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Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School

Public Grades 9-12
1027th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 17% of New York high schools
Summary

Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with a student population of 403. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #7, which is ranked 777 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New York high schools, with performance on Regents exams significantly below the state and district averages across subjects like Math, Science, and English Language Arts. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 4.02% of students were proficient in Regents Algebra I, compared to 24.08% in the district and 56.07% statewide. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 69.2% to 84.3%, lower than the district and state averages, and the dropout rate has been between 4.5% and 11.4%, higher than the averages. Additionally, Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 31.5% to 61.1% over the past few years.

While the nearby schools within the same district also struggle academically, some schools, such as South Bronx Preparatory - A College Board School and University Heights Secondary School-Bronx Community College, have shown better academic outcomes, suggesting that with the right interventions and support, the performance of Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School could potentially be improved. Despite the school's challenges, it has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $21,777 in 2020-2021 to $37,615 in 2023-2024, but the impact on student outcomes is not yet evident.

412
Students ?
10.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$37,889
Per pupil spending ?
92.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 333 E 151st St
       Bronx, NY  10451

(718) 993-5000

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.4%
African American:
27.4%
Asian:
1.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 66% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 31% New York)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school46%
District avg40%
New York avg66%
1,027th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 17%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 15High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 7
777th of 874New York City Geographic District # 7 among New York districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.41027 of 123416.8%★☆☆☆☆
202416.51034 of 124216.7%★☆☆☆☆
202318.8961 of 122821.7%★☆☆☆☆
20228.61089 of 11908.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.3503 of 5193.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201931.9845 of 120730.0%★★☆☆☆
20187.81118 of 12107.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.81135 of 12217.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201616.11132 of 12559.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201514.61095 of 125512.7%★☆☆☆☆
20147.71153 of 12376.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20138.31105 of 12179.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201214.71007 of 119815.9%★☆☆☆☆
201121.4942 of 116519.1%★☆☆☆☆
201020.7928 of 111716.9%★☆☆☆☆
200911.11009 of 10867.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200820.6850 of 102717.2%★☆☆☆☆
200715.5884 of 100211.8%★☆☆☆☆
20066.4927 of 9866.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20059.3861 of 9357.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.6424 of 71340.5%★★☆☆☆
202434.4443 of 69035.8%★★☆☆☆
202331.4462 of 67131.1%★★☆☆☆
202213.2555 of 5936.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.0544 of 67919.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.0651 of 6692.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.9598 of 6376.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202329.8453 of 58322.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.6452 of 4816.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201957.8187 of 56566.9%★★★☆☆
201846.1267 of 54651.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.7859 of 120628.8%★☆☆☆☆
202430.6849 of 121930.4%★★☆☆☆
202329.4837 of 119730.1%★★☆☆☆
202210.91034 of 115510.5%★☆☆☆☆
201934.8813 of 119331.9%★★☆☆☆
201822.4925 of 117621.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.0690 of 88522.0%★☆☆☆☆
202425.4656 of 86524.2%★☆☆☆☆
202326.1624 of 85126.7%★☆☆☆☆
202215.1672 of 76011.6%★☆☆☆☆
20216.763 of 641.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201943.4449 of 81544.9%★★☆☆☆
201814.7714 of 7919.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.4564 of 6077.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202440.4326 of 56442.2%★★☆☆☆
202348.4230 of 53156.7%★★★☆☆
202231.6278 of 38928.5%★☆☆☆☆
201944.9258 of 49347.7%★★☆☆☆
201832.5358 of 49828.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.1963 of 117918.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.5956 of 117018.3%★☆☆☆☆
202321.5905 of 115521.6%★☆☆☆☆
20229.61023 of 11017.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.7287 of 2890.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.8785 of 117933.4%★★☆☆☆
20189.51070 of 11547.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.71005 of 120116.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.21020 of 121115.8%★☆☆☆☆
202318.0951 of 119120.2%★☆☆☆☆
20229.11049 of 11549.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.5812 of 119031.8%★★☆☆☆
20188.21106 of 11766.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.4929 of 114919.1%★☆☆☆☆
202431.5790 of 114430.9%★★☆☆☆
202334.4723 of 113036.0%★★☆☆☆
202227.1773 of 103825.5%★☆☆☆☆
202115.1130 of 1375.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201961.5350 of 113269.1%★★★☆☆
201832.1744 of 109532.1%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
African American (2025)41st percentile+24 vs school
Female (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)19th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school
Male (2025)16th percentile~ school
Homeless (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Geometry100%+40 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts70%-5 vs state
U.S. History and Government64%-11 vs state
Global History and Geography62%-14 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences30%-26 vs state
Living Environment30%-27 vs state
Life Science Biology28%-30 vs state
Common Core Algebra II25%-50 vs state
Algebra I4%-52 vs state
Chemistry0%-65 vs state

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Students at Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School are 68% Hispanic, 27% African American, 2% Asian.

Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of New York high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School.


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