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Alumni: what's one memory from FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
407
High
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3·NCES 360007806185
FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL
145 W 84TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10024 · (212) 362-2015 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of New York public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
281 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 102 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 105 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 24% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
81.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL
FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL this school | 407 | 69.0% | 58.2% |
| TALENT UNLIMITED HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 463 | 68.3% | 60.2% |
| HARVEST COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 365 | 72.6% | 80.0% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY GATEWAY SCHOOL FOR TECHNOLOGY NEW YORK | 407 | 70.8% | 57.8% |
| GRAMERCY ARTS HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 420 | 73.3% | 70.2% |
| QUEST TO LEARN NEW YORK | 390 | 76.4% | 35.9% |
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 FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #578 of 1,135 | #51 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #732 of 1,109 ▲ 101 | #54 of 112 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #397 of 1,135 ▲ 7 | #44 of 125 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #698 of 1,216 | #59 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #719 of 1,058 | #61 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #178 of 1,070 | #34 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #534 of 1,167 | #107 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #728 of 743 | #76 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
407
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+307% since 2010-11, when it was 100
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 407 | 33.5 | 12.2:1 | 69% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 31.7 | 13.4:1 | 63% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 27.9 | 15.0:1 | 58% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 46% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 56% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 48% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 100 | 8 | 12.5:1 | 34% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL.
About FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL
FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL is a high school located in NEW YORK, New York, in New York County. In all, 407 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 39% below the average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL is a school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3. The district has 44 schools and 19,478 students.
The largest group at FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 52%. Other groups make up 23% White, 17% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 24% of New York County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. The school has 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York is 1.1 students per teacher. In all, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in New York County is close, at 70%.
Among New York public high schools, FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (58.2%) and its predicted rate (49.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
Census data for New York County show median household income comes to about $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 358 public schools in the county, enrolling about 152,104, FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL among them.
INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency of 58.2% compares with 65.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 410 in 2020-21 and 407 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.2:1, from 15.8:1.
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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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- INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS0.0 mi · 110
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- URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GREEN CAREERS (THE)0.0 mi · 326
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Frequently asked questions
About FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOLHow large is FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL?
FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 407 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 12.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL?
At FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 23% White, 52% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL in?
FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3.
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