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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008605794

BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

1363 FULTON AVE, BRONX, NY 10456 · (718) 992-7089 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of New York public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-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

Enrollment
382
High
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
346 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 911029%
Grade 109725%
Grade 119024%
Grade 128422%
Ungraded10%
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
23963%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
11330%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
226%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
23662%
Female
14638%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
84.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2584.0%51.0%
2023-2489.0%48.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% 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 CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS this school38290.6%61.7%
BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX
40690.6%42.3%
BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX
39388.0%33.8%
HIGH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
NEW YORK
39289.5%34.8%
MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY
NEW YORK
44190.7%56.5%
MILLENIUM ART ACADEMY
BRONX
34889.9%40.7%
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 CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Bronx County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
61.7%#506 of 1,135#15 of 136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#575 of 1,109
▲ 82
#28 of 128
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
84.0%#335 of 1,135
▼ 54
#8 of 136
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
382#758 of 1,216#71 of 145
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.7:1#653 of 1,058#84 of 122
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
51.8%#455 of 1,070#39 of 128
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
90.6%#202 of 1,167#97 of 142
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.1%#226 of 743#44 of 96
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 2024-25
Enrollment
382
-56 (-13%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538232.611.7:191% (346)
2023-2438334.111.2:192% (351)
2022-2338934.411.3:191% (354)
2020-214383014.6:188% (385)
2017-184613015.4:186% (395)
2015-164642816.6:189% (414)
2010-114232417.6:192% (389)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS.

About BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

In BRONX, New York, BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS is a small high school. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 382 students. Enrollment is 43% lower than the average for high schools in New York, which is about 668.

BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS is part of a district of 70 schools: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, with 23,786 students.

Hispanic students account for 63% of enrollment at BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS. Other groups include 30% Black and 6% Asian. BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school reports 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.7 students per teacher. Across high schools in New York, the average ratio is about 11.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 91%. That is close to the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.

The allk12 Grade for BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS is B+. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.7% for BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS. The school posts 61.7%, 20.0 points above the prediction.

Federal survey data for Bronx County show that median household income is about $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%. A total of 472 public schools operate in Bronx County, serving about 202,028 students.

Nearby, EXIMIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away. BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS's average proficiency of 61.7% compares with 46.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 382 was 13% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 438. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.7:1) than in 2020-21 (14.6:1).

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Bronx County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Address
1363 FULTON AVE, BRONX, NY 10456
Phone
(718) 992-7089
County
Bronx County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
382
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
346 (91%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360008605794
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
How large is BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS?
BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 09-12.
Is BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS.
What is the student diversity at BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS?
Student demographics at BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS are roughly 1% White, 63% Hispanic, 30% Black, 6% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS public or private?
BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
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