Enrollment
359
High
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008303685
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
549 AUDUBON AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10040 · (212) 927-1841 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
12.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
356 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 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 105 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 96 | 27% |
Student demographics
20%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
33.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -15.0pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 18 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS this school | 359 | 99.2% | 39.8% |
| CROTONA INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 354 | 95.8% | 40.3% |
| INWOOD EARLY COLLEGE FOR HEALTH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES NEW YORK | 380 | 96.6% | 43.8% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES NEW YORK | 424 | 96.0% | 37.8% |
| COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) NEW YORK | 347 | 94.5% | 51.8% |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES BRONX | 381 | 95.0% | 52.3% |
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 MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #944 of 1,135 | #97 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #879 of 1,109 ▼ 222 | #72 of 112 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,109 of 1,135 ▼ 97 | #124 of 125 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #812 of 1,216 | #81 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #718 of 1,058 | #60 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #873 of 1,070 | #105 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #5 of 1,167 | #1 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #397 of 743 | #48 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
359
+46 (+15%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 359 | 29.6 | 12.1:1 | 99% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 31.6 | 11.0:1 | 99% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 28.9 | 11.3:1 | 97% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 29 | 10.8:1 | 95% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 22.2 | 18.2:1 | 96% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 92% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 87% (491) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS.
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS is a small high school. Its address is in NEW YORK, New York. It reported 359 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in New York enroll about 668 students on average.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS is one of 45 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, which enrolls 17,415 students in total.
Roughly 89% of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS are Hispanic. Other students are 8% Black. By comparison, New York County residents are about 24% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS is 12.1:1, based on 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 70% for public schools in New York County.
On the allk12 Grade, HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS lands at C-, ahead of 24% of New York public high schools.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.8%, compared with a predicted 38.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In New York County, median household income comes to about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New York County counts 358 public schools with about 152,104 students.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS's closest public school neighbor is COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE), less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS ranks 6th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 359 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 313. The ratio was 10.8:1 in 2020-21 and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)0.0 mi · 347
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Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONSHow many students attend HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS serve?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS is approximately 12.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS?
At HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS, the student body is approximately 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 in New York County.
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