Enrollment
381
High
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009001767
HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES
1300 BOYNTON AVE, BRONX, NY 10472 · (718) 860-8120 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New York public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
362 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 98 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 104 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 116 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 17% |
Student demographics
23%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
80.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 OF WORLD CULTURES
HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES this school | 381 | 95.0% | 52.3% |
| COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) NEW YORK | 347 | 94.5% | 51.8% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES NEW YORK | 424 | 96.0% | 37.8% |
| CROTONA INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 354 | 95.8% | 40.3% |
| EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK BROOKLYN | 415 | 92.3% | 34.5% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS NEW YORK | 359 | 99.2% | 39.8% |
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 OF WORLD CULTURES ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #697 of 1,135 | #34 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #595 of 1,109 ▲ 164 | #33 of 128 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #414 of 1,135 ▲ 261 | #17 of 136 ▲ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #762 of 1,216 | #73 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #165 of 1,058 | #23 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #846 of 1,070 | #122 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #81 of 1,167 | #51 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #373 of 743 | #60 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
381
+86 (+29%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 381 | 41.7 | 9.2:1 | 95% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 37.8 | 10.2:1 | 97% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 31.9 | 10.7:1 | 96% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 31 | 9.5:1 | 99% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 98% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 22 | 17.5:1 | 98% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 19 | 19.9:1 | 97% (366) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES.
About HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES
HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES is a small high school in BRONX, New York, (ZIP code 10472). Federal data show 381 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 668.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, which runs HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES, has 47 schools and 15,705 students.
Of every 100 students at HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES, about 87 are Hispanic. It is also 8% Black and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Bronx County is roughly 55% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 23%.
There are about 9.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES, which has 41.7. High schools in New York have an average ratio of 11.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 95%.
Among New York public high schools, HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.0%. HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES scores 52.3%.
In the surrounding county, Bronx County, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Bronx County has 472 public schools with about 202,028 students, including HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES.
PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT MONROE is less than a tenth of a mile from HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 52.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 295 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 381 by 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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- PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT MONROE0.0 mi · 339
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Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURESHow many students attend HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES?
HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES enrolls approximately 381 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES serve?
HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES.
How diverse is HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES?
HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES reports a student body of 1% White, 87% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian.
Who oversees HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES?
HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.