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Discovery High School

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Discovery High School ranks 792 nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

792^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 36% of New York high schools

Summary

Discovery High School is a public high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 9-12 with 386 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Discovery High School has faced several challenges in recent years. Its statewide ranking has declined from #201 in 2014-2015 to #792 in 2024-2025, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is in contrast to the nearby Bronx High School of Science, which has consistently ranked in the top 10 high schools in the state and maintains a 5-star rating. Discovery High School's performance across different student subgroups is also uneven, with some groups performing relatively well while others, such as Asian, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, perform in the bottom 25-50% of the state.

Additionally, Discovery High School has a lower 4-year graduation rate of around 84-86% compared to the state average, and a higher dropout rate of 4-5%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.9% to 42.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the nearby Bronx High School of Science. While Discovery High School performs well in some academic subjects, it lags behind in others, suggesting a need to strengthen its curriculum and instructional practices.

377

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,588

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2780 Reservoir Ave
Bronx, NY 10468

(718) 733-3872

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.0%

African American:

15.4%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2014 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (53% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 59 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

New York avg66%

792^nd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 48 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	36.4	792 of 1234	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	753 of 1242	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	633 of 1228	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	753 of 1190	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	588 of 1207	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	574 of 1210	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	589 of 1221	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.4	445 of 1255	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.4	201 of 1255	84.0%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	66 of 1237	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	66.5	424 of 1217	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.1	359 of 1198	70.0%	★★★★☆
2011	61.3	472 of 1165	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.9	277 of 1117	75.2%	★★★★☆
2009	51.2	613 of 1086	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.8	803 of 1027	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.1	830 of 1002	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	928 of 986	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	24.2	766 of 935	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	185 of 713	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	236 of 690	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.0	82 of 671	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	78 of 686	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	138 of 679	79.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	25.4	368 of 447	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	260 of 669	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	208 of 637	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	110 of 583	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	88 of 481	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	57 of 565	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	72.4	97 of 546	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	883 of 1206	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	799 of 1219	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	658 of 1197	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	685 of 1155	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	547 of 1193	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	545 of 1176	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	425 of 885	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	404 of 865	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	271 of 851	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	370 of 760	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	220 of 815	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	219 of 791	72.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	143 of 607	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	64 of 564	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	94.9	9 of 531	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	15 of 389	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	43 of 493	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	19 of 498	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	695 of 1179	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	653 of 1170	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	594 of 1155	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	364 of 1179	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	366 of 1154	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	707 of 1201	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	683 of 1211	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	563 of 1191	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.1	801 of 1154	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	592 of 1190	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	558 of 1176	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	645 of 1149	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	447 of 1144	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	425 of 1130	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	582 of 1038	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.7	270 of 1132	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	224 of 1095	79.5%	★★★★☆

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)76th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2019)18th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts80%+4 vs state

U.S. History and Government76%~ state avg

Common Core Geometry62%+39 vs state

Global History and Geography60%-16 vs state

Geometry60%~ state avg

Earth and Space Sciences54%~ state avg

Common Core Algebra II52%-23 vs state

Algebra I45%-11 vs state

Earth Science39%-26 vs state

Living Environment34%-22 vs state

Life Science Biology23%-35 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
High School For Teaching And The Professions	Public	9-12	2780 Resevoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-7380	331	47	7.0	95.2%	3 (0.9%)	51 (15.4%)	267 (80.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12.1	1110^th of 1234 public high schools	10.0%		10.7	1129^th of 1242 public high schools	9.1%	19		30.4	41.0	7.1	71.0	41.8	40.4		30.1	28.4	39.6		37.7								$46,605	$4,545	$42,060
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
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
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
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
Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	22 Marble Hill Ave	Bronx	10463	New York County	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-0493	1,481	89	15.1	88.5%	18 (1.2%)	275 (18.6%)	1,143 (77.2%)	29 (2.0%)	12 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	46.9	464^th of 1500 public high schools	69.1%					(n/a)	54.8	53.4	83.2	13.0	30.4	90.2	50.6		80.0	51.8	48.6	38.7	50.4	58.9	61.0	60.1	58.2	60.1	58.4	46.4	$25,933	$829	$25,104
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery High School

What is the racial makeup of Discovery High School?

Students at Discovery High School are 79% Hispanic, 15% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Discovery High School in?

New York City Geographic District #10

How many students attend Discovery High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Discovery High School.

Is Discovery High School a good school?

Discovery High School ranks 792^nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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