Bronx High School for Medical Science (09X413) is a public school in District 9, East Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx, serving grades 6–12. In 2026, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 394 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 math proficiency is 18%, lower than most NYC middle schools, including those with similar economic need; math is down 19 points since 2023, while citywide math rose 6 points.
Students here gain less than at most schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.29 · 5th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
29%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
102 students tested
Mathematics
18%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
65 students tested
Grade 8 math not reported by the DOE.
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 45% | 31% |
| 2019 | 43% | 37% |
| 2022 | 48% | 20% |
| 2023 | 43% | 38% |
| 2024 | 42% | 34% |
| 2025 | 37% | 15% |
| 2026 | 29% | 18% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: >95%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 93%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 94%
Economic need index: >95%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 93%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 94%
Economic need index: >95%0.4 mi away
| Measure | Bronx High School for Medical Science | Bronx Collegiate Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 394 | 448 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 8.2 | 15.8 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 95% | 95% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 94% | 98% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 97% | 95% |
| Leadership (2026) | 96% | 97% |
| 4-year graduation rate (2025) | 89% | 93% |
| Regents diploma rate (2025) | 73% | 93% |
| Distance between schools | <0.01 mi | |
Bronx High School for Medical Science has lower Regents diploma rate (2025) than Bronx Collegiate Academy (73% vs 93%).
Enrollment
394 students
6–12 · down 105 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
8.2
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
17%
was 14% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
92% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 94% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
23%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 1% White, 75% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 19% Black, 0% multiracial, 54% female, 46% male.
Economic need index: 94% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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240 E 172nd St, Bronx, NY 10457, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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