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High School For Violin And Dance

Public Grades 9-12

1160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 6% of New York high schools

Summary

High School For Violin And Dance is a public high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 117 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #9, which is ranked 750 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its specialized focus on violin and dance, High School For Violin And Dance consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New York high schools, with significantly below-average performance on Regents/Common Core exams. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 73.2% and 84.3%, lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 7.5%. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 23.4% to 58.4%, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's performance on various student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, is consistently in the bottom 10-20% of New York high schools.

Interestingly, the nearby Bronx International High School and Morris Academy For Collaborative Studies, which are also part of the New York City Geographic District #9, perform significantly better than High School For Violin And Dance on various metrics, including academic performance, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. This suggests that the challenges faced by High School For Violin And Dance are not necessarily shared by all schools in the district.

106

Students ?

6.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,780

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Boston Rd
Bronx, NY 10456

(718) 842-0687

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.9%

African American:

24.5%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (34% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (73% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg46%

New York avg66%

1,160^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 20High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9

750^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 9 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	8.4	1160 of 1234	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	977 of 1242	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1100 of 1228	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	1157 of 1190	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	1138 of 1207	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1147 of 1210	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	1121 of 1221	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	1201 of 1255	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	1199 of 1255	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	1111 of 1237	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	3.8	1162 of 1217	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	1018 of 1198	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	996 of 1165	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.5	801 of 1117	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.0	744 of 1086	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.0	810 of 1027	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.2	949 of 986	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.8	902 of 935	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	388 of 669	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	276 of 637	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	429 of 583	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	266 of 565	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.0	458 of 546	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1135 of 1206	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	969 of 1219	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1069 of 1197	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1137 of 1155	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1149 of 1193	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1134 of 1176	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	827 of 885	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	567 of 865	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	699 of 851	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	720 of 760	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	747 of 815	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	743 of 791	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	539 of 607	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	280 of 564	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	10.9	385 of 389	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	350 of 493	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	408 of 498	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	1166 of 1179	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1146 of 1201	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	900 of 1211	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1036 of 1191	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1093 of 1154	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1071 of 1190	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1112 of 1176	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	878 of 1149	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	746 of 1144	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	775 of 1130	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1002 of 1038	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1096 of 1132	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	802 of 1095	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography56%-20 vs state

U.S. History and Government44%-31 vs state

Living Environment35%-22 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts33%-42 vs state

Algebra I21%-35 vs state

Life Science Biology14%-44 vs state

Geometry0%-60 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 International High School	Public	9-12	1110 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-1053	411	36	11.4	94.6%	4 (1.0%)	105 (25.5%)	285 (69.3%)	7 (1.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)			75.8																		$33,606	$4,607	$28,999
High School For Violin And Dance	Public	9-12	1100 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-0687	106	17	6.4	96.2%	3 (2.8%)	26 (24.5%)	73 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	8.4	1160^th of 1234 public high schools	6.0%		20.5	977^th of 1242 public high schools	21.3%	183			33.3			56.1	34.9		44.4	21.4	13.8	0.0									$47,780	$3,478	$44,302
Morris Academy For Collaborative Studies	Public	9-12	1110 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 617-5312	445	44	10.1	96.2%	5 (1.1%)	117 (26.3%)	318 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14.2	1082^nd of 1234 public high schools	12.3%		36.4	787^th of 1242 public high schools	36.6%	295	0.0	18.2	50.0	0.0	11.1	62.2	40.4	0.0	56.4	21.5	26.7	13.2	34.8								$41,788	$3,653	$38,135
Bronx Latin School	Public	6-12	800 Home St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-6349	452	45	9.9	96.9%	3 (0.7%)	88 (19.5%)	351 (77.7%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15.8	1046^th of 1234 public high schools	15.2%		17.5	1015^th of 1242 public high schools	18.3%	31	38.0	27.3	67.8		10.3	59.8	25.3		30.9	27.6	21.2	32.9	45.5	27.9	37.7	51.4	22.7	30.4			$34,007	$3,580	$30,427
Bronx Career And College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	800 Home St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-4011	124	25	4.8	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	47 (37.9%)	70 (56.5%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	7.2	1178^th of 1234 public high schools	4.5%		6.8	1185^th of 1242 public high schools	4.6%	7		0.0	34.0	0.0	18.2	35.3	31.3		33.3	22.4	29.4	11.5	46.7								$50,642	$4,423	$46,219
Dr Richard Izquierdo Health And Science Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	800 Home St-Rm 205	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Dr Richard Izquierdo Health And Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 378-0490	733	70	10.4	99.0%	12 (1.6%)	126 (17.2%)	580 (79.1%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	25	927^th of 1234 public high schools	24.9%		39.4	758^th of 1242 public high schools	39.0%	169	29.0	29.4	50.0	8.7	8.3	71.1	41.5		58.7	38.2	50.0	32.6	34.0	40.4	26.7	43.2	20.4	15.5	29.4	35.3	$23,424	$917	$22,507
South Bronx Community Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1110 Washington Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Community Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 470-5594	349	22	17.6	88.8%	4 (1.1%)	129 (37.0%)	204 (58.5%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11	1125^th of 1234 public high schools	8.8%		16.6	1029^th of 1242 public high schools	17.1%	96			41.8				32.0		52.5	17.3											$31,107	$00	$31,107
Virtual Innovator's Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	916 Eagle Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(718) 742-7980	225	26	8.6	80.9%	34 (15.1%)	58 (25.8%)	106 (47.1%)	15 (6.7%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.6%)	15.8	1045^th of 1234 public high schools	15.3%					(n/a)	16.7	50.0	59.4			56.7	38.5			13.9	31.8	4.0	37.2								$35,138	$3,630	$31,507
Metropolitan High School (The)	Public	9-12	1180 Rev J A Polite Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-4634	172	24	7.3	96.5%	1 (0.6%)	65 (37.8%)	101 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	9.8	1140^th of 1234 public high schools	7.6%		3.4	1230^th of 1242 public high schools	1.0%	90	2.6	31.3	46.9	0.0		41.5	43.7		42.0	35.5	12.4	11.1									$49,856	$4,498	$45,358
United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science II	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-3671	492	49	10.0	89.0%	7 (1.4%)	228 (46.3%)	244 (49.6%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.7	707^th of 1234 public high schools	42.7%		36.1	791^st of 1242 public high schools	36.3%	84	27.4	74.0	61.8	62.5	66.7	74.3	41.2		67.8	52.1	40.6	66.4	67.7								$24,122	$748	$23,374

Frequently Asked Questions about High School For Violin And Dance

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Students at High School For Violin And Dance are 69% Hispanic, 25% African American, 3% White, 2% American Indian.

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High School For Violin And Dance ranks in the bottom 6.0% of New York high schools.

What district is High School For Violin And Dance in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

How many students attend High School For Violin And Dance?

In the 2024-25 school year, 106 students attended High School For Violin And Dance.

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