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
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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
363
+39 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.8:1
% White
2%
was 6%
% Hispanic
81%
was 77%
% Black
7%
was 5%
% Asian
7%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL is a high school of compact scale in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, instructing 363 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 21,621 students; BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
Looking at the student body, BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 7% Black, 7% Asian, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.5%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is ANTONIA PANTOJA PREPARATORY ACADEMY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL has expanded 12%, going from 324 students in 2018 to 363 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 77% to 81% across the same window.
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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
- ANTONIA PANTOJA PREPARATORY ACADEMY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.0 mi · 394
- GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 295
- BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 406
- BRONX COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 162
- MILLENIUM ART ACADEMY0.0 mi · 348
- 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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