📍 650 Academy St, New York, New York County, 10034
High School for Excellence and Innovation is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 137 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 6 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.2:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 57%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
High School for Excellence and Innovation enrolls 137 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 93% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 5.8% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
135 of the school's 137 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 131 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
High School for Excellence and Innovation 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 31, state house district 72.
High School for Excellence and Innovation is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 17,899 students district-wide and employs 1,522 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 137 students, High School for Excellence and Innovation is smaller than the district average of about 389 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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