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How has HERO HIGH SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
733
High
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7·NCES 360008406383
HERO HIGH SCHOOL
455 SOUTHERN BLVD, BRONX, NY 10455 · (718) 585-8013 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
695 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 165 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 238 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 162 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 168 | 23% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
38.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -22.0pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 32.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Where HERO HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,029 of 1,135 | #110 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #1,049 of 1,109 | #114 of 128 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,084 of 1,135 | #126 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #341 of 1,216 | #9 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #295 of 1,058 | #36 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #481 of 1,070 | #45 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +50.5% | #20 of 339 | #4 of 32 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
733
+246 (+51%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 14.3:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
62%
was 57%
% Black
34%
was 39%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 733 | 73.8 | 9.9:1 | 95% (695) |
| 2023-24 | 723 | 69.2 | 10.4:1 | 93% (672) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 66.7 | 10.1:1 | 92% (619) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 83% (406) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HERO HIGH SCHOOL.
About HERO HIGH SCHOOL
A mid-sized high school in BRONX, New York, HERO HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7. Total enrollment is 733 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12.
HERO HIGH SCHOOL is a school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7. The district has 41 schools and 13,625 students.
Federal enrollment data show HERO HIGH SCHOOL is 62% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 34% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 73.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. High schools in New York have an average ratio of 11.0:1. At HERO HIGH SCHOOL, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
A school with HERO HIGH SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 40.1%. HERO HIGH SCHOOL scores 33.7%, 6.5 points below that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bronx County show that the median household earns about $48,676 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Bronx County has 472 public schools with about 202,028 students, including HERO HIGH SCHOOL.
MOTT HAVEN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL sits less than a tenth of a mile from HERO HIGH SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.5%; HERO HIGH SCHOOL's is 33.7%, ranking 8th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, HERO HIGH SCHOOL is City: Large.
In 2017-18 the school reported 487 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 733. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The Black share of enrollment dropped from 39% to 34% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.3:1 to 9.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at HERO HIGH SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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- 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
- MOTT HAVEN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 248
- URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE0.1 mi · 488
- JM RAPPORT SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT0.1 mi · 408
- UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 424
- NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL-BRONX0.1 mi · 472
- AMERICAN DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About HERO HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend HERO HIGH SCHOOL?
HERO HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 733 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HERO HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HERO HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HERO HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at HERO HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at HERO HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HERO HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 62% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is HERO HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
HERO HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.