The Bronx High School of Science

What The Bronx High School of Science does

The Bronx High School of Science is a public specialized high school in the Bronx, New York, operated by the New York City Department of Education and founded circa 1928. Admission is governed by the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT), making the institution part of New York's selective public specialized high school system. The school serves approximately 2,900 students across its grades, with 1,800+ enrolled in Advanced Placement courses and 4,800+ AP Exams administered annually.

The academic offering centers on a STEM-focused college-preparatory curriculum comprising 28 AP courses, 12 post-AP advanced courses, and 20 additional advanced course offerings. The school's product portfolio extends well beyond core academics into a dense extracurricular and athletics ecosystem: 100+ student clubs (including Robotics, Speech & Debate, Science Olympiad, National Honor Society, Model UN, and the student-run Science Survey newspaper), 43 PSAL sports teams (with recent championship success in boys varsity tennis, girls badminton, and girls gymnastics), dedicated college guidance via the Naviance platform, and an annual Student Research Celebration featuring a Research Expo. A School-Based Health Center operated in partnership with Montefiore Medical Center adds on-site clinical services.

The business model is non-commercial: as a public school, the institution is funded through the NYC DOE budget, tuition is free, and revenue generation is not applicable. Stakeholders include prospective students (admitted via SHSAT in 8th grade), enrolled families, faculty and staff, alumni (engaged through the Bronx Science Foundation), and the broader NYC DOE governance structure. The institution's differentiation rests on a long-tenured academic brand (9 Nobel Laureates, 11 Pulitzer Prize Winners, 2 Turing Award Recipients, and 200+ Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars among alumni) and a 100% graduation rate.

Name

The Bronx High School of Science

Legal name

The Bronx High School of Science

Website

https://bxscience.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Bronx High School of Science is a public specialized STEM-focused high school in the Bronx, New York, operated by the NYC Department of Education. It admits approximately 2,900 students via the SHSAT and offers 28 AP courses, 100+ clubs, and 43 PSAL sports teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Science & STEM Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAH), STEM Research & Inquiry Programs (Research Mentorship, Science Fair Prep) (EDAMABAC), Hands-on Science Exploration & Experiments (Lab Kits, Science Clubs) (EDAMABAA)

Keywords

• STEM secondary education
• College preparatory curriculum
• Advanced placement courses
• Science research programs
• PSAL interscholastic athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Bronx

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Bronx High School of Science is a public specialized high school providing a STEM-focused, college-preparatory education to approximately 2,900 students in grades 9-12. Core offerings include 28 AP courses, 12 advanced courses, 100+ student clubs and organizations, 43 PSAL athletic teams, dedicated science research and robotics programs, and integrated college and career counseling.

Product overview

The Bronx High School of Science provides a comprehensive public high school education as a single unified institution rather than a platform architecture. The school offers college-preparatory academics (with 28 AP courses and 12 advanced courses), 43 PSAL athletics teams, 100+ student clubs (including Speech & Debate, Robotics, Science Olympiad), and integrated college counseling via Naviance. The product portfolio centers on educational delivery rather than software offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Academic Programs
• PSAL Athletics
• Student Clubs and Organizations
• Guidance and College Counseling
• Summer Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% graduation rate
• +5 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Montefiore Medical CentercoreOthersMontefiore operates a School-Based Health Center (SBHC) at Bronx Science, providing students with vaccinations, health examinations, PSAL sports physicals, flu shots, and basic medical care. Students can receive over-the-counter medications, tests for flu/COVID-19/strep, prescriptions, and needed vaccinations at the school clinic.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stuyvesant High School: Another of NYC's SHSAT-only specialized public high schools, ranked alongside Bronx Science as one of the city's most selective STEM-focused secondary institutions. Directly comparable in admissions model, STEM emphasis, and PSAL competition footprint.
• High Technology High School (NJ): Career-focused public STEM high school in New Jersey that is consistently ranked among the top STEM secondary schools in the U.S. Directly comparable in STEM specialization and college-prep outcomes for high-achieving applicants.
• Staten Island Technical High School: Fourth SHSAT-admitted NYC specialized high school, with a similar science-and-math focus and rigorous college-prep curriculum. Comparable in admissions model and STEM positioning, though with a smaller enrollment footprint.
• Queens High School for the Sciences at York College: NYC public secondary school with a STEM-college-prep focus, part of the city's selective science-school ecosystem. Comparable in mission and target student, though smaller and less selective on the SHSAT framework.
• North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM): State-funded residential STEM high school with a selective admissions model and deep college-prep curriculum. Highly comparable in selective-public-STEM positioning and research-focused programming.
• Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA): Residential public STEM secondary school in Illinois serving grades 10–12, with a selective admissions model and a strong research/alumni-outcomes track record. Direct peer in mission and outcome profile at the secondary level.
• Brooklyn Technical High School: One of the three original NYC specialized public high schools admitting via the SHSAT, with comparable scale (~5,000+ students) and a parallel STEM-college preparatory mission. Closest match in admissions framework and curricular depth.
• Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ): Virginia's flagship selective public STEM magnet high school, widely cited alongside Bronx Science as one of the top STEM secondary institutions in the U.S. Highly comparable in selective-admissions model, research culture, and college-prep STEM outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• Montgomery Blair High School (Magnet Program): Large Maryland public high school operating a highly selective Magnet Program with a STEM focus. Comparable on the elite-STEM-secondary dimension while operating as a broader comprehensive high school rather than a fully specialized institution.

Regional players

• Townsend Harris High School: Highly selective NYC public high school (Queens) with a humanities-leaning honors curriculum and a competitive admissions model. Comparable as an elite NYC public secondary option, though less STEM-specialized than Bronx Science.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bxsciencealumni
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCB9TUbHNqlpyBR43fduNzpg
• Facebookfacebook.com/137006856335869
• Instagraminstagram.com/bxscisocabinet

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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