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Enrollment
658
High
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008301265
GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
501 W 165TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10032 · (212) 928-1202 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- 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
12.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
583 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 153 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 161 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 183 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 161 | 24% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS this school | 658 | 88.6% | 50.5% |
| CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS NEW YORK | 573 | 88.8% | 44.6% |
| AMERICAN DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 603 | 91.9% | 40.2% |
| MATH ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 515 | 87.4% | 57.2% |
| IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368) BRONX | 953 | 90.2% | 43.6% |
| CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BRONX | 523 | 94.1% | 49.4% |
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 GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #723 of 1,135 | #69 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #574 of 1,109 ▲ 267 | #44 of 112 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #745 of 1,135 ▲ 278 | #82 of 125 ▲ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #385 of 1,216 | #18 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #820 of 1,058 | #76 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.7% | #1,026 of 1,070 | #112 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #262 of 1,167 | #56 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.1% | #58 of 339 | #8 of 38 |
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
658
+129 (+24%) vs 2020
+38% since 2010-11, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 658 | 51.1 | 12.9:1 | 89% (583) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 43.8 | 14.3:1 | 87% (548) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 45.5 | 12.5:1 | 88% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 92% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 27 | 19.3:1 | 99% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 99% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 96% (458) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS.
About GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS is a medium-sized high school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, located in NEW YORK, New York. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 658 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 runs 45 schools with a combined 17,415 students. GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS is 95% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial. Among all residents of New York County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS total 51.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.9:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher above the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 89%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in New York County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against New York public high schools, GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS is 42.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.5%.
Federal survey data for New York County show that the median household income is $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 358 public schools in New York County, enrolling about 152,104 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS. On proficiency, GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS is ahead of the 46.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 129 students since 2020-21, to 658. By 2024-25, the school had 12.9 students per teacher, compared with 13.9 in 2020-21.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICSHow large is GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS?
GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS enrolls approximately 658 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS serve?
GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS.
How diverse is GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS?
GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS reports a student body of 0% White, 95% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS public or private?
GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.