Enrollment
198
High
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008306099
HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION
650 ACADEMY ST, NEW YORK, NY 10034 · (212) 569-1022 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of New York public high schools
- CTest 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
10.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
189 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 69 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
6%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION
HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION this school | 198 | 95.5% | 47.5% |
| KINGSBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 199 | 98.5% | 39.0% |
| MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 282 | 94.3% | 26.3% |
| MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES NEW YORK | 296 | 93.6% | 55.7% |
| BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) BROOKLYN | 267 | 91.4% | 32.5% |
| PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT MONROE BRONX | 339 | 98.5% | 67.5% |
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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #776 of 1,135 | #74 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #513 of 1,109 ▲ 38 | #38 of 112 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #909 of 1,135 ▼ 38 | #100 of 125 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #1,075 of 1,216 | #114 of 135 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #69 of 1,167 | #8 of 133 |
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
198
+43 (+28%) vs 2020
+48% since 2010-11, when it was 134
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 7.4:1
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 | 198 | 19.3 | 10.3:1 | 95% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 24.2 | 7.8:1 | 98% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 22 | 6.2:1 | 99% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 155 | 21 | 7.4:1 | 99% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 19 | 10.2:1 | 94% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 19 | 10.8:1 | 83% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 12 | 11.2:1 | 98% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION.
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION
HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION operates as a very small high school in NEW YORK, New York. It has an enrollment of 198 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 668.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 serves 17,415 students across 45 schools.
Hispanic students account for 97% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 3% Black. New York County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 73 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 6% means there is a 6% chance two randomly chosen students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION are from different groups.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION reports a ratio of 10.3 students per teacher, from 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 10.3:1 compares with an average of 11.0:1 for high schools in New York. Lunch program data show 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 70% average for public schools in New York County is 25 points lower.
Among New York public high schools, HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
A school with HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 39.9%. HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION scores 47.5%, 7.6 points above that line.
Census data for New York County show the median household earns about $103,931 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 358 public schools in the county, enrolling about 152,104, HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION among them.
INWOOD EARLY COLLEGE FOR HEALTH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES sits less than a tenth of a mile from HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 49.7% proficiency; HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION posts 47.5%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 43 students, from 155 to 198. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 7.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.3:1.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATIONHow many students attend HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 09-12.
Is HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION an elementary, middle, or high school?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION have?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION?
Student demographics at HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION are roughly 97% Hispanic, 3% Black.
What district is HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION in?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6.
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