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Bronx High School for Writing and Communication Arts is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 184 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #11 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bronx High School for Writing and Communication Arts enrolls 184 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 43% Black or African American and 4.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 43% |
| White | 9 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 184 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 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.
Bronx High School for Writing and Communication Arts 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 83.
Bronx High School for Writing and Communication Arts 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 184 students, Bronx High School for Writing and Communication Arts is smaller than the district average of about 520 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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