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Metropolitan High School, The

1180 Rev. J.a. Polite Avenue, Bronx, NY 10459 · Bronx · High school

DBN: 12X248

High school
Unzoned
SchoolDigger: 1140 (of 1234)
Academic quality
  • Graduation rate -- share of a cohort who earned a diploma within 4 (or 6) years of starting 9th grade.
  • College/career readiness -- DOE's stricter bar: graduated AND met at least one benchmark (course credits, exam scores, etc.) showing they're on track for college or a career.
  • Regents pass rate -- share of students who took that exam this year and scored 65+, NY State's passing threshold.
Attendance: 76.1%
38% attend 90%+ of days
Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

91.7%(citywide avg: 81%)

6-year graduation rate

78.8%(citywide avg: 80.2%)

4-year college/career readiness

30%(citywide avg: 37.7%)

6-year college/career readiness

23.5%(citywide avg: 32.2%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

51.9%

Algebra I

39.1%

Living Environment (Biology)

35.6%

Global History

45.7%

US History

42.2%

Citywide comparisons are the average across high schools. Small cohorts are flagged since a handful of students can swing a percentage a lot; cells too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)
Demographics
134 students enrolled
Economic Need Index: 91.9%
Race & ethnicity

Asian

0%

Black

27.6%

Hispanic or Latino

69.4%

White

2.2%

Multiracial

0%

Native American

0%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

33.6%

English Language Learners

23.1%

Living in poverty

91.8%

Female

41.8%

Male

58.2%

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 Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)
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