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New Design High School
350 Grand St
New York NY, 10002, New York County
Phone: 212-475-4148
Ranking: 
(876 out of 989, bottom 11%)*
(876 out of 989, bottom 11%)*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: | 36 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 444 | 431 | 422 | 416 | 412 | 408 | 419 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 118 | 26.6% | 125 | 29.0% | 127 | 30.1% | 127 | 30.5% | 107 | 26.0% | 105 | 25.7% | 106 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 120 | 27.0% | 116 | 26.9% | 110 | 26.1% | 127 | 30.5% | 96 | 23.3% | 94 | 23.0% | 92 | 22.0% |
| Grade 11: | 109 | 24.5% | 93 | 21.6% | 104 | 24.6% | 81 | 19.5% | 76 | 18.4% | 74 | 18.1% | 75 | 17.9% |
| Grade 12: | 97 | 21.8% | 96 | 22.3% | 81 | 19.2% | 81 | 19.5% | 66 | 16.0% | 63 | 15.4% | 75 | 17.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 67 | 16.3% | 72 | 17.6% | 71 | 16.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 153 | 34.5% | 143 | 33.2% | 162 | 38.4% | 166 | 39.9% | 159 | 38.6% | 162 | 39.7% | 167 | 39.9% |
| Female: | 291 | 65.5% | 288 | 66.8% | 260 | 61.6% | 250 | 60.1% | 245 | 59.5% | 238 | 58.3% | 248 | 59.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 26 | 5.9% | 18 | 4.2% | 16 | 3.8% | 14 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.9% | 17 | 4.2% | 16 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 268 | 60.4% | 259 | 60.1% | 263 | 62.3% | 261 | 62.7% | 244 | 59.2% | 243 | 59.6% | 252 | 60.1% |
| Black: | 133 | 30.0% | 137 | 31.8% | 127 | 30.1% | 128 | 30.8% | 136 | 33.0% | 133 | 32.6% | 134 | 32.0% |
| White: | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.7% | 14 | 3.3% |
| 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: | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 441 | 99.3% | 334 | 77.5% | 328 | 77.7% | 321 | 77.2% | NA | NA | 285 | 69.9% | 323 | 77.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 39 | 9.0% | 38 | 9.0% | 37 | 8.9% | NA | NA | 49 | 12.0% | 17 | 4.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.45 | 14.53 | 12.41 | 12.99 | 12.12 | 10.70 | 11.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 52% | 65% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 61% | 72% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 63% | 72% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 66% | 74% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 78% | 77% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 78% | 80% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 68% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 44% | 52% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 48% | 51% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 24% | 51% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 34% | 53% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 40% | 59% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 49% | 64% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 28% | 62% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 54% | 65% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 45% | 58% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 55% | 62% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 61% | 64% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 46% | 64% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 58% | 63% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 63% | 64% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 52% | 68% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 50% | 66% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 58% | 72% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 60% | 72% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 74% | 77% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 73% | 76% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 58% | 67% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 63% | 67% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 51% | 73% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 45% | 64% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 49% | 53% | 61% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 95% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 56% | 65% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 66% | 68% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 50% | 69% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 70% | 77% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 60% | 74% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 60% | 73% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* New Design High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.