Enrollment
205
High
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4·NCES 360007906603
JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)
321 E 96TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10128 · (212) 360-1509 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- CBeats 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
11.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
179 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 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 35% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 20% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -17.0pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)
JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) this school | 205 | 87.3% | 42.3% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW NEW YORK | 256 | 87.5% | 54.7% |
| BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX BRONX | 245 | 79.2% | 77.8% |
| PELHAM LAB HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 285 | 84.9% | 34.8% |
| WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE BRONX | 168 | 91.7% | 44.8% |
| CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND | 167 | 88.6% | 38.8% |
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 JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #891 of 1,135 | #89 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #960 of 1,109 ▲ 114 | #88 of 112 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #939 of 1,135 ▼ 266 | #104 of 125 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #1,063 of 1,216 | #111 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #592 of 1,058 | #47 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #211 of 1,070 | #40 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #296 of 1,167 | #65 of 133 |
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
205
+89 (+77%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 6.8:1
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 | 205 | 18 | 11.4:1 | 87% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 16 | 10.3:1 | 90% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 17 | 7.8:1 | 89% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 116 | 17 | 6.8:1 | 87% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE).
About JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)
JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE), a very small high school, is located in NEW YORK, New York. In all, 205 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 69% below the average for high schools in New York.
A total of 30 schools make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4, with 11,316 students enrolled.
The largest racial or ethnic group at JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) is Hispanic, with 45% of students. Other groups make up 39% Black, 10% Asian, and 3% White. New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) is 11.4:1, based on 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in New York is similar, at 11.0:1. Lunch program data show 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in New York County is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) lands at C, ahead of 26% of New York public high schools.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)'s results are within a point of predicted: 42.3% against 42.9%.
For New York County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $103,931 a year, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in New York County number 358, with about 152,104 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, HIGH SCHOOL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE (THE), is the closest to JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Federal data put enrollment at 116 in 2020-21 and 205 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 6.8:1 to 11.4:1.
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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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- HIGH SCHOOL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE (THE)0.1 mi · 370
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Frequently asked questions
About JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)What is the total enrollment at JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)?
JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 205 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) serve?
JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) have?
JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)?
At JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE), the student body is approximately 3% White, 45% Hispanic, 39% Black, 10% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) in?
JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4.
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