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Metropolitan High School (The)

Public Grades 9-12

1140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 8% of New York high schools

Summary

Metropolitan High School (The) is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, within the New York City Geographic District #12, which is ranked 760 out of 874 districts in the state.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York high schools over the past several years, with proficiency rates on Regents exams significantly below state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in Regents/Common Core Geometry was 0%, compared to the state average of 23.65%. Metropolitan High School (The) also struggles with high dropout rates, ranging from 4.5% to 20%, and chronic absenteeism as high as 57.6%, far exceeding state and district averages. Its four-year graduation rates, ranging from 67.1% to 84.3%, are consistently lower than the state average of around 80%.

Despite the school's poor performance, its spending per student is relatively high, ranging from $36,941 to $47,498 over the past few years, which is above the state average. Additionally, the school has a small student-teacher ratio, ranging from 5.5 to 6.9, lower than nearby schools and the state average. However, these factors have not translated into improved academic outcomes for the students. The school faces significant challenges, particularly among its most vulnerable student populations, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, who consistently rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide.

172

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$49,856

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1180 Rev J A Polite Ave
Bronx, NY 10459

(718) 991-4634

District: New York City Geographic District #12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.7%

African American:

37.8%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (35% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

New York avg66%

1,140^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #12

760^th of 874New York City Geographic District #12 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	9.8	1140 of 1234	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1230 of 1242	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1215 of 1228	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	1176 of 1190	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	507 of 519	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	1163 of 1207	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1148 of 1210	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.1	1209 of 1221	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	1053 of 1255	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	1118 of 1255	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.3	1100 of 1237	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	1013 of 1217	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	974 of 1198	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.8	850 of 1165	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	937 of 1117	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.9	919 of 1086	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.1	867 of 1027	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	2.2	989 of 1002	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.0	937 of 986	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	515 of 713	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	668 of 686	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	663 of 679	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	491 of 669	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	633 of 637	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	563 of 583	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	471 of 481	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	528 of 565	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	468 of 546	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1062 of 1206	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1151 of 1219	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	1194 of 1197	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1143 of 1155	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1140 of 1193	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1106 of 1176	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	769 of 885	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	851 of 865	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	841 of 851	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	751 of 760	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	760 of 815	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	744 of 791	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	536 of 607	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	559 of 564	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	524 of 531	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	383 of 389	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	451 of 493	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	443 of 498	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	1159 of 1179	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1158 of 1170	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1149 of 1155	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	1140 of 1179	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1136 of 1201	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	1209 of 1211	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1164 of 1191	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	1134 of 1154	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	1145 of 1190	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1137 of 1176	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1019 of 1149	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1133 of 1144	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1111 of 1130	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	998 of 1038	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1092 of 1132	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1031 of 1095	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)28th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts47%-28 vs state

Living Environment44%-13 vs state

U.S. History and Government42%-33 vs state

Global History and Geography42%-34 vs state

Algebra I35%-21 vs state

Common Core Algebra II31%-44 vs state

Life Science Biology12%-46 vs state

Geometry11%-49 vs state

Chemistry3%-62 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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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
Metropolitan High School (The)	Public	9-12	1180 Rev J A Polite Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-4634	172	24	7.3	96.5%	1 (0.6%)	65 (37.8%)	101 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	9.8	1140^th of 1234 public high schools	7.6%		3.4	1230^th of 1242 public high schools	1.0%	90	2.6	31.3	46.9	0.0		41.5	43.7		42.0	35.5	12.4	11.1									$49,856	$4,498	$45,358
Dr Richard Izquierdo Health And Science Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	800 Home St-Rm 205	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Dr Richard Izquierdo Health And Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 378-0490	733	70	10.4	99.0%	12 (1.6%)	126 (17.2%)	580 (79.1%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	25	927^th of 1234 public high schools	24.9%		39.4	758^th of 1242 public high schools	39.0%	169	29.0	29.4	50.0	8.7	8.3	71.1	41.5		58.7	38.2	50.0	32.6	34.0	40.4	26.7	43.2	20.4	15.5	29.4	35.3	$23,424	$917	$22,507
Bronx Latin School	Public	6-12	800 Home St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-6349	452	45	9.9	96.9%	3 (0.7%)	88 (19.5%)	351 (77.7%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15.8	1046^th of 1234 public high schools	15.2%		17.5	1015^th of 1242 public high schools	18.3%	31	38.0	27.3	67.8		10.3	59.8	25.3		30.9	27.6	21.2	32.9	45.5	27.9	37.7	51.4	22.7	30.4			$34,007	$3,580	$30,427
Bronx Career And College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	800 Home St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-4011	124	25	4.8	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	47 (37.9%)	70 (56.5%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	7.2	1178^th of 1234 public high schools	4.5%		6.8	1185^th of 1242 public high schools	4.6%	7		0.0	34.0	0.0	18.2	35.3	31.3		33.3	22.4	29.4	11.5	46.7								$50,642	$4,423	$46,219
Bronx Regional High School	Public	10-12	1010 Rev J A Polite Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-2020	125	10	12.5	92.8%	3 (2.4%)	35 (28.0%)	84 (67.2%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	24.8	929^th of 1234 public high schools	24.7%		11.6	1117^th of 1242 public high schools	10.1%	188			59.5			65.5	42.3		56.1	50.0											$40,710	$2,769	$37,940
Arturo A Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx	Public	9-12	1010 Rev J A Polite Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 518-3050	259	9	29.0	93.8%	5 (1.9%)	69 (26.6%)	175 (67.6%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			43.7																		$36,102	$2,961	$33,141
Bronx International High School	Public	9-12	1110 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-1053	411	36	11.4	94.6%	4 (1.0%)	105 (25.5%)	285 (69.3%)	7 (1.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)			75.8																		$33,606	$4,607	$28,999
High School For Violin And Dance	Public	9-12	1100 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-0687	106	17	6.4	96.2%	3 (2.8%)	26 (24.5%)	73 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	8.4	1160^th of 1234 public high schools	6.0%		20.5	977^th of 1242 public high schools	21.3%	183			33.3			56.1	34.9		44.4	21.4	13.8	0.0									$47,780	$3,478	$44,302
Morris Academy For Collaborative Studies	Public	9-12	1110 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 617-5312	445	44	10.1	96.2%	5 (1.1%)	117 (26.3%)	318 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14.2	1082^nd of 1234 public high schools	12.3%		36.4	787^th of 1242 public high schools	36.6%	295	0.0	18.2	50.0	0.0	11.1	62.2	40.4	0.0	56.4	21.5	26.7	13.2	34.8								$41,788	$3,653	$38,135
United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science II	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-3671	492	49	10.0	89.0%	7 (1.4%)	228 (46.3%)	244 (49.6%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.7	707^th of 1234 public high schools	42.7%		36.1	791^st of 1242 public high schools	36.3%	84	27.4	74.0	61.8	62.5	66.7	74.3	41.2		67.8	52.1	40.6	66.4	67.7								$24,122	$748	$23,374

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What is the racial makeup of Metropolitan High School (The)?

Students at Metropolitan High School (The) are 59% Hispanic, 38% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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New York City Geographic District #12

Is Metropolitan High School (The) a good school?

Metropolitan High School (The) ranks in the bottom 7.6% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Metropolitan High School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 172 students attended Metropolitan High School (The).

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