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Cinema School (The)

Public Grades 9-12

1151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 7% of New York high schools

Summary

Cinema School (The) is a public high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 323 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #12, which is ranked 760 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Cinema School (The) has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with its ranking ranging from 788 out of 1207 schools in 2018-2019 to 1151 out of 1234 schools in 2024-2025. The school has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lower-performing high schools in the state. The school struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 10% of New York high schools for female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students. However, the school performs relatively better for African American students, ranking in the top 20% of New York high schools in this category in recent years.

Despite the high-need student population, with 90.71% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, the school's per-student spending has ranged from $14,015 to $28,395 over the past few years, which is below the state average for high schools. The school's poor academic outcomes, high chronic absenteeism, and low graduation rates are significant concerns. However, the school's proximity to other struggling schools in the area, such as East Bronx Academy For The Future, Wings Academy, and Metropolitan Soundview High School, suggests that targeted interventions and additional resources could potentially help improve outcomes for Cinema School (The) and its students.

309

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,086

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1551 E 172nd St
Bronx, NY 10472

(718) 620-2560

District: New York City Geographic District #12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.3%

African American:

18.4%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (28% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg42%

New York avg67%

1,151^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	9.1	1151 of 1234	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1113 of 1242	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1033 of 1228	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	868 of 1190	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	788 of 1207	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	801 of 1210	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.9	817 of 1221	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.5	959 of 1255	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.4	849 of 1255	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.8	821 of 1237	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.0	820 of 1217	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.8	746 of 1198	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.1	812 of 1165	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	72.9	115 of 686	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	191 of 679	71.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	655 of 669	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	590 of 637	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	485 of 583	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	354 of 481	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	329 of 565	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	276 of 546	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1096 of 1206	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1055 of 1219	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1046 of 1197	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	900 of 1155	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	663 of 1193	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	732 of 1176	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	805 of 885	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	755 of 865	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	688 of 851	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	502 of 760	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	415 of 815	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	416 of 791	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	505 of 607	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	411 of 564	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	232 of 531	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	158 of 389	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.9	33 of 493	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	74.9	70 of 498	85.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1080 of 1179	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1054 of 1170	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	978 of 1155	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	822 of 1101	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	711 of 1179	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	772 of 1154	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1141 of 1201	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1118 of 1211	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	970 of 1191	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	794 of 1154	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	908 of 1190	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	897 of 1176	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1007 of 1149	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	911 of 1144	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	806 of 1130	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	594 of 1038	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	811 of 1132	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	677 of 1095	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)83rd percentile+49 vs school

Homeless (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth and Space Sciences49%-7 vs state

Global History and Geography49%-27 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts46%-29 vs state

U.S. History and Government29%-46 vs state

Earth Science20%-45 vs state

Common Core Algebra II19%-55 vs state

Living Environment19%-38 vs state

Algebra I12%-45 vs state

Geometry6%-53 vs state

Chemistry0%-65 vs state

Physics0%-69 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)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mott Hall V	Public	6-12	1551 E 172nd St	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-8160	636	61	10.4	89.2%	4 (0.6%)	73 (11.5%)	523 (82.2%)	15 (2.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21.4	968^th of 1234 public high schools	21.6%		25.1	909^th of 1242 public high schools	26.8%	59	18.2	38.5	66.4	8.8	40.0	68.5	26.0		71.3	36.7	21.9	3.7	36.2	38.4	32.0	46.2	37.4	46.4	62.8	$32,073	$3,214	$28,859
Cinema School (The)	Public	9-12	1551 E 172nd St	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-2560	309	27	11.4	91.3%	4 (1.3%)	57 (18.4%)	239 (77.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9.1	1151^st of 1234 public high schools	6.7%		11.8	1113^th of 1242 public high schools	10.4%	38	0.0	19.5	46.2		20.0	49.0	18.8	0.0	29.0	11.5		6.4	49.3							$30,086	$2,846	$27,240
High School Of World Cultures	Public	9-12	1300 Boynton Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-8120	381	42	9.1	95.0%	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.4%)	332 (87.1%)	11 (2.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.8	774^th of 1234 public high schools	37.3%		34.9	802^nd of 1242 public high schools	35.4%	28		31.8	79.7			75.4	13.0		82.4	50.5	36.0		19.4							$32,859	$3,786	$29,072
Pan American International High School At Monroe	Public	9-12	1300 Boynton Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-7238	339	32	10.6	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			87.5							68.4										$32,039	$3,436	$28,603
Metropolitan Soundview High School (The)	Public	9-12	1300 Boynton Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-8240	356	34	10.4	98.0%	7 (2.0%)	77 (21.6%)	259 (72.8%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5.3	1202^nd of 1234 public high schools	2.6%		5.6	1200^th of 1242 public high schools	3.4%	2	6.3	15.9	29.9		9.1	47.1	25.6	14.3	39.1	14.4	17.5		24.6							$37,542	$3,512	$34,029
Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School	Public	9-12	1021 Jennings St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 861-0521	414	22	19.0	90.8%	9 (2.2%)	102 (24.6%)	292 (70.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)			56.6																	$38,147	$3,230	$34,917
Ps 811	Public	6-12	1434 Longfellow Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 589-3060	636	108	5.8	95.8%	23 (3.6%)	203 (31.9%)	370 (58.2%)	20 (3.1%)	10 (1.6%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)																				$113,892	$1,422	$112,470
East Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	1716 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 861-8641	654	64	10.2	95.1%	11 (1.7%)	148 (22.6%)	464 (70.9%)	11 (1.7%)	9 (1.4%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	17.4	1029^th of 1234 public high schools	16.6%		13.1	1088^th of 1242 public high schools	12.4%	59		30.8	56.3	10.5		67.6	37.9		61.6	34.9	12.3	4.3	9.3	37.7	50.0	32.1	10.8	50.8		$36,971	$3,431	$33,539
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
Explorations Academy High School	Public	9-12	1619 Boston Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-6173	240	28	8.4	97.9%	3 (1.3%)	57 (23.8%)	174 (72.5%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19.1	997^th of 1234 public high schools	19.2%		15.5	1052^nd of 1242 public high schools	15.3%	55	6.7	10.0	69.1	5.9		71.8	34.3		60.7	21.2	20.9	10.0	15.7							$42,136	$3,727	$38,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Cinema School (The)

What is the racial makeup of Cinema School (The)?

Students at Cinema School (The) are 77% Hispanic, 18% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend Cinema School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Cinema School (The).

Is Cinema School (The) a good school?

Cinema School (The) ranks in the bottom 6.7% of New York high schools.

What district is Cinema School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #12

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