NYC ISCHOOL

Located at 131 AVE OF THE AMERICAS, in NEW YORK, New York, NYC ISCHOOL is an intimate senior high that instructs 447 students (grades 9 through 12), part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so NYC ISCHOOL sits 33% below that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 runs 119 schools in total, collectively educating 54,599 students. NYC ISCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, NYC ISCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 32% White, 13% Black, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting NYC ISCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NYC ISCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.1%; actual is 81.3%, +28.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for New York County put median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. NYC ISCHOOL is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

CHELSEA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL 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. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NYC ISCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.5%.

NYC ISCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NYC ISCHOOL has changed only slightly, going from 458 students in 2018 to 447 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 24% to 38% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.