DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 2780 RESERVOIR AVE, in BRONX, New York, DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL is a compact four-year high school that teaches 377 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10. That puts it 44% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 83 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, a district that serves 40,459 students overall.

Demographically, DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 15% Black, 2% White, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.3%, the actual is 55.0%, a residual of +13.7 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Bronx County put the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: KINGSBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.1%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 451 students in 2018 compared to 377 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 74% to 79%.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.