Health Opportunities High School

No state proficiency data was provided for Health Opportunities, so we can't compare its ELA, math, or science results to the district averages of 51% and 49% respectively. What the data does show is a program offering that includes AP coursework, dedicated ELL support, and an average class size of 20.5 students — essentially identical to the district average of 20.6. Twenty-eight percent of students have IEPs, suggesting real inclusion work is happening day to day, though academic outcomes here are a question the public data doesn't answer.

The day-to-day feel here, by the numbers, is shaped by a striking parent-school relationship: 96% family satisfaction (above the 93.5% district average), 97% trust in teachers, and 94% trust in the principal. Zero suspensions reported is the other standout — a discipline posture that puts this school well outside the norm in District 7. The teacher voice tells a more muted story, though: only 76% rated instruction quality positively (below the 88.4% district average) and only 74% trusted the principal, with just 20 teachers responding to the survey, a small sample. The gap between enthusiastic families and more measured staff is the thing worth probing on a visit.

Health Opportunities serves a student body that's 66% Hispanic, 30% Black, and 1% Asian, with an economic need index of 93.2 — among the highest-need populations in the district. About 28% of students have IEPs and ELL support is built into the program, so this is a school working with real academic diversity. The surrounding neighborhood, Concourse-Concourse Village, has a median household income around $40,000 and a 34% poverty rate, which means most families sending kids here share the economic realities of the area, even though the school's competitive ed-opt admissions pull applicants from across the borough.

Concourse-Concourse Village is a densely built stretch of the South Bronx along the Grand Concourse, where roughly 14% of households include children, only about 11% of homes are owner-occupied, and around 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. Median home values sit near $350,000 — modest by New York City standards — and a third of residents live below the poverty line. It's a neighborhood built around subway commuting rather than car commutes, and where working families often rent in older apartment buildings along the Concourse.

Three subway stops serve the school: the 4 and 5 trains at 138 St-Grand Concourse about a 4-minute walk away, plus the 4 train at 149 St-Grand Concourse roughly 5 minutes on foot, and the 2 and 5 trains at 149 St-Grand Concourse about 6 minutes away.