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Bronx Bridges High School

Public Grades 9-12

969^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 21% of New York high schools

Summary

Bronx Bridges High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with a student population of 385. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 731 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bronx Bridges High School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of high schools in New York, with rankings ranging from 834 to 1247 out of over 1200 schools in recent years. It has a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very low academic performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's 4-year graduation rate is around 70-84%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate ranges from 4-11% in recent years. Bronx Bridges High School also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 57.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Students at the school perform poorly on Regents/Common Core exams, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points below the district and state averages across a variety of subject areas.

The nearby schools in the same district, such as Bronx Arena High School, Millenium Art Academy, and Bronx Community High School, all have similar low academic performance, high poverty rates, and poor test scores compared to state averages, suggesting systemic challenges facing schools in this district. However, Bronx Bridges High School performs relatively better in serving English Language Learner and homeless student populations, with these subgroups ranking in the top 50% of schools in the state.

363

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,670

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1980 Lafayette Ave
Bronx, NY 10473

(718) 829-2984

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

African American:

7.2%

Asian:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

New York avg66%

969^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	21.4	969 of 1234	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	896 of 1242	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	834 of 1228	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.5	937 of 1190	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1049 of 1207	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1073 of 1210	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	1164 of 1221	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	1247 of 1255	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.4	1232 of 1255	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.1	1221 of 1237	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.3	1193 of 1217	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.6	1166 of 1198	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	513 of 713	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	577 of 690	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	286 of 671	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	398 of 593	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	575 of 686	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	373 of 413	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	413 of 426	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	415 of 447	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	411 of 426	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	184 of 669	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	101 of 637	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	50 of 583	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	59.1	131 of 481	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	175 of 565	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	189 of 546	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	920 of 1206	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	866 of 1219	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	807 of 1197	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.0	935 of 1155	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1038 of 1193	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1030 of 1176	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	602 of 885	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	500 of 865	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	476 of 851	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	567 of 760	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	686 of 815	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	675 of 791	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	325 of 607	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	255 of 564	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	207 of 531	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	183 of 389	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	302 of 493	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	361 of 498	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	906 of 1179	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	916 of 1170	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	752 of 1155	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1007 of 1179	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1032 of 1154	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	952 of 1201	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	896 of 1211	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	815 of 1191	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	915 of 1154	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1044 of 1190	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1081 of 1176	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	772 of 1149	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	981 of 1144	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	573 of 1130	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	639 of 1038	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	925 of 1132	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	954 of 1095	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	10.2	743 of 793	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+51 vs school

Homeless (2025)46th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

White (2019)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government58%-17 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts57%-18 vs state

Global History and Geography52%-24 vs state

Algebra I48%-8 vs state

Living Environment48%-9 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences45%-11 vs state

Common Core Algebra II37%-38 vs state

Earth Science30%-35 vs state

Life Science Biology24%-34 vs state

Common Core Geometry23%~ state avg

Physics17%-52 vs state

Geometry8%-52 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 Bronx Bridges High School

How many students attend Bronx Bridges High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Bronx Bridges High School.

What is the racial makeup of Bronx Bridges High School?

Students at Bronx Bridges High School are 81% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Bronx Bridges High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

Is Bronx Bridges High School a good school?

Bronx Bridges High School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of New York high schools.

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