📍 525 W 50th St, New York, New York County, 10019
Facing History School (the) is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 309 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 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Facing History School (the) enrolls 309 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.5% |
| White | 9 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 309 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 264 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Facing History School (the) 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.
Facing History School (the) 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 309 students, Facing History School (the) is smaller 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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