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Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223

Public Grades 6-12

657^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 47% of New York high schools

Summary

The Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223 is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Bronx, New York. With a student population of 637, the school is part of the New York City Geographic District # 7, which is ranked 777 out of 874 districts in the state.

Despite being located in a lower-performing district, the Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223 consistently outperforms the district and state averages on state assessments and Regents exams across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates than the district and state in Math for grades 6-8. The school also boasts higher four-year graduation rates and lower dropout rates compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, the school performs particularly well for Hispanic students and homeless students, ranking 311 and 136 out of New York high schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Health Opportunities High School and South Bronx Preparatory - A College Board School, the Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223 generally outperforms them on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. While the school performs well overall, there are some areas, such as proficiency rates on the Earth and Space Sciences Regents exam and chronic absenteeism, where the school could potentially improve to further enhance its academic outcomes and support for its students.

646

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,881

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

360 E 145th St
Bronx, NY 10454

(718) 585-8202

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.0%

African American:

19.0%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2009 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2009

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 7

Worth a look

!Earth and Space Sciences scores 37 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg37%

New York avg57%

Middle school

587^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

657^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 15High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 7

777^th 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	587 of 1500	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	416 of 1504	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	422 of 1500	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	304 of 1479	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	567 of 1242	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	260 of 1439	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	497 of 1438	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.6	544 of 1455	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.4	398 of 1429	72.1%	★★★★☆
2015	56.1	560 of 1407	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.6	532 of 1401	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.7	675 of 1373	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.4	903 of 1337	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.6	895 of 1295	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.0	842 of 1243	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.7	928 of 1224	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.6	987 of 1185	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.8	1027 of 1123	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	1021 of 1095	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	90.4	44 of 705	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	50 of 706	92.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	276 of 646	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	234 of 615	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	264 of 591	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	185 of 581	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	126 of 473	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	26.8	474 of 503	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	593 of 1457	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	386 of 1465	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	412 of 1463	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	286 of 1454	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	424 of 1066	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.1	192 of 1370	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	513 of 1353	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	268 of 965	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	162 of 953	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	157 of 943	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	110 of 914	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	128 of 449	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	90 of 826	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	183 of 810	77.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	66 of 603	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	53 of 594	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	37 of 543	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	46 of 487	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	47.1	24 of 49	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.2	42 of 392	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	76 of 457	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	85.5	118 of 1306	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	554 of 1455	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	465 of 1464	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	423 of 1464	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	331 of 1455	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	40.6	641 of 1071	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.8	348 of 1366	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	430 of 1352	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	533 of 1298	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	292 of 1303	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	252 of 1307	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	109 of 1283	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	43.4	250 of 522	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	268 of 1139	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	41.8	632 of 1170	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	657 of 1234	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	642 of 1228	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	738 of 1207	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	763 of 1210	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.6	730 of 1221	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.5	532 of 1255	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.8	781 of 1255	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.7	865 of 1237	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.7	723 of 1086	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	710 of 1206	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	671 of 1197	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	708 of 1193	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	674 of 1176	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	311 of 885	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	310 of 851	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	346 of 815	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	361 of 791	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	136 of 607	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	66 of 531	87.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	59.1	430 of 1154	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	569 of 1201	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	550 of 1191	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	747 of 1190	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	797 of 1176	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	45.8	580 of 1132	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2024)94th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)91st percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)89th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

High school

Homeless (2025)78th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)63rd percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2019)49th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I89%+33 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts80%+5 vs state

Math64%+12 vs state

English Language Arts48%-3 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences19%-37 vs state

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Sunday, October 13, 2019

Shout to MS 223 for wanting to bring excellence to the Bronx. Dr. Gonzalez uses resources to expose our children to opportunities and takes pride in sending his students off to college. Keep up the GREAT work! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223	Public	6-12	360 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-8202	646	57	11.2	96.0%	7 (1.1%)	123 (19.0%)	504 (78.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	48.7	657^th of 1234 public high schools	46.8%					(n/a)			80.2							89.5			19.4	47.0	45.5	51.7	54.9	61.0	75.9		$33,881	$4,314	$29,567
South Bronx Preparatory - A College Board School	Public	6-12	360 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2211	603	59	10.2	95.7%	11 (1.8%)	157 (26.0%)	429 (71.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	52.4	612^th of 1234 public high schools	50.4%		64.1	452^nd of 1242 public high schools	63.6%	160		73.7	90.7		50.0	77.5	51.9		89.9	44.4	34.7	76.9	47.4	22.2	35.9	54.9	40.0	27.3	34.8	53.0	$33,312	$3,371	$29,940
Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	400 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 746-1558	747	67	12.0	89.4%	6 (0.8%)	258 (34.5%)	470 (62.9%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16.2	1041^st of 1234 public high schools	15.6%		16.2	1040^th of 1242 public high schools	16.3%	1	10.4	42.1	55.8	2.7	0.0	56.8	28.0	20.0	59.2	38.0	35.6	8.8	29.3	56.1	48.2	49.4	40.9	48.2	47.7	44.8	$21,079	$1,676	$19,403
International Community High School	Public	9-12	345 Brook Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-4128	345	35	9.7	99.1%	6 (1.7%)	48 (13.9%)	280 (81.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)			56.4																		$39,451	$3,864	$35,587
Urban Assembly Bronx Academy Of Letters (The)	Public	6-12	339 Morris Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-4891	413	52	7.9	96.9%	17 (4.1%)	131 (31.7%)	257 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1060^th of 1234 public high schools	14.1%		13	1093^rd of 1242 public high schools	12.0%	33	10.3	19.0	55.0		26.3	76.3	25.0		45.2	22.4	26.0		28.9	8.3	24.4	15.0	33.3	20.9	20.0	15.8	$46,121	$4,508	$41,613
Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	333 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 993-5000	412	38	10.8	92.7%	4 (1.0%)	113 (27.4%)	282 (68.4%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	17.4	1027^th of 1234 public high schools	16.8%		16.5	1034^th of 1242 public high schools	16.7%	7	0.0	25.0	69.9			62.4	29.7		63.6	4.0	27.9	1.5	29.9								$37,889	$3,652	$34,238
Bronx Haven High School	Public	9-12	333 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3638	98	10	9.8	93.9%	1 (1.0%)	29 (29.6%)	63 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	5.7	1198^th of 1234 public high schools	2.9%		9.3	1152^nd of 1242 public high schools	7.2%	46			42.9			27.8	39.3		22.2	12.9											$46,259	$3,370	$42,889
Bronx Design And Construction Academy	Public	9-12	333 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-7690	223	32	6.8	94.6%	2 (0.9%)	70 (31.4%)	145 (65.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9.7	1146^th of 1234 public high schools	7.1%		8.7	1162^nd of 1242 public high schools	6.4%	16		15.4	50.5	1.7	15.6	44.1	35.9		24.4	17.9	39.4	10.4	26.8								$48,292	$3,595	$44,697
Hostos-Lincoln Academy Of Science	Public	6-12	600 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-5640	460	43	10.7	90.2%	3 (0.7%)	112 (24.3%)	335 (72.8%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54.3	592^nd of 1234 public high schools	52.0%		47.5	669^th of 1242 public high schools	46.1%	77		100.0	83.0	54.8	47.1	83.3	50.0		62.2	81.6	36.5	16.4	67.3	34.2	40.0	34.7	20.0	38.2	3.5	24.1	$33,482	$3,106	$30,376
University Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	600 St Ann's Ave-4th Fl	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-6543	447	27	15.3	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	167 (37.4%)	273 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	58.5	530^th of 1234 public high schools	57.1%		40.9	747^th of 1242 public high schools	39.9%	217	58.7	61.3	83.9	9.8		90.9	75.5		93.8	52.7		48.9									$23,472	$1,004	$22,468

Frequently Asked Questions about Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223

What is the racial makeup of Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223?

Students at Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223 are 78% Hispanic, 19% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223.

Is Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223 a good school?

Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223 ranks 657^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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New York City Geographic District # 7

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