High School Of World Cultures
1300 Boynton Ave4th Fl
Bronx NY, 10472, Bronx County
Phone: 718-860-8120
Ranking: (979 out of 989, bottom 1%)*
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: | 26 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 337 | 390 | 369 | 379 | 318 | 292 | 299 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 75 | 22.3% | 110 | 28.2% | 60 | 16.3% | 91 | 24.0% | 80 | 25.2% | 75 | 25.7% | 130 | 43.5% |
Grade 10: | 129 | 38.3% | 149 | 38.2% | 121 | 32.8% | 159 | 42.0% | 160 | 50.3% | 107 | 36.6% | 37 | 12.4% |
Grade 11: | 88 | 26.1% | 76 | 19.5% | 149 | 40.4% | 85 | 22.4% | 65 | 20.4% | 87 | 29.8% | 110 | 36.8% |
Grade 12: | 45 | 13.4% | 55 | 14.1% | 39 | 10.6% | 44 | 11.6% | 13 | 4.1% | 23 | 7.9% | 22 | 7.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 184 | 54.6% | 210 | 53.8% | 191 | 51.8% | 199 | 52.5% | 153 | 48.1% | 141 | 48.3% | 142 | 47.5% |
Female: | 153 | 45.4% | 180 | 46.2% | 178 | 48.2% | 180 | 47.5% | 157 | 49.4% | 143 | 49.0% | 153 | 51.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 3.0% | 13 | 3.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 19 | 5.6% | 22 | 5.6% | 7 | 1.9% | 16 | 4.2% | 14 | 4.4% | 18 | 6.2% | 8 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 270 | 80.1% | 304 | 77.9% | 311 | 84.3% | 330 | 87.1% | 279 | 87.7% | 253 | 86.6% | 271 | 90.6% |
Black: | 35 | 10.4% | 41 | 10.5% | 41 | 11.1% | 25 | 6.6% | 20 | 6.3% | 19 | 6.5% | 20 | 6.7% |
White: | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 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: | 330 | 97.9% | 365 | 93.6% | 323 | 87.5% | 343 | 90.5% | NA | NA | 265 | 90.8% | 271 | 90.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.6% | 11 | 2.8% | 15 | 4.1% | 23 | 6.1% | NA | NA | 18 | 6.2% | 21 | 7.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.96 | 13.48 | 14.77 | 19.95 | 15.26 | 14.60 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 63% | 35% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 37% | 25% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 11% | 11% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 12% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 64% | 19% | 73% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 25% | 23% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 44% | 42% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 28% | 18% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 13% | 28% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 34% | 26% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 29% | 29% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 17% | 35% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 21% | 37% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 18% | 37% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 16% | 39% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 22% | 46% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 32% | 42% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 29% | 50% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 29% | 49% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 50% | 56% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 49% | 61% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 38% | 57% | 82% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 66% | 40% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 40% | 45% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 28% | 41% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 17% | 24% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 23% | 29% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 40% | 26% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 25% | 31% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 37% | 39% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 45% | 47% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 38% | 49% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 23% | 47% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 32% | 38% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 38% | 49% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 36% | 47% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 47% | 50% | 72% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 21% | 25% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 39% | 32% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 55% | 31% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 59% | 35% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 45% | 47% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 50% | 49% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 49% | 55% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 30% | 39% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 38% | 48% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 26% | 43% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 44% | 41% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 43% | 47% | 61% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 33% | 27% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 18% | 33% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 27% | 36% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 20% | 23% | 61% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 33% | 36% | 77% |
2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 0% | 29% | 82% |
2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 50% | 28% | 79% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 80% | 41% | 79% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 90% | 95% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 93% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 18% | 30% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 39% | 51% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 44% | 48% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 60% | 50% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 42% | 54% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 38% | 59% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 36% | 52% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 56% | 54% | 79% |
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* High School Of World Cultures was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.