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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008806245

HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION

925 ASTOR AVE, BRONX, NY 10469 · (718) 944-3625 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of New York public high schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats 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
372
High
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
336 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 97119%
Grade 109626%
Grade 1111330%
Grade 129225%
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
3610%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
26872%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
4011%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
154%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 1% · 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
19552%
Female
17547%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +27.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 27 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2551.0%57.0%
2023-2454.0%30.0%
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION

HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION this school37290.3%44.5%
MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK
34887.9%69.0%
BRONX COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX
42391.3%60.5%
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE
NEW YORK
34887.4%39.3%
BUSHWICK LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
BROOKLYN
35891.6%23.2%
BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
BRONX
36791.0%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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Bronx County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.5%#845 of 1,135#62 of 136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.0%#465 of 1,109
▲ 408
#18 of 128
▲ 55
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#941 of 1,135
▼ 22
#92 of 136
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
372#784 of 1,216#77 of 145
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#870 of 1,058#107 of 122
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
45.2%#595 of 1,070#77 of 128
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
90.3%#210 of 1,167#101 of 142
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.5%#271 of 339#30 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. 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
372
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537227.813.4:190% (336)
2023-2435529.512.1:197% (346)
2022-2335329.911.8:182% (290)
2020-213613211.3:187% (314)
2017-183632813.0:199% (359)
2015-163582315.6:197% (346)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION.

About HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION

This page covers HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION, a low-enrollment high school in BRONX, New York. The school enrolls 372 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in New York) has about 668 students.

The district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, operates 62 schools serving 30,138 students.

Hispanic students account for 72% of enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION. Other students are 11% Black, 10% White, and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 55% Hispanic share among all Bronx County residents. HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school reports 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.4 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 90% of students. Across public schools in Bronx County, the average is about the same, 90%.

Measured against New York public high schools, HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

A school with HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 41.8%. HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION scores 44.5%, 2.7 points above that line.

County data help place the school in context: in Bronx County, median household income is about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. The public schools of Bronx County number 472 and enroll about 202,028.

PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION at 7th of 9.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The student count in 2024-25 was 372, 3% above the 361 of 2020-21. Students per teacher rose from 11.3 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.

Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

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
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Address
925 ASTOR AVE, BRONX, NY 10469
Phone
(718) 944-3625
County
Bronx County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
372
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
336 (90%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360008806245
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION
What is the total enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION enrolls approximately 372 students in grades 09-12.
Is HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION an elementary, middle, or high school?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION have?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION?
Student demographics at HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION are roughly 10% White, 72% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION in?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
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