Is Talent Unlimited High School a good school?

Talent Unlimited High School ranks 671 st of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Talent Unlimited High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 438 students attended Talent Unlimited High School.

What is the racial makeup of Talent Unlimited High School?

Students at Talent Unlimited High School are 50% Hispanic, 20% African American, 16% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Talent Unlimited High School

Summary:

Talent Unlimited High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in New York City's District #2, with a student population of 438. The school has a mixed performance record, ranking between 255 and 714 out of over 1,200 high schools in New York, with a current ranking of 671 and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Talent Unlimited High School performs better than the district and state averages in some subject areas, such as English Language Arts, Global History and Geography, and U.S. History and Government. However, the school lags behind in subjects like Chemistry, Algebra II, and Physics, where its proficiency rates are significantly lower. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female, multi-racial, and low socioeconomic status students, is relatively weaker. Additionally, the school's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.1% to 52.2%, is a significant concern and may be contributing to its overall performance challenges.

While Talent Unlimited High School's spending and staffing resources are generally in line with the district and nearby schools, such as Eleanor Roosevelt High School, the lower performance in some areas suggests the need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and explore opportunities for improvement. Overall, the school faces significant challenges in student performance, attendance, and equity that require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address and improve the school's outcomes.

Detail:

Public 9-12

317 E 67th St
New York, NY 10065-6003

(212) 737-1530

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

SchoolDigger Rank:
671^st of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,898

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 438

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.8%

African American:

19.9%

White:

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Talent Unlimited High School ranks worse than 54% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 21^st 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 47.47. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Talent Unlimited High School 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 Talent Unlimited High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49.8%), African American (19.9%), White (15.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Talent Unlimited High School is 12. 41 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Talent Unlimited High School employs 36.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Talent Unlimited High School is $17,898. 40 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Talent Unlimited High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Talent Unlimited High School 671^st of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Talent Unlimited High School in the ranking list.)

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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 Talent Unlimited High School

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Rank History for all students at Talent Unlimited High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	50.20	590^th	935	36.9%
2006	57.73	491^st	986	50.2%
2007	67.83	250^th	1002	75.0%
2008	73.11	136^th	1027	86.8%
2009	73.38	136^th	1086	87.5%
2010	78.28	50^th	1117	95.5%
2011	75.87	116^th	1165	90.0%
2012	67.01	383^rd	1198	68.0%
2013	68.54	374^th	1217	69.3%
2014	69.75	265^th	1237	78.6%
2015	61.86	419^th	1255	66.6%
2016	56.75	525^th	1255	58.2%
2017	57.79	515^th	1221	57.8%
2018	46.72	714^th	1210	41.0%
2019	53.49	635^th	1207	47.4%
2021	56.76	255^th	519	50.9%
2022	42.19	700^th	1190	41.2%
2023	49.99	648^th	1228	47.2%
2024	47.47	671^st	1242	46.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Talent Unlimited High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.83	72^nd	157	54.1%
2019	54.08	87^th	165	47.3%
2022	29.70	165^th	212	22.2%
2023	61.22	107^th	272	60.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Talent Unlimited High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.23	538^th	1095	50.9%
2019	54.77	448^th	1132	60.4%
2022	47.20	474^th	1038	54.3%
2023	47.55	512^th	1130	54.7%
2024	46.53	522^nd	1144	54.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Talent Unlimited High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.25	604^th	1154	47.7%
2019	56.63	493^rd	1179	58.2%
2021	63.14	90^th	289	68.9%
2022	41.20	661^st	1101	40.0%
2023	45.32	622^nd	1155	46.1%
2024	46.14	607^th	1170	48.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Talent Unlimited High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.41	74^th	498	85.1%
2023	66.21	90^th	531	83.1%
2024	70.31	77^th	564	86.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Talent Unlimited High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.02	663^rd	1176	43.6%
2019	56.13	590^th	1193	50.5%
2022	39.75	719^th	1155	37.7%
2023	48.22	650^th	1197	45.7%
2024	45.19	702^nd	1219	42.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Talent Unlimited High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.34	728^th	1176	38.1%
2019	46.39	690^th	1190	42.0%
2021	32.57	285^th	354	19.5%
2022	45.83	633^rd	1154	45.1%
2023	52.54	593^rd	1191	50.2%
2024	55.05	570^th	1211	52.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Talent Unlimited High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	51.34	258^th	447	42.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Talent Unlimited High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.51	210^th	679	69.1%
2019	69.96	147^th	686	78.6%
2022	52.14	238^th	593	59.9%
2023	61.86	199^th	671	70.3%
2024	53.75	276^th	690	60.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Talent Unlimited High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.70	336^th	791	57.5%
2019	64.40	247^th	815	69.7%
2022	51.04	341^st	760	55.1%
2023	55.85	317^th	851	62.7%
2024	56.53	325^th	865	62.4%

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Rank History for White students at Talent Unlimited High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.72	618^th	765	19.2%
2019	46.36	472^nd	793	40.5%
2022	43.77	448^th	738	39.3%
2023	60.20	273^rd	776	64.8%
2024	57.00	344^th	781	56.0%

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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

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by a citizen
Monday, January 4, 2010

A hidden treasure on NYC's East Side. The school has a small town feel with talented children who want to be successful... academically and artistically. The teachers and administration care about each and every student. They get to know your artistic ability, your academic strengths and weaknesses and offer guidance as they send you off to college. Over 90% of the students go to college. The school also offers many partnerships with leading artistic companies in New York City. Talent Unlimited is diverse in ethnicity and culturally, mirroring the true diversity that NYC has to offer. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Talent Unlimited High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1995	15	239	3	140	0	n/a	n/a	397
1996	15	239	3	140	0	n/a	n/a	397
1997	23	239	7	161	1	n/a	n/a	431
1998	28	222	9	175	1	n/a	n/a	435
1999	36	191	12	155	6	n/a	n/a	400
2000	77	168	11	158	7	n/a	n/a	421
2001	86	161	12	154	0	n/a	n/a	413
2002	93	152	5	170	0	n/a	n/a	420
2003	93	152	5	170	0	n/a	n/a	420
2004	85	172	13	181	0	n/a	n/a	451
2005	80	148	10	187	1	n/a	n/a	426
2006	84	172	7	177	2	n/a	n/a	442
2007	100	188	9	222	2	n/a	n/a	521
2008	96	168	7	188	0	n/a	n/a	459
2009	89	166	11	173	0	n/a	n/a	439
2010	81	149	11	178	0	n/a	n/a	419
2011	105	182	23	193	0	0	0	503
2012	97	175	12	195	2	10	0	491
2013	110	175	19	196	1	7	0	508
2014	104	184	26	206	1	0	12	533
2015	103	170	25	203	1	0	6	508
2016	96	175	18	200	1	0	19	509
2017	79	160	16	201	2	4	30	492
2018	69	146	12	205	2	5	41	480
2019	65	153	17	223	2	1	58	519
2020	81	145	18	251	2	0	35	532
2021	84	126	20	249	1	1	40	521
2022	78	114	20	232	5	0	40	489
2023	69	87	16	218	5	0	43	438

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 Talent Unlimited High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	397	19.0	20.9	n/a
1996	397	19.0	20.9	n/a
1997	431	22.8	18.9	69.1
1998	435	25.8	16.9	64.6
1999	400	27.0	14.8	64.3
2000	421	24.2	17.4	70.8
2001	413	26.5	15.6	73.6
2002	420	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	420	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	451	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	426	n/a	n/a	0
2006	442	22.0	20.1	62.2
2007	521	27.1	19.2	52.8
2008	459	26.0	17.7	55.8
2009	439	23.8	18.4	51.3
2010	419	19.8	21.1	n/a
2011	503	26.0	19.3	55.3
2012	491	25.8	19.0	54.8
2013	508	27.0	18.8	59.8
2014	533	28.0	19.0	58.5
2015	508	29.0	17.5	53.1
2016	509	29.0	17.5	53
2017	492	30.6	16.0	49.2
2018	480	33.0	14.5	55
2019	519	35.7	14.5	55.7
2020	532	39.5	13.4	56.8
2021	521	39.3	13.2	55.1
2022	489	36.3	13.4	58.9
2023	438	36.5	12.0	58

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 Talent Unlimited High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	397	19.0	20.9	n/a
1996	397	19.0	20.9	n/a
1997	431	22.8	18.9	69.1
1998	435	25.8	16.9	64.6
1999	400	27.0	14.8	64.3
2000	421	24.2	17.4	70.8
2001	413	26.5	15.6	73.6
2002	420	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	420	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	451	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	426	n/a	n/a	0
2006	442	22.0	20.1	62.2
2007	521	27.1	19.2	52.8
2008	459	26.0	17.7	55.8
2009	439	23.8	18.4	51.3
2010	419	19.8	21.1	n/a
2011	503	26.0	19.3	55.3
2012	491	25.8	19.0	54.8
2013	508	27.0	18.8	59.8
2014	533	28.0	19.0	58.5
2015	508	29.0	17.5	53.1
2016	509	29.0	17.5	53
2017	492	30.6	16.0	49.2
2018	480	33.0	14.5	55
2019	519	35.7	14.5	55.7
2020	532	39.5	13.4	56.8
2021	521	39.3	13.2	55.1
2022	489	36.3	13.4	58.9
2023	438	36.5	12.0	58

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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