Bard High School Early College Bronx (12X641)

1619 BOSTON ROAD, BRONX, NY 10460, Bronx
Phone:
Hours: 9:00am - 3:35pm
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 visitwww.bard.edu/earlycollege

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 25%

Other Features: Early College

School Features:

  • Guidance Counselors

Upcoming Events

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
AP Courses
Algebra II (College Course [Credited]), Arts (College Course [Credited]), Biology (College Course [Credited]), Econ/Gov (College Course [Credited]), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Math (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Credited]), Physics (Advanced Science), World Languages (Advanced World Languages), World Languages (College Course [Credited])
Languages Offered
Latin, Mandarin, Spanish
Boys PSAL Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Soccer
Girls PSAL Sports
Badminton, Softball, Volleyball
PSAL Team
Explorations Academy
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
Bard High School Early College Bronx(X49C)

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.

Method:
Screened With Assessment
  • Average Course Grades - 10%
  • Humanities Response - 30%
  • Math Portion - 30%
  • Interview - 30%
Requirement:
Students are admitted based on a school-based assessment, and in some cases also their course grades.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) New York City residents
Seat Priority:
  • 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

Applicant Analysis
2023-242022-23
GE applicants/seats:0 / 0 (0.00)0 / 0 (0.00)
SWD applicants/seats:0 / 0 (0.00)0 / 0 (0.00)
Rank Avg: 4.66
OffersWaitlist
School Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2024-25
2023-24
2022-23
Total Students Across All Grades
247
122
    Grade 12 Students
23
    Grade 11 Students
23
24
    Grade 10 Students
90
    Grade 9 Students
111
98
Avg. Class Size
17.2
18.2
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
12.6
14.1
Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD
6 / 0 / 0
<5 / 0 / 0
0 / 0 / 0
Attendance %
96%
Graduation %
College %
Total Applicants / Seats
Total Offers
1,391 (613) / 100
106
Survey Summary & Data (2024-25)
Student Responses 66% responded
Academic Rigor 
  74.50%
Academic Engagement 
  64.18%
Safety 
  78.25%
Bully Prevention 
  72.50%
Inclusivity 
  82.00%
Mental Support 
  68.38%
Environment 
  63.43%
Post-School Support 
  64.10%
Teacher Responses 35% responded
Academic Rigor 
  83.50%
School Satisfaction 
  100.00%
Student Behavior 
  88.89%
Student Support 
  98.87%
School Leadership 
  100.00%
Instructional Clarity 
  97.20%
Instructional Development 
  99.22%
Post-School Support 
  97.17%
Family Responses 17% responded
Education 
  88.86%
Teacher Support 
  85.33%
Safety 
  86.67%
School Community 
  67.00%
School Leadership 
  86.30%
Post-School Support 
  94.00%

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

View Full NYC DOE Survey Results:

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

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)
Academic Proficiency
4-Year Grad. %
  -0.10%
CC Regents
  70
Non-CC Regents
  73
College Aptitude
Postsecondary
Unknown 100.00%

View Full Academic Data:

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

School Demographics (2024-25)
Student Population:
Male 45.70%
Female 54.30%
English Language Learners:
  1.20%
Students with Disabilities:
  11.70%
Economic Need Index: 
  73.40%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 12.10%
Black 34.00%
Hispanic 45.70%
White 2.40%
Other 5.80%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Other 100.00%
IEP Statistics (2023-24)
IEP Services
Students with IEPs
  8.20%
Students with SETSS
  1.60%
Students with ICT
  6.60%
Students with SC
  0.00%
Has all programs
  91.00%
Has all services
  100.00%
Has some services
  0.00%
Has no services
  0.00%
IEP Student Performance
Special Education Programs & Services (2024-25)
ProgramFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services8 (32%)17 (68%)0 (0%)
SETSS0 (0%)0 (0%)<=5 (100%)
ServiceFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot 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%)
TransportationNumber Receiving
Curb to School6 (100%)
Stop to School0 (0%)
Unassigned0 (0%)

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

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