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What's something DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,212
High
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008701940
DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL
100 W MOSHOLU PKWY S, BRONX, NY 10468 · (718) 543-1000 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,212 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of New York public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.7:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,076 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 342 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 328 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 270 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 271 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL
DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,212 | 88.8% | 51.2% |
| A PHILIP RANDOLPH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 1,421 | 90.7% | 62.8% |
| HERBERT H LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 1,087 | 81.2% | 48.7% |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE) NEW YORK | 1,455 | 81.3% | 62.0% |
| GORTON HIGH SCHOOL YONKERS | 1,068 | 82.0% | 41.7% |
| RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL YONKERS | 934 | 83.3% | 45.5% |
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 DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #717 of 1,135 | #36 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #781 of 1,109 ▼ 121 | #55 of 128 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #747 of 1,135 ▼ 103 | #52 of 136 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,212 | #169 of 1,216 | #4 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #907 of 1,058 | #110 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #366 of 1,070 | #26 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #254 of 1,167 | #114 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #714 of 743 | #95 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
1,212
+248 (+26%) vs 2020
-73% since 2010-11, when it was 4,417
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 1,212 | 88.4 | 13.7:1 | 89% (1,076) |
| 2023-24 | 1,152 | 85.6 | 13.5:1 | 91% (1,048) |
| 2022-23 | 1,052 | 80.8 | 13.0:1 | 87% (917) |
| 2020-21 | 964 | 85 | 11.3:1 | 88% (853) |
| 2017-18 | 1,228 | 87.8 | 14.0:1 | 89% (1,089) |
| 2015-16 | 1,666 | 104 | 16.0:1 | 78% (1,306) |
| 2010-11 | 4,417 | 230 | 19.2:1 | 81% (3,561) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL.
About DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL
DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in BRONX, New York. A federal count lists 1,212 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in New York is about 668, so this school runs 81% bigger than that.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 has a total of 83 schools and 40,459 students, DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL among them.
By race and ethnicity, DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL is 61% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% White. The chance that two students picked at random at DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
A ratio of 13.7:1 comes from the school's 88.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 89% in 2024-25. That is close to the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
allk12 grades DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL is 8.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 51.2%. Predicted: 42.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Bronx County, median household income is about $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL is among the 472 public schools in Bronx County.
The closest public school, BRONX COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile from DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 964 in 2020-21 and 1,212 in 2024-25, a 26% gain. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (11.3:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 #10
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
- PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTSElementary · 1,091 students
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)High · 953 students
- PS 95 SHEILA MENCHERElementary · 851 students
- PS 33 TIMOTHY DWIGHTElementary · 789 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 COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 423
- WORLD VIEW HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 635
- PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER0.2 mi · 851
- AMPARK NEIGHBORHOOD0.2 mi · 305
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)0.3 mi · 2,953
- PS/MS 280 MOSHOLU PARKWAY0.4 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL?
DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,212 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL?
DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 61% Hispanic, 26% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL in?
DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.