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Bronx High School For The Visual Arts

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Bronx High School For The Visual Arts ranks 863 rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 30% of New York high schools

Summary

Bronx High School For The Visual Arts is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with a student population of 422. 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.

Bronx High School For The Visual Arts has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, ranging from 772nd to 1,089th out of over 1,200 schools in recent years, and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other high schools in the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing better than their White counterparts, while English Language Learners and Special Education students tend to perform better than the overall student population. However, the school's performance for Low Socioeconomic Status students is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 15% of New York high schools.

Bronx High School For The Visual Arts has a 4-year graduation rate ranging from 76.6% to 84.3% in recent years, which is below the state average, and a dropout rate ranging from 4.5% to 8.5%, which is also higher than the state average. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 44.4% in recent years, significantly above the state average. While the school generally performs better than the New York City Geographic District #11 average on Regents/Common Core exams, it lags behind the statewide average in most subject areas, with its strongest performance in Algebra II, English Language Arts, and Global History and Geography.

392

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,121

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2040 Antin Pl
Bronx, NY 10462

(718) 319-5160

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.7%

African American:

21.7%

White:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped from its 35th-percentile peak (2022) to 30th (2025)

!U.S. History and Government scores 26 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg45%

New York avg66%

863^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	30.1	863 of 1234	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	855 of 1242	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	966 of 1228	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	772 of 1190	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1001 of 1207	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	970 of 1210	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	1009 of 1221	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	998 of 1255	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	1089 of 1255	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	1035 of 1237	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.2	955 of 1217	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.5	933 of 1198	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	824 of 1165	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.1	806 of 1117	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.0	863 of 1086	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	956 of 1027	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.7	971 of 1002	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.7	846 of 986	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.1	877 of 935	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	416 of 713	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	337 of 690	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	468 of 671	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	234 of 593	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	481 of 686	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	497 of 679	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	198 of 669	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	38.6	391 of 637	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	431 of 583	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	374 of 481	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	369 of 565	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	405 of 546	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	838 of 1206	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	838 of 1219	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.0	953 of 1197	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	821 of 1155	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	973 of 1193	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	961 of 1176	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	451 of 885	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	452 of 865	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	563 of 851	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	364 of 760	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.7	593 of 815	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	592 of 791	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	267 of 607	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	172 of 564	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	291 of 531	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	80 of 389	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	33.2	352 of 493	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	398 of 498	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	888 of 1179	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	784 of 1170	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	916 of 1155	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	703 of 1101	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.6	995 of 1179	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	937 of 1154	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	881 of 1201	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	865 of 1211	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	945 of 1191	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	672 of 1154	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	998 of 1190	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	979 of 1176	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	540 of 1149	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	563 of 1144	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	774 of 1130	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	427 of 1038	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.5	867 of 1132	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	674 of 1095	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	651 of 788	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	730 of 781	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	710 of 776	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	714 of 738	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	746 of 793	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	725 of 765	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+40 vs school

Homeless (2025)56th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II71%-3 vs state

Living Environment69%+13 vs state

Global History and Geography66%-10 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts66%-10 vs state

Geometry66%+6 vs state

U.S. History and Government49%-26 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences44%-12 vs state

Algebra I36%-20 vs state

Life Science Biology35%-23 vs state

Common Core Geometry17%-7 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)	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
Bronx High School For The Visual Arts	Public	9-12	2040 Antin Pl	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 319-5160	392	48	8.1	90.6%	56 (14.3%)	85 (21.7%)	230 (58.7%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30.1	863^rd of 1234 public high schools	30.1%		30	855^th of 1242 public high schools	31.2%	8		71.4	65.7	16.7		66.1	69.4		49.5	36.2	35.4	65.5	44.4	$36,121	$4,841	$31,280
Pelham Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	925 Astor Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-3601	460	33	13.7	83.5%	42 (9.1%)	167 (36.3%)	219 (47.6%)	23 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	30.9	849^th of 1234 public high schools	31.2%		26.5	894^th of 1242 public high schools	28.0%	45		50.0	80.9	0.0	18.2	68.8	32.4		78.4	21.1	45.3	13.6	25.9	$27,772	$2,456	$25,316
Collegiate Institute For Math And Science	Public	9-12	925 Astor Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-3635	563	47	11.9	85.3%	93 (16.5%)	143 (25.4%)	211 (37.5%)	88 (15.6%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.2%)	35.6	801^st of 1234 public high schools	35.1%		35.1	799^th of 1242 public high schools	35.7%	2	22.7	56.7	74.4	22.6	17.1	69.9	27.8	53.9	58.1	35.4	51.6	54.1	79.0	$26,618	$2,740	$23,878
Astor Collegiate Academy	Public	9-12	925 Astor Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-3418	429	37	11.6	84.4%	48 (11.2%)	122 (28.4%)	197 (45.9%)	47 (11.0%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	29.6	867^th of 1234 public high schools	29.7%		26.6	892^nd of 1242 public high schools	28.2%	25	37.5	82.4	69.2			69.9	35.2		59.3	36.4	33.3	30.4		$30,899	$2,752	$28,146
High School For Language And Innovation	Public	9-12	925 Astor Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-3625	372	28	13.3	90.3%	36 (9.7%)	40 (10.8%)	268 (72.0%)	15 (4.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	22	962^nd of 1234 public high schools	22.0%		20.9	966^th of 1242 public high schools	22.2%	4		27.8	51.3		59.1	30.0	46.8		61.7	56.5	24.8	21.9	42.9	$30,636	$3,880	$26,755
Bronxdale High School	Public	9-12	925 Astor Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-3655	393	41	9.6	88.0%	26 (6.6%)	111 (28.2%)	234 (59.5%)	17 (4.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9.5	1149^th of 1234 public high schools	6.9%		13	1091^st of 1242 public high schools	12.2%	58	0.0	7.6	52.3	3.9	8.8	53.4	16.2		32.2	20.4	43.7	0.0	27.3	$36,685	$2,588	$34,097
Wings Academy	Public	9-12	1122 E 180th St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 597-1751	230	27	8.5	93.9%	5 (2.2%)	93 (40.4%)	127 (55.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.9	1154^th of 1234 public high schools	6.5%		11.2	1122^nd of 1242 public high schools	9.7%	32	0.0	25.0	50.5			45.0	31.3		50.0	20.0	0.0			$41,685	$3,723	$37,962
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bronx High School For The Visual Arts

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

Students at Bronx High School For The Visual Arts are 59% Hispanic, 22% African American, 14% White, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Bronx High School For The Visual Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Bronx High School For The Visual Arts.

What district is Bronx High School For The Visual Arts in?

New York City Geographic District #11

Is Bronx High School For The Visual Arts a good school?

Bronx High School For The Visual Arts ranks 863^rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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