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Fordham High School For The Arts

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Fordham High School For The Arts ranks 807 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

807^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 35% of New York high schools

Summary

Fordham High School For The Arts is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with an enrollment of 350 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in the state.

Academically, Fordham High School For The Arts has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past decade, with proficiency rates below the district and state averages in subjects like Chemistry, Geometry, and Earth Science. However, the school performs better in English Language Arts and Global History and Geography. The school's four-year graduation rate of 84-86% is slightly below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate of 4-5% is higher than the surrounding area.

Fordham High School For The Arts serves a diverse student population, with a majority of Hispanic and African American students, as well as a significant number of English Language Learners and students with disabilities. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.7% to 42.7%, is a concern. While the school performs similarly or slightly better than some nearby high schools, it lags behind the academic achievement and graduation rates of higher-performing magnet schools in the area, such as Theatre Arts Production Company School and Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School.

351

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,337

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 E Fordham Rd
Bronx, NY 10458

(718) 733-4656

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.8%

African American:

27.4%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

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

!Earth Science scores 61 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg56%

New York avg66%

807^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	34.9	807 of 1234	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	852 of 1242	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	825 of 1228	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	820 of 1190	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	367 of 519	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	780 of 1207	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	935 of 1210	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	968 of 1221	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.4	829 of 1255	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.1	909 of 1255	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	936 of 1237	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.8	876 of 1217	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.9	1084 of 1198	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	869 of 1165	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	918 of 1117	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.1	977 of 1086	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.0	1003 of 1027	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.3	994 of 1002	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.7	904 of 986	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.9	856 of 935	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	333 of 713	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	208 of 690	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	310 of 671	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	259 of 593	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	10 of 42	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	270 of 686	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	370 of 679	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	404 of 669	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	273 of 583	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	13.6	473 of 481	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	202 of 565	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.8	459 of 546	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	788 of 1206	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	875 of 1219	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	817 of 1197	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	822 of 1155	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	199 of 290	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	748 of 1193	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	896 of 1176	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	447 of 885	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	517 of 865	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	436 of 851	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	468 of 760	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.5	21 of 64	67.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	337 of 815	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.7	569 of 791	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	240 of 607	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	209 of 564	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	189 of 531	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	120 of 389	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.2	401 of 498	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	733 of 1179	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	810 of 1170	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	766 of 1155	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	759 of 1101	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	151 of 289	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	703 of 1179	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	895 of 1154	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	802 of 1201	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	765 of 1211	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	834 of 1191	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	819 of 1154	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.7	228 of 354	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	853 of 1190	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1064 of 1176	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	547 of 1149	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	504 of 1144	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.2	785 of 1130	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	702 of 1038	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.9	40 of 137	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	414 of 1132	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	723 of 1095	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	651 of 738	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)60th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

White (2022)12th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography88%+12 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts82%+6 vs state

Life Science Biology63%+5 vs state

U.S. History and Government60%-15 vs state

Algebra I58%~ state avg

Earth and Space Sciences53%-3 vs state

Living Environment53%-4 vs state

Common Core Algebra II42%-33 vs state

Geometry34%-25 vs state

Chemistry13%-52 vs state

Common Core Geometry5%-19 vs state

Earth Science5%-61 vs state

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by a student
Monday, September 14, 2015

Went to this school,not bad unlike the other high schools the Arts program is running well. They have high tech systems,i -pads and apple laptops.Only wish the teachers would stay around longer. Close Quote

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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
Belmont Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-4559	334	28	11.8	93.7%	6 (1.8%)	74 (22.2%)	245 (73.4%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15	1062^nd of 1234 public high schools	13.9%		25.7	897^th of 1242 public high schools	27.8%	165	30.0	12.5	52.5			60.4	8.0		79.6	11.8	28.9	0.0	32.3								$32,773	$3,170	$29,603
Fordham High School For The Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 733-4656	351	34	10.2	88.3%	4 (1.1%)	96 (27.4%)	231 (65.8%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	34.9	807^th of 1234 public high schools	34.6%		30.1	852^nd of 1242 public high schools	31.4%	45	12.6	42.2	81.8	5.0	4.6	87.8	53.0		59.8	58.0	62.9	34.5	53.1								$30,337	$3,178	$27,158
Fordham Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-5024	369	43	8.6	93.8%	11 (3.0%)	86 (23.3%)	260 (70.5%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.2	1031^st of 1234 public high schools	16.5%		16.3	1038^th of 1242 public high schools	16.4%	7	12.5	19.5	70.7		23.1	53.4	28.2		42.3	29.7	44.1	13.2	68.8								$31,292	$3,479	$27,813
Bronx High School For Law And Community Service	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-5274	367	30	12.0	91.0%	13 (3.5%)	67 (18.3%)	272 (74.1%)	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.4	971^st of 1234 public high schools	21.3%		28.7	866^th of 1242 public high schools	30.3%	105	14.3	45.1	67.2			65.4	34.4		71.4	27.7	30.7	14.5	19.6								$34,391	$3,334	$31,056
West Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-7139	575	71	8.1	95.1%	7 (1.2%)	89 (15.5%)	471 (81.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9.8	1143^rd of 1234 public high schools	7.4%		5.1	1208^th of 1242 public high schools	2.7%	65	0.0	7.6	63.8	2.0		49.2	13.9		42.7	23.2	22.0	6.6	16.4	29.0	27.5	48.4	7.4	10.0	7.3	17.1	$33,243	$3,698	$29,546
Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 933-1247	461	38	12.2	94.4%	23 (5.0%)	102 (22.1%)	318 (69.0%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	27.4	892^nd of 1234 public high schools	27.7%		26.7	889^th of 1242 public high schools	28.4%	3	51.9	80.5	52.1	48.5	27.6	53.2	40.6		49.6	52.0	40.4	16.9	57.6								$28,797	$2,770	$26,027
Crotona International High School	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-8701	354	28	12.7	95.8%	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.8%)	316 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			51.8							50.0											$31,322	$3,889	$27,433
High School For Energy And Technology	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-3080	331	31	10.5	92.7%	6 (1.8%)	88 (26.6%)	225 (68.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	20.2	982^nd of 1234 public high schools	20.4%		22.3	950^th of 1242 public high schools	23.5%	32		14.3	82.1			46.1	30.0		61.4	29.6	27.7	0.0	32.0								$31,454	$3,806	$27,649
Bronx Academy For Software Engineering (Base)	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-6024	375	37	10.0	90.9%	12 (3.2%)	94 (25.1%)	246 (65.6%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	18.4	1003^rd of 1234 public high schools	18.7%		24.1	924^th of 1242 public high schools	25.6%	79	0.0	20.8	72.1	0.0	14.3	51.8	5.0		60.9	20.7	52.8	10.3	45.5								$33,771	$3,253	$30,517
Theatre Arts Production Company School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-0832	427	50	8.5	95.6%	4 (0.9%)	106 (24.8%)	305 (71.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	20.5	980^th of 1234 public high schools	20.6%		25.3	906^th of 1242 public high schools	27.1%	74		21.2	67.3			65.3	15.4	0.0	62.7	22.9	46.8	16.0	27.7	44.0	45.0	50.0	52.0	89.5			$39,689	$3,263	$36,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Fordham High School For The Arts

What district is Fordham High School For The Arts in?

New York City Geographic District #10

How many students attend Fordham High School For The Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Fordham High School For The Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Fordham High School For The Arts?

Students at Fordham High School For The Arts are 66% Hispanic, 27% African American, 3% Asian, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

Is Fordham High School For The Arts a good school?

Fordham High School For The Arts ranks 807^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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