BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL

BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL is one of the compact secondary schools in BRONX, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, with 337 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 50% leaner than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 comprises 62 schools with combined enrollment of 30,138 students; BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Native American, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 44.1%; this one delivers 65.3%, a residual of +21.2 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bronx County shows the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 52.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 318 students in 2018 compared to 337 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 49% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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