Enrollment
258
High
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008805683
BRONX LAB SCHOOL
800 E GUN HILL RD, BRONX, NY 10467 · (718) 696-3700 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 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
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
239 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 67 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 28% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
57%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
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New York average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 LAB SCHOOL
BRONX LAB SCHOOL's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRONX LAB SCHOOL this school | 258 | 92.6% | 50.0% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS BRONX | 289 | 94.5% | 20.0% |
| ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ROCKAWAY PARK | 232 | 90.5% | 19.2% |
| BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS BRONX | 306 | 88.2% | 38.5% |
| YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF BROOKLYN BROOKLYN | 255 | 91.8% | 30.8% |
| WINGS ACADEMY BRONX | 230 | 93.9% | 33.2% |
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 LAB SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #733 of 1,135 | #40 of 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,001 of 1,135 ▼ 81 | #106 of 136 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #995 of 1,216 | #119 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #671 of 1,058 | #89 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #319 of 1,070 | #20 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #143 of 1,167 | #75 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.8% | #73 of 743 | #25 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
258
-49 (-16%) vs 2020
-45% since 2010-11, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 258 | 21.8 | 11.8:1 | 93% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 20.3 | 10.5:1 | 86% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 16.7 | 13.2:1 | 83% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 29 | 10.6:1 | 87% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 84% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 65% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 96% (449) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRONX LAB SCHOOL.
About BRONX LAB SCHOOL
BRONX LAB SCHOOL is a small high school in BRONX, New York, administered by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. The school serves 258 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 61% smaller than that.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 counts 30,138 students in its 62 schools, and BRONX LAB SCHOOL is one of them.
At BRONX LAB SCHOOL, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 50%. It is also 41% Black and 4% Asian. BRONX LAB SCHOOL's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
BRONX LAB SCHOOL counts 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.8 students for each one. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. About 93% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Bronx County average 90%.
In New York, BRONX LAB SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 50.0% actual against a predicted 40.9%.
Bronx County census figures show that the median household income is $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 472 public schools in Bronx County, enrolling about 202,028 students in all.
The next-closest public school is BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, BRONX LAB SCHOOL is ahead of the 36.7% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 16% enrollment decrease, from 307 in 2020-21 to 258 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.6:1 to 11.8:1.
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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
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS0.0 mi · 198
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS0.0 mi · 289
- HIGH SCHOOL OF COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY0.0 mi · 472
- BRONX AEROSPACE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 374
- BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS0.0 mi · 306
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 50.1 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About BRONX LAB SCHOOLHow many students attend BRONX LAB SCHOOL?
BRONX LAB SCHOOL enrolls approximately 258 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BRONX LAB SCHOOL serve?
BRONX LAB SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRONX LAB SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRONX LAB SCHOOL is approximately 11.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRONX LAB SCHOOL?
At BRONX LAB SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 50% Hispanic, 41% Black, 4% Asian.
Who oversees BRONX LAB SCHOOL?
BRONX LAB SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 in Bronx County.
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