BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS

BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS is a four-year high school of low-enrollment scale in BRONX, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, hosting 306 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 54% smaller than the state mean of about 668.

BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS is one of 62 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, a district that educates 30,138 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 42% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White. That is considerably less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household income runs about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS is one.

BRONX LAB SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 38.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 392 students in 2018 compared to 306 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 54% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.