NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL

NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL, a cozy four-year high school in NEW YORK, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, educates 481 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 28% leaner than the state mean of about 668.

NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL is one of 119 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, a district that enrolls 54,599 students overall.

On demographics, NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL reports that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 30% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 56% of students at NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of New York County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.4%, the actual is 64.8%, a residual of +10.4 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for New York County put median household income runs about $103,931, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 64.2%.

NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 448 (now 481). The White share of enrollment expanded from 19% to 35% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.