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High School for Environmental Studies is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 1,083 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 2 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 77.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 89% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 79%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
High School for Environmental Studies enrolls 1,083 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 77.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 594 | 55% |
| White | 148 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 137 | 13% |
| Asian | 126 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
798 of the school's 1,083 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 767 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
High School for Environmental Studies is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 67.
High School for Environmental Studies is one of 118 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 55,345 students district-wide and employs 4,641 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,083 students, High School for Environmental Studies is larger than the district average of about 469 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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