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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 111 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 22% |
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What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 40.0% |
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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%.
CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE)'s state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE) this school | 407 | 86.5% | 58.2% |
| RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL FOR MUSICAL THEATER AND THE ARTS BRONX | 385 | 87.0% | 63.3% |
| BUSINESS OF SPORTS SCHOOL NEW YORK | 407 | 87.0% | 40.2% |
| FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS BRONX | 351 | 88.3% | 60.3% |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY NEW YORK | 392 | 89.5% | 34.8% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR MEDIA STUDIES NEW YORK | 331 | 86.1% | 30.7% |
| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #579 of 1,135 | #23 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #364 of 1,109 ▲ 383 | #8 of 128 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #481 of 1,135 ▼ 20 | #19 of 136 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #699 of 1,216 | #60 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #656 of 1,058 | #85 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #549 of 1,070 | #66 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #324 of 1,167 | #127 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #616 of 743 | #89 of 96 |
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 407 | 34.7 | 11.7:1 | 86% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 36.2 | 11.3:1 | 86% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 35.7 | 11.6:1 | 83% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 87% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 88% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 82% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 83% (331) |
CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE) is a low-enrollment high school in BRONX, New York. The school enrolls 407 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 39% below average.
The district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, has 40,459 students enrolled across 83 schools.
About 67% of the student body at CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE) is Hispanic. Other groups include 27% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Bronx County residents are about 55% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE) reported 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.7:1. The school's 11.7:1 compares with an average of 11.0:1 for high schools in New York. Roughly 86% of students at CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE) can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE) lands at B, ahead of 60% of New York public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE) would score about 43.2%. It scores 58.2%, 15.0 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Bronx County, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE), Bronx County has 472 public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, KINGSBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 58.2% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE)'s location as City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% decline, from 458 to 407. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.8:1 to 11.7:1.
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