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SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)BeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL
As a moderately sized four-year high school in NEW YORK, New York, SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL instructs 709 students from grades 6 through 12, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 119 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, a district that serves 54,599 students overall.
Looking at the student body, SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 27% Hispanic, 15% Black, 14% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 51% 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 below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.4%; this one delivers 73.8%.
In the surrounding community, New York County reports that median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE 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 BARUCH COLLEGE CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 63.5%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL has edged down 5%, going from 744 students in 2018 to 709 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 10% to 15%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.
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