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Enrollment
396
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007700585
VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL
317 E 67TH ST-RM 401, NEW YORK, NY 10065 · (212) 517-5175 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 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
10.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
328 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 119 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 100 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 96 | 24% |
Student demographics
57%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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 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 14 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
Schools most like VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL
VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL this school | 396 | 82.8% | 61.0% |
| WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY (THE) BROOKLYN | 424 | 81.1% | 50.2% |
| FOOD AND FINANCE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 474 | 84.2% | 56.8% |
| NEW DESIGN HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 421 | 86.0% | 41.2% |
| RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL FOR MUSICAL THEATER AND THE ARTS BRONX | 385 | 87.0% | 63.3% |
| BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 393 | 88.0% | 33.8% |
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 VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #519 of 1,135 | #45 of 125 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #888 of 1,135 ▼ 216 | #96 of 125 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #717 of 1,216 | #62 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #512 of 1,058 | #43 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #334 of 1,070 | #57 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #392 of 1,167 | #83 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #363 of 743 | #46 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
396
-36 (-8%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 396 | 36.2 | 10.9:1 | 83% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 32.2 | 12.6:1 | 80% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 77% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 76% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 81% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 72% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 78% (334) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL.
About VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL
VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school in NEW YORK, New York, administered by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 396 students on the rolls. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 41% below average.
VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL is one school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, a system of 119 schools with 54,599 students.
The largest group at VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 60%. Smaller groups are 26% Black, 9% White, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 24% of New York County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.9:1. The 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York is close to this figure. Roughly 83% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in New York County average 70%.
VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL scores 61.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.5%.
In the surrounding county, New York County, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL, New York County has 358 public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, URBAN ACADEMY LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 79.4%, higher than VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL's 61.0%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 396 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 432. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.5:1 in 2020-21, and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.
The VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- 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
Other Vanguard High schools
One other US public school is named Vanguard High. VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 1,684 students
Nearby schools
- URBAN ACADEMY LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 128
- MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 348
- ELLA BAKER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 337
- TALENT UNLIMITED HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 463
- PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON0.2 mi · 541
- EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-PS 2670.2 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL?
VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 396 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL serve?
VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL have?
VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 9% White, 60% Hispanic, 26% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.