State/Public High Open

West End Secondary School

๐Ÿ“ 227-243 W 61st St, New York, New York County, 10023

703
Pupils
12.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

West End Secondary School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 703 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 3 school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The school offers 3 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

West End Secondary School enrolls 703 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.

Male students
328 (47%)
Female students
375 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
57.5
Student-teacher ratio
12.2:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White35651%
Hispanic or Latino15021%
Black or African American7310%
Asian608.5%
Two or more races608.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

207 of the school's 703 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 188 qualify for free lunch and 19 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 6โ€“12

West End Secondary 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 31, state house district 67.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3

West End Secondary 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 703 students, West End Secondary School is larger 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

82%
Reading proficient
77%
Math proficient
8%
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 (3) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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