Enrollment
319
High
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3·NCES 360007800687
WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS
215 W 114TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10026 · (212) 749-5800 · New York County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
280 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 3% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 4% |
| Grade 9 | 87 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 69 | 22% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
56.3%
NY avg 58.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
21.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -16.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 38.0% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS
WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS this school | 319 | 87.8% | 41.3% |
| SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 349 | 88.8% | 35.0% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY-EARLY COLL HS EMER MD NEW YORK | 364 | 89.8% | 43.7% |
| COBBLE HILL SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES BROOKLYN | 316 | 85.8% | 29.7% |
| GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 324 | 84.3% | 44.4% |
| LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 362 | 92.3% | 35.0% |
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 WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #914 of 1,135 | #92 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #993 of 1,109 ▼ 206 | #95 of 112 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #844 of 1,135 ▼ 78 | #91 of 125 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #894 of 1,216 | #90 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.8:1 | #46 of 1,058 | #7 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #323 of 1,070 | #56 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #282 of 1,167 | #61 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #87 of 339 | #11 of 38 |
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
319
-40 (-11%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 319 | 40.9 | 7.8:1 | 88% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 39.3 | 8.9:1 | 86% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 43.5 | 8.1:1 | 84% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 35 | 10.3:1 | 86% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 33 | 8.3:1 | 82% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 33 | 11.4:1 | 69% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 77% (406) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS.
About WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS
WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS is a small high school in New York, located in NEW YORK. The school serves 319 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 52% smaller than that.
A total of 44 schools make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, with 19,478 students enrolled.
At WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS, Hispanic students make up 54% of the student body. The next largest groups are 37% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 30 points above the 24% share among New York County residents. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 40.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 7.8:1. That is lower than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 88%. Across public schools in New York County, the average is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS is C-. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS is 1.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for New York County show that the median household income is $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS is one of 358 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY II SECONDARY SCHOOL. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS is 4th on average proficiency.
WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment at WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS declined 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 359 to 319 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.3:1 to 7.8:1 over the same years.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTSHow many students attend WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS?
WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS enrolls approximately 319 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS serve?
WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS is approximately 7.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS?
Student demographics at WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS are roughly 3% White, 54% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS in?
WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3.
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