Enrollment
331
High
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008705181
HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS
2780 RESEVOIR AVE, BRONX, NY 10468 · (718) 329-7380 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
315 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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
Student demographics
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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
331
-93 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 14.1:1
% White
1%
was 3%
% Hispanic
81%
was 76%
% Black
15%
was 17%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS
Set in BRONX, New York, HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS is a small high school, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10. It caters to 331 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 668.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, which oversees 83 schools and 40,459 students, HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%); the rest looks like 15% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 39.8%, a residual of -0.2 points.
In the surrounding community, Bronx County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
Nearest neighbor: KINGSBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.3%.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS operates from a high-density location.
Five-year trend. HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS's enrollment has fell 22% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 331). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 76% to 81%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
- DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,212 students
- PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTSElementary · 1,091 students
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)High · 953 students
- PS 95 SHEILA MENCHERElementary · 851 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- 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
- KINGSBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 199
- DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 377
- CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE)0.0 mi · 407
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS0.0 mi · 491
- PS 3400.1 mi · 552
- PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS0.1 mi · 1,091
Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONSWhat is the total enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS serve?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS is approximately 7.0:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS?
At HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS, the student body is approximately 1% White, 81% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS public or private?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10.
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