Enrollment
158
High
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008506258
BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL
1440 STORY AVE, BRONX, NY 10473 · (718) 860-5056 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL158 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of New York public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
142 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 34% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 25% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -14.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +25.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 158 | 89.9% | 53.2% |
| FORSYTHE SATELLITE ACADEMY NEW YORK | 168 | 90.5% | 55.0% |
| COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE BRONX | 185 | 89.7% | 61.5% |
| BRONX COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 162 | 92.6% | 44.0% |
| JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING NEW YORK | 138 | 92.8% | 58.5% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FOR YOUNG WOMEN NEW YORK | 127 | 93.7% | 38.2% |
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 BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #682 of 1,135 | #33 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #646 of 1,109 ▲ 337 | #35 of 128 ▲ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #890 of 1,135 ▼ 215 | #77 of 136 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 158 | #1,127 of 1,216 | #136 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #226 of 1,167 | #106 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
158
+37 (+31%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 158 | 15 | 10.5:1 | 90% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 14 | 9.6:1 | 90% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 12 | 9.5:1 | 89% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 16 | 7.6:1 | 91% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 15 | 11.5:1 | 89% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 173 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 74% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL.
About BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL
Federal records list BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL as a high school in BRONX, New York. It serves 158 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.
The 52 schools of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, including BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL, enroll 21,621 students.
Roughly 62% of students at BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 31% Black and 3% Native American. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 15 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.5:1. That is close to the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL is 90%. That tracks the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
The allk12 Grade for BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL is B-. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.9% at BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.2%.
Across Bronx County, the median household income is $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Bronx County is home to 472 public schools and about 202,028 public school students.
Nearest public school: PS 152 EVERGREEN, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL as City: Large.
Enrollment is up 31% from 2020-21, when BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL had 121 students, to 2024-25, when it had 158. Its ratio of students to teachers was 7.6:1 in 2020-21, and 10.5:1 in 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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
- HERBERT H LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,087 students
- PS 71 ROSE E SCALAElementary · 1,079 students
- PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRAElementary · 718 students
- PS 36 UNIONPORTElementary · 660 students
- PS 152 EVERGREENElementary · 634 students
- PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEYElementary · 598 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
- PS 152 EVERGREEN0.2 mi · 634
- PS 93 ALBERT G OLIVER0.2 mi · 356
- ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 70.2 mi · 303
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS0.3 mi · 588
- EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 222
- BRONX ACADEMY FOR MULTI-MEDIA0.4 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL?
BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 158 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.5:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL?
At BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 62% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8.
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