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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008805681

BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS

800 E GUN HILL RD, BRONX, NY 10467 · (718)944-5660 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
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Not graded

This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
198
High
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
193 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 96131%
Grade 104523%
Grade 116131%
Grade 123015%
Ungraded11%
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
—4%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
—41%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
—47%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
—1%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
—4%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
—3%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
—1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
81.0%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
45.0%
NY avg 56.5%

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Bronx County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
60.0%#548 of 1,135#21 of 136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#663 of 1,109#41 of 128
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
81.0%#399 of 1,135#15 of 136
Enrollment
ranked largest first
198#1,076 of 1,216#130 of 145
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
97.5%#23 of 1,167#18 of 142
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.

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
198
-134 (-40%) vs 2017
-53% since 2010-11, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 18.4:1
% White
4%
was 3%
% Hispanic
41%
was 42%
% Black
47%
was 48%
% Asian
1%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-2419820.39.8:197% (193)
2022-2318420.98.8:187% (160)
2020-212562112.2:179% (202)
2017-183321818.4:171% (237)
2015-163702018.5:157% (211)
2010-114232417.6:196% (406)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS.

About BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS

BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS is a very small high school in BRONX, New York, administered by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. Its enrollment is 198 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 has 62 schools and 30,138 students, and BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS is one of those schools.

The student body at BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS has no majority group. Black students lead at 47%. Other groups make up 41% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Bronx County as a whole is about 33% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.

There are about 8.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS, which has 20.3. High schools in New York have an average ratio of 11.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 97%.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS is +20.9 points, in the top 10% of New York. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.0%, and the predicted rate is 39.1%.

The county, Bronx County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $48,676 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Bronx County has 472 public schools with about 202,028 students, including BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS.

BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS's closest public school neighbor is HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS holds at least 8 other public schools. BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 60.0% against a local average of 35.1%.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 332 students in 2017-18, enrollment decreased to 198 by 2023-24. By 2023-24, the school had 9.8 students per teacher, compared with 18.4 in 2017-18.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Bronx County at a glance

View full county profile
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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Address
800 E GUN HILL RD, BRONX, NY 10467
Phone
(718)944-5660
County
Bronx County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
198
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
8.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
193 (97%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360008805681
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS
How large is BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS?
BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 09-12.
Is BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS is approximately 8.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS?
At BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS, the student body is approximately 4% White, 41% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS?
BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 in Bronx County.
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