Enrollment
165
High
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5·NCES 360008105758
HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL
22 E 128TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10035 · (212) 996-3795 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of New York public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
9.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
147 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 47% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -23.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 23 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 10.0% |
| 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL
HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 165 | 89.1% | 28.7% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS NEW YORK | 178 | 89.9% | 22.2% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND ART BROOKLYN | 142 | 86.6% | 47.2% |
| BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 160 | 93.8% | 43.8% |
| EAST NEW YORK ARTS AND CIVICS HIGH SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 138 | 92.8% | 25.0% |
| UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES IV ROCKAWAY PARK | 189 | 91.5% | 44.7% |
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 HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #1,087 of 1,135 | #122 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #1,092 of 1,109 ▼ 248 | #109 of 112 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #889 of 1,135 ▲ 133 | #97 of 125 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #1,119 of 1,216 | #123 of 135 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.1% | #246 of 1,167 | #52 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #116 of 743 | #21 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
165
+30 (+22%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 7.5:1
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 | 165 | 17 | 9.7:1 | 89% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 16 | 10.0:1 | 86% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 16.4 | 10.7:1 | 82% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 18 | 7.5:1 | 90% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 87% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 204 | 14 | 14.6:1 | 77% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 74% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL.
About HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL
HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in NEW YORK, New York, according to federal school records. In all, 165 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 75% below the average for high schools in New York.
Federal data list 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5, with 7,761 students enrolled.
The share of Black students at HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL is 58%, a majority. The remaining students are 38% Hispanic. Census figures show New York County is about 14% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 17 full-time-equivalent teachers at HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 9.7:1. High schools in New York average 11.0:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. A total of 147 students, or 89%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in New York County.
On the allk12 Grade, HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL lands at D, ahead of 5% of New York public high schools.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL's results are 13.6 points below predicted: 28.7% against 42.2%.
Census data for New York County show median household income comes to about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in New York County number 358, with about 152,104 students.
Of the public schools around it, HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL is closest to URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE), less than a tenth of a mile away. HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
From 135 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 165 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 7.5:1 to 9.7:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL?
HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 165 students in grades 09-12.
Is HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL have?
HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL?
At HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 38% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL in?
HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5.
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