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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007706466

MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING

411 PEARL ST, NEW YORK, NY 10038 · (212) 225-0880 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
  • B+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

Enrollment
390
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
332 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 98722%
Grade 1011931%
Grade 117619%
Grade 1210828%
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
92%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
23360%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
10627%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
328%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
17745%
Female
21355%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
80.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2580.0%25.0%
2023-2483.0%34.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING

MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING this school39085.1%58.2%
PARK EAST HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK
39882.7%84.5%
NEW DESIGN HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK
42186.0%41.2%
CHELSEA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK
38985.9%48.8%
URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE HEALTHCARE (THE)
BROOKLYN
37782.5%31.7%
ACADEMY OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
BROOKLYN
39080.3%44.0%
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 EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn New York County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
58.2%#577 of 1,135#50 of 125
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#949 of 1,109
▼ 117
#86 of 112
▼ 17
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
80.0%#412 of 1,135
▲ 8
#47 of 125
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
390#737 of 1,216#69 of 135
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.5:1#771 of 1,058#70 of 111
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.2%#345 of 1,070#58 of 113
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
85.1%#347 of 1,167#77 of 133
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.0%#200 of 339#21 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 2024-25
Enrollment
390
-70 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2539031.212.5:185% (332)
2023-2437534.910.8:183% (310)
2022-2339138.810.1:182% (320)
2020-214603612.8:179% (362)
2017-1836830.112.2:180% (295)
2015-161901413.6:181% (153)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING.

About MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING

Families in NEW YORK, New York, are served by MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING, a small high school. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 390 students. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 runs MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING along with 118 other schools, enrolling 54,599 students in total.

At MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING, Hispanic students make up 60% of the student body. The remaining shares are 27% Black, 8% Asian, and 2% White. New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Federal staffing data show 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING and a ratio of 12.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 85% of enrollment. Public schools in New York County average 70%.

allk12 grades MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING is 14.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.2% actual, 43.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.

New York County has about 1,629,477 residents, and the median household income is $103,931, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. In all, New York County has 358 public schools and roughly 152,104 students.

The next-closest public school is URBAN ASSEMBLY-EARLY COLL HS EMER MD, less than a tenth of a mile away. MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING's average proficiency of 58.2% compares with 62.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.

Over 4 years, MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING's enrollment declined 15%, to 390.

Community posts for MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

New York County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Address
411 PEARL ST, NEW YORK, NY 10038
Phone
(212) 225-0880
County
New York County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
390
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
332 (85%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360007706466
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING
How large is MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING?
MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING enrolls approximately 390 students in grades 09-12.
Is MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING an elementary, middle, or high school?
MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING is approximately 12.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING?
Student demographics at MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING are roughly 2% White, 60% Hispanic, 27% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING?
MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 in New York County.
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