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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007706770

SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS

90 TRINITY PL-RM 611, NEW YORK, NY 10006 · (212) 312-6190 · New York County
GRADES 09–11HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
Enrollment
204
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
142 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
Grade 9
57
Grade 10
78
Grade 11
68
Ungraded
1
Student demographics
White
3517%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
7336%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 31%
Black
6431%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 16%
Asian
126%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 10%
Two+
189%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
9145%
Female
11255%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
81.0%
NY avg 58.3%
Math
17.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Math scores are down about 9 points since 2023.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →

About SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS

SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS, an one-room-style high school in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, caters to 204 students, covering grades 9 through 11. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 69% smaller than typical.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, which oversees 119 schools and 54,599 students, SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS is one campus in the system.

Demographically, SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Black, 17% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 41.6%, a residual of -7.8 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for New York County put the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS is one campus in the mix.

LEADERSHIP & PUBLIC SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 66.1%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

New York County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Address
90 TRINITY PL-RM 611, NEW YORK, NY 10006
Phone
(212) 312-6190
County
New York County
Level
High
Grade range
09–11
Total enrollment
204
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
142 (70%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360007706770
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS
How large is SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS?
SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS enrolls approximately 204 students in grades 09-11.
Is SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS an elementary, middle, or high school?
SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS is a high school covering grades 09-11.
How many teachers does SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS have?
SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS?
Student demographics at SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS are roughly 17% White, 36% Hispanic, 31% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS in?
SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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