Enrollment
334
High
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008705182
BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
500 E FORDHAM RD, BRONX, NY 10458 · (718) 733-4559 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
313 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -17.0pp since 2023
Math
12.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
334
-66 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.8:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
73%
was 73%
% Black
22%
was 22%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is a compact high school in BRONX, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10. The school caters to 334 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 668.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, which oversees 83 schools and 40,459 students, BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL reports that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 22% Black. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.5%, the actual is 31.7%, a residual of -8.9 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
The closest other public school is FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 42.1%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL has shrank 16%, going from 400 students in 2018 to 334 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
- DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,212 students
- PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTSElementary · 1,091 students
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)High · 953 students
- PS 95 SHEILA MENCHERElementary · 851 students
Other schools in BRONX
- 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
- FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS0.0 mi · 351
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND COMMUNITY SERVICE0.0 mi · 367
- WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE0.0 mi · 575
- FORDHAM LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.0 mi · 369
- KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 461
- IS 2540.1 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL?
BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 334 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 11.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL?
At BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 73% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10.
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