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Enrollment
392
High
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008805179
BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS
2040 ANTIN PL, BRONX, NY 10462 · (718) 319-5160 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of New York public high schools
- B-Test 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
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
355 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 100 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 98 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -23.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 23 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS
BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS this school | 392 | 90.6% | 57.8% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE (THE) NEW YORK | 370 | 89.5% | 37.8% |
| MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY NEW YORK | 441 | 90.7% | 56.5% |
| BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 393 | 88.0% | 33.8% |
| BRONX ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (BASE) BRONX | 375 | 90.9% | 41.3% |
| STEPHEN T MATHER BUILDING ARTS AND CRAFTMANSHIP HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 337 | 89.9% | 45.0% |
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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #584 of 1,135 | #24 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #788 of 1,109 ▼ 267 | #58 of 128 ▼ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #661 of 1,135 ▲ 31 | #45 of 136 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #732 of 1,216 | #67 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #69 of 1,058 | #13 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #279 of 1,070 | #13 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #203 of 1,167 | #98 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #428 of 743 | #69 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
392
-82 (-17%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 392 | 48 | 8.2:1 | 91% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 49.4 | 8.6:1 | 87% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 44.3 | 9.5:1 | 89% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 41 | 11.6:1 | 89% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 82% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 75% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 82% (349) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS.
About BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS
BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS is a small high school in New York, located in BRONX. It reported 392 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in New York enroll about 668 students on average.
The NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 system has 62 schools and 30,138 students.
The student body at BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS is 59% Hispanic. The school is also 22% Black, 14% White, and 4% Asian. Among Bronx County residents, the Hispanic share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Based on 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS has a ratio of 8.2:1. The average for high schools in New York, 11.0:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bronx County average a similar 90%.
On the allk12 Grade, BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS lands at B, ahead of 62% of New York public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS is 16.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
In Bronx County, home to about 1,404,779 people, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS shares Bronx County with 471 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS is closest to PS 105 SENATOR ABRAHAM BERNSTEIN, about 0.1 miles away. BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS at 4th of 9.
In the federal locale system, BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 392 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 474. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.6:1 to 8.2:1 over the same years.
The BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 #11
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- PS 89Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS/MS 194Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS 96 RICHARD RODGERSElementary · 880 students
- PS 106 PARKCHESTERElementary · 822 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
- PS 105 SENATOR ABRAHAM BERNSTEIN0.1 mi · 659
- YOUNG VOICES ACADEMY OF THE BRONX0.2 mi · 363
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZ0.3 mi · 1,451
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 20.4 mi · 528
- STEAM BRIDGE SCHOOL (THE)0.6 mi · 271
- ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 20.6 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTSHow large is BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS?
BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS enrolls approximately 392 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS serve?
BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS is approximately 8.2:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS?
At BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, the student body is approximately 14% White, 59% Hispanic, 22% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS public or private?
BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.