Enrollment
240
High
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009005792
EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
1619 BOSTON RD, BRONX, NY 10460 · (718) 893-6173 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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.
- C+Beats 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
8.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
235 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 28% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
69.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 →
Schools most like EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 240 | 97.9% | 41.5% |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS-INTER SUPP BRONX | 267 | 97.8% | 33.5% |
| BRONX LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 266 | 96.6% | 28.0% |
| MARIE CURIE HIGH SCHOOL-NURSING BRONX | 263 | 94.3% | 37.2% |
| DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL BRONX | 294 | 96.6% | 39.8% |
| ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX BRONX | 259 | 93.8% | 55.5% |
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 EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #903 of 1,135 | #75 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #999 of 1,109 ▼ 56 | #103 of 128 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #597 of 1,135 ▲ 127 | #34 of 136 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #1,018 of 1,216 | #123 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #92 of 1,058 | #15 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #648 of 1,070 | #93 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #16 of 1,167 | #14 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.2% | #85 of 743 | #28 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
240
-77 (-24%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 240 | 28.3 | 8.5:1 | 98% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 38.7 | 7.1:1 | 97% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 31.2 | 8.8:1 | 94% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 30 | 10.6:1 | 89% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 23.8 | 14.7:1 | 93% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 91% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 99% (368) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.
About EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
The public high school EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is located in BRONX, New York. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 240 students. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 64% smaller than that.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 counts 15,705 students in its 47 schools, and EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
Hispanic students account for 73% of enrollment at EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL. Other students are 24% Black. That is higher than the 55% Hispanic share among all Bronx County residents. By the diversity index, EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 42%.
Teachers at EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL total 28.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.5:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 98%.
The allk12 Grade for EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is C. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL are 2.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.5% actual, 39.0% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Bronx County, median household income is about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 472 public schools operate in Bronx County, serving about 202,028 students.
JHS 98 HERMAN RIDDER is located less than a tenth of a mile from EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 40.8%, lower than EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL's 41.5%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count in 2024-25 was 240, 24% below the 317 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 10.6:1 to 8.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 240 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 8.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 73% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL in?
EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12.
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