HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE)

HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE), an one-room-style four-year high school in NEW YORK, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, instructs 132 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 80% smaller than typical.

HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE) is one of 119 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, a district that educates 54,599 students overall.

Looking at the student body, HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE) reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 22% Black, 8% White, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE) shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE) tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.9%; this one delivers 43.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for New York County put median household income runs about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE) is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is UNION SQUARE ACADEMY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE) ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.3%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 60%: 328 students in 2018 compared to 132 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 31% to 4% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 in 2025.

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