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Enrollment
1,728
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007700691
HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES
345 E 15TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10003 · (212) 780-9175 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,728 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
106 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
1,480 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
85.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 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 down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,728
-89 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.1:1
% White
9%
was 8%
% Hispanic
54%
was 53%
% Black
15%
was 16%
% Asian
19%
was 20%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- ART AND DESIGN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,485 students
- HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE)High · 1,455 students
- JHS 104 SIMON BARUCHMiddle · 1,023 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESHigh · 1,007 students
- JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNERMiddle · 945 students
Other schools in NEW YORK
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
- MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICSHigh · 1,657 students
- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1Combined · 1,520 students
- ART AND DESIGN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,485 students
Nearby schools
- INSTITUTE FOR COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION0.0 mi · 466
- PS 2260.0 mi · 274
- MANHATTAN COMPREHENSIVE NIGHT AND DAY HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 620
- EAST VILLAGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 477
- PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS0.2 mi · 538
- MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE0.2 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHow large is HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES enrolls approximately 1,728 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES serve?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES have?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES employs 106 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES?
Student demographics at HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES are roughly 9% White, 54% Hispanic, 15% Black, 19% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES in?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.