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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007702034

MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS

411 PEARL ST, NEW YORK, NY 10038 · (212) 964-9610 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
Enrollment
136
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
124 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
Grade 9
40
Grade 10
40
Grade 11
25
Grade 12
31
Student demographics
White
43%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
7253%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 31%
Black
5238%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 16%
Asian
43%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 10%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
8462%
Female
5238%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -17.0pp since 2023
Math
13.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
136
-128 (-48%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 11.0:1
% White
3%
was 3%
% Hispanic
53%
was 39%
% Black
38%
was 51%
% Asian
3%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS

MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS operates as a rural-scale four-year high school in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. Current enrollment sits at 136 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 80% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 runs 119 schools in total, collectively educating 54,599 students. MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 38% Black, 3% White, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS logs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 91% of students at MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 37.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (New York County) shows that median household earnings sit near $103,931, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

URBAN ASSEMBLY-EARLY COLL HS EMER MD is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 64.7%.

MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS's enrollment has edged down 48% since 2018, when it stood at 264 (now 136). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 39% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

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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
MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Address
411 PEARL ST, NEW YORK, NY 10038
Phone
(212) 964-9610
County
New York County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
136
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
9.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
124 (91%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360007702034
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS
What is the total enrollment at MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS?
MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS enrolls approximately 136 students in grades 09-12.
Is MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS an elementary, middle, or high school?
MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS.
How diverse is MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS?
MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS reports a student body of 3% White, 53% Hispanic, 38% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS public or private?
MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
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