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Bronx Compass High School

Public Grades 9-12

1043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 15% of New York high schools

Summary

Bronx Compass High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with 409 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 731 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bronx Compass High School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New York high schools, with rankings between 999-1145 out of 1190-1242 schools over the past 7 years. It has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating very low performance. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 69.1% to 86.8% in recent years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has been between 4.5% to 10.8%, also higher than the state average. Additionally, Bronx Compass High School has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 31.5% to 57.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

The nearby schools in the same district, such as Bronx Arena High School, Millenium Art Academy, and Bronx Community High School, also perform poorly and have similar low rankings, graduation rates, and high poverty levels, suggesting systemic challenges facing schools in this district. Despite high poverty levels, Bronx Compass High School spends between $19,710 to $31,099 per student, which is higher than the state average, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution, and the school likely needs to focus on more targeted, evidence-based interventions to improve student outcomes.

406

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,551

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1980 Lafayette Ave
Bronx, NY 10473

(718) 828-1206

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

African American:

27.3%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (9% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg46%

New York avg66%

1,043^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	16.0	1043 of 1234	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	999 of 1242	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1007 of 1228	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	1145 of 1190	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1077 of 1207	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1002 of 1210	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	1145 of 1221	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	1188 of 1255	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	1214 of 1255	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.2	1145 of 1237	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	635 of 713	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	484 of 690	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	517 of 671	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	571 of 593	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	598 of 686	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	532 of 679	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	353 of 413	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	390 of 426	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	417 of 424	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	438 of 447	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	481 of 669	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.2	297 of 637	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.8	543 of 583	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	393 of 481	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	485 of 565	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	414 of 546	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1020 of 1206	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	999 of 1219	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	967 of 1197	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1132 of 1155	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1113 of 1193	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	945 of 1176	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	691 of 885	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	631 of 865	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	606 of 851	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	708 of 760	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	644 of 815	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	583 of 791	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	493 of 607	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	271 of 564	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	377 of 531	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	361 of 389	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	383 of 493	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.3	177 of 498	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	997 of 1179	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	936 of 1170	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	966 of 1155	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1064 of 1101	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1045 of 1179	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	985 of 1154	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1011 of 1201	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	954 of 1211	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	980 of 1191	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1086 of 1154	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1009 of 1190	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1005 of 1176	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	853 of 1149	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	901 of 1144	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	908 of 1130	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	973 of 1038	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	852 of 1132	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	794 of 1095	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)15th percentile~ school

African American (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts57%-18 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences50%-6 vs state

Global History and Geography48%-28 vs state

Common Core Algebra II44%-30 vs state

U.S. History and Government43%-32 vs state

Living Environment42%-15 vs state

Geometry38%-22 vs state

Life Science Biology29%-30 vs state

Algebra I26%-30 vs state

Chemistry11%-54 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

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