The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on University Heights Secondary School-bronx Community College
University Heights Secondary School-Bronx Community College sits in the South Bronx on St. Anns Avenue and serves all four grades of high school. The school carries a distinctive dual identity: it is a public secondary school operated by NYC Geographic District 7, and its name references an affiliation or dual-enrollment pathway with Bronx Community College, though the precise nature of that partnership is not detailed in the available information.
The student body is approximately mid-sized for a New York City high school and heavily Hispanic and Black, with a large share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school draws from a neighborhood that is economically and racially diverse, and the composition reflects South Bronx demographics. State testing data was not available for this school, so student proficiency in mathematics or science cannot be measured from state assessments. No graduation rate data was reported, and information about attendance, discipline, special education enrollment, or English learner populations did not appear in the data provided. The school's program offerings, staffing, or any specialized academic pathways beyond the college connection are not documented in the materials reviewed.
The South Bronx neighborhood itself is undergoing substantial reinvestment. Large-scale affordable housing projects are breaking ground, including developments in Fordham, Melrose, Clason Point, and Concourse Village, and the Bronx accounted for a major share of new housing units citywide in recent years. The Penn Access Project will add new Metro-North stops, expanding transit access to the region. Montefiore Medical Center, the largest employer in the borough, operates multiple hospitals and training programs nearby. The neighborhood is walkable, with commercial corridors and transit hubs anchoring daily life, and parks including Van Cortlandt and Crotona are accessible.
Within Geographic District 7, the city's literacy curriculum mandate took full effect, requiring all elementary schools to shift to phonics-based reading instruction. The district also now houses the South Bronx Literacy Academy, a school specifically designed for students with dyslexia using structured-literacy methods and small classes. Gifted and talented admissions were redesigned to include teacher nominations and a lottery rather than standardized testing, and G&T programs now exist in every district.
A parent or resident seeking to understand this school would need to contact the school directly about its current program mix, graduation outcomes, and the specifics of any college-dual-enrollment arrangement, since those details were not available in the public data reviewed.
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