📍 328 W 48th St, New York, New York County, 10036
Professional Performing Arts High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 2 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Professional Performing Arts High School enrolls 532 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 24% male and 76% female. A teaching staff of 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 197 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 12% |
| Asian | 34 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 532 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Professional Performing Arts High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 75.
Professional Performing Arts 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 532 students, Professional Performing Arts High School is close to 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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