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Bronx Arena High School

Public Grades 9-12

943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 24% of New York high schools

Summary

Bronx Arena High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with a total enrollment of 135 students. 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 Arena High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with its highest ranking being 753 out of 1,237 schools in 2013-2014. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 24.6% and 84.3%, while its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 16.8% - significantly worse than the state and district averages. Bronx Arena High School also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 96.4% in recent years, much higher than the state and district averages. The school's proficiency rates on Regents exams are generally lower than the state and district averages, particularly in subjects like Algebra I, Earth Science, and U.S. History and Government.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Bronx Studio School For Writers And Artists, Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, and Longwood Preparatory Academy, also struggle with low performance, high chronic absenteeism, and poor graduation rates, suggesting that the challenges faced by Bronx Arena High School are not unique and may be systemic issues within the district. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $28,196 to $41,229 in recent years, and its low student-teacher ratio, the academic outcomes remain poor.

158

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,945

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1440 Story Ave
Bronx, NY 10473

(718) 860-5056

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.0%

African American:

31.0%

American Indian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2017 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2017)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (54% vs 68% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (27% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg49%

New York avg68%

943^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	23.4	943 of 1234	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	936 of 1242	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1015 of 1228	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1009 of 1190	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1023 of 1207	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	940 of 1210	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	1065 of 1221	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	980 of 1255	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.5	809 of 1255	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.8	753 of 1237	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	14.5	999 of 1217	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	30.7	486 of 679	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1018 of 1206	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	920 of 1219	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	1155 of 1193	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	967 of 1176	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	455 of 885	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	509 of 865	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	562 of 851	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	594 of 815	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	443 of 791	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	260 of 607	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	128 of 498	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	826 of 1170	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	772 of 1201	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	797 of 1211	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	814 of 1190	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	878 of 1176	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	717 of 1149	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	831 of 1132	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)57th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)29th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2018)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government67%-8 vs state

Living Environment59%~ state avg

Global History and Geography55%-21 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts54%-21 vs state

Algebra I46%-10 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
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
Bronx Studio School For Writers And Artists	Public	6-12	928 Simpson St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-5158	589	55	10.6	93.5%	12 (2.0%)	107 (18.2%)	458 (77.8%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	18.1	1006^th of 1234 public high schools	18.5%		18.2	1002^nd of 1242 public high schools	19.3%	4		6.5	61.7	0.0		55.7	57.1		47.2	39.8	33.3	3.9	12.8	33.0	34.1	33.8	42.7	24.4	29.7	22.7	$33,930	$3,546	$30,384
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
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
Longwood Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	965 Longwood Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-1242	352	34	10.2	96.0%	4 (1.1%)	107 (30.4%)	233 (66.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9.7	1144^th of 1234 public high schools	7.3%		16.7	1026^th of 1242 public high schools	17.4%	118	33.3	14.3	44.1			51.4	19.1		54.2	20.7	27.3	0.0	30.1								$38,374	$4,168	$34,206

Frequently Asked Questions about Bronx Arena High School

What is the racial makeup of Bronx Arena High School?

Students at Bronx Arena High School are 62% Hispanic, 31% African American, 3% American Indian, 1% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Bronx Arena High School a good school?

Bronx Arena High School ranks in the bottom 23.6% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Bronx Arena High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 158 students attended Bronx Arena High School.

What district is Bronx Arena High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

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