LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY

As a minimally staffed senior high in NEW YORK, New York, LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY hosts 262 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY sits 61% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 119 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 (54,599 students total), LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY reports that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 31% Black, 6% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than New York County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (New York County) reports that median household earnings sit near $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ESSEX STREET ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 67.0%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 20%: 329 students in 2018 compared to 262 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.