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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008505186

GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

1980 LAFAYETTE AVE, BRONX, NY 10473 · (718) 597-1587 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Enrollment
295
High
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
269 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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
Grade 9
98
Grade 10
62
Grade 11
85
Grade 12
50
Student demographics
White
93%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
17860%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 31%
Black
8930%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 16%
Asian
145%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 10%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
17459%
Female
12141%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -10.0pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
295
-256 (-46%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 10.9:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
60%
was 60%
% Black
30%
was 30%
% Asian
5%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL, a low-enrollment secondary school in BRONX, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, teaches 295 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 56% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 52 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 (21,621 students total), GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL records that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 30% Black, 5% Asian, 3% White.

On the resource side, On paper, GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.4:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 29.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 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 GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is BRONX COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL has fell 46%, going from 551 students in 2018 to 295 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 in 2025.

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Bronx County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Address
1980 LAFAYETTE AVE, BRONX, NY 10473
Phone
(718) 597-1587
County
Bronx County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
295
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
8.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
269 (91%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360008505186
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL?
GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 295 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL have?
GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
How diverse is GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL?
GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 60% Hispanic, 30% Black, 5% Asian.
Who oversees GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL?
GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 in Bronx County.
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