High School of Hospitality Management

State proficiency data wasn't included in this profile, so academic outcomes can't be ranked directly. What can be said: the school offers AP courses alongside ELL support, with an average class size of about 26 — essentially indistinguishable from the District 2 average of 25.8. The 21% IEP share and broad ELL supports suggest the school is built to serve a wide range of learners, not a screened-in cohort.

Families feel heard here: parent satisfaction (93%) edges out the district average of 92%, parent-principal trust is 97%, and parent-teacher trust is a striking 100%. Zero suspensions is rare for any NYC high school and points to either a genuinely calm student body or a culture that resolves issues without removing kids from class. The teacher picture is more uneven — teacher instruction quality is 75% against a district average of nearly 90%, and only 72% of teachers trust their principal, even as 94% trust one another. Survey response rates are thin (8% of families, 11 teachers), so the numbers should be read as signals rather than verdicts.

The student body is 74% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian and 2% White — a diversity index of 44% that, despite the heavy Hispanic concentration, still reflects multiple communities under one roof. The economic need index of 87.5% means nearly nine in ten students come from low-income households, a sharp contrast with the surrounding neighborhood, where the median household income is over $102,000 and 71% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. This is a school that draws families from well beyond its zip code.

Hell's Kitchen is one of Manhattan's denser, more transient neighborhoods — only about 5% of households here have children at home, and just 16% of homes are owner-occupied. The population skews educated and middle-to-upper income, but the school itself serves a student body whose economic profile looks very different from the blocks around it. The area is overwhelmingly renters, with a striking $1.1 million median home value reflecting the limited owner-occupied stock.

The nearest subway options are the 50 St station on the C and E lines (about a 9-minute walk) and the 50 St station on the 1 line (about 11 minutes), with 42 St-Port Authority on the A, C and E lines roughly 12 minutes on foot.