METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)

METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) is one of the tiny secondary schools in BRONX, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, with 172 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 74% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 47 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 (15,705 students total), METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) logs that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 38% Black, 2% multiracial. Compared to Bronx County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 30.0%.

Zooming out to the county, 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. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) is one.

The closest other public school is BRONX LATIN SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE). Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.6%.

METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE) operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 57%: 398 students in 2018 compared to 172 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 24% to 38%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.