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No ELA or math proficiency scores appear in this dataset, so direct academic benchmarking against the District 2 average of roughly 73% in each subject isn't possible here. What the data does show is a robust academic scaffold: AP courses, ELL support, a Collegebound Initiative with college trips, National Honor Society, after-school tutoring, and a Saturday Academy. With 22% of students classified as IEP and an economic need index of 85.8, those support structures are doing meaningful work for a population that doesn't match the surrounding neighborhood's income profile. Class size sits at 25.8 — right at the district average of 25.8 — so students aren't getting unusually small sections.

This is a notably calm, trust-rich school. Zero suspensions against a District 2 average of about 0.30% is striking for a 457-student high school. Every trust metric is high: teachers rate their principal at 100%, parents rate their principal at 98%, and 98% of teachers describe instruction quality positively — well above the district average of roughly 90%. The one thing to flag: parent satisfaction (91%) sits just slightly below the district average of 92%, and the family survey response rate was only 30%, so the voices captured may not represent the full parent body. The day-to-day feel, based on the numbers, is structured and disciplined without being punitive.

The student body is 63% Hispanic and 32% Black, with single-digit percentages across Asian, White, multiracial, and Native American students — a diversity index of 49%, which is on the lower end for a New York City public school. The neighborhood around the school skews more affluent and less child-heavy (median household income around $102,535, just 5.3% of households with kids, 71.4% of adults holding a bachelor's or higher), so most students are commuting in from elsewhere in the district or city. The school's economic need index of 85.8 confirms that the student body doesn't reflect the surrounding block — these are working- and middle-class families seeking out a specific program.

Hell's Kitchen is one of Manhattan's densest, most transient neighborhoods — only 5.3% of households include children, and homeownership sits at just 16.2%. The median household income is around $102,535 and 71.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, so the area reads as young professionals and industry workers more than settled families. Median home values around $1.1 million put buying out of reach for most, and the 13% poverty rate hints at the economic mix that runs beneath the surface. The school sits among theaters, restaurants, and mid-rise office buildings, and the daytime foot traffic reflects that.

The 50 St station on the C and E lines is about a five-minute walk, the 50 St station on the 1 line is roughly eight minutes, and the 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal on the A, C, and E lines is about nine minutes away — so students have options from three different subway lines within walking distance.