LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE): X223

LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE): X223 is a high school of average-sized scale in BRONX, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7, hosting 646 students in grades 6 through 12.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 comprises 41 schools with combined enrollment of 13,625 students; LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE): X223 is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE): X223 shows that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 19% Black. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE): X223 sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 39.7%; actual is 60.7%, +21.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE): X223 is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

Nearest neighbor: SOUTH BRONX PREPARATORY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE): X223. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE): X223 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.8%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 685 students in 2018 compared to 646 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.