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HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES
Set in NEW YORK, New York, HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES is a sprawling high school, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. It teaches 1,728 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 159% above typical.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 comprises 119 schools with combined enrollment of 54,599 students; HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES is among them.
On demographics, HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Asian, 15% Black, 9% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 43.5%; actual is 65.0%, +21.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, census data for New York County shows median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES is one.
INSTITUTE FOR COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 75.6%.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES operates from an inner-city location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES has shrank 5%, going from 1,817 students in 2018 to 1,728 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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