HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION

Located at 925 ASTOR AVE, in BRONX, New York, HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION is a compact 9-12 campus that teaches 372 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. Enrollment runs roughly 44% leaner than the state mean of about 668.

HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION is one of 62 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, a district that hosts 30,138 students overall.

On demographics, HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION records that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Black, 10% White, 4% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.8%; this one delivers 44.5%.

Across the wider county, Bronx County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

The closest other public school is BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION has stayed largely flat, going from 363 students in 2018 to 372 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 57% to 72% over that span.

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