Enrollment
112
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007700668
SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
120 W 30TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10001 · (646) 674-2800 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
100 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 46% |
Student demographics
46%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New York average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
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SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 112 | 89.3% | 53.5% |
| BRONX REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 125 | 92.8% | 44.3% |
| BRONX HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 98 | 93.9% | 28.3% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FOR YOUNG WOMEN NEW YORK | 127 | 93.7% | 38.2% |
| BRONX ARENA HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 158 | 89.9% | 53.2% |
| INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS NEW YORK | 110 | 91.8% | 34.5% |
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 SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #674 of 1,135 | #64 of 125 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #963 of 1,135 ▼ 106 | #107 of 125 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 112 | #1,165 of 1,216 | #132 of 135 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #239 of 1,167 | #50 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -61.5% | #5 of 743 | #1 of 79 |
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
112
-88 (-44%) vs 2020
-59% since 2010-11, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 112 | 11 | 10.2:1 | 89% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 11.8 | 9.6:1 | 89% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 11.3 | 10.8:1 | 84% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 13 | 15.4:1 | 88% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 13 | 22.4:1 | 76% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 13 | 19.4:1 | 87% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 13 | 21.0:1 | 80% (219) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.
About SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school based in NEW YORK, New York. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 112 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.
Across its 119 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 enrolls 54,599 students. SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
A majority of students at SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, 67%, are Hispanic. Next come 29% Black. The county population is about 24% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
The school has about 10.2 students per teacher and 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in New York is 11.0:1, higher than at this school. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in New York County average 70%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 53.5% actual against 42.2% predicted.
In the county around the school, New York County, median household income is about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is among the 358 public schools in New York County.
Of nearby public schools, HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE) is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 53.5% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL reported 200 students in 2020-21 and 112 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The school's ratio fell from 15.4:1 to 10.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- ART AND DESIGN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,485 students
- HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE)High · 1,455 students
- JHS 104 SIMON BARUCHMiddle · 1,023 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESHigh · 1,007 students
Other schools in NEW YORK
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICSHigh · 1,657 students
- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1Combined · 1,520 students
Nearby schools
- HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE)0.3 mi · 1,455
- MANHATTAN VILLAGE ACADEMY0.4 mi · 388
- BARUCH COLLEGE CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 479
- MURRAY HILL ACADEMY0.5 mi · 298
- MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES0.5 mi · 296
- UNITY CENTER FOR URBAN TECHNOLOGIES0.5 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 112 students in grades 09-12.
Is SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 2% White, 67% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL in?
SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
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