Enrollment
259
High
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009006218
ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX
1010 REV J A POLITE AVE, BRONX, NY 10459 · (718) 518-3050 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
29.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
243 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -23.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New York average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 23 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX
ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX this school | 259 | 93.8% | 55.5% |
| MARIE CURIE HIGH SCHOOL-NURSING BRONX | 263 | 94.3% | 37.2% |
| MOTT HAVEN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 248 | 90.3% | 49.0% |
| BRONX LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 266 | 96.6% | 28.0% |
| SUMMIT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 290 | 90.7% | 39.9% |
| BRONX THEATRE HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 217 | 92.6% | 33.2% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #631 of 1,135 | #28 of 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,022 of 1,135 ▼ 327 | #112 of 136 ▼ 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #994 of 1,216 | #118 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.0:1 | #1,058 of 1,058 | #122 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #556 of 1,070 | #68 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #111 of 1,167 | #64 of 142 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
259
+120 (+86%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
29.0:1
was 8.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 259 | 8.9 | 29.0:1 | 94% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 8.9 | 21.9:1 | 90% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 14.2 | 11.9:1 | 88% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 16 | 8.7:1 | 83% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 12 | 15.0:1 | 87% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 11 | 12.0:1 | 76% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 15 | 19.5:1 | 66% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX.
About ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX
ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX is a small high school. Its address is in BRONX, New York. The latest federal count shows 259 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in New York is about 668 students, so this school is 61% smaller than average.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 is made up of 47 schools with 15,705 students in all.
ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX is 68% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Black and 2% Asian. In Bronx County overall, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 29.0 students per teacher and 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX, the prediction is 40.5% and the result is 55.5%.
Census estimates describe Bronx County this way: the median household income is $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Besides ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX, Bronx County has 471 other public schools.
The nearest public school is BRONX REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 48.5%, lower than ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX's 55.5%.
ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21 the school reported 139 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 259. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The school's ratio rose from 8.7:1 to 29.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
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- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- BRONX REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 125
- PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 695
- LONGWOOD ACADEMY OF DISCOVERY (THE)0.2 mi · 439
- SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS0.2 mi · 137
- ACCION ACADEMY0.2 mi · 185
- SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONXWhat is the total enrollment at ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX?
ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX serve?
ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX?
Approximately 29.0:1 students per teacher at ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX.
How diverse is ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX?
ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX reports a student body of 2% White, 68% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian.
What district is ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX in?
ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12.
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