Bronx High School for Medical Science (09X413)

240 East 172 Street, Bronx, NY 10457, Bronx
Phone: 718-410-4040
Hours: 8:39am - 3:00pm
School Website: https://www.bxmedsci.com
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/09X413/
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School Leader: Sarah Lenihan (slenihan@schools.nyc.gov)
School Leader: Principal;Wendy Mercedes (wmerced2@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Sandra Restrepo (srestrepo4@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Sandra Restrepo (srestrepo4@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Antonio Melendez (amelendez@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Joseph Burgos (jburgos10@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Ana Herrera (aherrera6@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

The Bronx High School for Medical Science is a well established, highly successful 6-12 school located in the heart of the Bronx. Our school offers a small, academically challenging high school experience to students who wish to enter the fields of medical science, health or research. Science and mathematics is embedded into all curricular areas across grades and subjects. Students have the opportunity to attend field trips for both academic purposes and enrichment. The mission of our school is to graduate students who want to learn and lead in the science professions. Our school is also a Future Ready School in the Healthcare Pathway which means students will have the opportunity from 9th grade to engage career readiness classes, healthcare specific classes, college trips, work-based learning opportunities in Healthcare as well as an internship and earn up to 4 college credits through a dual enrollment program with our school and our CUNY partner.

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 78%

Academic Highlights: Language Courses Available, FutureReadyNYC: Healthcare (Diagnostic Medicine), Advanced Placement Courses Available

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, College Courses On Site, College Trips, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Financial Literacy Coursework, FutureReadyNYC School, Health Center, LYFE (Living For The Young Family Through Education), Online Grading System, Orientation, Paid Internships, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Orientation

School Features:

Offers 10th Grade Seats
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art

AP Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Spanish Language and Culture, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Other (College Course [Credited]), Social Studies (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Languages Offered

Spanish

Diploma Endorsements

NYS Seal of Biliteracy

Boys PSAL Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling

Girls PSAL Sports

Basketball, Cross Country, Flag Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling

PSAL Team

Taft Educational Campus
This school is part of a PSAL team comprised of the following schools:
Bronx Collegiate Academy (09X227)
Bronx High School for Medical Science (09X413)
Bronx High School of Business (09X412)
Dreamyard Preparatory School (09X329)
New Directions Secondary School (09X350)

Other Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Flag Football, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling

Clubs

art, Clubs such as yearbook, film, Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), ping pong, robotics, soccer

Art

Bronx High School for Medical Science serves grades six through twelve and adheres to the New York State Education Department mandates for all high school diplomas that require students to earn two credit in the arts. All middle school students and upperclassmen in high school earn their arts appreciation credits through seminar-style courses that culminate in a term project after meeting the necessary amount of classroom hours. Our school's visual arts, theater and music teachers work with students to produce original works that are presented and shared on Google Classroom and in-person classrooms.

Program Details

Medical and Health Sciences(X56A)
Health Professions

At the BHSMS our focus is to graduate well-rounded students who have a passion to work in the medical field. We provide opportunities for our students to learn about the multitude of careers in the field as well as hands on experience through our Future Ready program.

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Screened

Requirement:

Students are admitted based on their course grades

Priority:

(Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
(Group 2) Bronx students or residents
(Group 3) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23
GE applicants/seats:	150 / 71 (2.11)	154 / 64 (2.41)
SWD applicants/seats:	28 / 19 (1.47)	18 / 17 (1.06)
Rank Avg:	5.98
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2024-25

2023-24

2022-23

Total Students Across All Grades

259

260

282

Grade 12 Students

Grade 11 Students

Grade 10 Students

Grade 9 Students

Avg. Class Size

18.0

20.3

18.4

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

9.3

10.9

11.2

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

0 / 0 / 0

0 / 6 / 2

0 / 15 / 2

Attendance %

91%

90%

Graduation %

86%

93%

College %

83%

76%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

1,104 (178) / 90
170

939 (172) / 81
154

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Survey Summary & Data (2024-25)

Student Responses 97% responded

Academic Rigor

70.00%

Academic Engagement

58.73%

Safety

62.25%

Bully Prevention

56.13%

Inclusivity

72.18%

Mental Support

65.13%

Environment

55.79%

Post-School Support

75.17%

Teacher Responses 98% responded

Academic Rigor

88.50%

School Satisfaction

79.38%

Student Behavior

64.22%

Student Support

90.87%

School Leadership

90.47%

Instructional Clarity

86.60%

Instructional Development

84.39%

Post-School Support

94.50%

Family Responses 14% responded

Education

85.50%

Teacher Support

88.17%

Safety

82.67%

School Community

68.63%

School Leadership

83.90%

Post-School Support

88.00%

IEP Support

82.67%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

86.80%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.65

Performance Score

0.57

College Aptitude

CCR

38.10%

SAT Math

411

SAT R/W

430

Postsecondary

2-Year College 19.50%
4-Year College 58.50%
Unknown 22.00%

School Demographics (2024-25)

Student Population:

Male 46.10%
Female 53.90%

English Language Learners:

13.70%

Students with Disabilities:

27.80%

Economic Need Index:

94.60%

Student Ethnicity:

Asian 3.60%
Black 19.10%
Hispanic 74.70%
White 1.00%
Other 1.60%

Teacher Ethnicity:

Black 19.50%
Hispanic 41.50%
White 36.60%
Other 2.40%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

IEP Statistics (2023-24)

IEP Services

Students with IEPs

27.70%

Students with SETSS

0.80%

Students with ICT

19.20%

Students with SC

1.50%

Has all programs

97.00%

Has all services

100.00%

Has some services

0.00%

Has no services

0.00%

IEP Student Performance

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

69.6

IEP Movement

Excellent

IEP Support

82.67%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

Special Education Programs & Services (2024-25)

Program	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services	70 (97%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)
Special Class	15 (88%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	>5 (98%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (2%)
Counseling Services Bilingual	<=5 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Hearing Education Services	0 (0%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (100%)
Occupational Therapy	0 (0%)	N/A (N/A)	14 (100%)
Speech-Language Therapy	58 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual	7 (88%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	18 (95%)
Stop to School	<=5 (?)
Unassigned	<=5 (?)

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

ELL Performance (2023-24)

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

87.5

ELL Progress

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

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