Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics

Bronx Center runs AP coursework, dedicated STEM and robotics, and a robust set of languages and arts, and the program richness score maxes out at 100/100. The 2.4% offer rate tells the story academically — this is an educational option school where families compete hard to get in, and the school uses that selectivity to build a college-prep culture. Class size runs right at the district average of about 21 students, so don't expect the intimate seminar feel of a small school, but the curricular menu is wider than most.

Parents give this school a 93% satisfaction mark and 93–94% trust ratings for teachers and the principal, with 71% of families actually returning the survey — a strong engagement signal. Teachers rate their colleagues and instructional quality at 93%, well above the district average of 90%, but their trust in school leadership sits notably lower at 78%, which is worth asking about. The day-to-day feel is calm and orderly: zero suspensions last year against a district average suspension rate of 0.42%, which is genuinely unusual for a high school this size.

The student body is 61% Hispanic and 28% Black, with smaller Asian, multiracial, White, and Native American populations, and a diversity index of 57%. Twenty-four percent of students have IEPs and the economic need index of 87.2 reflects a family population that, statistically, needs significant school support services. The school mirrors the surrounding Claremont Village-Claremont (East) census profile more closely than many selective schools do — this isn't a school that draws a wealthy crossover crowd from other boroughs.

Claremont Village-Claremont (East) is a dense, working-class pocket of the Bronx where median household income is $30,475 and the poverty rate runs at 44.1%. Just 10% of households have children, only 11.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and homeownership sits at a strikingly low 2.7% — nearly everyone rents. The $629,284 median home value says less about resident wealth than about broader Bronx market dynamics. Families sending kids here are often making a deliberate choice to invest in education despite tight household budgets.

The commute requires planning. Freeman St on the 2 and 5 lines is about a 13-minute walk, 170 St on the B and D is about 14 minutes, and Intervale Av on the 2 and 5 is roughly 18 minutes away — none of these are doorstep subway access, so bus connections or a longer walk are part of the daily routine.