LOWER EAST SIDE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 145 STANTON ST-4TH FL, in NEW YORK, New York, LOWER EAST SIDE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is an intimate senior high that serves 553 students (grades 9 through 12), run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 9,363 students. LOWER EAST SIDE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, LOWER EAST SIDE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Asian, 13% Black, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LOWER EAST SIDE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of New York County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LOWER EAST SIDE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 65.0%, a residual of +22.8 points.

In the area at large, New York County reports that median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), LOWER EAST SIDE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL LEADERS, 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), LOWER EAST SIDE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LOWER EAST SIDE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL has ticked up 11%, going from 500 students in 2018 to 553 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 56% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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