Enrollment
135
High
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1·NCES 360007603352
CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL
198 FORSYTH ST-3RD FL, NEW YORK, NY 10002 · (646) 654-1261 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL135 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
125 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 38% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 17% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -27.0pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 27 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 20 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 40.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL
CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL this school | 135 | 92.6% | 42.7% |
| MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS NEW YORK | 136 | 91.2% | 37.7% |
| JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING NEW YORK | 138 | 92.8% | 58.5% |
| BRONX CAREER AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 124 | 96.8% | 32.2% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) NEW YORK | 157 | 91.7% | 39.5% |
| FORSYTHE SATELLITE ACADEMY NEW YORK | 168 | 90.5% | 55.0% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #885 of 1,135 | #87 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,005 of 1,109 ▼ 255 | #96 of 112 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,031 of 1,135 ▼ 390 | #116 of 125 ▼ 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 135 | #1,151 of 1,216 | #128 of 135 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #145 of 1,167 | #24 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.8% | #56 of 743 | #14 of 79 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
135
-9 (-6%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 202
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 135 | 14 | 9.6:1 | 93% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 12.4 | 10.7:1 | 94% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 112 | 13 | 8.6:1 | 96% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 144 | 12 | 12.0:1 | 85% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 14 | 15.5:1 | 83% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 11 | 20.0:1 | 72% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 202 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 82% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL.
About CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL
CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school based in NEW YORK, New York. Enrolled students number 135 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 operates 26 schools. Combined enrollment is 9,363 students.
CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL is 52% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 39% Black, 4% White, and 2% Asian. In New York County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 14 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The school's lunch program data list 93% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in New York County report 70%.
allk12 grades CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In New York, CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 42.7% actual against a predicted 40.9%.
Within New York County, the median household income is $103,931, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. In all, New York County has 358 public schools and roughly 152,104 students.
The nearest other public school, FORSYTHE SATELLITE ACADEMY, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL dropped 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 144 to 135 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.0:1 to 9.6:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About CASCADES HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL?
CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 135 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 9.6:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 4% White, 52% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL?
CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 in New York County.
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