Bronx Academy of Health Careers (11X290)

800 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10467, Bronx
Phone: 718-696-3340
Hours: 8:12am - 2:31pm
Uniform Required: Yes
School Website: https://www.bxahc.org
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/11X290/
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School Leader: Dawn Santiago (dsantiago3@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Jacqueline Perez (jperez207@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Ana Chaer Salvador (achaersalvador@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Raj Suruj (rsuruj@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Alexandria Bolds (abolds2@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Arlene Mcneal (amcneal@schools.nyc.gov)
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Overview

AI Summary

The Bronx Academy of Health Careers (BAHC) is a college preparatory high school with a specialized Health Careers Pathway. The school's mission is to prepare students for health professions through rigorous academics, which include the requirement of four years of math and science, three years of a foreign language, and [more]

Academic Score

36.90% (ranked #365 out of 419 schools)

Survey Score

80.54% (ranked #189 out of 454 schools)

About & Events

Our mission is to support students in becoming competent, self-confident, and responsible global citizens who are ready to participate productively in our democratic society. As a college preparatory high school, we are committed to providing the best opportunities for academic and social growth for all of our students. In keeping [more]

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 79%

Academic Highlights: College Seminar, Peer Group Connection, Anatomy and Physiology and Biomedical Careers, Advanced Placement Courses Available, FutureReadyNYC: Healthcare (Pre-Nursing)

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, College Courses Offered, College Courses On Site, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Financial Literacy Coursework, FutureReadyNYC School, Paid Internships, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat

School Features:

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

Upcoming Events

November 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am BACH Open House
December 6, 2025 @ 10:00 am BACH Open House
December 13, 2025 @ 10:00 am BACH Open House
December 13, 2025 @ 10:00 am BACH Open House
December 13, 2025 @ 10:00 am BACH Open House
December 20, 2025 @ 10:00 am BACH Open House

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art

AP Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Comp Sci/Math Tech (College Course [Credited]), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Math (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Credited]) [more]

Course List

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Languages Offered

Spanish

Boys PSAL Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Swimming

Girls PSAL Sports

Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Softball, Swimming, Volleyball

PSAL Team

Evander Childs Campus
This school is part of a PSAL team comprised of the following schools:
Bronx Academy of Health Careers (11X290)
Bronx Aerospace High School (11X545)
Bronx High School for Writing and Communication Arts (11X253)
Bronx Lab School (11X265)
High School for Contemporary Arts (11X544)
High School of Computers and Technology (11X275)

Other Sports

Baseball, Cheerleading, Dance, Football, Soccer, Softball, Step, Swimming, Track

Clubs

AfterSchool Tutoring, and College Trips/Internships, Beacon Program, Cheerleading, College Now, Dance Team, Duro Work Force, ExpandEd, Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), Lunch and Learn Tutoring [more]

Art Courses

Digital Media Arts, General Visual Arts

Arts Summary

Students engage in studio art using a modern art timeline paired with hands-on and project-based learning experiences. Each student is given the opportunity to self-select materials of choice in the studio and choose how they want to include them for each project. Activities using the elements of art and [more]

Program Details & Offers

Bronx Academy of Health Careers(X22A)
Health Professions

BAHC students must take four years of Science and Mathematics! Honor Programs and AP courses are offered to qualifying students. Students may begin taking college courses in the 10th grade through our CUNY College Now program. All students pursue an Advanced Regents Diploma. Student electives are in the math and sciences. Through our College Access for All program, our students have attended Princeton, NYC, and Fordham Univ. on full scholarships!

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Ed. Opt.

Requirement:

Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.

Priority:

(Group 1) Bronx students or residents
(Group 2) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2024-25	2023-24
GE applicants/seats:	58 / 85 (0.68)	73 / 86 (0.85)
SWD applicants/seats:	12 / 23 (0.52)	17 / 22 (0.77)
Rank Avg:	6.74	6.19
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist
Estimated Cutoffs
GE:	All accepted
SWD:	All accepted
Offer Prediction:

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2024-25

2023-24

2022-23

Total Students Across All Grades

306

318

352

Grade 12 Students

Grade 11 Students

Grade 10 Students

Grade 9 Students

Avg. Class Size

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

11.3

12.3

12.5

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

6 / 14 / 1

17 / 40 / 0

7 / 39 / 0

Attendance %

88%

87%

Graduation %

81%

89%

College %

54%

64%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

839 (70) / 108
70

897 (90) / 108
0

854 (95) / 108
0

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 91% responded

Academic Rigor

69.00%

Academic Engagement

60.45%

Safety

62.88%

Bully Prevention

56.13%

Inclusivity

73.82%

Mental Support

65.38%

Environment

60.79%

Post-School Support

75.80%

Teacher Responses 75% responded

Academic Rigor

92.00%

School Satisfaction

88.75%

Student Behavior

60.89%

Student Support

91.73%

School Leadership

90.00%

Instructional Clarity

94.00%

Instructional Development

90.72%

Post-School Support

95.83%

Family Responses 75% responded

Education

94.13%

Teacher Support

91.67%

Safety

94.00%

School Community

72.63%

School Leadership

95.40%

Post-School Support

96.00%

IEP Support

93.33%

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

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

81.30%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.35

Performance Score

0.37

College Aptitude

CCR

29.00%

SAT Math

384

SAT R/W

399

Postsecondary

2-Year College 30.70%
4-Year College 25.30%
Other Postsecondary 1.30%
Unknown 42.70%

School Demographics (2024-25)

Student Population:

Male 34.30%
Female 65.70%

English Language Learners:

15.40%

Students with Disabilities:

19.90%

Economic Need Index:

88.50%

Student Ethnicity:

Asian 3.90%
Black 42.20%
Hispanic 47.40%
White 3.30%
Other 3.20%

Teacher Ethnicity:

Black 41.70%
Hispanic 37.50%
Other 20.80%

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

24.80%

Students with SETSS

0.00%

Students with ICT

18.20%

Students with SC

0.30%

Has all programs

97.00%

Has all services

94.00%

IEP Student Performance

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

68.4

IEP Movement

Fair

IEP Support

93.33%

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	43 (91%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)
Special Class	0 (0%)	<=5 (100%)	0 (0%)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	26 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Occupational Therapy	<=5 (67%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (33%)
Speech-Language Therapy	30 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual	<=5 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	7 (88%)
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 English

Regents Gl. Hist.

4-Year Grad. Rate

64.3

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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