VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL

VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL is an intimate 9-12 campus in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. The school enrolls 396 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 41% smaller than typical.

VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL is one of 119 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, a district that instructs 54,599 students overall.

Demographically, VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL reports that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Black, 9% White, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 83% of students at VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.5%; this one delivers 61.0%.

In the broader community, 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), VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is URBAN ACADEMY LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 79.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL has contracted 12%, going from 451 students in 2018 to 396 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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