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GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

1980 LAFAYETTE AVE, BRONX, NY 10473 · (718) 597-1587 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of New York public high schools
  • FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats 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

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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 99833%
Grade 106221%
Grade 118529%
Grade 125017%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
93%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
17860%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
8930%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
145%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
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

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2543.0%14.0%
2023-2453.0%16.0%
% 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 · 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

What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL this school29591.2%29.0%
LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY
NEW YORK
26287.8%46.3%
MILLENIUM ART ACADEMY
BRONX
34889.9%40.7%
BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
BRONX
38290.6%61.7%
FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
BRONX
35188.3%60.3%
STEPHEN T MATHER BUILDING ARTS AND CRAFTMANSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK
33789.9%45.0%
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 GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Bronx County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
29.0%#1,082 of 1,135#127 of 136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
14.0%#1,065 of 1,109
▼ 29
#116 of 128
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#1,032 of 1,135
▼ 86
#114 of 136
▼ 21
Enrollment
ranked largest first
295#927 of 1,216#106 of 145
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.4:1#87 of 1,058#14 of 122
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.2%#396 of 1,070#28 of 128
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
91.2%#183 of 1,167#89 of 142
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-46.5%#32 of 743#10 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 2024-25
Enrollment
295
-72 (-20%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 8.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529535.18.4:191% (269)
2023-2430134.58.7:189% (269)
2022-2331339.87.9:191% (286)
2020-21367458.2:190% (329)
2017-1855150.510.9:187% (477)
2015-163192015.9:171% (225)
2010-113232612.4:169% (222)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL.

About GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is classified as a high school. It is located in BRONX, New York. The school had 295 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in New York) has about 668 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 52 schools. The district enrolls 21,621 students.

Hispanic students account for 60% of enrollment at GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL. Smaller groups are 30% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% White. GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL operates with 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 8.4:1. That ratio is under the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL reports 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.

allk12 grades GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL a D. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (29.0%) and its predicted rate (41.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.

Census Bureau estimates for Bronx County show that 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.

Nearest public school: ANTONIA PANTOJA PREPARATORY ACADEMY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL at 9th of 9.

GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 295 was 20% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 367.

Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at GOTHAM COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

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 and 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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