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New Directions Secondary School

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New Directions Secondary School ranks 923 rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

923^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 25% of New York high schools

Summary

New Directions Secondary School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with a student population of 138. Despite its small size, the school has consistently ranked among the lower-performing high schools in the state, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance.

Key metrics highlight the school's challenges, including low graduation rates ranging from 39.1% to 84.3%, high dropout rates from 4.5% to 26.0%, and very high chronic absenteeism rates from 31.5% to 58.4% - all significantly worse than state averages. The school's performance on Regents/Common Core exams is also consistently below the district and state averages across various subject areas. When analyzing subgroup performance, Bronx Collegiate Academy, Dreamyard Preparatory School, and Claremont International High School generally perform better than New Directions Secondary School.

Despite higher spending per student, ranging from $27,781 to $42,658, the school's performance remains significantly below the New York City Geographic District #9 and state averages, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution. The school's challenges in keeping students engaged and on track to graduation, as evidenced by the high rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout, will require targeted interventions and a comprehensive approach to improve student outcomes.

123

Students ?

6.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,598

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

240 E 172nd St
Bronx, NY 10457

(718) 410-4343

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

African American:

28.5%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2019 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (57% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (17% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

New York avg66%

923^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 24 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	5.6	1426 of 1439	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1416 of 1438	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	1444 of 1455	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	1426 of 1429	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	923 of 1234	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1125 of 1242	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1201 of 1228	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1130 of 1190	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	1195 of 1207	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	39.7	399 of 690	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	443 of 669	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	437 of 637	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	478 of 583	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	550 of 565	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	539 of 546	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	850 of 1206	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1000 of 1219	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1177 of 1197	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	1151 of 1155	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	1188 of 1193	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	1174 of 1176	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	659 of 885	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	776 of 865	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	844 of 851	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	813 of 815	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	790 of 791	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	265 of 607	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.0	458 of 564	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	527 of 531	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	490 of 493	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	487 of 498	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	3.6	1134 of 1155	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	1153 of 1154	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	932 of 1201	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1150 of 1211	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1137 of 1191	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1057 of 1154	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	1181 of 1190	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	1175 of 1176	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	260 of 1149	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	25.8	905 of 1144	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1087 of 1130	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1003 of 1132	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1029 of 1095	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+52 vs school

Homeless (2025)56th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2024)42nd percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography72%-4 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts68%-8 vs state

Living Environment52%-4 vs state

U.S. History and Government38%-38 vs state

Life Science Biology31%-28 vs state

Algebra I27%-29 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences27%-29 vs state

Earth Science17%-48 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 High School Of Business	Public	9-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4060	299	31	9.6	96.3%	6 (2.0%)	93 (31.1%)	194 (64.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7.2	1180^th of 1234 public high schools	4.4%		3	1235^th of 1242 public high schools	0.6%	55	0.0	6.3	42.5	0.0	15.4	47.4	13.6		54.9	12.0	35.7	8.2	4.8								$41,955	$4,017	$37,938
Bronx High School For Medical Science	Public	6-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4040	390	41	9.5	94.1%	4 (1.0%)	76 (19.5%)	288 (73.8%)	14 (3.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	25.6	920^th of 1234 public high schools	25.4%		21.7	960^th of 1242 public high schools	22.7%	40	0.0	52.0	82.7	12.5	28.6	72.9	43.5		39.1	36.1	31.0	55.6	40.4	32.3	29.0	47.7	6.9	23.5			$37,045	$3,292	$33,753
Bronx Collegiate Academy	Public	9-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4077	429	32	13.2	90.4%	9 (2.1%)	123 (28.7%)	279 (65.0%)	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	29.3	869^th of 1234 public high schools	29.6%		25.5	900^th of 1242 public high schools	27.5%	31	14.3	64.3	44.8	25.0	40.0	85.7	62.4	12.5	62.6	50.0	18.0	26.9	34.4								$33,525	$3,547	$29,977
Dreamyard Preparatory School	Public	9-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4242	294	31	9.3	96.6%	7 (2.4%)	82 (27.9%)	200 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14.3	1078^th of 1234 public high schools	12.6%		13.8	1075^th of 1242 public high schools	13.4%	3		23.3	58.8			58.5	30.9		36.5	26.7		34.3	64.3								$36,835	$4,254	$32,581
Claremont International High School	Public	9-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4001	383	32	11.9	98.7%	2 (0.5%)	89 (23.2%)	282 (73.6%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)			44.4							33.2											$31,575	$3,556	$28,019
New Directions Secondary School	Public	9-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4343	123	19	6.3	96.7%	4 (3.3%)	35 (28.5%)	84 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.4	923^rd of 1234 public high schools	25.2%		10.9	1125^th of 1242 public high schools	9.4%	202			67.7		16.7	72.1	52.5		37.5	27.4	30.8		26.7								$47,598	$5,548	$42,050
Comprehensive Model School Project Middle School 327	Public	6-12	1501 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-8111	670	62	10.7	93.4%	6 (0.9%)	120 (17.9%)	537 (80.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	30.6	853^rd of 1234 public high schools	30.9%		35.7	795^th of 1242 public high schools	36.0%	58	5.5	59.7	70.8	40.0	27.3	69.3	21.6		59.7	59.2	23.1	12.5	65.9	38.1	50.0	45.7	50.5	62.5	60.2	37.0	$32,875	$3,712	$29,162
Aeci Ii: Nyc Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	116 E 169th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Aeci Ii: Nyc Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 741-7470	449	36	12.6	99.8%	0 (0.0%)	100 (22.3%)	343 (76.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	32.3	830^th of 1234 public high schools	32.7%		22	956^th of 1242 public high schools	23.0%	126	42.9	35.7	70.4	3.9	56.3	68.7	52.7		44.6	51.2		12.0									$29,065	$694	$28,371
Urban Assembly School For Applied Math And Science (The)	Public	6-12	1595 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 466-7800	530	67	7.9	98.3%	1 (0.2%)	149 (28.1%)	377 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.6	991^st of 1234 public high schools	19.7%		12.5	1099^th of 1242 public high schools	11.5%	108		23.1	56.1			60.4	43.4		65.8	30.9	26.3	9.1	75.0	25.4	30.0	27.9	22.5	32.9	0.0		$36,826	$3,323	$33,504
Mott Hall Bronx High School	Public	9-12	1595 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 466-6800	315	28	11.3	96.5%	2 (0.6%)	92 (29.2%)	216 (68.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.4	956^th of 1234 public high schools	22.5%		34.1	807^th of 1242 public high schools	35.0%	149	37.5		62.8			68.7	21.7		56.0	22.6	41.9		40.0								$33,551	$3,401	$30,150

Frequently Asked Questions about New Directions Secondary School

How many students attend New Directions Secondary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 123 students attended New Directions Secondary School.

What is the racial makeup of New Directions Secondary School?

Students at New Directions Secondary School are 68% Hispanic, 28% African American, 3% White.

Is New Directions Secondary School a good school?

New Directions Secondary School ranks 923^rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is New Directions Secondary School in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

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