State/Public High Open

Vanguard High School

๐Ÿ“ 317 e 67th St-rm 401, New York, New York County, 10065

421
Pupils
12.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Vanguard High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 421 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 2 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
New York City Geographic District # 2
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Vanguard High School enrolls 421 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.

Male students
209 (50%)
Female students
212 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Student-teacher ratio
12.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 7.4% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino24959%
Black or African American10525%
White317.4%
Two or more races174%
Asian143.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

325 of the school's 421 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Vanguard High School 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 28, state house district 76.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2

Vanguard High School 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 421 students, Vanguard High School is close to the district average of about 469 students per school.

55,345
District students
118
Schools
4,641
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB DP (Ages 16โ€“19)
IBO code
000921
IB since
05 July 1996
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

87%
Reading proficient
75%
Math proficient
77%
Graduation rate
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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