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Enrollment
452
High
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009005689
BRONX LATIN SCHOOL
800 HOME ST, BRONX, NY 10456 · (718) 991-6349 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
438 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
51.9%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
27.1%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
452
-124 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.5:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
78%
was 78%
% Black
19%
was 19%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRONX LATIN SCHOOL
BRONX LATIN SCHOOL operates as a small 9-12 campus in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12. Current enrollment sits at 452 students spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so BRONX LATIN SCHOOL sits 32% leaner than that benchmark.
BRONX LATIN SCHOOL is one of 47 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, a district that enrolls 15,705 students overall.
On the student-mix side, BRONX LATIN SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder is composed of 19% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.
On the resource side, BRONX LATIN SCHOOL shows 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, BRONX LATIN SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.6%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bronx County) records that the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 LATIN SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: DR RICHARD IZQUIERDO HEALTH AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BRONX LATIN SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.8%.
BRONX LATIN SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRONX LATIN SCHOOL has edged down 22%, going from 576 students in 2018 to 452 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the BRONX LATIN SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 #12
- PS 214Elementary · 814 students
- PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPHElementary · 789 students
- PS 195Elementary · 713 students
- PS 196Elementary · 662 students
- EAST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTUREHigh · 654 students
- MOTT HALL VHigh · 636 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
- DR RICHARD IZQUIERDO HEALTH AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 733
- BRONX CAREER AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 124
- URBAN SCHOLARS COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 294
- NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX0.1 mi · 33
- METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 172
- MORRIS ACADEMY FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES0.2 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About BRONX LATIN SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BRONX LATIN SCHOOL?
BRONX LATIN SCHOOL enrolls approximately 452 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does BRONX LATIN SCHOOL serve?
BRONX LATIN SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does BRONX LATIN SCHOOL have?
BRONX LATIN SCHOOL employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the student diversity at BRONX LATIN SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BRONX LATIN SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 78% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is BRONX LATIN SCHOOL public or private?
BRONX LATIN SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.