📍 522 W 44th St, New York, New York County, 10036
Beacon High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 1,449 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 3 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 89.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 100% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beacon High School enrolls 1,449 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 36% male and 64% female. A teaching staff of 89.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 498 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 401 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 196 | 14% |
| Asian | 178 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 153 | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
656 of the school's 1,449 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 614 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beacon 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 27, state house district 67.
Beacon High School is one of 44 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 19,143 students district-wide and employs 1,668 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,449 students, Beacon High School is larger than the district average of about 435 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large