High School Of Contemporary Arts
800 East Gun Hill Rd
Bronx NY, 10467, Bronx County
Phone: 718-944-5610
Ranking: (801 out of 989, bottom 19%)*
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 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 514 | 493 | 475 | 464 | 471 | 464 | 434 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 149 | 29.0% | 149 | 30.2% | 151 | 31.8% | 137 | 29.5% | 120 | 25.5% | 110 | 23.7% | 101 | 23.3% |
Grade 10: | 165 | 32.1% | 178 | 36.1% | 207 | 43.6% | 166 | 35.8% | 162 | 34.4% | 92 | 19.8% | 122 | 28.1% |
Grade 11: | 101 | 19.6% | 78 | 15.8% | 39 | 8.2% | 79 | 17.0% | 58 | 12.3% | 103 | 22.2% | 98 | 22.6% |
Grade 12: | 98 | 19.1% | 87 | 17.6% | 77 | 16.2% | 82 | 17.7% | 62 | 13.2% | 77 | 16.6% | 55 | 12.7% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 69 | 14.6% | 82 | 17.7% | 58 | 13.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 278 | 54.1% | 266 | 54.0% | 262 | 55.2% | 252 | 54.3% | 233 | 49.5% | 231 | 49.8% | 201 | 46.3% |
Female: | 236 | 45.9% | 227 | 46.0% | 213 | 44.8% | 212 | 45.7% | 230 | 48.8% | 225 | 48.5% | 229 | 52.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.2% | 4 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 309 | 60.1% | 300 | 60.9% | 285 | 60.0% | 264 | 56.9% | 250 | 53.1% | 242 | 52.2% | 215 | 49.5% |
Black: | 193 | 37.5% | 181 | 36.7% | 176 | 37.1% | 187 | 40.3% | 205 | 43.5% | 203 | 43.8% | 209 | 48.2% |
White: | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 511 | 99.4% | 461 | 93.5% | 443 | 93.3% | 424 | 91.4% | NA | NA | 331 | 71.3% | 341 | 78.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.7% | NA | NA | 44 | 9.5% | 42 | 9.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.56 | 20.53 | 20.65 | 19.31 | 26.17 | 19.90 | 18.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 10% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 2% | 26% | 64% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 28% | 48% | 75% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 47% | 28% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 44% | 31% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 10% | 31% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 27% | 36% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 13% | 40% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 0% | 37% | 78% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 56% | 44% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 74% | 38% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 66% | 36% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 86% | 44% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 47% | 39% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 56% | 43% | 73% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 78% | 53% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 80% | 52% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 71% | 58% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 47% | 57% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 61% | 68% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 68% | 63% | 82% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 19% | 42% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 30% | 44% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 30% | 50% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 36% | 37% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 55% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 70% | 32% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 65% | 38% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 30% | 45% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 35% | 48% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 44% | 45% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 41% | 50% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 43% | 52% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 38% | 51% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 38% | 57% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 56% | 57% | 72% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 59% | 48% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 55% | 44% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 54% | 48% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 68% | 50% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 52% | 60% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 67% | 57% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 52% | 60% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 49% | 59% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 55% | 52% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 81% | 55% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 71% | 51% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 62% | 54% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 39% | 48% | 61% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 60% | 37% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 26% | 43% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 77% | 40% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 0% | 29% | 68% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 88% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 86% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 83% | 90% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 91% | 94% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 74% | 44% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 84% | 47% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 89% | 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 | 53% | 57% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 63% | 55% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 62% | 54% | 79% |
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* High School Of Contemporary Arts was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.