LYFE

ELA, math, and science proficiency data was not available for this profile, so a direct academic comparison to the district isn't possible. What the data does show: average class size is 25.8 — essentially identical to the District 2 average of 25.8 — meaning there's no structural size advantage or disadvantage to weigh. Without proficiency numbers, any read on how students here are actually performing would be speculation.

Attendance rates, parent satisfaction, teacher trust, safety surveys, and suspension data were not provided, so the day-to-day feel of the school can't be characterized from the numbers available. The one structural clue — class size in line with the district average — suggests a fairly typical instructional environment, but that's a thin read for any family trying to gauge climate.

The school sits in Midtown-Times Square, where only 6.9% of households include children and the median household income is $171,213 — a neighborhood defined more by commuters and visitors than by families with school-age kids. School-level demographic data wasn't included in this profile, so the actual student-body composition can't be described from the numbers, but the surrounding area skews heavily toward working professionals and high-earning renters rather than young families.

Midtown-Times Square is one of Manhattan's most commercially intense areas — office towers, hotels, and theaters rather than playgrounds and brownstones. The census bears that out: median household income is $171,213, 74.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and homeownership sits at just 28.5%, meaning most residents rent. With only 6.9% of households including children, this is among the lowest family-density pockets in the entire city.

34 St-Penn Station is about a 2-minute walk on the A, C, and E lines, with the 1, 2, and 3 lines at the same complex about 4 minutes away, and 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal roughly 7 minutes on the A, C, and E.