Enrollment
406
High
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008506357
BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL
1980 LAFAYETTE AVE, BRONX, NY 10473 · (718) 828-1206 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- C+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
11.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
368 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 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 116 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 93 | 23% |
Student demographics
56%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% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
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 26 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 down about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 406 | 90.6% | 42.3% |
| MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY NEW YORK | 441 | 90.7% | 56.5% |
| BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS BRONX | 382 | 90.6% | 61.7% |
| BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 393 | 88.0% | 33.8% |
| ANTONIA PANTOJA PREPARATORY ACADEMY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL BRONX | 394 | 90.9% | 40.8% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE (THE) NEW YORK | 370 | 89.5% | 37.8% |
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 COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #892 of 1,135 | #72 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #938 of 1,109 ▼ 201 | #88 of 128 ▼ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #827 of 1,135 ▼ 43 | #63 of 136 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #701 of 1,216 | #62 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #547 of 1,058 | #68 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #337 of 1,070 | #22 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #200 of 1,167 | #95 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #394 of 743 | #64 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 2024-25Enrollment
406
+28 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 406 | 36.3 | 11.2:1 | 91% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 40.3 | 10.2:1 | 92% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 34.4 | 11.2:1 | 90% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 92% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 76% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 68% (297) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL.
About BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in BRONX, New York, according to federal school records. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 406 students on the rolls. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 39% below average.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, which runs BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL, has 52 schools and 21,621 students.
The share of Hispanic students at BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL is 60%, a majority. Smaller groups are 27% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Native American, and 2% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL reported 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.2:1. The average for high schools in New York is about 11.0:1. Roughly 91% of students at BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 26% of New York public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL would be expected to post about 41.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.3%.
The county, Bronx County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $48,676, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The county's public schools total 472, with about 202,028 students.
Measured in a straight line, MILLENIUM ART ACADEMY is less than a tenth of a mile from BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 38.5% proficiency; BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL posts 42.3%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 378 to 406. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.6 to 11.2 over 4 years.
The discussion board for BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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- 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
- MILLENIUM ART ACADEMY0.0 mi · 348
- BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 363
- ANTONIA PANTOJA PREPARATORY ACADEMY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.0 mi · 394
- GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 295
- BRONX COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 162
- PS 138 SAMUEL RANDALL0.2 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL?
BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 406 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL?
At BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 60% Hispanic, 27% Black, 7% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL?
BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.