UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE is a senior high of mid-sized scale in BRONX, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7, hosting 596 students in grades 9 through 12.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 runs 41 schools in total, collectively educating 13,625 students. UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE shows that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 32% Black, 3% Asian, 3% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 42.5%; UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE posts 93.0%, +50.5 points above that line.

Around the school, Bronx County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE is one campus in the mix.

MOTT HAVEN VILLAGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 51.1%.

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE has ticked up 23%, going from 486 students in 2018 to 596 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 25% to 32% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.