State/Public Other Open

Special Music School

๐Ÿ“ 129 W 67th St, New York, New York County, 10023

295
Pupils
10.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Special Music School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 3 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, 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 # 3

Enrollment & staffing

Special Music School enrolls 295 students across grades Kโ€“12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.

Male students
142 (48%)
Female students
153 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
27.9
Student-teacher ratio
10.6:1
Grade span
Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 21% Asian and 19% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White10235%
Asian6121%
Two or more races5619%
Hispanic or Latino5017%
Black or African American248.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

71 of the school's 295 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 64 qualify for free lunch and 7 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 Kโ€“12

Special Music School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3

Special Music 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 295 students, Special Music School is smaller than the district average of about 435 students per school.

19,143
District students
44
Schools
1,668
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

98%
Reading proficient
92%
Math proficient
95%
Graduation rate
9%
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 (4) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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