BEACON HIGH SCHOOL

BEACON HIGH SCHOOL is one of the roomy four-year high schools in NEW YORK, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, with 1,372 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 105% bigger than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 19,478 students. BEACON HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, BEACON HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 33% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 12% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BEACON HIGH SCHOOL has 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, BEACON HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 52.4%; BEACON HIGH SCHOOL posts 98.5%, +46.1 points above that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for New York County indicate median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. BEACON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

Nearest neighbor: PS 51 ELIAS HOWE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BEACON HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BEACON HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 62.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. BEACON HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,380 (now 1,372). White enrollment moved from 50% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.