Enrollment
298
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007706207
MURRAY HILL ACADEMY
111 E 33RD ST, NEW YORK, NY 10016 · (212) 696-0195 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of New York public high schools
- BTest 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
11.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
236 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 | 127 | 43% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 16% |
Student demographics
68%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
97.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +22.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 MURRAY HILL ACADEMY
MURRAY HILL ACADEMY's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURRAY HILL ACADEMY this school | 298 | 79.2% | 61.5% |
| ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING NEW YORK | 438 | 84.5% | 40.7% |
| GOTHAM TECH HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 266 | 81.2% | 48.8% |
| ORCHARD COLLEGIATE ACADEMY NEW YORK | 255 | 88.6% | 53.8% |
| BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX BRONX | 245 | 79.2% | 77.8% |
| CENTRAL PARK EAST HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 481 | 77.1% | 82.2% |
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 MURRAY HILL ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #510 of 1,135 | #44 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #379 of 1,109 ▲ 354 | #30 of 112 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #30 of 1,135 ▲ 249 | #4 of 125 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #921 of 1,216 | #93 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #655 of 1,058 | #53 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #125 of 1,070 | #24 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #457 of 1,167 | #93 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #565 of 743 | #62 of 79 |
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
298
+33 (+12%) vs 2020
+111% since 2010-11, when it was 141
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 298 | 25.4 | 11.7:1 | 79% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 22 | 10.9:1 | 82% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 21.9 | 10.6:1 | 80% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 23 | 11.5:1 | 83% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 84% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 80% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 141 | 9 | 15.7:1 | 81% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MURRAY HILL ACADEMY.
About MURRAY HILL ACADEMY
MURRAY HILL ACADEMY sits in NEW YORK, New York, and is classified as a high school. The school serves 298 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, MURRAY HILL ACADEMY is one of 119 schools. The district enrolls 54,599 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at MURRAY HILL ACADEMY, with 49% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black, 15% Asian, 11% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of New York County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. By the diversity index, MURRAY HILL ACADEMY comes in at 68%.
The school has about 11.7 students per teacher and 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 79%. The rate at public schools in New York County averages 70%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for MURRAY HILL ACADEMY is B+. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MURRAY HILL ACADEMY falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 61.5% actual against 45.9% predicted.
MURRAY HILL ACADEMY is located in New York County, where median household income is about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 358 public schools in New York County, with a combined enrollment of about 152,104.
Nearby, MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES is less than a tenth of a mile away. MURRAY HILL ACADEMY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts MURRAY HILL ACADEMY at 5th of 9.
NCES describes the area around MURRAY HILL ACADEMY as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
MURRAY HILL ACADEMY had 265 students in 2020-21 and 298 in 2024-25, a 12% rise.
Discussions about MURRAY HILL ACADEMY may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Frequently asked questions
About MURRAY HILL ACADEMYHow many students attend MURRAY HILL ACADEMY?
MURRAY HILL ACADEMY enrolls approximately 298 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MURRAY HILL ACADEMY serve?
MURRAY HILL ACADEMY serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does MURRAY HILL ACADEMY have?
MURRAY HILL ACADEMY employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at MURRAY HILL ACADEMY?
Student demographics at MURRAY HILL ACADEMY are roughly 11% White, 49% Hispanic, 20% Black, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is MURRAY HILL ACADEMY public or private?
MURRAY HILL ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.