High School of World Cultures

1300 BOYNTON AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10472 · Bronx · High school

DBN: 12X550

High school

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 774 (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: 89.6%

67.2% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

81.4%(citywide avg: 76.2%)

6-year graduation rate

89.7%(citywide avg: 86.9%)

4-year college/career readiness

41.1%(citywide avg: 40.2%)

6-year college/career readiness

35.3%(citywide avg: 31%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

81.8%

Algebra I

56.9%

Living Environment (Biology)

36.4%

Global History

73.8%

US History

76.7%

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

316 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 95%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

5.1%

Black

5.1%

Hispanic or Latino

86.4%

White

0.9%

Multiracial

0.3%

Native American

0.9%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

2.8%

English Language Learners

90.2%

Living in poverty

95%

Female

42.1%

Male

57.9%

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)