Bronx Regional High School

Test score proficiency data isn't reported for this school in the figures we have, so the academic picture comes from survey signals alone. Teachers rate the quality of instruction at 96%, well above the district average of 88%, which suggests a faculty that feels well-supported in their craft. Class size sits right at the district norm of 22 — small enough for real relationships, but without proficiency numbers we can't say whether that's translating to measurable outcomes.

The day-to-day feel here reads as unusually calm and trusting — 100% of teachers report trust in their principal and 100% report strong collegial trust among staff. Parents echo that warmth: 96% are satisfied (above the district average of 92%), and 92–93% say they trust both teachers and the principal. Discipline is essentially a non-issue, with zero suspensions recorded. The caveat is that only 9 teachers responded to the survey, so these numbers describe a small slice of the staff rather than every adult in the building.

The student body closely mirrors its neighborhood — about 52% Hispanic and 44% Black, with very small representation from other groups, and a diversity index of 48%. Twenty percent of students have IEPs, well above the typical citywide share, and an economic need index of 94.5 places this among the city's higher-need schools. In a neighborhood where a third of households live below the poverty line and only 12.7% own their homes, the school serves a community that is largely working-class and renter-anchored.

Longwood is a dense, working-class corner of the South Bronx where the median household income hovers around $36,500 and roughly a third of residents live below the poverty line. Homeownership sits at just 12.7%, meaning most families rent, and only about 15% of adults have a bachelor's degree. Households with children make up just 14.3% of the area — a signal that many Longwood residents are younger adults, older relatives, or single-person households rather than families with kids.

The 2 and 5 trains all stop within a short walk — Intervale Av is about 3 minutes on foot, Simpson St about 6 minutes, and Prospect Av about 7 minutes.