Summary:
Bronx Community High School is a small public high school in the Bronx, New York, serving 120 students in grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, with a predominantly Hispanic and African American student population and high poverty levels, as 86.67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Bronx Community High School has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of New York high schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles with extremely low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 7.5% to 32.6% over the past five years, and correspondingly high dropout rates, reaching as high as 40.5%. Chronic absenteeism is also a major issue, with rates as high as 95.6% in the 2021-2022 school year. The school's performance on state assessments and Regents exams is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, male, and special education students, who rank in the bottom 20-30% of schools statewide.
Despite the school's challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 6.7 to 8.2 over the past three years, and its per-student spending is higher than many nearby schools, ranging from $27,617 to $38,965 over the past four years. When compared to other high schools in the same district, Bronx Arena High School, Mott Hall V, and others, Bronx Community High School generally performs worse on key metrics like graduation rates, dropout rates, chronic absenteeism, and proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams. Addressing these issues will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students at Bronx Community High School.
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