Bronx High School of Science (the)

Bronx High School of Science (the) is a high school in Bronx, NY that enrolls 2,951 students in grades 9-12, putting it among the larger public campuses in the New York City Geographic District #10. That headcount is above the 503-student average for schools in the district.

EDFacts assessment data puts 51% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 17 points above the 35% average for the New York City Geographic District #10. Against the 47% New York statewide average, the school sits 5 points higher.

Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 15 points. As a high school, it reports a 80% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 20.9 to 1, above the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1. 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a majority-low-income enrollment. It receives Title I federal funding, which flags a higher share of low-income students rather than measuring school quality.