James Monroe High School (New York City)

James Monroe High School was a comprehensive high school located at 1300 Boynton Avenue at East 172nd Street in the Soundview section of the Bronx, New York City.

Opened in 1924, the original school ran for seventy years before being shut down in 1997 for poor performance.

The original building now houses seven smaller high schools: the Monroe Academy for Visual Arts and Design (H.S.

550), The Metropolitan Soundview Highschool (X521), Pan American International High School (X388), Mott Hall V (X242) and the newly opened Cinema School (first opened its doors for the 2009–2010 school year).

Clarke Co., and is substantially identical to a handful of other high school buildings that were built in the city at the same time.