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Enrollment
722
High
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3·NCES 360007806547
WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL
227-243 W 61ST ST, NEW YORK, NY 10023 · (212) 245-1506 · New York County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of New York public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
12.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
278 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 6 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
67%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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
82.8%
NY avg 58.3% . -0.0pp since 2023
Math
67.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.8% | 67.9% |
| 2023-24 | 82.8% | 80.0% |
% 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
77.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL
WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL's state test result (77.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL this school | 722 | 38.5% | 77.7% |
| WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL CORTLANDT MANOR | 845 | 35.6% | 81.8% |
| EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EAST ROCKAWAY | 557 | 36.6% | 66.6% |
| HENDRICK HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL MONTROSE | 729 | 35.0% | 67.0% |
| ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL ISLIP | 890 | 43.3% | 65.7% |
| FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 854 | 34.4% | 82.2% |
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 WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #214 of 1,135 | #25 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #305 of 1,109 ▼ 94 | #24 of 112 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #371 of 1,135 ▲ 64 | #39 of 125 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #344 of 1,216 | #12 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #738 of 1,058 | #64 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #146 of 1,070 | #27 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #874 of 1,167 | #129 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +113.0% | #2 of 339 | #2 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
722
+116 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 722 | 59 | 12.3:1 | 39% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 59.4 | 12.1:1 | 33% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 57.5 | 12.2:1 | 29% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 48 | 12.6:1 | 23% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 19% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | 9 | 15.1:1 | 19% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL.
About WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL
WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL is a high school in NEW YORK, New York, according to federal school records. Enrollment totals 722 students across grades 6 through 12.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 has 19,478 students spread across 44 schools.
No group is above 50% at WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL; the largest is White, at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among New York County residents, the White share is about 48%. The diversity index for WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The school has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in New York, the average ratio is 11.0:1. Federal data show 39% of students (278) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 31 points below the 70% average for public schools in New York County.
On the allk12 Grade, WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL lands at A-, ahead of 82% of New York public high schools.
WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 77.7% and a predicted 60.8%.
New York County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL shares New York County with 357 other public schools.
PS 452 is less than a tenth of a mile from WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL is 3rd on average proficiency.
WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 116 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL?
WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 722 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL serve?
WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL?
WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 49% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL in?
WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.