Enrollment
123
High
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008606395
NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL
240 E 172ND ST, BRONX, NY 10457 · (718) 410-4343 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL123 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
6.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
119 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 42 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
45%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
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +25.0pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL
NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL this school | 123 | 96.7% | 38.7% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCE BRONX | 106 | 96.2% | 35.0% |
| JILL CHAIFETZ TRANSFER HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 130 | 96.9% | 31.0% |
| BRONX REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 125 | 92.8% | 44.3% |
| PROVIDING URBAN LEARNERS SUCCESS IN EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 154 | 96.1% | 71.5% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FOR YOUNG WOMEN NEW YORK | 127 | 93.7% | 38.2% |
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 NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #969 of 1,135 | #91 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #925 of 1,109 ▲ 61 | #84 of 128 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #611 of 1,135 ▲ 446 | #36 of 136 ▲ 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 123 | #1,162 of 1,216 | #141 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #37 of 1,167 | #25 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.6% | #37 of 743 | #13 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
123
-15 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 123 | 19.5 | 6.3:1 | 97% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 18.5 | 7.5:1 | 97% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 18.5 | 7.7:1 | 99% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 138 | 17 | 8.1:1 | 92% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 23.3 | 9.5:1 | 95% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 20 | 10.9:1 | 79% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL.
About NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL
NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL is a very small high school based in BRONX, New York. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 123 students. That is 82% below the average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
The 70 schools of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, including NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL, enroll 23,786 students.
At NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL, 68% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 28% Black and 3% White. That is higher than the 55% Hispanic share among all Bronx County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 45%.
NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 6.3 students per teacher, from 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 6.3:1 compares with an average of 11.0:1 for high schools in New York. Lunch program data show 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of New York public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL would score about 39.4%. It scores 38.7%, within a point of that figure.
In Bronx County, home to about 1,404,779 people, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bronx County number 472, with about 202,028 students.
NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is PS 469-BRONX SCHOOL FOR CONTINUOUS LEARNING (THE) (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 11% across 4 years, from 138 in 2020-21 to 123 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.1:1 in 2020-21, and 6.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
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Nearby schools
- PS 469-BRONX SCHOOL FOR CONTINUOUS LEARNING (THE)0.0 mi · 625
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS0.0 mi · 299
- CLAREMONT INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 383
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL SCIENCE0.0 mi · 390
- BRONX COLLEGIATE ACADEMY0.0 mi · 429
- DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL?
NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 123 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL serve?
NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL is approximately 6.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL are roughly 3% White, 68% Hispanic, 28% Black.
What district is NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL in?
NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
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