EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL

Set in BRONX, New York, EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a tiny secondary school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12. It serves 240 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 64% below typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 15,705 students; EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL shows that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 24% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.0%; this one delivers 41.5%.

In the area at large, Bronx County reports that median household income runs about $48,676, 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 EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is JHS 98 HERMAN RIDDER, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 31%: 349 students in 2018 compared to 240 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 28% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

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