FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is one of the modestly sized 9-12 campuss in BRONX, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, with 351 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is one of 83 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, a district that works with 40,459 students overall.

Demographically, FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Black, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is one.

BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 351). Black enrollment moved from 34% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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