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Bronx High School for Medical Science is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 453 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 9 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bronx High School for Medical Science enrolls 453 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 4.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 314 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 106 | 23% |
| Asian | 19 | 4.2% |
| White | 5 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
409 of the school's 453 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 407 qualify for free lunch and 2 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 High School for Medical Science 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 33, state house district 77.
Bronx High School for Medical Science is one of 69 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 25,840 students district-wide and employs 2,339 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 453 students, Bronx High School for Medical Science is larger than the district average of about 374 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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