Enrollment
106
High
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008605547
HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE
1100 BOSTON RD, BRONX, NY 10456 · (718) 842-0687 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL106 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of New York public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
102 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 31 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 37% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 17% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
33.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -17.0pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 →
Schools most like HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE
HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE this school | 106 | 96.2% | 35.0% |
| NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONX | 123 | 96.7% | 38.7% |
| BRONX HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 98 | 93.9% | 28.3% |
| BRONX REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 125 | 92.8% | 44.3% |
| INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS NEW YORK | 110 | 91.8% | 34.5% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FOR YOUNG WOMEN NEW YORK | 127 | 93.7% | 38.2% |
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 VIOLIN AND DANCE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,008 of 1,135 | #104 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #995 of 1,109 ▼ 204 | #99 of 128 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,110 of 1,135 ▼ 127 | #133 of 136 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 106 | #1,171 of 1,216 | #142 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #49 of 1,167 | #34 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -59.5% | #8 of 743 | #1 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 2024-25Enrollment
106
-102 (-49%) vs 2020
-59% since 2010-11, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 106 | 16.5 | 6.4:1 | 96% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 18.7 | 6.3:1 | 97% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 19.1 | 6.8:1 | 95% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 21 | 9.9:1 | 89% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 97% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 19 | 17.4:1 | 92% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 14 | 18.3:1 | 89% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE.
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE
HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE is the name of a very small high school in BRONX, New York. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 106 students. That compares with an average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE belongs to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, a district of 70 schools and 23,786 students.
About 69% of the student body at HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 25% Black and 3% White. County-wide, 55% of Bronx County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE are from different groups.
Based on 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE has a ratio of 6.4:1. Compared with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 96%.
Among New York public high schools, HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE outscored 16%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 39.6% at HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.0%.
In Bronx County, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. The county's public schools total 472, with about 202,028 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, BRONX INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE is 6th among 9 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment figures are 208 for 2020-21 and 106 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Students per teacher dropped from 9.9 in 2020-21 to 6.4 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCEHow many students attend HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE enrolls approximately 106 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE serve?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE?
Approximately 6.4:1 students per teacher at HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE.
How diverse is HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE reports a student body of 3% White, 69% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 in Bronx County.
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