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Bronxdale High School

Public Grades 9-12
1149th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 7% of New York high schools
Summary

Bronxdale High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with 366 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of New York high schools academically and struggling to serve its diverse student population effectively.

Bronxdale High School's academic performance is well below state and district averages, with low proficiency rates on Regents exams across most subject areas. The school also has a lower-than-average 4-year graduation rate and a higher-than-average dropout rate. Additionally, Bronxdale High School has an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's underperformance extends across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

Despite spending significantly more per student than the state and district averages, Bronxdale High School's high resource allocation does not translate to improved academic outcomes. The school is located in close proximity to several other public high schools in the same New York City Geographic District #11, but these nearby schools do not appear to be significantly outperforming Bronxdale High School. The inconsistent performance trends at Bronxdale High School suggest a lack of sustained, systemic improvement efforts, and the significant underperformance of its student subgroups raises concerns about equity and the school's ability to effectively serve the diverse needs of its student body.

393
Students ?
9.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$36,685
Per pupil spending ?
88%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 925 Astor Ave
       Bronx, NY  10469

(718) 944-3655

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.5%
African American:
28.2%
White:
6.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (29% vs 66% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the New York average (72% vs 83%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
District avg44%
New York avg66%
1,149th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 15High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #11
627th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.51149 of 12346.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.01091 of 124212.2%★☆☆☆☆
202313.31040 of 122815.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.1939 of 119021.1%★☆☆☆☆
20198.31105 of 12078.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.71060 of 121012.4%★☆☆☆☆
201711.21068 of 122112.5%★☆☆☆☆
201613.41168 of 12556.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.11143 of 12558.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201411.31101 of 123711.0%★☆☆☆☆
201317.0978 of 121719.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.3625 of 71312.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.6608 of 69011.9%★☆☆☆☆
202327.6494 of 67126.4%★☆☆☆☆
202239.6337 of 59343.2%★★☆☆☆
201920.3582 of 68615.2%★☆☆☆☆
201820.2589 of 67913.3%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.8388 of 4136.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.8643 of 6693.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.9586 of 6378.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.1564 of 5833.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202232.4351 of 48127.0%★☆☆☆☆
201910.0563 of 5650.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.8542 of 5460.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202511.51101 of 12068.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.11122 of 12198.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.81006 of 119716.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.8851 of 115526.3%★☆☆☆☆
201910.61086 of 11939.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.5993 of 117615.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.9798 of 8859.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.3687 of 86520.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.8677 of 85120.4%★☆☆☆☆
202227.9540 of 76028.9%★☆☆☆☆
201913.7726 of 81510.9%★☆☆☆☆
201819.7667 of 79115.7%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202321.7477 of 53110.2%★☆☆☆☆
201934.5340 of 49331.0%★★☆☆☆
201839.8295 of 49840.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.61094 of 11797.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.91033 of 117011.7%★☆☆☆☆
202315.7982 of 115515.0%★☆☆☆☆
202231.0772 of 110129.9%★☆☆☆☆
20199.01088 of 11797.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.51028 of 115410.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.01125 of 12016.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.51017 of 121116.0%★☆☆☆☆
202312.01043 of 119112.4%★☆☆☆☆
202212.51003 of 115413.1%★☆☆☆☆
20197.41105 of 11907.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.71079 of 11768.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.9974 of 114915.2%★☆☆☆☆
202441.9603 of 114447.3%★★☆☆☆
202345.3548 of 113051.5%★★★☆☆
202230.9714 of 103831.2%★★☆☆☆
201915.61036 of 11328.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.01038 of 10955.2%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20251.3783 of 7880.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.3772 of 7760.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.4763 of 7933.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.2705 of 7657.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school
African American (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school
Homeless (2023)10th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)9th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school
Male (2025)6th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)6th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Global History and Geography53%-23 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts52%-23 vs state
Life Science Biology44%-15 vs state
U.S. History and Government32%-43 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences27%-29 vs state
Algebra I20%-36 vs state
Living Environment16%-40 vs state
Earth Science9%-56 vs state
Common Core Algebra II8%-67 vs state
Common Core Geometry4%-20 vs state
Chemistry0%-65 vs state
Geometry0%-60 vs state

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2024–25 school spending dataApr 30, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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