 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 385 students, Bronx Compass High School is smaller than the district average of about 458 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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