Enrollment
441
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007706108
MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY
351 W 18TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10011 · (212) 647-1983 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of New York public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
400 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 | 132 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 113 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 22% |
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
84.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY
MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY this school | 441 | 90.7% | 56.5% |
| BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 406 | 90.6% | 42.3% |
| ANTONIA PANTOJA PREPARATORY ACADEMY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL BRONX | 394 | 90.9% | 40.8% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE (THE) NEW YORK | 370 | 89.5% | 37.8% |
| BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS BRONX | 382 | 90.6% | 61.7% |
| BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 393 | 88.0% | 33.8% |
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 MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #614 of 1,135 | #54 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #709 of 1,109 ▲ 107 | #52 of 112 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #334 of 1,135 ▲ 82 | #35 of 125 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #631 of 1,216 | #49 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #753 of 1,058 | #68 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #373 of 1,070 | #64 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #196 of 1,167 | #37 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #222 of 339 | #23 of 38 |
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
441
+39 (+10%) vs 2020
+107% since 2010-11, when it was 213
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 441 | 35.6 | 12.4:1 | 91% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 31.5 | 12.9:1 | 90% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 32.4 | 11.9:1 | 90% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 84% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 91% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 82% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 213 | 15 | 14.2:1 | 75% (159) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY.
About MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY
MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY sits in NEW YORK, New York, and is classified as a high school. Enrollment totals 441 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 34% below the 668-student average for high schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 runs MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY along with 118 other schools, enrolling 54,599 students in total.
Of every 100 students at MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY, about 61 are Hispanic. The school is also 25% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 24%. The diversity index for MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.4 students per teacher. Across high schools in New York, the average ratio is 11.0:1. MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 91%. The average for public schools in New York County is 70%.
Among New York public high schools, MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY's results are 14.9 points above predicted: 56.5% against 41.6%.
The school's county is New York County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in New York County number 358, with about 152,104 students.
HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES is less than a tenth of a mile from MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 10%. The school's ratio dropped from 13.4:1 to 12.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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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- HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES0.0 mi · 189
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Frequently asked questions
About MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY?
MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY enrolls approximately 441 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY serve?
MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY is approximately 12.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY?
Student demographics at MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY are roughly 5% White, 61% Hispanic, 25% Black, 6% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY in?
MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
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