Enrollment
356
High
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009006276
METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)
1300 BOYNTON AVE, BRONX, NY 10472 · (718) 860-8240 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 4% of New York public high schools
- FTest 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
10.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
349 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 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 105 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
42%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
30.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)
METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) this school | 356 | 98.0% | 26.2% |
| CLAREMONT INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 383 | 98.7% | 41.0% |
| ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING AND ENGINEERING (THE) BROOKLYN | 409 | 96.8% | 45.5% |
| FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 423 | 96.5% | 49.8% |
| BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 334 | 93.7% | 31.7% |
| BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL SCIENCE BRONX | 390 | 94.1% | 39.5% |
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 SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #1,102 of 1,135 | #130 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #1,067 of 1,109 ▼ 104 | #118 of 128 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,119 of 1,135 ▼ 37 | #134 of 136 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #818 of 1,216 | #86 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #399 of 1,058 | #51 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #643 of 1,070 | #91 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #15 of 1,167 | #13 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #250 of 743 | #51 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
356
-90 (-20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 356 | 34.2 | 10.4:1 | 98% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 42.9 | 9.0:1 | 97% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 36 | 10.8:1 | 96% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 38 | 11.7:1 | 91% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 35 | 12.2:1 | 96% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 93% (384) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE).
About METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)
METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) is a public high school run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 in BRONX, New York. The school counts 356 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 668 average for high schools in New York.
District-wide, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 has 47 schools and 15,705 students.
At METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE), Hispanic students make up 73% of the student body. The school is also 22% Black and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 55% Hispanic share among all Bronx County residents. METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)'s diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.4:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. The lunch program counts 98% of students at METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against New York public high schools, METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) receives an F. 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 SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) is 12.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (26.2% versus 38.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
Within Bronx County, the median household income is $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. In all, Bronx County has 472 public schools and roughly 202,028 students.
The nearest other public school, PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT MONROE, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) is 8th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)'s enrollment declined from 446 in 2020-21 to 356 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 11.7:1 to 10.4:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Frequently asked questions
About METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)How many students attend METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)?
METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 09-12.
Is METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) is approximately 10.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)?
Student demographics at METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) are roughly 2% White, 73% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) public or private?
METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12.
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