At a Glance
A tiny audition-only theatre high school where the curtain goes up daily, set in the middle of Midtown
Best suited for
A teen who is serious about theatre (or the behind-the-scenes craft of it), ready to audition and commit, and whose family is comfortable with a commute into Midtown from anywhere in Manhattan.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of 4-year graduation, English Regents college-ready and Regents completion · DOE 2025 report
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- Zero suspensions in a full school year — exceptionally rare for a NYC public school
- Audition-only admission (252 applicants for 47 seats, a 20% offer rate) keeps the cohort committed and focused
- Theatre at the core: annual musical, August Wilson Monologue Competition, Shakespeare Society, Hip Hop Dance Crew, and Tech Crew
- Shared campus with the High School of Graphic Communication Arts gives Repertory students full access to that school's PSAL sports teams — a real perk for an arts school
- Substantial IEP (24%) and ELL enrollment alongside serious arts training — a more inclusive screening model than most audition schools
- Program richness score of 100/100 — extracurriculars run from NYPD Explorers and Peer Mediation to the International Thespian Society
Things to consider
- No publicly reported ELA or math proficiency data — academic outcomes are harder to vet than at most screened schools
- Parent satisfaction (88%) trails the district average (92%) — not a red flag, but worth asking current families about
- PTA fundraising of about $158 per student is well below the $517 district average, so enrichment budgets depend heavily on the school's own grants
- Teacher survey drew only 18 respondents, so climate numbers should be read as a small snapshot rather than a sweeping verdict
- Midtown-Times Square has very few resident children, so this is a commuter school by design — not ideal for a teen who wants to walk to class from home
Based on 2023-24 data
School SummaryDistrict 2
District 2 is best known for its elementary standouts like P.S. 77 Lower Lab and Manhattan New School, but it offers comparatively few small, audition-based arts high schools. Repertory fills a niche that's otherwise mostly served by borough-wide auditions to LaGuardia or specialized programs further uptown.
Academics
No state proficiency scores are reported in this dataset, so direct comparisons to the district's 73% ELA / 73% math averages aren't possible. The course catalog includes AP Courses, ELL Support, and Spanish — a workable academic backbone for a specialized arts school. Without proficiency data, parents should ask the school directly about college-prep outcomes and Regents results.
Culture
Zero suspensions is the headline here — a remarkable figure that suggests a calm, focused environment. Teacher collegial trust is at 100%, and parent trust in both teachers (95%) and the principal (93%) is strong. Parent satisfaction, however, sits at 88%, four points below the District 2 average of 92% — a gap worth asking about. The teacher survey only drew 18 respondents, a small sample that should temper how much weight any single number gets.
Community
Hispanic 40%, Black 29%, White 24%, Asian 2% — a student body that's meaningfully more diverse than the surrounding census tract, where the median household income tops $171,000 and only 7% of households have children. An economic need index of 51.7 means roughly half of students come from lower-income households, and 24% have IEPs — unusually inclusive for a screened audition school. In practice, this means Repertory pulls teens from all over Manhattan into a neighborhood that itself has very few resident kids.
Neighborhood
Midtown-Times Square is overwhelmingly an adult neighborhood of high-rise renters — only 6.9% of households have children, and the homeownership rate is just 28.5%. Median household income is $171,000, and 74.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, so the families who do live here tend to be renters in towers rather than traditional block-and-yard New Yorkers. Most Repertory students commute in from elsewhere in Manhattan.
Three subway stations sit within a four-minute walk: Times Sq-42 St (S) about 2 minutes, 42 St-Bryant Pk (B D F M) about 3 minutes, and Times Sq-42 St (N Q R W) about 4 minutes — about as transit-rich as anywhere in NYC.
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 63 families responded (31% rate)
Programs & Activities
Admissions Demand
Comprehensive three-part study of theater arts (acting, music, and dance, as well as production and stagecraft).
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
High school (9th grade)
High school is one citywide application, made in 8th grade. Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Theater ArtsAuditionVirtual or in personAudition required
High school application
- Opened
- Tue, Oct 6
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 4
- Offers
- Wed, Mar 3
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the high school application, in 8th grade.
- 2Audition programs need a booked audition or portfolio on top of the application — book the slot through MySchools, and prepare what each studio asks for.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts a good school?
- On Motley, Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts earns an overall rating of 83/100 — the average of the school's four-year graduation rate, the share of its students scoring college-ready (70+) on the English Regents, and its Regents completion rate, shown out of 100.
- What grades does Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts serve?
- Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts serves grades 9 to 12.
- How do students get into Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts?
- Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts admits by audition — applicants are judged on a performance, portfolio, or talent area.
- Is Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts public, charter, or private?
- Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts is a public school in NYC Community School District 2.
- What neighborhood is Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts in?
- Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan.