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Facing History School (The)
525 West 50th St
New York NY, 10019, New York County
Phone: 212-757-2680
Ranking: 
(858 out of 989, bottom 13%)*
(858 out of 989, bottom 13%)*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: | 32 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 416 | 412 | 449 | 412 | 403 | 416 | 321 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 154 | 37.0% | 156 | 37.9% | 185 | 41.2% | 228 | 55.3% | 181 | 44.9% | 179 | 43.0% | 137 | 42.7% |
| Grade 10: | 96 | 23.1% | 98 | 23.8% | 114 | 25.4% | 96 | 23.3% | 64 | 15.9% | 70 | 16.8% | 83 | 25.9% |
| Grade 11: | 88 | 21.2% | 90 | 21.8% | 92 | 20.5% | 69 | 16.7% | 58 | 14.4% | 20 | 4.8% | 37 | 11.5% |
| Grade 12: | 78 | 18.8% | 67 | 16.3% | 58 | 12.9% | 18 | 4.4% | 16 | 4.0% | 65 | 15.6% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 84 | 20.8% | 82 | 19.7% | 64 | 19.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 216 | 51.9% | 212 | 51.5% | 227 | 50.6% | 205 | 49.8% | 200 | 49.6% | 207 | 49.8% | 170 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 200 | 48.1% | 200 | 48.5% | 222 | 49.4% | 207 | 50.2% | 195 | 48.4% | 201 | 48.3% | 147 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.4% | 10 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic: | 284 | 68.3% | 294 | 71.4% | 328 | 73.1% | 290 | 70.4% | 265 | 65.8% | 272 | 65.4% | 200 | 62.3% |
| Black: | 117 | 28.1% | 101 | 24.5% | 106 | 23.6% | 106 | 25.7% | 127 | 31.5% | 126 | 30.3% | 104 | 32.4% |
| White: | 6 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 413 | 99.3% | 295 | 71.6% | 323 | 71.9% | 295 | 71.6% | NA | NA | 355 | 85.3% | 275 | 85.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 5.3% | 25 | 5.6% | 22 | 5.3% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.00 | 11.94 | 13.34 | 11.43 | 11.68 | 12.20 | 11.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 70% | 72% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 78% | 74% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 87% | 77% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 61% | 80% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 83% | 79% | 82% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 23% | 51% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 44% | 53% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 18% | 59% | 71% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 14% | 64% | 72% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 51% | 66% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 43% | 72% | 80% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 46% | 73% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 53% | 64% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 31% | 53% | 61% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 17% | 65% | 70% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 91% | 71% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 38% | 69% | 80% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Facing History School (The) was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.