FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL

FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL is one of the intimate four-year high schools in BRONX, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, with 414 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL sits 38% leaner than that benchmark.

FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL is one of 47 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, a district that teaches 15,705 students overall.

Demographically, FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%; the rest reads as 25% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 41.6%; actual is 63.0%, +21.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Bronx County shows median household income runs about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is FANNIE LOU HAMER MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.1%.

FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL has declined 10%, going from 458 students in 2018 to 414 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 29% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

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