Enrollment
363
High
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008506221
BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL
1980 LAFAYETTE AVE, BRONX, NY 10473 · (718) 829-2984 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
10.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
347 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 | 86 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 98 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 101 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 21% |
Student demographics
33%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
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL this school | 363 | 95.6% | 46.5% |
| MARBLE HILL HIGH SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES BRONX | 393 | 93.1% | 65.7% |
| QUEENS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FLUSHING | 351 | 95.2% | 55.0% |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES BRONX | 381 | 95.0% | 52.3% |
| INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE LONG ISLAND CITY | 455 | 93.6% | 52.0% |
| CYPRESS HILLS COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 413 | 90.3% | 45.3% |
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 BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #791 of 1,135 | #53 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #623 of 1,109 ▲ 220 | #34 of 128 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #826 of 1,135 ▲ 250 | #62 of 136 ▲ 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #802 of 1,216 | #84 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #376 of 1,058 | #48 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #756 of 1,070 | #114 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #67 of 1,167 | #46 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #121 of 339 | #12 of 32 |
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
363
+35 (+11%) vs 2020
+365% since 2010-11, when it was 78
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 363 | 35.2 | 10.3:1 | 96% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 32.2 | 12.0:1 | 95% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 32 | 10.4:1 | 91% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 90% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 83% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 28 | 11.5:1 | 64% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 78 | 6 | 13.0:1 | 91% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL.
About BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school located in BRONX, New York. Its 363 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 46% smaller than the 668 average for high schools in New York.
District-wide, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 has 52 schools and 21,621 students.
Federal enrollment data show BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL is 81% Hispanic. Other groups make up 7% Black, 7% Asian, and 2% White. Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 35.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.3:1. That is 0.7 students per teacher below the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL is 96%.
Measured against New York public high schools, BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL scores 46.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.8%.
Census estimates describe Bronx County this way: the median household income is $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 472 public schools in Bronx County, enrolling about 202,028 students in all.
GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 363 students in 2024-25, 35 more than the 328 it had in 2020-21.
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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
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- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 295
- BRONX COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 162
- ANTONIA PANTOJA PREPARATORY ACADEMY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.0 mi · 394
- MILLENIUM ART ACADEMY0.0 mi · 348
- BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 406
- PS 138 SAMUEL RANDALL0.2 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOLHow large is BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL?
BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 363 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL?
At BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 81% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8.
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