Founded in 1938 in the Bronx, New York City, Bronx Science is now situated in an educational area known as the Educational Mile in Bedford Park, a neighborhood in the northwest portion of the Bronx. The exam administered to students in the 8th grade was reportedly taken by more than 20,000 students every year . Although known for its focus on mathematics and science, Bronx Science also emphasizes the humanities and social sciences and continually attracts students with a wide variety of interests beyond math and science. With eight Nobel Prize-winning alumni, it is tied with the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in France for the secondary school that has produced the most Nobel laureates worldwide (including seven in Physics and one in Chemistry). Its alumni have also won eight Pulitzer Prizes.