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High School Of World Cultures

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High School Of World Cultures ranks 774 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

774^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 37% of New York high schools

Summary

High School Of World Cultures is a public high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 387 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #12, which is ranked 760 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

High School Of World Cultures has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools, with a ranking between 774-1202 out of 1234-1255 schools over the past 10 years. The school has received a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing high schools in the state. However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively better, ranking in the top 50% of New York high schools, while Asian and Special Education students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 10% of schools. Interestingly, English Language Learners and Homeless students are the school's strongest-performing subgroups, ranking in the top 20% of New York high schools.

The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 67.1% to 84.3% over the past few years, which is below the state average, and the dropout rate has been between 4.5% and 10.7%, also higher than the state average. Academically, High School Of World Cultures performs below the state and district averages on most Regents/Common Core exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 13.04% to 82.35% across different subject areas. The school's strongest performance is in English Language Arts, U.S. History, and Global History, where it exceeds the district average, but it struggles significantly in math and science subjects. Nearby schools in the same district, such as East Bronx Academy For The Future and Urban Assembly Charter School For Computer Science, generally perform at a similar or slightly higher level than High School Of World Cultures.

381

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,859

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Boynton Ave
Bronx, NY 10472

(718) 860-8120

District: New York City Geographic District #12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.1%

African American:

8.4%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2014 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #12

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (55% vs 67% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (77% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (16% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg43%

New York avg67%

774^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 13High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #12

760^th of 874New York City Geographic District #12 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	37.8	774 of 1234	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	802 of 1242	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	879 of 1228	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	886 of 1190	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1063 of 1207	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1014 of 1210	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	1170 of 1221	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	1088 of 1255	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	1201 of 1255	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.7	1069 of 1237	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	972 of 1217	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	1035 of 1198	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.7	978 of 1165	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.6	975 of 1117	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	998 of 1086	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	885 of 1027	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	889 of 1002	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.2	950 of 986	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.3	930 of 935	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	393 of 713	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.9	97 of 690	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	16.1	613 of 686	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	654 of 679	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	3.7	433 of 447	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	405 of 426	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	100 of 669	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	61 of 637	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.6	60 of 583	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	73 of 481	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	198 of 565	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	177 of 546	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	722 of 1206	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	706 of 1219	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	847 of 1197	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	876 of 1155	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1059 of 1193	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1002 of 1176	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	387 of 885	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	414 of 865	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	506 of 851	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	508 of 760	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	628 of 815	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	608 of 791	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	138 of 607	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	81 of 564	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	149 of 531	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	34.9	254 of 389	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	318 of 493	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	364 of 498	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	567 of 1179	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.1	890 of 1155	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	979 of 1101	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	1164 of 1179	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1033 of 1154	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	784 of 1201	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	833 of 1211	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	872 of 1191	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	852 of 1154	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1042 of 1190	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1016 of 1176	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	602 of 1149	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1045 of 1132	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+48 vs school

Homeless (2025)77th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2019)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government82%+7 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts80%+4 vs state

Global History and Geography75%~ state avg

Algebra I50%-6 vs state

Life Science Biology36%-22 vs state

Common Core Algebra II32%-43 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences19%-37 vs state

Living Environment13%-44 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)			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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High School Of World Cultures	Public	9-12	1300 Boynton Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-8120	381	42	9.1	95.0%	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.4%)	332 (87.1%)	11 (2.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.8	774^th of 1234 public high schools	37.3%		34.9	802^nd of 1242 public high schools	35.4%	28		31.8	79.7			75.4	13.0		82.4	50.5	36.0		19.4							$32,859	$3,786	$29,072
Pan American International High School At Monroe	Public	9-12	1300 Boynton Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-7238	339	32	10.6	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			87.5							68.4										$32,039	$3,436	$28,603
Metropolitan Soundview High School (The)	Public	9-12	1300 Boynton Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-8240	356	34	10.4	98.0%	7 (2.0%)	77 (21.6%)	259 (72.8%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5.3	1202^nd of 1234 public high schools	2.6%		5.6	1200^th of 1242 public high schools	3.4%	2	6.3	15.9	29.9		9.1	47.1	25.6	14.3	39.1	14.4	17.5		24.6							$37,542	$3,512	$34,029
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
Cinema School (The)	Public	9-12	1551 E 172nd St	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-2560	309	27	11.4	91.3%	4 (1.3%)	57 (18.4%)	239 (77.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9.1	1151^st of 1234 public high schools	6.7%		11.8	1113^th of 1242 public high schools	10.4%	38	0.0	19.5	46.2		20.0	49.0	18.8	0.0	29.0	11.5		6.4	49.3							$30,086	$2,846	$27,240
Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School	Public	9-12	1021 Jennings St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 861-0521	414	22	19.0	90.8%	9 (2.2%)	102 (24.6%)	292 (70.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)			56.6																	$38,147	$3,230	$34,917
Ps 811	Public	6-12	1434 Longfellow Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 589-3060	636	108	5.8	95.8%	23 (3.6%)	203 (31.9%)	370 (58.2%)	20 (3.1%)	10 (1.6%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)																				$113,892	$1,422	$112,470
East Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	1716 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 861-8641	654	64	10.2	95.1%	11 (1.7%)	148 (22.6%)	464 (70.9%)	11 (1.7%)	9 (1.4%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	17.4	1029^th of 1234 public high schools	16.6%		13.1	1088^th of 1242 public high schools	12.4%	59		30.8	56.3	10.5		67.6	37.9		61.6	34.9	12.3	4.3	9.3	37.7	50.0	32.1	10.8	50.8		$36,971	$3,431	$33,539
Wings Academy	Public	9-12	1122 E 180th St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 597-1751	230	27	8.5	93.9%	5 (2.2%)	93 (40.4%)	127 (55.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.9	1154^th of 1234 public high schools	6.5%		11.2	1122^nd of 1242 public high schools	9.7%	32	0.0	25.0	50.5			45.0	31.3		50.0	20.0	0.0									$41,685	$3,723	$37,962
Bard High School Early College Bronx	Public	9-12	1619 Boston Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(929) 458-2521	245	22	11.2	79.2%	6 (2.4%)	84 (34.3%)	111 (45.3%)	29 (11.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	70.6	318^th of 1234 public high schools	74.2%					(n/a)	50.0		98.8			98.8			79.1	58.7										$29,547	$2,405	$27,142

Frequently Asked Questions about High School Of World Cultures

What district is High School Of World Cultures in?

New York City Geographic District #12

What is the racial makeup of High School Of World Cultures?

Students at High School Of World Cultures are 87% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend High School Of World Cultures?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended High School Of World Cultures.

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High School Of World Cultures ranks 774^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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