Enrollment
172
High
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009005809
METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)
1180 REV J A POLITE AVE, BRONX, NY 10459 · (718) 991-4634 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 7% 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.
- DBeats 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
7.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
166 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 | 62 | 36% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 40% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 15% |
Student demographics
51%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
47.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +22.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)
METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) this school | 172 | 96.5% | 30.0% |
| FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY III SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONX | 219 | 95.9% | 54.0% |
| PROVIDING URBAN LEARNERS SUCCESS IN EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 154 | 96.1% | 71.5% |
| WORLD ACADEMY FOR TOTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 199 | 94.0% | 24.8% |
| WINGS ACADEMY BRONX | 230 | 93.9% | 33.2% |
| JILL CHAIFETZ TRANSFER HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 130 | 96.9% | 31.0% |
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 METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,080 of 1,135 | #126 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #803 of 1,109 ▲ 263 | #62 of 128 ▲ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #990 of 1,135 ▲ 138 | #102 of 136 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #1,113 of 1,216 | #133 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #44 of 1,167 | #30 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -56.8% | #12 of 743 | #3 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
172
+13 (+8%) vs 2020
-47% since 2010-11, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 6.1:1
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 | 172 | 23.5 | 7.3:1 | 97% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 23.9 | 6.9:1 | 96% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 27.7 | 5.6:1 | 98% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 26 | 6.1:1 | 96% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 37 | 10.8:1 | 96% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 84% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 94% (303) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE).
About METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)
Federal records list METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) as a high school in BRONX, New York. It enrolled 172 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 is made up of 47 schools with 15,705 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) is 59% Hispanic. It is also 38% Black and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Bronx County is about 55% Hispanic. By the diversity index, METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) comes in at 51%.
Its teaching staff equals 23.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 7.3:1. That ratio is under the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Around 97% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against New York public high schools, METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)'s actual average proficiency rate on state tests (30.0%) and its predicted rate (39.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
In the county around the school, Bronx County, median household income is about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) is among the 472 public schools in Bronx County.
DR RICHARD IZQUIERDO HEALTH AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is located about 0.2 miles from METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE). Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 30.0% is below the 42.6% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 6.1 to 7.3 over 4 years.
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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
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- BRONX CAREER AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 124
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- NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX0.2 mi · 33
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Frequently asked questions
About METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)How many students attend METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)?
METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 172 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) serve?
METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)?
Approximately 7.3:1 students per teacher at METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE).
What is the student diversity at METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)?
Student demographics at METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) are roughly 1% White, 59% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) public or private?
METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12.
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