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Bronx River High School

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Bronx River High School ranks 814 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

814^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 34% of New York high schools

Summary

Bronx River High School is a public high school serving 411 students in grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, which is part of the New York City Geographic District #8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York high schools over the past 10 years and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state.

While Bronx River High School performs relatively better for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 40% and top 50% of New York high schools, respectively, it struggles with Asian and White student performance, ranking in the bottom 20% and bottom 40%. The school excels in supporting English Language Learner and Homeless students, ranking in the top 15% and top 20% of New York high schools. However, the school's 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 69.1% and 91.7% over the past 3 years, which is below the state average, and it has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 57.2% in recent years.

Bronx River High School performs similarly or slightly better than other nearby public high schools in the same district, such as Gotham Collaborative High School and Bronx Community High School, which also struggle with low rankings, high chronic absenteeism, and poor test scores. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing Renaissance High School for Musical Theater and the Arts and Westchester Square Academy, which are also located in the same district.

419

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,492

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 E Tremont Ave
Bronx, NY 10461

(718) 904-4210

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.0%

African American:

20.3%

Asian:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 8

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (55% vs 66% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 31% New York)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg46%

New York avg66%

814^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	34.1	814 of 1234	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	740 of 1242	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	809 of 1228	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.3	999 of 1190	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1004 of 1207	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1069 of 1210	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	963 of 1221	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	1032 of 1255	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	1010 of 1255	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	223 of 713	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	244 of 690	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	357 of 671	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	511 of 593	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	516 of 686	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	533 of 679	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	376 of 413	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	274 of 426	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	223 of 424	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.5	416 of 447	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	399 of 426	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	314 of 669	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.1	82 of 637	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	264 of 583	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	338 of 481	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	222 of 565	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.9	398 of 546	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	752 of 1206	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	767 of 1219	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	803 of 1197	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.6	978 of 1155	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	995 of 1193	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1072 of 1176	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	466 of 885	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	377 of 865	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	451 of 851	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	618 of 760	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	631 of 815	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	699 of 791	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	94 of 607	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	99 of 564	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	139 of 531	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	146 of 493	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	28.1	393 of 498	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	708 of 1179	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	622 of 1170	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	742 of 1155	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	949 of 1101	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	968 of 1179	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1043 of 1154	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	834 of 1201	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	673 of 1211	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	775 of 1191	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.2	975 of 1154	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	985 of 1190	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1034 of 1176	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	622 of 1149	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	530 of 1144	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	550 of 1130	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.8	779 of 1038	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	849 of 1132	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	965 of 1095	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	30.0	601 of 776	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	661 of 793	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	0.9	761 of 765	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)85th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II77%~ state avg

Common Core English Language Arts74%~ state avg

Geometry66%+6 vs state

U.S. History and Government63%-12 vs state

Global History and Geography61%-15 vs state

Common Core Geometry60%+36 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences53%-3 vs state

Chemistry48%-17 vs state

Living Environment43%-14 vs state

Algebra I37%-19 vs state

Life Science Biology24%-34 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Renaissance High School For Musical Theater And The Arts	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 430-6390	385	39	9.7	87.0%	11 (2.9%)	105 (27.3%)	252 (65.5%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	53.6	599^th of 1234 public high schools	51.5%		42.6	732^nd of 1242 public high schools	41.1%	133		70.0	93.1			84.1	36.7	18.8	86.3	69.7	46.9	31.6	46.4	$31,675	$2,977	$28,698
Westchester Square Academy	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5050	410	35	11.8	92.0%	27 (6.6%)	110 (26.8%)	213 (52.0%)	50 (12.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	25.7	919^th of 1234 public high schools	25.5%		29.4	856^th of 1242 public high schools	31.1%	63	72.0	65.4	65.7			51.4	23.3		43.2	46.1	42.7	21.7	60.7	$31,373	$3,276	$28,097
Pelham Lab High School	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5090	285	31	9.1	84.9%	26 (9.1%)	83 (29.1%)	143 (50.2%)	22 (7.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	12.9	1094^th of 1234 public high schools	11.3%		7.2	1181^st of 1242 public high schools	4.9%	87	66.7	22.9	50.8	16.7	26.1	53.8	36.4		45.5	21.7	43.6	20.3	33.3	$34,413	$3,687	$30,726
Schuylerville Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5080	324	28	11.4	88.9%	26 (8.0%)	87 (26.9%)	159 (49.1%)	34 (10.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	17.8	1015^th of 1234 public high schools	17.7%		12.8	1096^th of 1242 public high schools	11.8%	81	13.3	26.3	66.1	11.1	27.8	65.5	36.6		45.7	27.2	20.0	5.2	35.9	$29,239	$2,981	$26,257
Bronx River High School	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-4210	419	33	12.8	84.5%	17 (4.1%)	85 (20.3%)	268 (64.0%)	37 (8.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	34.1	814^th of 1234 public high schools	34.0%		41.4	740^th of 1242 public high schools	40.4%	74	47.6	76.7	74.2	60.0		61.2	42.9		63.1	37.3	24.1	65.5	52.8	$29,492	$2,968	$26,524
Herbert H Lehman High School	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-4200	1,087	88	12.2	81.2%	86 (7.9%)	273 (25.1%)	623 (57.3%)	78 (7.2%)	15 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	30.7	851^st of 1234 public high schools	31.0%		23.9	926^th of 1242 public high schools	25.4%	75	50.0	90.6	73.0	39.5		53.4	32.0	68.4	48.0	36.7	54.9	42.2	79.6	$34,042	$3,143	$30,899
Ps 721 Stephen McSweeney School	Public	9-12	2697 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 597-6404	481	89	5.4	96.0%	13 (2.7%)	167 (34.7%)	280 (58.2%)	13 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)														$108,183	$1,400	$106,783
Ps 12 Lewis And Clark School	Public	6-12	2555 Tratman Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 409-9040	279	63	4.4	96.1%	13 (4.7%)	90 (32.3%)	148 (53.0%)	14 (5.0%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)														$108,157	$1,403	$106,754
E Monroe New Renaissance Basketball	Public, Charter	9-12	1617 Parkview Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	E Monroe New Renaissance Basketball	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 873-6049	364	13	25.8	82.4%	13 (3.6%)	173 (47.5%)	168 (46.2%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	946^th of 1234 public high schools	23.3%					(n/a)	20.0		75.8		14.7	53.3	31.6		56.5	27.7	38.1	18.6		$29,894	$1,537	$28,356
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bronx River High School

What district is Bronx River High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

What is the racial makeup of Bronx River High School?

Students at Bronx River High School are 64% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% Asian, 4% White, 2% American Indian.

Is Bronx River High School a good school?

Bronx River High School ranks 814^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bronx River High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Bronx River High School.

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