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Gotham Collaborative High School

Public Grades 9-12

1195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 3% of New York high schools

Summary

Gotham Collaborative High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with 301 students. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of high schools in New York state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor academic performance. The school's 4-year graduation rate is significantly below the state average, ranging from 69.1% to 84.3%, and its dropout rate is higher than the state average, between 3.8% to 10.8%. Gotham Collaborative High School also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 57.2%, much higher than the state and district averages.

The school's proficiency rates on Regents exams are consistently well below the state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 0% proficiency in Chemistry, 2.78% in Algebra II, and 14.29% in Algebra I, compared to state averages of 64.53%, 74.88%, and 56.07% respectively. Gotham Collaborative High School serves a student population with very high levels of poverty, with 89.37% to 91.44% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Bronx Arena High School, Millenium Art Academy, and Bronx Community High School, perform significantly better than Gotham Collaborative High School across various metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The performance gap is even more pronounced when comparing Gotham Collaborative High School to schools in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #12, such as Mott Hall V and Cinema School.

295

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,887

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1980 Lafayette Ave
Bronx, NY 10473

(718) 597-1587

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.3%

African American:

30.2%

Asian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (27% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (66% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg47%

New York avg67%

1,195^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 18High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8

731^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 8 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	1195 of 1234	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1164 of 1242	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1148 of 1228	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1088 of 1190	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1173 of 1207	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	1168 of 1210	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	1133 of 1221	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	1214 of 1255	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	1086 of 1255	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	1163 of 1237	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.1	1118 of 1217	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.9	1055 of 1198	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.9	1013 of 1165	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.1	1070 of 1117	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.8	1072 of 1086	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.2	1022 of 1027	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.4	997 of 1002	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.0	969 of 986	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.1	891 of 935	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	665 of 713	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	644 of 690	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	631 of 671	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	639 of 686	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	653 of 679	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	404 of 413	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	397 of 426	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	370 of 426	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	518 of 669	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	515 of 637	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	412 of 583	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	268 of 481	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	542 of 565	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	502 of 546	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1141 of 1206	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1139 of 1219	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1116 of 1197	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1096 of 1155	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	1137 of 1193	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1115 of 1176	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	829 of 885	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	772 of 865	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	719 of 851	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	637 of 760	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	794 of 815	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	774 of 791	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	524 of 607	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	515 of 564	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	485 of 531	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	314 of 389	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	393 of 493	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	451 of 498	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1117 of 1179	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1081 of 1170	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1087 of 1155	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	1144 of 1179	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1113 of 1154	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1145 of 1201	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1128 of 1211	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1114 of 1191	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	999 of 1154	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1166 of 1190	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1152 of 1176	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1078 of 1149	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1011 of 1144	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	944 of 1130	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	870 of 1038	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1093 of 1132	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1003 of 1095	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)14th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography53%-23 vs state

U.S. History and Government46%-29 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts43%-32 vs state

Living Environment19%-38 vs state

Life Science Biology16%-42 vs state

Algebra I14%-42 vs state

Common Core Algebra II3%-72 vs state

Chemistry0%-65 vs state

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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
Gotham Collaborative High School	Public	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 597-1587	295	35	8.4	91.2%	9 (3.1%)	89 (30.2%)	178 (60.3%)	14 (4.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6.1	1195^th of 1234 public high schools	3.2%		8.6	1164^th of 1242 public high schools	6.3%	31	0.0	2.8	43.0			53.1	18.9		46.2	14.3	16.4										$40,887	$5,131	$35,756
Millenium Art Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 824-0978	348	32	10.8	89.9%	7 (2.0%)	97 (27.9%)	224 (64.4%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	21.3	975^th of 1234 public high schools	21.0%		34.2	804^th of 1242 public high schools	35.3%	171		25.8	51.7		36.4	66.0	17.7		72.1	16.8	39.2	40.6									$40,106	$2,812	$37,294
Bronx Community High School	Public	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1026	162	20	8.1	92.6%	6 (3.7%)	43 (26.5%)	102 (63.0%)	4 (2.5%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	12.4	1103^rd of 1234 public high schools	10.6%		16.5	1031^st of 1242 public high schools	17.0%	72			46.0	8.3		58.2	38.2		33.3	26.5	25.0	25.0									$36,528	$3,075	$33,453
Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy - A College Board School	Public	6-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 824-3152	394	41	9.5	90.9%	9 (2.3%)	91 (23.1%)	261 (66.2%)	26 (6.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18	1008^th of 1234 public high schools	18.3%		13.2	1084^th of 1242 public high schools	12.7%	76		0.0	68.1	0.0	28.0	65.5	4.3		50.7	30.0	22.9	29.2	50.0	48.7	31.1	57.1	59.0	51.1	46.3		$36,671	$2,983	$33,688
Bronx Bridges High School	Public	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 829-2984	363	35	10.3	95.6%	8 (2.2%)	26 (7.2%)	294 (81.0%)	26 (7.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	21.4	969^th of 1234 public high schools	21.5%		26.4	896^th of 1242 public high schools	27.9%	73		36.8	57.4	23.1	30.2	51.5	47.5	16.7	58.2	47.7	23.9	8.3	44.7								$33,670	$3,264	$30,407
Bronx Compass High School	Public	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-1206	406	36	11.1	90.6%	10 (2.5%)	111 (27.3%)	242 (59.6%)	27 (6.7%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16	1043^rd of 1234 public high schools	15.5%		18.4	999^th of 1242 public high schools	19.6%	44	10.8	44.4	57.0			48.2	41.8		42.7	25.9	28.6	37.5	50.0								$32,551	$3,702	$28,849
Women's Academy Of Excellence	Public	9-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-0740	168	19	8.9	91.7%	17 (10.1%)	46 (27.4%)	74 (44.0%)	22 (13.1%)	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	28.5	876^th of 1234 public high schools	29.0%		10.7	1128^th of 1242 public high schools	9.2%	252	50.0		63.1			52.4	39.5		65.6	52.9	51.6										$37,748	$3,062	$34,686
Archimedes Academy-Math Sci Technical	Public, Magnet	6-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 617-5046	468	55	8.5	91.7%	17 (3.6%)	92 (19.7%)	311 (66.5%)	34 (7.3%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18.5	1002^nd of 1234 public high schools	18.8%		13.8	1073^rd of 1242 public high schools	13.6%	71	42.9	20.0	55.8		7.1	57.1	20.6		65.4	22.6	41.1	15.8	42.9	31.7	28.3	46.4	25.9	43.2	40.4	39.1	$37,666	$3,978	$33,688
Bronx Arena High School	Public	9-12	1440 Story Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-5056	158	15	10.5	89.9%	2 (1.3%)	49 (31.0%)	98 (62.0%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	23.4	943^rd of 1234 public high schools	23.6%		23.4	936^th of 1242 public high schools	24.6%	7			54.0			54.8	58.6		66.7	46.3											$36,945	$3,060	$33,886
Mott Hall V	Public	6-12	1551 E 172nd St	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-8160	636	61	10.4	89.2%	4 (0.6%)	73 (11.5%)	523 (82.2%)	15 (2.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21.4	968^th of 1234 public high schools	21.6%		25.1	909^th of 1242 public high schools	26.8%	59	18.2	38.5	66.4	8.8	40.0	68.5	26.0		71.3	36.7	21.9	3.7	36.2	38.4	32.0	46.2	37.4	46.4	62.8		$32,073	$3,214	$28,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Gotham Collaborative High School

What is the racial makeup of Gotham Collaborative High School?

Students at Gotham Collaborative High School are 60% Hispanic, 30% African American, 5% Asian, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Gotham Collaborative High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Gotham Collaborative High School.

What district is Gotham Collaborative High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

Is Gotham Collaborative High School a good school?

Gotham Collaborative High School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of New York high schools.

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