PACE HIGH SCHOOL

As a low-enrollment senior high in NEW YORK, New York, PACE HIGH SCHOOL educates 499 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so PACE HIGH SCHOOL sits 25% smaller than that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, PACE HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% Black, 9% Asian, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PACE HIGH SCHOOL logs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, PACE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.7%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for New York County indicate 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%. PACE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

The closest other public school is MS 131, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PACE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. PACE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 535 (now 499). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 today.

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