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Enrollment
481
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007702871
NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL
333 W 17TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10011 · (212) 675-6206 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
269 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 116 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 108 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 130 | 27% |
Student demographics
74%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
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 95.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL
NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL this school | 481 | 55.9% | 64.8% |
| ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 538 | 54.3% | 89.2% |
| GAYNOR MCCOWN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND | 540 | 55.9% | 69.5% |
| BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE NEW YORK | 569 | 51.5% | 78.8% |
| WORLD JOURNALISM PREPARATORY: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL FLUSHING | 613 | 59.4% | 68.9% |
| SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 709 | 50.6% | 73.8% |
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 NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #439 of 1,135 | #39 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #483 of 1,109 ▼ 39 | #34 of 112 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #234 of 1,135 ▼ 128 | #25 of 125 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #568 of 1,216 | #37 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #999 of 1,058 | #100 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #26 of 1,070 | #8 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #635 of 1,167 | #120 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #179 of 339 | #18 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 2024-25Enrollment
481
+42 (+10%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 481 | 31.7 | 15.2:1 | 56% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 33.5 | 14.3:1 | 48% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 35.3 | 13.7:1 | 46% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 42% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 24 | 18.7:1 | 66% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 24 | 18.7:1 | 75% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 61% (270) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL.
About NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL
NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL serves students in NEW YORK, New York, as a small high school. The school counted 481 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 28% below the average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 has a total of 119 schools and 54,599 students, NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL among them.
About 35% of students at NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 7% Black, and 7% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 48%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 15.2:1 is based on 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in New York County average 70%.
Among New York public high schools, NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL is 10.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 64.8%. Predicted: 54.4%.
Looking at the county, New York County, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. New York County has 358 public schools with about 152,104 students, including NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, NYC LAB HIGH SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal data place NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 439 students in 2020-21 to 481 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 15.2:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
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Nearby schools
- NYC LAB HIGH SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES0.0 mi · 413
- NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES0.0 mi · 538
- JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING0.1 mi · 138
- HUMANITIES PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.1 mi · 261
- QUEST TO LEARN0.1 mi · 390
- LANDMARK HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About NYC MUSEUM SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL?
NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL enrolls approximately 481 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL serve?
NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL have?
NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL?
At NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 35% White, 30% Hispanic, 7% Black, 19% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL?
NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.