WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL

WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL is a high school of average-sized scale in NEW YORK, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, instructing 722 students in grades 6 through 12.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, which oversees 44 schools and 19,478 students, WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL shows that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 27% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. Compared to New York County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL shows 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.7%.

In the area at large, New York County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

The closest other public school is PS 452, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.8%.

WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL has rose 113%, going from 339 students in 2018 to 722 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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