BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL

BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL operates as a tiny 9-12 campus in BRONX, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8. Current enrollment sits at 158 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 76% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 52 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, a district that caters to 21,621 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL logs that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 31% Black, 3% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.9%; this one delivers 53.2%.

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 the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: PS 152 EVERGREEN, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 172 students in 2018 compared to 158 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 42% to 31%.

On the community side, members of the BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.