RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is a junior high of rural-scale scale in NEW YORK, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4, caters to 132 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS sits 75% leaner than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4 comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 11,316 students; RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is among them.

Demographically, RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 36% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.0%; this one delivers 36.8%.

In the broader 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

Nearest neighbor: PS 155 WILLIAM PACA, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 146 (now 132). Hispanic enrollment moved from 62% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 6.2:1 in 2025.

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