Bronx High School For Writing And Communication Ar
800 East Gun Hill Rd
Bronx NY, 10467, Bronx County
Phone: 718-944-5660
Ranking: (915 out of 989, bottom 7%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 402 | 417 | 415 | 423 | 452 | 451 | 446 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 139 | 34.6% | 144 | 34.5% | 170 | 41.0% | 156 | 36.9% | 155 | 34.3% | 146 | 32.4% | 141 | 31.6% |
Grade 10: | 125 | 31.1% | 137 | 32.9% | 122 | 29.4% | 122 | 28.8% | 109 | 24.1% | 116 | 25.7% | 142 | 31.8% |
Grade 11: | 76 | 18.9% | 68 | 16.3% | 57 | 13.7% | 68 | 16.1% | 72 | 15.9% | 90 | 20.0% | 61 | 13.7% |
Grade 12: | 62 | 15.4% | 68 | 16.3% | 65 | 15.7% | 77 | 18.2% | 84 | 18.6% | 64 | 14.2% | 74 | 16.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 32 | 7.1% | 35 | 7.8% | 28 | 6.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 192 | 47.8% | 174 | 41.7% | 168 | 40.5% | 177 | 41.8% | 173 | 38.3% | 174 | 38.6% | 168 | 37.7% |
Female: | 210 | 52.2% | 243 | 58.3% | 247 | 59.5% | 246 | 58.2% | 271 | 60.0% | 269 | 59.6% | 274 | 61.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 12 | 3.0% | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 208 | 51.7% | 194 | 46.5% | 198 | 47.7% | 188 | 44.4% | 196 | 43.4% | 197 | 43.7% | 196 | 43.9% |
Black: | 169 | 42.0% | 204 | 48.9% | 201 | 48.4% | 214 | 50.6% | 241 | 53.3% | 238 | 52.8% | 232 | 52.0% |
White: | 9 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 399 | 99.3% | 387 | 92.8% | 390 | 94.0% | 390 | 92.2% | NA | NA | 326 | 72.3% | 332 | 74.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 3.6% | 15 | 3.6% | 16 | 3.8% | NA | NA | 41 | 9.1% | 38 | 8.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.07 | 19.03 | 18.86 | 17.18 | 19.23 | 15.60 | 16.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 6% | 37% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 21% | 32% | 64% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 53% | 31% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 63% | 36% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 64% | 40% | 78% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 17% | 39% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 34% | 44% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 7% | 38% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 13% | 36% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 24% | 44% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 31% | 39% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 57% | 43% | 73% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 40% | 53% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 77% | 52% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 69% | 58% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 65% | 57% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 67% | 64% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 73% | 68% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 81% | 63% | 82% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 29% | 42% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 38% | 44% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 76% | 50% | 75% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 32% | 32% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 34% | 38% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 57% | 45% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 50% | 48% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 27% | 45% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 64% | 50% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 46% | 52% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 32% | 51% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 37% | 57% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 55% | 57% | 72% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 49% | 48% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 36% | 44% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 31% | 48% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 73% | 50% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 66% | 60% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 55% | 57% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 52% | 60% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 71% | 59% | 78% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 39% | 55% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 37% | 51% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 33% | 54% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 39% | 48% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 20% | 29% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 27% | 43% | 61% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 75% | 88% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 76% | 88% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 85% | 86% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 90% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 91% | 94% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 39% | 44% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 33% | 47% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 49% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 54% | 48% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 81% | 57% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 70% | 55% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 60% | 54% | 79% |
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* Bronx High School For Writing And Communication Ar was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.