Bronx Compass High School

AP courses, dedicated ELL support, STEM programming, and three world languages (French, Spanish, plus a Hebrew club) are all on the menu at an unscreened school, which is uncommon. Class size sits at 22.6, essentially matching the district average of 22.5, so students aren't getting significantly more individual time. Regents Prep, SAT Prep, and National Honor Society signal that the school is actively building college readiness, especially for a population where 27% of students have IEPs and the economic need index is 89.3%. The program architecture is strong even if year-over-year proficiency trend data isn't surfaced in this profile.

This is where the data is most striking. Parent satisfaction is 96% (district avg 93%), parent-teacher trust is 98%, parent-principal trust is 98%, and 94% of teachers rate instruction quality positively (district avg 88%). Teacher-to-principal trust at 91% and collegial trust at 92% suggest the staff gets along and feels supported by leadership. Then there's the discipline number: zero suspensions, against a district average suspension rate of 0.6%. That isn't typical and points to a culture where conflicts get resolved before they escalate. The 93% family survey response rate (374 of 379 families) is unusually high, so these aren't numbers from a small vocal slice — they reflect a deeply engaged parent body. The teacher survey has 32 responses, which is a smaller sample and worth weighting slightly less.

The student body is 59% Hispanic, 29% Black, 8% Asian, 3% White, with a diversity index of 58%. The economic need index of 89.3% means most students come from low-income households, and 27% of students have IEPs — well above typical rates, which speaks to real inclusion rather than separate-track placement. Neighborhood census data shows 21.8% of Soundview-Clason Point residents live below the poverty line and only 22.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, so the school's demographics track fairly closely with the surrounding community it draws from.

Soundview-Clason Point is a working-class stretch of the eastern Bronx where median household income is $64,402 and 21.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Homeownership is relatively rare at 28.3%, and only about 13.6% of households have children, which is lower than the citywide average and suggests the school pulls from a wider geography than its immediate blocks. Median home value is $513,209, indicating modest housing stock rather than gentrification pressure.

The nearest subway access is the 6 train at Parkchester, Castle Hill Avenue, or St Lawrence Avenue — each about an 18- to 19-minute walk. That's a meaningful trek on a winter morning, so most families likely rely on local buses, car service, or pickup rather than the subway.