HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE)

HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE) operates as a compact 6-8 campus in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. Current enrollment sits at 383 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 28% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, which oversees 70 schools and 23,786 students, HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE) lists that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 22% Black, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE) has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE) tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Bronx County's rate of about 90%.

After controlling for student poverty, HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Bronx County) records that median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the mix.

PS 126 DR MARJORIE H DUNBAR is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE). Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE) at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 38.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE) has contracted 4%, going from 397 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

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