Is Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers a good school?

Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers ranks in the bottom 9.5% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers?

In the 2022-23 school year, 104 students attended Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers.

What is the racial makeup of Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers?

Students at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers are 48% African American, 38% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% White, 3% American Indian.

Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

Summary:

Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers is a public high school in New York City's New York City Geographic District # 2, serving 104 students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby schools in the district, Murry Bergtraum stands out with a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged and minority students, significantly lower proficiency rates on Regents exams, and much higher per-student spending that does not translate to better outcomes. The school's graduation rates range from 75-85%, with high dropout rates of 4.9-10% and chronic absenteeism as high as 60%. Despite small class sizes and high spending, Murry Bergtraum's performance lags far behind the district and state averages.

The persistent low performance at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers suggests systemic challenges that have not been adequately addressed. The disconnect between high spending and poor outcomes raises questions about resource allocation, while the school's unique demographic profile highlights the need for targeted interventions to support its student population. While the nearby schools in the district generally outperform Murry Bergtraum, the school's struggles appear to be specific to its own operations and context.

Detail:

Public 9-12

411 Pearl St
New York, NY 10038-1433

(212) 964-9610

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

SchoolDigger Rank:
1124^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $41,295

Student/teacher ratio: 7.4

Number of students: 104

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.1%

Hispanic:

38.5%

Asian:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers ranks worse than 90.5% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 55^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 11.12. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers 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 Racial makeup is: African American (48.1%), Hispanic (38.5%), Asian (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers is 7.4, which is the 4^th best among 56 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2. (See more...)

Compare Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers employs 14 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers is $41,295, which is the highest among 69 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers:

SchoolDigger ranks Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers 1124^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers 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 Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

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Rank History for all students at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	46.91	622^nd	935	33.5%
2006	30.01	755^th	986	23.4%
2007	38.23	728^th	1002	27.3%
2008	26.73	804^th	1027	21.7%
2009	26.89	829^th	1086	23.7%
2010	31.13	812^th	1117	27.3%
2011	28.90	849^th	1165	27.1%
2012	17.00	984^th	1198	17.9%
2013	16.18	986^th	1217	19.0%
2014	12.18	1083^rd	1237	12.4%
2015	14.21	1102^nd	1255	12.2%
2016	17.94	1098^th	1255	12.5%
2017	8.79	1112^th	1221	8.9%
2018	2.18	1198^th	1210	1.0%
2019	7.70	1112^th	1207	7.9%
2022	27.79	841^st	1190	29.3%
2023	10.85	1086^th	1228	11.6%
2024	11.12	1124^th	1242	9.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	10.24	540^th	546	1.1%
2019	10.85	561^st	565	0.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	8.29	1088^th	1095	0.6%
2019	13.56	1069^th	1132	5.6%
2022	14.36	977^th	1038	5.9%
2023	12.81	1079^th	1130	4.5%
2024	14.16	1089^th	1144	4.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	1.83	1150^th	1154	0.3%
2019	9.79	1080^th	1179	8.4%
2022	30.17	785^th	1101	28.7%
2023	17.38	957^th	1155	17.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	5.08	497^th	498	0.2%
2019	43.52	271^st	493	45.0%
2024	21.28	506^th	564	10.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	1.95	1167^th	1176	0.8%
2019	15.43	1013^th	1193	15.1%
2022	23.81	862^nd	1155	25.4%
2023	12.48	1044^th	1197	12.8%
2024	14.03	1076^th	1219	11.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	2.63	1164^th	1176	1.0%
2019	2.22	1177^th	1190	1.1%
2022	33.76	755^th	1154	34.6%
2023	8.14	1113^th	1191	6.5%
2024	11.79	1084^th	1211	10.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.54	667^th	679	1.8%
2019	15.56	617^th	686	10.1%
2022	28.96	442^nd	593	25.5%
2023	19.51	580^th	671	13.6%
2024	11.05	657^th	690	4.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	5.31	780^th	791	1.4%
2019	10.55	750^th	815	8.0%
2022	38.92	434^th	760	42.9%
2023	6.39	831^st	851	2.4%
2024	22.80	693^rd	865	19.9%

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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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Reviews:

by a teacher
Saturday, March 3, 2018

I want be clear about this school. Do not, under any circumstances send your kids there and if you are a teacher do not look for employment at that school. You will regret about it for the rest of your life because this school can destroy your career. Students are horrendous and the administrators are mean nasty and helpful at all. They will place all burden you and they will blame you for everything. Every little thing will result as a letter in your file. No matter what you do you will be rated as ineffective. I really hope and keep my finger crossed that this school will be closed foverer. I have never seen such misarable and unhappy teachers in my entire life. Bloomberg destroyed a very good school. In 2009 this school had about 2.500 students and over 100 teachers. Right now it barely has 200 kids and about 37 teachers.
I forgot to mention the support stuff such as guy who makes copies and secretary who is mean and useless often times. Plus securitiies who usually do nothing as well. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	162	1216	431	945	2	n/a	n/a	2756
1990	146	1407	457	932	2	n/a	n/a	2944
1991	98	1164	429	897	5	n/a	n/a	2593
1992	101	1055	468	987	35	n/a	n/a	2646
1993	110	1211	603	1225	12	n/a	n/a	3161
1994	148	1229	783	1343	12	n/a	n/a	3515
1995	114	1030	662	1265	4	n/a	n/a	3075
1996	114	1030	662	1265	4	n/a	n/a	3075
1997	141	982	722	1365	11	n/a	n/a	3221
1998	135	931	730	1326	16	n/a	n/a	3138
1999	148	873	656	1316	13	n/a	n/a	3006
2000	140	832	574	1262	17	n/a	n/a	2825
2001	179	823	561	1272	15	n/a	n/a	2850
2002	195	734	586	1202	8	n/a	n/a	2725
2003	195	734	586	1202	8	n/a	n/a	2725
2004	180	734	671	1311	5	n/a	n/a	2901
2005	156	762	650	1395	4	n/a	n/a	2967
2006	119	764	622	1399	3	n/a	n/a	2907
2007	96	797	578	1445	4	n/a	n/a	2920
2008	91	851	465	1381	3	n/a	n/a	2791
2009	73	890	399	1393	2	n/a	n/a	2757
2010	67	884	313	1302	4	n/a	n/a	2570
2011	60	881	280	1179	7	0	0	2407
2012	47	827	209	964	14	4	0	2065
2013	39	749	172	804	11	2	5	1782
2014	37	654	141	628	7	0	8	1475
2015	30	456	82	417	5	0	9	999
2016	12	282	66	229	3	0	5	597
2017	7	194	32	146	1	3	6	389
2018	7	135	13	103	1	2	3	264
2019	3	94	7	73	0	1	6	184
2020	2	71	2	49	2	0	1	127
2021	4	71	10	45	4	1	3	138
2022	4	63	16	45	3	2	2	135
2023	3	50	7	40	3	0	1	104

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 Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2756	139.3	19.7	n/a
1990	2944	144.9	20.3	n/a
1991	2593	126.9	20.4	n/a
1992	2646	96.6	27.3	n/a
1993	3161	114.3	27.7	n/a
1994	3515	135.8	25.9	n/a
1995	3075	123.7	24.9	n/a
1996	3075	123.7	24.9	n/a
1997	3221	135.7	23.7	71.8
1998	3138	147.7	21.2	67.8
1999	3006	154.1	19.5	68.6
2000	2825	119.5	23.6	72.1
2001	2850	130.7	21.8	86
2002	2725	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	2725	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	2901	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	2967	n/a	n/a	0
2006	2907	149.0	19.5	97.2
2007	2920	149.9	19.5	66.8
2008	2791	141.7	19.7	70.4
2009	2757	149.9	18.4	71.8
2010	2570	138.9	18.5	n/a
2011	2407	123.1	19.5	79
2012	2065	116.9	17.6	70.5
2013	1782	103.0	17.2	17.1
2014	1475	84.0	17.5	71.7
2015	999	61.0	16.3	72
2016	597	37.0	16.1	70.9
2017	389	31.1	12.4	78.7
2018	264	24.0	10.9	77.3
2019	184	19.0	9.6	76.1
2020	127	17.3	7.3	81.9
2021	138	17.1	8.0	89.9
2022	135	15.9	8.4	85.9
2023	104	14.0	7.4	85.6

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 Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2756	139.3	19.7	n/a
1990	2944	144.9	20.3	n/a
1991	2593	126.9	20.4	n/a
1992	2646	96.6	27.3	n/a
1993	3161	114.3	27.7	n/a
1994	3515	135.8	25.9	n/a
1995	3075	123.7	24.9	n/a
1996	3075	123.7	24.9	n/a
1997	3221	135.7	23.7	71.8
1998	3138	147.7	21.2	67.8
1999	3006	154.1	19.5	68.6
2000	2825	119.5	23.6	72.1
2001	2850	130.7	21.8	86
2002	2725	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	2725	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	2901	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	2967	n/a	n/a	0
2006	2907	149.0	19.5	97.2
2007	2920	149.9	19.5	66.8
2008	2791	141.7	19.7	70.4
2009	2757	149.9	18.4	71.8
2010	2570	138.9	18.5	n/a
2011	2407	123.1	19.5	79
2012	2065	116.9	17.6	70.5
2013	1782	103.0	17.2	17.1
2014	1475	84.0	17.5	71.7
2015	999	61.0	16.3	72
2016	597	37.0	16.1	70.9
2017	389	31.1	12.4	78.7
2018	264	24.0	10.9	77.3
2019	184	19.0	9.6	76.1
2020	127	17.3	7.3	81.9
2021	138	17.1	8.0	89.9
2022	135	15.9	8.4	85.9
2023	104	14.0	7.4	85.6

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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