Enrollment
245
High
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009006773
BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX
1619 BOSTON RD, BRONX, NY 10460 · (929) 458-2521 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
194 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 | 109 | 44% |
| Grade 10 | 90 | 37% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 9% |
Student demographics
66%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
99.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 99 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 99.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 32 points, placing it in New York's top 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 BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX
BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX this school | 245 | 79.2% | 77.8% |
| NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II JAMAICA | 375 | 82.1% | 41.5% |
| JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 205 | 87.3% | 42.3% |
| PELHAM LAB HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 285 | 84.9% | 34.8% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW NEW YORK | 256 | 87.5% | 54.7% |
| MURRAY HILL ACADEMY NEW YORK | 298 | 79.2% | 61.5% |
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 BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #212 of 1,135 | #4 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #439 of 1,109 ▲ 31 | #12 of 128 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 99.0% | #17 of 1,135 ▲ 258 | #3 of 136 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #1,016 of 1,216 | #122 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #563 of 1,058 | #70 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #154 of 1,070 | #5 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #458 of 1,167 | #138 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 245 | 21.8 | 11.2:1 | 79% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 12.9 | 9.5:1 | 80% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX.
About BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX
Students in BRONX, New York, attend BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX, a very small high school. Its enrollment is 245 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 63% below average.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 is responsible for 47 schools, BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX included, with 15,705 students in all.
Of every 100 students at BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX, about 45 are Hispanic, the largest group. Other students are 34% Black, 12% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2% White. That is lower than the 55% Hispanic share among all Bronx County residents. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX are from different groups.
Its ratio of 11.2:1 is based on 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in New York is about 11.0:1. In all, 79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Bronx County average 90%.
BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 77.8%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New York are predicted to post 45.9%, so the school is 31.9 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
For Bronx County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $48,676 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Public schools in Bronx County number 472, with about 202,028 students.
BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX's nearest public school is BRONX ENVISION ACADEMY (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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
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- BRONX ENVISION ACADEMY0.0 mi · 266
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Frequently asked questions
About BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONXHow many students attend BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX?
BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX enrolls approximately 245 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX serve?
BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX?
At BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX, the student body is approximately 2% White, 45% Hispanic, 34% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX public or private?
BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12.
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