New Directions Secondary School

240 EAST 172 STREET, BRONX, NY 10457 · Bronx · High school

DBN: 09X350

High school

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 923 (of 1234)

Niche: B-

Academic quality

No academic quality data is available for this school -- likely a newly opened school, or one reported under a NYC DOE category (District 75, YABC/transfer programs) this site doesn't currently pull in.

Demographics

125 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 95%

Race & ethnicity

Asian and Pacific Islander

1.6%

Black

30.4%

Hispanic or Latino

64%

White

2.4%

Multiracial

Native American

1.6%

Missing race/ethnicity data

Other groups

Students with disabilities

33.6%

English Language Learners

34.4%

Living in poverty

95%

Female

43.2%

Male

56.8%

Neither female nor male

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC DOE: Demographic Snapshot (2025-26 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

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