Enrollment
287
High
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008805803
NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL
921 E 228TH ST, BRONX, NY 10466 · (718) 696-3800 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
260 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
287
-109 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 16.5:1
% White
6%
was 10%
% Hispanic
72%
was 65%
% Black
17%
was 12%
% Asian
3%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL
NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL is one of the cozy four-year high schools in BRONX, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, with 287 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL sits 57% below that benchmark.
NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL is one of 62 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, a district that enrolls 30,138 students overall.
On the student-mix side, NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 17% Black, 6% White, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.7%.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL has shrank 28%, going from 396 students in 2018 to 287 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 65% to 72%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- PS 89Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS/MS 194Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS 96 RICHARD RODGERSElementary · 880 students
- PS 106 PARKCHESTERElementary · 822 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)0.0 mi · 407
- ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP0.0 mi · 437
- PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN0.4 mi · 406
- PS 112 BRONXWOOD0.5 mi · 370
- PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ0.6 mi · 774
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 30.6 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL?
NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 287 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL serve?
NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL have?
NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL?
At NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 6% White, 72% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian.
What district is NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL in?
NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
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