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High School For Contemporary Arts

Public Grades 9-12

1218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 1% of New York high schools

Summary

High School For Contemporary Arts is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with a student population of 283. 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 being located in the Bronx, High School For Contemporary Arts has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York high schools over the past decade, with rankings ranging from 1044 out of 1207 schools in 2018-2019 to 1236 out of 1242 schools in 2023-2024. The school's proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams are significantly below the district and state averages across all subject areas, with only 44.26% proficiency in English Language Arts, 0% in Geometry, and 9.33% in U.S. History and Government, compared to district averages of 60.17%, 11.34%, and 51.91%, respectively. Additionally, the school has alarmingly high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 31.5% to 39.4%, and dropout rates ranging from 4.5% to 10.9%.

When comparing High School For Contemporary Arts to nearby schools in the same district, such as Astor Collegiate Academy, Collegiate Institute For Math And Science, and Pelham Preparatory Academy, it becomes clear that High School For Contemporary Arts is an outlier in terms of performance, with significantly lower test scores, graduation rates, and statewide rankings. The school's challenges may be attributed to factors such as lack of resources, high teacher turnover, and inadequate support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, as the school has an extremely high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 86.75% to 90.11% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

289

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,216

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 E Gun Hill Rd
Bronx, NY 10467

(718) 944-5610

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.4%

African American:

42.9%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (26% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (9% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg48%

New York avg67%

1,218^th of 1,234

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Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	4.4	1218 of 1234	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	1236 of 1242	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	1216 of 1228	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1175 of 1190	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1044 of 1207	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1085 of 1210	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	1136 of 1221	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	1225 of 1255	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	1204 of 1255	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	1081 of 1237	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.1	993 of 1217	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	1059 of 1198	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	1078 of 1165	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	909 of 1117	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.2	1038 of 1086	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	40.6	712 of 1027	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.6	750 of 1002	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.4	717 of 986	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	859 of 935	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	705 of 713	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	683 of 690	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	660 of 671	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	588 of 593	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	500 of 686	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	606 of 679	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	500 of 669	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	634 of 637	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	578 of 583	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	457 of 481	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	252 of 565	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	260 of 546	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1169 of 1206	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	1216 of 1219	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1187 of 1197	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	1123 of 1155	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1056 of 1193	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1070 of 1176	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	840 of 885	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	865 of 865	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	827 of 851	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	735 of 760	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	671 of 815	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	679 of 791	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	513 of 607	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	535 of 564	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	514 of 531	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	381 of 389	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	345 of 493	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	300 of 498	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	3.1	1157 of 1170	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1141 of 1155	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	1091 of 1101	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1030 of 1179	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1050 of 1154	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	1192 of 1201	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1193 of 1211	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1180 of 1191	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	1140 of 1154	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1014 of 1190	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1084 of 1176	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1066 of 1149	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1096 of 1144	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1048 of 1130	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	954 of 1038	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1049 of 1132	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	957 of 1095	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)25th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2025)15th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography52%-24 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts44%-31 vs state

Living Environment17%-40 vs state

U.S. History and Government9%-66 vs state

Algebra I9%-47 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, October 11, 2015

As a student who used to go there, recently, that school was terrible. No students were motivated, none of the faculty such as the guidance counselors or even the office staff made any attempts to motivate their responsibility resulting in many students who lost respect for the school as a whole and skipped constantly. 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
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 Aerospace High School	Public	9-12	800 E Gun Hill Rd	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-6010	374	38	9.8	92.0%	11 (2.9%)	147 (39.3%)	191 (51.1%)	6 (1.6%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	8.7	1157^th of 1234 public high schools	6.2%		4.1	1220^th of 1242 public high schools	1.8%	63	0.0	38.5	33.6	11.1	0.0	55.0	15.8		29.2	5.9	38.5	18.8	50.0	$37,464	$3,660	$33,804
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
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about High School For Contemporary Arts

How many students attend High School For Contemporary Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended High School For Contemporary Arts.

What is the racial makeup of High School For Contemporary Arts?

Students at High School For Contemporary Arts are 48% Hispanic, 43% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is High School For Contemporary Arts a good school?

High School For Contemporary Arts ranks in the bottom 1.3% of New York high schools.

What district is High School For Contemporary Arts in?

New York City Geographic District #11

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