Beacon High School
227243 West 61st St
New York NY, 10022, New York County
Phone: 212-245-2807
Ranking: 
(541 out of 989, bottom 45%)*
(541 out of 989, bottom 45%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 57 | 59 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 59 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,274 | 1,261 | 1,162 | 1,159 | 1,144 | 1,130 | 1,085 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 293 | 23.0% | 390 | 30.9% | 304 | 26.2% | 314 | 27.1% | 273 | 23.9% | 276 | 24.4% | 287 | 26.5% |
| Grade 10: | 376 | 29.5% | 300 | 23.8% | 310 | 26.7% | 274 | 23.6% | 294 | 25.7% | 296 | 26.2% | 287 | 26.5% |
| Grade 11: | 300 | 23.5% | 306 | 24.3% | 269 | 23.1% | 285 | 24.6% | 287 | 25.1% | 284 | 25.1% | 266 | 24.5% |
| Grade 12: | 305 | 23.9% | 265 | 21.0% | 279 | 24.0% | 286 | 24.7% | 280 | 24.5% | 264 | 23.4% | 235 | 21.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 472 | 37.0% | 489 | 38.8% | 453 | 39.0% | 470 | 40.6% | 449 | 39.2% | 450 | 39.8% | 445 | 41.0% |
| Female: | 802 | 63.0% | 772 | 61.2% | 709 | 61.0% | 689 | 59.4% | 687 | 60.1% | 672 | 59.5% | 636 | 58.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 118 | 9.3% | 113 | 9.0% | 104 | 9.0% | 94 | 8.1% | 85 | 7.4% | 75 | 6.6% | 66 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic: | 313 | 24.6% | 300 | 23.8% | 273 | 23.5% | 268 | 23.1% | 247 | 21.6% | 239 | 21.2% | 240 | 22.1% |
| Black: | 188 | 14.8% | 182 | 14.4% | 177 | 15.2% | 185 | 16.0% | 157 | 13.7% | 169 | 15.0% | 184 | 17.0% |
| White: | 606 | 47.6% | 638 | 50.6% | 600 | 51.6% | 609 | 52.5% | 653 | 57.1% | 646 | 57.2% | 592 | 54.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 42 | 3.3% | 19 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 292 | 22.9% | 254 | 20.1% | 207 | 17.8% | 212 | 18.3% | NA | NA | 174 | 15.4% | 164 | 15.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 4.7% | 52 | 4.1% | 53 | 4.6% | 46 | 4.0% | NA | NA | 51 | 4.5% | 51 | 4.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.34 | 21.27 | 22.34 | 21.73 | 20.80 | 19.50 | 18.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 62% | 72% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 80% | 69% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 81% | 62% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 80% | 69% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 72% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 99% | 74% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 100% | 73% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 100% | 77% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 99% | 80% | 82% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 86% | 60% | 70% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 66% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 88% | 65% | 75% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72% | 79% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 91% | 73% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 88% | 72% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 99% | 74% | 77% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Beacon High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.