Is Manhattan Village Academy a good school?

Manhattan Village Academy ranks 317 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Manhattan Village Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 400 students attended Manhattan Village Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Manhattan Village Academy?

Students at Manhattan Village Academy are 53% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 15% African American, 13% White, 1% Two or more races.

Manhattan Village Academy

Summary:

Manhattan Village Academy is a high-performing public high school in New York City's New York City Geographic District # 2, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 426. The school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New York state, maintaining a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

Manhattan Village Academy significantly outperforms the New York City District 2 and statewide averages on Regents/Common Core exams across multiple subjects, with a 95.65% proficiency in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts compared to 83.87% for District 2 and 78.55% statewide. The school also maintains a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 80.3% to 95.9% over the past few years, and lower dropout rates than the district and state. Additionally, the school performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Manhattan Village Academy has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district, its rates are still relatively high, ranging from 19.7% to 52.2% over the past few years. When compared to other nearby schools in District 2, such as Academy For Software Engineering, Gramercy Arts High School, and High School For Language And Diplomacy (The), Manhattan Village Academy generally outperforms them on academic measures, graduation rates, and subgroup performance, suggesting the school is providing a more robust educational experience for its students.

Detail:

Public 9-12

43 W 22nd St
New York, NY 10010-5101

(212) 242-8752

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

SchoolDigger Rank:
317^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,772

Student/teacher ratio: 11.0

Number of students: 400

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.8%

Asian:

17.0%

African American:

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Manhattan Village Academy ranks better than 74.5% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 8^th among 56 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.49. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Manhattan Village Academy who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Manhattan Village Academy is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.8%), Asian (17%), African American (14.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 69.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Manhattan Village Academy is 11, which is the 33^rd best among 56 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2. (See more...)

Compare Manhattan Village Academy employs 36.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Manhattan Village Academy is $14,772. 56 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Manhattan Village Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Manhattan Village Academy 317^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Manhattan Village Academy in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District # 2:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 2 335^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Manhattan Village Academy

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Rank History for all students at Manhattan Village Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	42.51	669^th	935	28.4%
2006	61.01	416^th	986	57.8%
2007	69.77	195^th	1002	80.5%
2008	69.04	250^th	1027	75.7%
2009	71.89	175^th	1086	83.9%
2010	64.52	364^th	1117	67.4%
2011	70.57	241^st	1165	79.3%
2012	76.12	161^st	1198	86.6%
2013	77.81	137^th	1217	88.7%
2014	77.24	99^th	1237	92.0%
2015	78.18	87^th	1255	93.1%
2016	81.59	62^nd	1255	95.1%
2017	78.96	121^st	1221	90.1%
2018	77.77	141^st	1210	88.3%
2019	78.71	130^th	1207	89.2%
2022	72.31	263^rd	1190	77.9%
2023	72.23	286^th	1228	76.7%
2024	71.49	317^th	1242	74.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Manhattan Village Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.40	139^th	1095	87.3%
2019	81.11	140^th	1132	87.6%
2022	68.78	237^th	1038	77.2%
2023	71.06	221^st	1130	80.4%
2024	72.99	223^rd	1144	80.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Manhattan Village Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.86	38^th	1154	96.7%
2019	81.33	57^th	1179	95.2%
2022	76.90	96^th	1101	91.3%
2023	75.64	127^th	1155	89.0%
2024	71.86	192^nd	1170	83.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Manhattan Village Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	91.88	13^th	493	97.4%
2022	93.03	10^th	389	97.4%
2023	93.07	13^th	531	97.6%
2024	90.60	11^th	564	98.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Manhattan Village Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.96	128^th	1176	89.1%
2019	78.51	136^th	1193	88.6%
2022	74.38	212^th	1155	81.6%
2023	70.84	329^th	1197	72.5%
2024	71.00	316^th	1219	74.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Manhattan Village Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.73	195^th	1176	83.4%
2019	76.16	171^st	1190	85.6%
2022	68.93	314^th	1154	72.8%
2023	73.14	257^th	1191	78.4%
2024	70.26	311^th	1211	74.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Manhattan Village Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.78	136^th	426	68.1%
2019	60.56	211^th	447	52.8%
2022	78.42	39^th	386	89.9%
2023	69.81	118^th	424	72.2%
2024	69.20	122^nd	426	71.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Manhattan Village Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.38	9^th	679	98.7%
2019	91.59	12^th	686	98.3%
2022	94.54	12^th	593	98.0%
2023	81.17	67^th	671	90.0%
2024	55.86	259^th	690	62.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Manhattan Village Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.07	57^th	791	92.8%
2019	86.33	39^th	815	95.2%
2022	75.71	130^th	760	82.9%
2023	78.33	116^th	851	86.4%
2024	78.42	114^th	865	86.8%

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Rank History for White students at Manhattan Village Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.87	237^th	765	69.0%
2019	58.53	316^th	793	60.2%
2022	55.79	314^th	738	57.5%
2023	77.02	65^th	776	91.6%
2024	70.54	150^th	781	80.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

Review counts

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by a parent
Monday, February 3, 2020

For those that don't know, Manhattan Village Academy is amongst the TOP HIGH SCHOOLS in NYC. Currently, the aforementioned principal is on leave. However, my daughter's experience there has been astronomical including her writing, speech and maturity levels. They help develop strong respect and personalities. We came from a highly gifted JHS and commute daily from Brooklyn to NYC for this school and we couldn't be happier with her progress. The teachers and assistant principal and staff are all very caring, communicative, approachable and easy to talk to and they are all so eager to make sure our children aspire! It's truly been a wonderful experience being accepted into Manhattan Village Academy! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

PLEASE do your research before sending your child to this school. Read reviews and comments made by teachers, students, etc. In the school open house, Principal Geager paints a pretty picture to parents, but you will soon learn its all lies. All he cares about is making himself look good. He doesn't help students, motivate or encourage but likes to pick and bully them. His staff is afraid of him; he disrespects the teachers, curses at both students/teachers, performs a lot of illegal actions and continues to get away with it. You have some hard working teachers, but the Principal Geager and Administrative staff (who follows his orders) is so corrupt, that it should deter you from even thinking about placing your child in this school. If you want your child to have a good high school experience, DON'T SEND THEM HERE! Just two weeks ago, a child committed suicide during her lunch period due to bullying from students. As a Principal who claims to know everything, he should have done something about it. The problem here is he’s the MAIN CULPRIT!
Please read the links:
http://insideschools.org/component/schools/school/90
http://www.ratemyteachers.com/hector-geager/1822202-t
http://nycrubberroomreporter.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-tragedy-of-bullying-death-at.html Close Quote

Enrollment information for Manhattan Village Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1994	6	30	1	20	0	n/a	n/a	57
1995	9	44	14	152	5	n/a	n/a	224
1996	9	44	14	152	5	n/a	n/a	224
1997	24	95	5	173	2	n/a	n/a	299
1998	32	96	9	198	2	n/a	n/a	337
1999	28	89	22	199	1	n/a	n/a	339
2000	32	101	24	230	2	n/a	n/a	389
2001	55	142	28	211	2	n/a	n/a	438
2002	54	96	19	142	3	n/a	n/a	314
2003	54	96	19	142	3	n/a	n/a	314
2004	46	105	21	152	2	n/a	n/a	326
2005	36	90	26	192	1	n/a	n/a	345
2006	21	93	29	217	1	n/a	n/a	361
2007	18	117	24	240	3	n/a	n/a	402
2008	20	106	28	238	5	n/a	n/a	397
2009	20	110	26	233	4	n/a	n/a	393
2010	25	113	29	279	3	n/a	n/a	449
2011	19	96	31	287	0	0	0	433
2012	21	73	25	308	0	2	0	429
2013	18	58	23	301	0	2	12	414
2014	27	51	26	302	0	0	9	415
2015	30	40	31	280	1	0	35	417
2016	37	54	29	272	1	0	48	441
2017	34	49	30	258	1	1	59	432
2018	39	62	38	308	1	2	5	455
2019	40	63	37	288	2	3	19	452
2020	33	69	42	307	1	4	1	457
2021	41	69	47	290	2	3	7	459
2022	40	59	61	241	3	4	11	419
2023	47	62	65	232	1	2	17	426
2024	52	59	68	211	3	2	5	400

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Manhattan Village Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	57	6.6	8.6	n/a
1995	224	11.8	19.0	n/a
1996	224	11.8	19.0	n/a
1997	299	17.5	17.1	61.2
1998	337	18.0	18.7	66.2
1999	339	22.0	15.4	71.4
2000	389	19.0	20.5	72.8
2001	438	30.0	14.6	78.5
2002	314	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	314	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	326	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	345	n/a	n/a	0
2006	361	25.0	14.4	77.8
2007	402	26.5	15.2	72.9
2008	397	27.0	14.7	77.8
2009	393	24.0	16.4	76.1
2010	449	26.0	17.2	n/a
2011	433	27.0	16.0	76.7
2012	429	26.0	16.5	74.4
2013	414	27.1	15.2	74.4
2014	415	26.0	15.9	74.9
2015	417	27.0	15.4	76
2016	441	27.0	16.3	73.9
2017	432	26.0	16.6	75.9
2018	455	27.0	16.8	77.6
2019	452	29.8	15.1	77
2020	457	33.4	13.6	74.4
2021	459	31.5	14.5	74.7
2022	419	29.3	14.2	68.5
2023	426	36.4	11.6	69
2024	400	36.3	11.0	69.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Manhattan Village Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	57	6.6	8.6	n/a
1995	224	11.8	19.0	n/a
1996	224	11.8	19.0	n/a
1997	299	17.5	17.1	61.2
1998	337	18.0	18.7	66.2
1999	339	22.0	15.4	71.4
2000	389	19.0	20.5	72.8
2001	438	30.0	14.6	78.5
2002	314	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	314	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	326	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	345	n/a	n/a	0
2006	361	25.0	14.4	77.8
2007	402	26.5	15.2	72.9
2008	397	27.0	14.7	77.8
2009	393	24.0	16.4	76.1
2010	449	26.0	17.2	n/a
2011	433	27.0	16.0	76.7
2012	429	26.0	16.5	74.4
2013	414	27.1	15.2	74.4
2014	415	26.0	15.9	74.9
2015	417	27.0	15.4	76
2016	441	27.0	16.3	73.9
2017	432	26.0	16.6	75.9
2018	455	27.0	16.8	77.6
2019	452	29.8	15.1	77
2020	457	33.4	13.6	74.4
2021	459	31.5	14.5	74.7
2022	419	29.3	14.2	68.5
2023	426	36.4	11.6	69
2024	400	36.3	11.0	69.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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