State/Public High Open

Bronx Health Sciences High School

๐Ÿ“ 750 Baychester Ave, Bronx, Bronx County, 10475

368
Pupils
11.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Bronx Health Sciences High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 368 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #11 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 95% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 5 AP courses, 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 #11

Enrollment & staffing

Bronx Health Sciences High School enrolls 368 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.

Male students
168 (46%)
Female students
200 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student-teacher ratio
11.5:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American17848%
Hispanic or Latino13938%
Asian215.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native133.5%
White82.2%
Two or more races71.9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

306 of the school's 368 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 11 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 9โ€“12Title I

Bronx Health Sciences 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 36, state house district 82.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11

Bronx Health Sciences High School is one of 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 32,263 students district-wide and employs 2,909 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 368 students, Bronx Health Sciences High School is smaller than the district average of about 520 students per school.

32,263
District students
62
Schools
2,909
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

95%
Reading proficient
85%
Math proficient
95%
Graduation rate
23%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (5) โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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