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High School For Environmental Studies
444 West 56th St
New York NY, 10019, New York County
Phone: 212-262-8113
Ranking: (482 out of 989, top 49%)*
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: | 64 | 66 | 68 | 60 | 73 | 72 | 72 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,326 | 1,329 | 1,384 | 1,431 | 1,421 | 1,491 | 1,464 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 358 | 27.0% | 333 | 25.1% | 392 | 28.3% | 392 | 27.4% | 354 | 24.9% | 416 | 27.9% | 441 | 30.1% |
Grade 10: | 347 | 26.2% | 386 | 29.0% | 380 | 27.5% | 388 | 27.1% | 381 | 26.8% | 397 | 26.6% | 375 | 25.6% |
Grade 11: | 305 | 23.0% | 324 | 24.4% | 312 | 22.5% | 346 | 24.2% | 305 | 21.5% | 312 | 20.9% | 283 | 19.3% |
Grade 12: | 310 | 23.4% | 283 | 21.3% | 296 | 21.4% | 303 | 21.2% | 283 | 19.9% | 255 | 17.1% | 252 | 17.2% |
Ungraded: | 6 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 98 | 6.9% | 111 | 7.4% | 113 | 7.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 668 | 50.4% | 662 | 49.8% | 698 | 50.4% | 708 | 49.5% | 689 | 48.5% | 733 | 49.2% | 698 | 47.7% |
Female: | 658 | 49.6% | 667 | 50.2% | 686 | 49.6% | 723 | 50.5% | 724 | 51.0% | 750 | 50.3% | 762 | 52.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 224 | 16.9% | 218 | 16.4% | 233 | 16.8% | 230 | 16.1% | 223 | 15.7% | 252 | 16.9% | 246 | 16.8% |
Hispanic: | 786 | 59.3% | 795 | 59.8% | 793 | 57.3% | 804 | 56.2% | 775 | 54.5% | 762 | 51.1% | 711 | 48.6% |
Black: | 207 | 15.6% | 196 | 14.7% | 201 | 14.5% | 215 | 15.0% | 247 | 17.4% | 290 | 19.5% | 317 | 21.7% |
White: | 102 | 7.7% | 114 | 8.6% | 154 | 11.1% | 180 | 12.6% | 175 | 12.3% | 184 | 12.3% | 186 | 12.7% |
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 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 909 | 68.6% | 891 | 67.0% | 846 | 61.1% | 806 | 56.3% | NA | NA | 733 | 49.2% | 628 | 42.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 6.4% | 83 | 6.2% | 92 | 6.6% | 77 | 5.4% | NA | NA | 133 | 8.9% | 86 | 5.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.72 | 20.14 | 20.35 | 24.03 | 19.52 | 20.60 | 20.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 77% | 61% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 69% | 60% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 57% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 53% | 73% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 57% | 75% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 55% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 84% | 55% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 53% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 58% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 73% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 80% | 68% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 90% | 47% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 89% | 47% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 80% | 61% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 84% | 40% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 81% | 47% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 80% | 52% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 66% | 49% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 60% | 55% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 77% | 67% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 85% | 65% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 91% | 72% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 87% | 72% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 84% | 74% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 91% | 77% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 84% | 80% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 83% | 79% | 82% |
2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 97% |
2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 97% |
2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 93% | 96% | 97% |
2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 93% | 97% |
2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 95% | 96% | 94% |
2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 93% | 95% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 78% | 64% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 81% | 69% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 68% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 69% | 52% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 71% | 51% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 70% | 51% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 76% | 53% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 79% | 59% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 85% | 64% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 70% | 62% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 68% | 65% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 75% | 58% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 73% | 62% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 69% | 64% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 60% | 64% | 72% |
2006 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 92% | 98% | 98% |
2007 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 97% |
2008 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 87% | 97% | 97% |
2009 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
2010 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
2011 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 98% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 84% | 63% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 84% | 64% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 81% | 68% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 81% | 66% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 85% | 72% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 89% | 72% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 85% | 77% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 77% | 76% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 87% | 67% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 88% | 67% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 88% | 73% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 78% | 64% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 54% | 53% | 61% |
2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 57% | 57% | 66% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 76% | 61% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 79% | 65% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 89% | 65% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 76% | 66% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 49% | 44% | 61% |
2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 58% | 79% | 81% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 92% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 79% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 97% | 85% | 77% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 93% | 79% | 77% |
2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 94% | 83% | 82% |
2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 74% | 84% | 79% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 62% | 82% | 79% |
2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 96% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 94% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 96% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 91% | 65% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 89% | 65% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 89% | 68% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 90% | 71% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 87% | 69% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 91% | 77% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 87% | 74% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 79% | 73% | 79% |
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* High School For Environmental Studies was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.