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Enrollment
325
High
STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES·NCES 360104106263
UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES
99 TERRACE VIEW AVE-RM 360, BRONX, NY 10463 · (718) 817-7686 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% 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.
- C-Beats 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
12.7:1
26 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
297 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 92 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
56.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -13.0pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES
UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES this school | 325 | 91.4% | 34.5% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY BRONX | 331 | 92.7% | 46.8% |
| SUMMIT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 290 | 90.7% | 39.9% |
| EXIMIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL BRONX | 365 | 90.7% | 42.8% |
| BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 334 | 93.7% | 31.7% |
| BRONX SCHOOL OF LAW AND FINANCE BRONX | 330 | 93.0% | 37.5% |
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 UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,018 of 1,135 | #107 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #1,055 of 1,109 ▲ 17 | #115 of 128 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #855 of 1,135 ▼ 192 | #70 of 136 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #884 of 1,216 | #100 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #791 of 1,058 | #100 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #627 of 1,070 | #86 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #176 of 1,167 | #85 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.1% | #47 of 743 | #16 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
325
-251 (-44%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 325 | 25.7 | 12.7:1 | 91% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 38.2 | 10.7:1 | 89% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 48.5 | 9.9:1 | 90% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 52 | 11.1:1 | 82% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 42 | 12.9:1 | 86% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES.
About UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES
UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES is a high school in BRONX, New York, according to federal school records. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 325 students. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 51% lower.
Federal records list UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES as its own district.
At UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES, Hispanic students make up 71% of the student body. The remaining shares are 26% Black. Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES operates with 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.7:1. On average, high schools in New York have 11.0:1, compared with 12.7:1 here. UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES reports 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
Measured against New York public high schools, UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES 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.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.4% at UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bronx County, the median household income is $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES is one of 472 public schools in the county.
MARBLE HILL HIGH SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is the public school closest to UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 43.4% on proficiency, and UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES is below that at 34.5%.
For locale, NCES codes UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES as City: Large. UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES is one of the charter schools in New York.
Federal counts for UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES: 576 students in 2020-21, 325 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.1:1 to 12.7:1.
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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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Nearby schools
- MARBLE HILL HIGH SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES0.0 mi · 393
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS-INTER SUPP0.0 mi · 267
- BRONX SCHOOL OF LAW AND FINANCE0.0 mi · 330
- BRONX ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY0.0 mi · 332
- BRONX THEATRE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 217
- UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE0.0 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIESWhat is the total enrollment at UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES?
UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES enrolls approximately 325 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES serve?
UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES have?
UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES?
Student demographics at UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES are roughly 1% White, 71% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES in?
UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES is part of UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES.
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