SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL

As an intimate K-12 campus in NEW YORK, New York, SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL caters to 305 students from grades K through 12, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL sits 44% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 44 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 (19,478 students total), SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL shows that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 20% Asian, 20% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 6% Black. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than New York County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 66.1%; actual is 98.9%, +32.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for New York County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MANHATTAN/HUNTER SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 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), SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 61.0%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 313 students in 2018 compared to 305 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 12% to 6% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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