Fordham High School For The Arts
500 East Fordham Rd
Bronx NY, 10458, Bronx County
Phone: 718-733-4656
Ranking: 
(920 out of 989, bottom 7%)*
(920 out of 989, bottom 7%)*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: | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 403 | 382 | 385 | 373 | 371 | 389 | 419 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 137 | 34.0% | 124 | 32.5% | 108 | 28.1% | 111 | 29.8% | 108 | 29.1% | 99 | 25.4% | 123 | 29.4% |
| Grade 10: | 101 | 25.1% | 106 | 27.7% | 122 | 31.7% | 132 | 35.4% | 98 | 26.4% | 126 | 32.4% | 133 | 31.7% |
| Grade 11: | 102 | 25.3% | 98 | 25.7% | 92 | 23.9% | 70 | 18.8% | 78 | 21.0% | 71 | 18.3% | 68 | 16.2% |
| Grade 12: | 63 | 15.6% | 54 | 14.1% | 63 | 16.4% | 60 | 16.1% | 50 | 13.5% | 54 | 13.9% | 52 | 12.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 37 | 10.0% | 39 | 10.0% | 43 | 10.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 147 | 36.5% | 161 | 42.1% | 167 | 43.4% | 147 | 39.4% | 146 | 39.4% | 152 | 39.1% | 173 | 41.3% |
| Female: | 256 | 63.5% | 221 | 57.9% | 218 | 56.6% | 226 | 60.6% | 217 | 58.5% | 229 | 58.9% | 242 | 57.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 250 | 62.0% | 243 | 63.6% | 235 | 61.0% | 213 | 57.1% | 195 | 52.6% | 209 | 53.7% | 221 | 52.7% |
| Black: | 140 | 34.7% | 126 | 33.0% | 139 | 36.1% | 146 | 39.1% | 162 | 43.7% | 163 | 41.9% | 176 | 42.0% |
| White: | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 325 | 80.6% | 304 | 79.6% | 303 | 78.7% | 291 | 78.0% | NA | NA | 332 | 85.3% | 299 | 71.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 8.7% | 37 | 9.7% | 25 | 6.5% | 35 | 9.4% | NA | NA | 35 | 9.0% | 64 | 15.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.39 | 14.14 | 15.40 | 13.37 | 14.38 | 13.10 | 12.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 46% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 71% | 59% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 53% | 63% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 14% | 53% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 0% | 59% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 0% | 57% | 71% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 66% | 62% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 77% | 64% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 62% | 71% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 15% | 74% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 7% | 32% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 21% | 32% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 26% | 52% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 21% | 39% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 36% | 41% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 39% | 45% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 13% | 34% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 8% | 46% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 44% | 54% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 52% | 53% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 37% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 47% | 61% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 41% | 60% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 57% | 65% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 71% | 68% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 55% | 67% | 82% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 45% | 62% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 33% | 62% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 36% | 61% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 17% | 46% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 22% | 43% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 15% | 42% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 37% | 49% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 25% | 54% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 29% | 53% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 41% | 51% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 40% | 55% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 44% | 51% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 52% | 55% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 52% | 59% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 55% | 55% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 24% | 51% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 22% | 52% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 25% | 55% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 33% | 59% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 42% | 64% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 47% | 60% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 56% | 65% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 41% | 60% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 35% | 59% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 45% | 57% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 45% | 62% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 33% | 62% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 40% | 65% | 61% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 11% | 59% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 4% | 64% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 6% | 58% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 54% | 63% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 54% | 66% | 61% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 10% | 78% | 79% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 80% | 86% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 86% | 83% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 29% | 80% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 62% | 98% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 88% | 97% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 88% | 98% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 72% | 97% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 89% | 94% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 18% | 55% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 25% | 51% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 48% | 49% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 55% | 57% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 50% | 57% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 48% | 68% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 75% | 66% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 40% | 66% | 79% |
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* Fordham High School For The 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.