Summary:
Bronx Haven High School is a public high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 105 students. Despite its relatively small size, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in New York, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.
Bronx Haven High School's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages. The school has had low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 19.7% to 85.1% in recent years, and high dropout rates, ranging from 4.9% to 24.2%. Its chronic absenteeism rates have been extremely high, ranging from 34.1% to 87.3%. On standardized tests, only 20% of Bronx Haven students were proficient or better in Regents/Common Core Algebra I, compared to 27.17% in the district and 31.42% statewide. The school's performance on various student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and English Language Learners, is consistently among the lowest in the state.
Interestingly, Bronx Haven High School's performance lags significantly behind its nearby counterparts in the same district, such as Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School, Bronx Design and Construction Academy, and Bronx Legacy High School, which generally have higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, better test scores, and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite relatively high spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio, Bronx Haven High School's challenges suggest that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's struggles, and more targeted interventions and support may be needed to improve student outcomes.
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