Enrollment
348
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007706191
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE
40 IRVING PL, NEW YORK, NY 10003 · (212) 533-2560 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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
12.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
304 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 80 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 94 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 81 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 93 | 27% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE this school | 348 | 87.4% | 39.3% |
| MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 348 | 87.9% | 69.0% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION BRONX | 372 | 90.3% | 44.5% |
| CYPRESS HILLS COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 413 | 90.3% | 45.3% |
| BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND COMMUNITY SERVICE BRONX | 367 | 91.0% | 45.0% |
| NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 287 | 90.6% | 37.8% |
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 INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #957 of 1,135 | #100 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #868 of 1,109 ▼ 94 | #69 of 112 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,007 of 1,135 ▲ 51 | #112 of 125 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #837 of 1,216 | #83 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #727 of 1,058 | #62 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #631 of 1,070 | #96 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #295 of 1,167 | #64 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #736 of 743 | #79 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
348
+46 (+15%) vs 2020
+300% since 2010-11, when it was 87
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 348 | 28.5 | 12.2:1 | 87% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 28.9 | 12.4:1 | 84% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 25.9 | 12.4:1 | 80% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 25 | 12.1:1 | 93% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 82% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 90% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 87 | 5 | 17.4:1 | 87% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE.
About INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE is a small high school for students in NEW YORK, New York. It educates 348 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 48% smaller than the 668 average for high schools in New York.
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE is among 119 schools run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, which serves 54,599 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE, at 74%. The remaining students are 14% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% White. Census figures show New York County is about 24% Hispanic. INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE is 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.2:1. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 87%. The rate at public schools in New York County averages 70%, lower than here.
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE is 3.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 39.3%. Predicted: 42.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for New York County show that the median household income is $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE is one of 358 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is UNION SQUARE ACADEMY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 348 students in 2024-25, 46 more than the 302 it had in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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- UNION SQUARE ACADEMY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES0.0 mi · 527
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- HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY (THE)0.0 mi · 132
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- BALLET TECH/NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE0.2 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUAREWhat is the total enrollment at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE?
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE serve?
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE is approximately 12.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE?
At INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE, the student body is approximately 4% White, 74% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE public or private?
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
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