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Bronx High School Of Science (The)

Public Grades 9-12

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 99% of New York high schools

Summary

Bronx High School Of Science (The) is a prestigious public high school in the Bronx, New York, serving 2,979 students in grades 9-12. This school consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

Bronx High School Of Science (The) is truly exceptional, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on Regents exams across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had a 97.33% proficiency rate in Regents Chemistry, compared to 64.53% for the state and 61.19% for the New York City Geographic District #10. The school's proficiency rates on Regents exams are often near or at 100% in many subjects, such as Algebra I, Living Environment, and U.S. History and Government. Additionally, the school ranks among the top in New York for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs.

Bronx High School Of Science (The) also stands out for its exceptional graduation and dropout rates. The school has maintained a very high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 99.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Correspondingly, the school's dropout rates are extremely low, ranging from 0.1% to 4.9% in recent years, compared to much higher district and state dropout rates. This success is particularly noteworthy as the school serves a relatively diverse student population, with 49.11% to 52.27% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

2,953

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,981

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 W 205th St
Bronx, NY 10468

(718) 817-7700

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.3%

White:

19.7%

Hispanic:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (99% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New York high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school99%

District avg59%

New York avg67%

8^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 26High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #10

708^th of 874New York City Geographic District #10 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	90.5	8 of 1234	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	6 of 1242	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	4 of 1228	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	1 of 1190	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	1 of 1207	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	3 of 1210	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	3 of 1221	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	91.9	4 of 1255	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	91.0	3 of 1255	99.8%	★★★★★
2014	88.8	1 of 1237	99.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.3	3 of 1217	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	3 of 1198	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	83.3	9 of 1165	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	82.4	6 of 1117	99.5%	★★★★★
2009	80.1	14 of 1086	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	79.4	11 of 1027	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	80.0	13 of 1002	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	79.9	13 of 986	98.7%	★★★★★
2005	81.8	3 of 935	99.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	4 of 713	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	4 of 690	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	1 of 671	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	4 of 593	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	1 of 686	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	2 of 679	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	8 of 413	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	6 of 426	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	7 of 424	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	1 of 386	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	14 of 447	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	9 of 426	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	4 of 1206	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	5 of 1219	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	10 of 1197	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	1 of 1155	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	1 of 1193	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	3 of 1176	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	6 of 885	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	11 of 865	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	10 of 851	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	3 of 760	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	6 of 815	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	6 of 791	99.2%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	1 of 607	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	2 of 531	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	4 of 389	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	6 of 1179	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	6 of 1170	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	3 of 1155	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	1 of 1101	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	2 of 1179	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	3 of 1154	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	7 of 1201	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	6 of 1211	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	6 of 1191	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	1 of 1154	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	2 of 1190	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	3 of 1176	99.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	12 of 328	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	23 of 306	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	18 of 272	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	10 of 212	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	16 of 157	89.8%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	91.6	2 of 41	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	1 of 41	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	3 of 28	89.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	5 of 43	88.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	7 of 1149	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	12 of 1144	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	9 of 1130	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	2 of 1038	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	7 of 1132	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	10 of 1095	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	2 of 788	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	4 of 781	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	6 of 776	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	2 of 738	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	4 of 793	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	4 of 765	99.5%	★★★★★

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)

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Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

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Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

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Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2024)95th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government100%+25 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology100%+42 vs state

Global History and Geography100%+24 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts100%+24 vs state

Common Core Algebra II99%+24 vs state

Chemistry97%+33 vs state

Geometry97%+37 vs state

Physics97%+28 vs state

Common Core Geometry75%+51 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 Science (The)	Public	9-12	75 W 205th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 817-7700	2,953	146	20.2	50.4%	583 (19.7%)	161 (5.5%)	298 (10.1%)	1,781 (60.3%)	17 (0.6%)	13 (0.4%)	99 (3.4%)	90.5	8^th of 1234 public high schools	99.4%		88.8	6^th of 1242 public high schools	99.5%	2	97.3	99.2	99.6	75.0		99.9		96.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.3									$20,981	$1,258	$19,724
Dewitt Clinton High School	Public	9-12	100 W Mosholu Pkwy S	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 543-1000	1,212	88	13.7	88.8%	34 (2.8%)	318 (26.2%)	739 (61.0%)	71 (5.9%)	23 (1.9%)	12 (1.0%)	15 (1.2%)	28	884^th of 1234 public high schools	28.4%		38.5	768^th of 1242 public high schools	38.2%	116	13.8	32.3	61.6			70.9	40.9	10.0	69.4	37.4	42.7	38.3	47.8								$29,699	$3,374	$26,326
Bronx Collaborative High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	100 W Mosholu Pkwy S	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 543-1023	423	38	11.1	91.3%	10 (2.4%)	51 (12.1%)	308 (72.8%)	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.7%)								(n/a)			57.3																		$32,913	$3,521	$29,391
World View High School	Public	9-12	100 W Mosholu Pkwy S	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 601-0391	635	57	11.0	87.7%	11 (1.7%)	99 (15.6%)	484 (76.2%)	20 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	21.1	977^th of 1234 public high schools	20.8%		15.5	1051^st of 1242 public high schools	15.4%	74	18.6	41.6	68.0			52.8	44.2	18.8	53.4	24.5	57.9	13.2									$29,093	$2,869	$26,223
High School Of American Studies At Lehman College	Public	9-12	2925 Goulden Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 329-2144	393	28	14.2	38.9%	158 (40.2%)	30 (7.6%)	87 (22.1%)	85 (21.6%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (6.1%)	90.4	10^th of 1234 public high schools	99.2%		87.5	20^th of 1242 public high schools	98.4%	10	96.7	98.0	100.0	93.1		100.0		96.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.6									$27,514	$1,281	$26,233
Marie Curie High School-Nursing	Public	9-12	120 W 231st St	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 432-6491	263	28	9.4	94.3%	8 (3.0%)	71 (27.0%)	179 (68.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8.2	1161^st of 1234 public high schools	5.9%		13	1090^th of 1242 public high schools	12.2%	71	33.3	20.0	45.7		23.1	43.9	40.6		37.1	14.5	34.8		44.4								$33,766	$3,588	$30,179
Celia Cruz Bronx High School Of Music (The)	Public, Magnet	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 329-8550	407	35	11.7	86.5%	4 (1.0%)	109 (26.8%)	274 (67.3%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	37.5	778^th of 1234 public high schools	37.0%		37.7	775^th of 1242 public high schools	37.6%	3	6.4	42.9	75.7	38.7	59.4	76.4	43.1		67.7	63.6	33.3	28.9	48.0								$34,254	$2,913	$31,341
Discovery High School	Public	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-3872	377	28	13.6	91.5%	9 (2.4%)	58 (15.4%)	298 (79.0%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36.4	792^nd of 1234 public high schools	35.8%		40.3	753^rd of 1242 public high schools	39.4%	39		51.9	79.7	62.5	38.9	60.0	34.4		76.1	45.3	22.8	60.0	53.9								$32,588	$3,033	$29,555
Kingsbridge International High School	Public	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-8580	199	18	10.9	98.5%	5 (2.5%)	8 (4.0%)	180 (90.5%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.1	976^th of 1234 public high schools	20.9%		14.7	1059^th of 1242 public high schools	14.7%	83			60.3			61.2	18.5		62.5	39.8	31.0										$35,676	$4,093	$31,583
International School For Liberal Arts	Public	6-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-8570	491	42	11.5	99.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	489 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	757^th of 1234 public high schools	38.7%		35.2	797^th of 1242 public high schools	35.8%	40	73.3	19.2	55.4	60.0	24.0	73.7	51.2		78.0	71.6	44.1	23.1	50.0	12.8	33.3	26.2	18.0	66.7	37.0	32.0	$34,378	$3,932	$30,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Bronx High School Of Science (The)

How many students attend Bronx High School Of Science (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,953 students attended Bronx High School Of Science (The).

What district is Bronx High School Of Science (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #10

Is Bronx High School Of Science (The) a good school?

Yes! Bronx High School Of Science (The) is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 1234 New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bronx High School Of Science (The)?

Students at Bronx High School Of Science (The) are 60% Asian, 20% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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