Bard High School Early College Bronx (12X641) 
1619 BOSTON ROAD, BRONX, NY 10460, Bronx
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Hours: 9:08am - 3:32pm
School Website: https://bhsec.bard.edu/bronx/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/12X641/
School Leader: Siska Brutsaert (sbrutsaert@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Nidia Miranda Ruiz (nmiranda7@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Jessica Capellan (jcapellan5@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Jessica Capellan (jcapellan5@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Leiloni Leiva-Rich (lleivarich@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Jessica Capellan (jcapellan5@schools.nyc.gov)
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About
Opened in September, 2023, Bard High School Early College Bronx is a partnership between Bard College and New York City Public Schools. This innovative public high school will offer young people in the South Bronx a set of extraordinary opportunities, including: 1. Enabling students to graduate from high school with 60 transferable, Bard College credits and a Bard College AA degree, entirely free of cost to students and their families. 2. A core curriculum in the biomedical sciences and the liberal arts. 3. Extensive guidance in postsecondary options and credit transfer. 4. Internships and applied learning opportunities, particularly in the biomedical sciences. 5. Robust student support structures that attend to students academic, social, and developmental needs. To learn more about the Bard High School Early College model, please visit www.bard.edu/earlycollege
Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization
Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 25%
Other Features: College Trips, Computer Science Coursework, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Health Center, Internships, Paid Internships, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 3+ GE Applicants Per Seat, Summer Bridge
School Features:
Guidance Counselors
Upcoming Events
November 12, 2025 @ 5:30 pm Open House 
AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
This school is part of a PSAL team comprised of the following schools:
Bard High School Early College Bronx (12X641)
Bronx Envision Academy (12X511)
East Bronx Academy for the Future (12X271)
Explorations Academy H.S. (12X251)
Program Details
This program gives a priority to students or residents of Districts 7, 9, and 12 for 20% of seats each and students or residents of District 8, 10, and 11 for 10% of seats each.
- (Group 1) New York City residents
- Up to 20% of seats are prioritized for students and residents of District 7,9,12
- Up to 10% of seats are prioritized for students and residents of District 8,10,11
School Student & Admissions Statistics
Total Offers
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)
Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)
School Demographics (2024-25)
Female 54.30%
Black 34.00%
Hispanic 45.70%
White 2.40%
Other 5.80%
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)
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 | 8 (32%) | 17 (68%) | 0 (0%) |
| SETSS | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | <=5 (100%) |
| Service | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
| Counseling Services | >5 (88%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (12%) |
| Occupational Therapy | <=5 (100%) | N/A (N/A) | 0 (0%) |
| Speech-Language Therapy | >5 (94%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (6%) |
| Transportation | Number Receiving |
| Curb to School | 6 (100%) |
| Stop to School | 0 (0%) |
| Unassigned | 0 (0%) |
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports