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High School For Teaching And The Professions

Public Grades 9-12

1110^th

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of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 10% of New York high schools

Summary

High School For Teaching And The Professions is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with an enrollment of 358 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the school consistently performs below the district and state averages on Regents/Common Core exams across various subjects, including Algebra II, English Language Arts, Geometry, and U.S. History and Government. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state averages in Algebra II (30.43% vs. 64.06% and 74.88%), English Language Arts (41.01% vs. 69.77% and 75.29%), and Geometry (7.14% vs. 18.92% and 23.65%). The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 84.3% and 89.7% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has also been higher than the district and state, ranging from 2.2% to 4.9% in recent years. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, with the percentage of chronically absent students ranging from 30.9% to 42.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Bronx High School Of Science (The) and High School Of American Studies At Lehman College, which consistently rank among the top high schools in New York, High School For Teaching And The Professions' performance is generally lower. For example, Bronx High School of Science had proficiency rates above 95% in several Regents/Common Core exams, while High School of American Studies at Lehman College had proficiency rates above 90% in many subjects. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at High School For Teaching And The Professions, ranging from 87.24% to 92.18% in recent years, likely contributes to the school's academic and attendance challenges, and targeted interventions and resources to address the specific needs of this student population could potentially help improve the school's outcomes.

331

Students ?

7.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$46,605

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2780 Resevoir Ave
Bronx, NY 10468

(718) 329-7380

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

African American:

15.4%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (73% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg56%

New York avg66%

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SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 26High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #10

708^th of 874New York City Geographic District #10 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	12.1	1110 of 1234	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1129 of 1242	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1147 of 1228	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1069 of 1190	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	495 of 519	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1102 of 1207	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1110 of 1210	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	1081 of 1221	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	1191 of 1255	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	1152 of 1255	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	1115 of 1237	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	1011 of 1217	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.0	897 of 1198	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	914 of 1165	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.7	910 of 1117	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.3	974 of 1086	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.4	931 of 1027	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.1	937 of 1002	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	926 of 986	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.3	846 of 935	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	600 of 713	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	604 of 690	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	511 of 671	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	498 of 593	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	554 of 686	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	605 of 679	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	515 of 669	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	456 of 637	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	461 of 583	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	377 of 481	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	341 of 565	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	445 of 546	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1102 of 1206	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1063 of 1219	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1109 of 1197	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1068 of 1155	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1104 of 1193	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1082 of 1176	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	756 of 885	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	758 of 865	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	777 of 851	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	641 of 760	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	720 of 815	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	745 of 791	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	485 of 607	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	432 of 564	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	382 of 531	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	285 of 389	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	291 of 493	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	450 of 498	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1132 of 1179	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1037 of 1170	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1055 of 1155	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1002 of 1101	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1072 of 1179	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1061 of 1154	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1057 of 1201	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1127 of 1211	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1110 of 1191	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1013 of 1154	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1084 of 1190	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1105 of 1176	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	981 of 1149	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1039 of 1144	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1008 of 1130	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	984 of 1038	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	913 of 1132	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	924 of 1095	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	22.5	691 of 793	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	548 of 765	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

White (2019)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science71%+6 vs state

Global History and Geography42%-34 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts41%-34 vs state

Living Environment40%-16 vs state

Life Science Biology40%-19 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences38%-18 vs state

Common Core Algebra II30%-44 vs state

U.S. History and Government30%-45 vs state

Algebra I28%-28 vs state

Common Core Geometry7%-17 vs state

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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
High School For Teaching And The Professions	Public	9-12	2780 Resevoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-7380	331	47	7.0	95.2%	3 (0.9%)	51 (15.4%)	267 (80.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12.1	1110^th of 1234 public high schools	10.0%		10.7	1129^th of 1242 public high schools	9.1%	19		30.4	41.0	7.1	71.0	41.8	40.4		30.1	28.4	39.6		37.7								$46,605	$4,545	$42,060
Discovery High School	Public	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-3872	377	28	13.6	91.5%	9 (2.4%)	58 (15.4%)	298 (79.0%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36.4	792^nd of 1234 public high schools	35.8%		40.3	753^rd of 1242 public high schools	39.4%	39		51.9	79.7	62.5	38.9	60.0	34.4		76.1	45.3	22.8	60.0	53.9								$32,588	$3,033	$29,555
Kingsbridge International High School	Public	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-8580	199	18	10.9	98.5%	5 (2.5%)	8 (4.0%)	180 (90.5%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.1	976^th of 1234 public high schools	20.9%		14.7	1059^th of 1242 public high schools	14.7%	83			60.3			61.2	18.5		62.5	39.8	31.0										$35,676	$4,093	$31,583
International School For Liberal Arts	Public	6-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-8570	491	42	11.5	99.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	489 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	757^th of 1234 public high schools	38.7%		35.2	797^th of 1242 public high schools	35.8%	40	73.3	19.2	55.4	60.0	24.0	73.7	51.2		78.0	71.6	44.1	23.1	50.0	12.8	33.3	26.2	18.0	66.7	37.0	32.0	$34,378	$3,932	$30,446
Celia Cruz Bronx High School Of Music (The)	Public, Magnet	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 329-8550	407	35	11.7	86.5%	4 (1.0%)	109 (26.8%)	274 (67.3%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	37.5	778^th of 1234 public high schools	37.0%		37.7	775^th of 1242 public high schools	37.6%	3	6.4	42.9	75.7	38.7	59.4	76.4	43.1		67.7	63.6	33.3	28.9	48.0								$34,254	$2,913	$31,341
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Marie Curie High School-Nursing	Public	9-12	120 W 231st St	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 432-6491	263	28	9.4	94.3%	8 (3.0%)	71 (27.0%)	179 (68.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8.2	1161^st of 1234 public high schools	5.9%		13	1090^th of 1242 public high schools	12.2%	71	33.3	20.0	45.7		23.1	43.9	40.6		37.1	14.5	34.8		44.4								$33,766	$3,588	$30,179
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Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	22 Marble Hill Ave	Bronx	10463	New York County	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-0493	1,481	89	15.1	88.5%	18 (1.2%)	275 (18.6%)	1,143 (77.2%)	29 (2.0%)	12 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	46.9	464^th of 1500 public high schools	69.1%					(n/a)	54.8	53.4	83.2	13.0	30.4	90.2	50.6		80.0	51.8	48.6	38.7	50.4	58.9	61.0	60.1	58.2	60.1	58.4	46.4	$25,933	$829	$25,104
West Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-7139	575	71	8.1	95.1%	7 (1.2%)	89 (15.5%)	471 (81.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9.8	1143^rd of 1234 public high schools	7.4%		5.1	1208^th of 1242 public high schools	2.7%	65	0.0	7.6	63.8	2.0		49.2	13.9		42.7	23.2	22.0	6.6	16.4	29.0	27.5	48.4	7.4	10.0	7.3	17.1	$33,243	$3,698	$29,546

Frequently Asked Questions about High School For Teaching And The Professions

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New York City Geographic District #10

What is the racial makeup of High School For Teaching And The Professions?

Students at High School For Teaching And The Professions are 81% Hispanic, 15% African American, 2% Asian.

Is High School For Teaching And The Professions a good school?

High School For Teaching And The Professions ranks in the bottom 10.0% of New York high schools.

How many students attend High School For Teaching And The Professions?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended High School For Teaching And The Professions.

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