| Definition of Terms |
Bronx High School - Visual Art |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Bronx County, NY |
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| Total Students |
348 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
60% /
40% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
22 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 103 students | | Grade 10 - 112 students | | Grade 11 - 46 students | | Grade 12 - 60 students | | Grade Not Listed - 27 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:16 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Asian |
2% |
4% |
| % Hispanic |
51% |
17% |
| % Black |
43% |
19% |
| % White |
4% |
58% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
63% |
28% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
15% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
New York City Public s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
51 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
39,289 students |
2,265 students |
| District Total Revenue |
n/a |
$31,819,000 |
| District Expenditure |
n/a |
$31,869,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
n/a |
$14,048 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
n/a |
$14,070 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
97% |
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- The Bronx High School for the Visual Arts (BHSVA), familiarly known as Visual Arts, is a New York City public high school established as an art school in 2002 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Small Schools Initiative program (officially, the New Century High Schools Initiative). It is a New Visions for Public Schools institution which oversees funding for the various small schools created by the program but is served by the New York City Department of Education. The school once was housed in the Christopher Columbus Educational Campus before moving to the old Mercy College Bronx campus building in late 2004. The school is within walking distance of the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden.
- Since its inception in 2002, Visual Arts has hosted consecutive End of the Year art exhibitions at the Lehman College Art Gallery, highlighting the years best art by students.
As of 2005, it also holds a second art exhibition at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. - In the Media
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The school hosted Mayor Bloomberg's 2005 address focusing on the success of the city's newly formed small high-schools and the creation of even more. 56k 300k
- External links
- BHSVA
- Lehman College Art Gallery
- Bronx Museum of the Arts
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| About This Zip Code (10462) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
72,077 people |
18,208,943 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
25% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
34 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$33,735
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$41,761 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
3.4 rooms |
4.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
65 years old |
56 years old |
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Zipcode (10462)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
22% / 78% |
42% / 58% |
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