Enrollment
138
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007705772
JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING
351 W 18TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10011 · (212) 627-2812 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
128 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 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 34% |
Student demographics
55%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
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New York average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING
JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING this school | 138 | 92.8% | 58.5% |
| MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS NEW YORK | 136 | 91.2% | 37.7% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FOR YOUNG WOMEN NEW YORK | 127 | 93.7% | 38.2% |
| FORSYTHE SATELLITE ACADEMY NEW YORK | 168 | 90.5% | 55.0% |
| CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 135 | 92.6% | 42.7% |
| BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 158 | 89.9% | 53.2% |
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 JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #573 of 1,135 | #49 of 125 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #908 of 1,135 ▼ 161 | #99 of 125 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #1,144 of 1,216 | #126 of 135 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #138 of 1,167 | #23 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.3% | #44 of 743 | #12 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
138
-64 (-32%) vs 2020
-45% since 2010-11, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 138 | 20.4 | 6.8:1 | 93% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 21.9 | 5.9:1 | 95% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 20.4 | 5.9:1 | 87% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 202 | 20 | 10.1:1 | 84% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 19 | 12.6:1 | 81% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 202 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 72% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 54% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING.
About JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING
NEW YORK, New York, is home to JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING, a small high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 138 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.
The 119 schools of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, including JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING, enroll 54,599 students.
A majority of students at JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING, 58%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 34% Black, 3% White, 3% Native American, and 2% Asian. New York County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 34 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Staffing totals 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 6.8:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 93%. The 70% average for public schools in New York County is 23 points lower.
JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.5%, compared with a predicted 40.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within New York County, median household income is about $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of New York County number 358 and enroll about 152,104.
The school nearest to JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING is MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING has an NCES locale of City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING went from 202 students to 138. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.1:1 to 6.8:1.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNINGHow large is JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING?
JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING enrolls approximately 138 students in grades 09-12.
Is JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING an elementary, middle, or high school?
JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING have?
JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.8:1.
How diverse is JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING?
JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING reports a student body of 3% White, 58% Hispanic, 34% Black, 2% Asian.
Who oversees JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING?
JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 in New York County.
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