Enrollment
351
High
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008705183
FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
500 E FORDHAM RD, BRONX, NY 10458 · (718) 733-4656 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
310 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
82.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
351
-6 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 14.3:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
66%
was 61%
% Black
27%
was 34%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
- DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,212 students
- PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTSElementary · 1,091 students
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)High · 953 students
- PS 95 SHEILA MENCHERElementary · 851 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 334
- WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE0.0 mi · 575
- KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 461
- FORDHAM LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.0 mi · 369
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND COMMUNITY SERVICE0.0 mi · 367
- IS 2540.1 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSWhat is the total enrollment at FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS?
FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS enrolls approximately 351 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS serve?
FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS have?
FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS?
Student demographics at FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS are roughly 1% White, 66% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS?
FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 in Bronx County.
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