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Harry S Truman High School

Q: Is Harry S Truman High School a good school?

Harry S Truman High School ranks 907 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

907^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 26% of New York high schools

Summary

Harry S Truman High School is a public high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving around 1,700 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #11, which is ranked 627 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased per-student spending, Harry S Truman High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past decade, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 76.3% and 84.3%, below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 12.6%, higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.5% to 37.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Proficiency rates on Regents exams are generally below the state and district averages across most subject areas.

Comparing Harry S Truman High School to nearby schools, such as Bronx Health Sciences High School and Equality Charter School, highlights the need for further interventions and support to improve the educational outcomes for students at Harry S Truman High School. These nearby schools outperform Harry S Truman High School across various metrics, including test scores and graduation rates, despite serving similar student populations.

1,650

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,668

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 Baychester Ave
Bronx, NY 10475

(718) 904-5400

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Feeder schools for Harry S Truman High School:

Elementary:	Baychester Academy
	Ps 153 Helen Keller
	Ps 160 Walt Disney
	Ps 178 Dr Selman Waksman
Middle:	Is 181 Pablo Casals
	Middle School 180 Dr Daniel Hale Williams

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.0%

Hispanic:

43.9%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 32nd percentile in 2024 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 32nd-percentile peak (2024) to 26th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg44%

New York avg66%

907^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 15High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #11

627^th of 874New York City Geographic District #11 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	26.2	907 of 1234	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	841 of 1242	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	924 of 1228	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	807 of 1190	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	854 of 1207	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	844 of 1210	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.6	868 of 1221	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	889 of 1255	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	975 of 1255	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	1020 of 1237	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	997 of 1217	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	1011 of 1198	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.6	1000 of 1165	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	956 of 1117	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.7	969 of 1086	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	893 of 1027	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	862 of 1002	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.5	875 of 986	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.5	872 of 935	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	336 of 713	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	282 of 690	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	373 of 671	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	241 of 593	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	274 of 686	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	296 of 679	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	243 of 413	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	308 of 426	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	321 of 424	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	267 of 386	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	331 of 447	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	329 of 426	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	148 of 669	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	39.6	379 of 637	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	314 of 583	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	165 of 481	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	151 of 565	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	195 of 546	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	861 of 1206	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	793 of 1219	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	900 of 1197	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	789 of 1155	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	856 of 1193	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	838 of 1176	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	591 of 885	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	528 of 865	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	602 of 851	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	458 of 760	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	503 of 815	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	445 of 791	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	231 of 607	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	235 of 564	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	137 of 531	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	79 of 389	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	205 of 493	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	197 of 498	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	890 of 1179	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	803 of 1170	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	889 of 1155	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	744 of 1101	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	811 of 1179	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	817 of 1154	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	899 of 1201	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	829 of 1211	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	911 of 1191	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	791 of 1154	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	825 of 1190	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	830 of 1176	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	610 of 1149	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	709 of 1144	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	823 of 1130	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	660 of 1038	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	696 of 1132	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	605 of 1095	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	715 of 788	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	558 of 781	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	736 of 776	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	660 of 738	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	757 of 793	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	732 of 765	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+51 vs school

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+20 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts70%-5 vs state

Common Core Algebra II64%-11 vs state

U.S. History and Government59%-16 vs state

Global History and Geography57%-19 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences54%~ state avg

Chemistry49%-16 vs state

Living Environment48%-9 vs state

Algebra I40%-16 vs state

Life Science Biology33%-25 vs state

Geometry33%-27 vs state

Physics27%-41 vs state

Common Core Geometry27%+3 vs state

Earth Science20%-45 vs state

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Monday, July 26, 2010

Truman is an exceptional school that offers a variety of specialized programs (JROTC, Media Production, Culinary Arts, Engineering, Law, and Business)to help students gain hands-on experience in a topic of their choice. If a child has the desire to succeed and get involved, Truman can offer experiences that no other school can provide. 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harry S Truman High School	Public	9-12	750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5400	1,650	127	13.0	81.3%	57 (3.5%)	776 (47.0%)	724 (43.9%)	51 (3.1%)	24 (1.5%)	7 (0.4%)	11 (0.7%)	26.2	907^th of 1234 public high schools	26.5%		31.5	841^st of 1242 public high schools	32.3%	66	48.7	63.8	70.3	26.9	20.0	56.9	48.1	27.3	59.1	39.7	33.3	32.7	54.1	$31,668	$3,438	$28,230
Bronx Health Sciences High School	Public	9-12	750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5450	337	29	11.5	84.0%	4 (1.2%)	190 (56.4%)	111 (32.9%)	16 (4.7%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	62.2	476^th of 1234 public high schools	61.4%		46.1	691^st of 1242 public high schools	44.4%	215	65.2	90.0	91.5			89.8	54.3		96.4	46.2	52.0	71.4	80.4	$30,858	$2,954	$27,904
Ps 176	Public	6-12	750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 904-5700	602	120	5.0	91.7%	28 (4.7%)	223 (37.0%)	319 (53.0%)	24 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)														$111,660	$2,661	$108,999
New World High School	Public	9-12	921 E 228th St	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-3800	287	24	11.9	90.6%	16 (5.6%)	49 (17.1%)	206 (71.8%)	10 (3.5%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14.7	1069^th of 1234 public high schools	13.4%		13.1	1087^th of 1242 public high schools	12.5%	18	11.1	45.2	55.3	0.0	8.8	49.2	26.5		36.6	56.6	13.0	20.7	25.0	$31,401	$3,525	$27,876
Bronxwood Preparatory Academy (The)	Public	9-12	921 E 228th St	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-3820	407	36	11.1	86.7%	8 (2.0%)	232 (57.0%)	150 (36.9%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	8.2	1164^th of 1234 public high schools	5.7%		6.6	1190^th of 1242 public high schools	4.2%	26		50.0	37.2		20.0	57.0	17.7		29.3	27.7	27.0	0.0	33.3	$32,160	$3,662	$28,498
Academy-Scholarship & Entrepreneurship	Public	9-12	921 E 228th St	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-3840	437	29	14.9	89.7%	4 (0.9%)	280 (64.1%)	132 (30.2%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15.3	1054^th of 1234 public high schools	14.6%		15.8	1046^th of 1242 public high schools	15.8%	8		25.8	63.6		12.1	57.3	38.2		47.8	11.4	36.4	29.4	38.3	$30,018	$3,082	$26,935
High School For Contemporary Arts	Public	9-12	800 E Gun Hill Rd	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-5610	289	39	7.4	94.5%	7 (2.4%)	124 (42.9%)	140 (48.4%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	4.4	1218^th of 1234 public high schools	1.3%		2.7	1236^th of 1242 public high schools	0.5%	18			44.3	0.0		52.0	17.1		9.3	9.3				$37,216	$3,455	$33,761
Bronx Lab School	Public	9-12	800 E Gun Hill Rd	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-3700	258	22	11.8	92.6%	4 (1.6%)	107 (41.5%)	129 (50.0%)	11 (4.3%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			45.6											$36,286	$3,277	$33,010
High School Of Computers And Technology	Public	9-12	800 E Gun Hill Rd	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-3930	472	39	11.9	87.1%	27 (5.7%)	180 (38.1%)	242 (51.3%)	13 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	32.3	832^nd of 1234 public high schools	32.6%		33.2	819^th of 1242 public high schools	34.1%	13		79.6	48.1	40.0		69.8	55.1	17.4	82.8	30.3	29.2	38.2	77.3	$35,486	$3,330	$32,156
Bronx Academy Of Health Careers	Public	9-12	800 E Gun Hill Rd	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-3340	306	25	12.4	88.2%	10 (3.3%)	130 (42.5%)	144 (47.1%)	11 (3.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	17.4	1028^th of 1234 public high schools	16.7%		13.8	1072^nd of 1242 public high schools	13.7%	44	36.4	22.7	66.0	0.0	23.1	63.3	23.6		55.1	28.9	34.7	2.9	34.0	$32,293	$3,273	$29,020

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry S Truman High School

What schools feed into Harry S Truman High School?

Harry S Truman High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Baychester Academy
Elementary : Ps 153 Helen Keller
Elementary : Ps 160 Walt Disney
Elementary : Ps 178 Dr Selman Waksman
Middle : Is 181 Pablo Casals
Middle : Middle School 180 Dr Daniel Hale Williams

Is Harry S Truman High School a good school?

Harry S Truman High School ranks 907^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Harry S Truman High School?

Students at Harry S Truman High School are 47% African American, 44% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Harry S Truman High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,650 students attended Harry S Truman High School.

What district is Harry S Truman High School in?

New York City Geographic District #11

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