EAST SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

EAST SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one of the medium-sized high schools in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1, with 693 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 9,363 students; EAST SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, EAST SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL lists that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Black, 16% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, EAST SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for New York County put median household earnings sit near $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), EAST SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: EAST VILLAGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE), around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, EAST SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 61.5%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 678 students in 2018 compared to 693 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 10% to 6% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.