Is Lower Manhattan Arts Academy a good school?

Lower Manhattan Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 23.7% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Lower Manhattan Arts Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 315 students attended Lower Manhattan Arts Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Lower Manhattan Arts Academy?

Students at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy are 58% Hispanic, 31% African American, 9% Asian, 2% White.

Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Public 9-12

350 Grand St
New York, NY 10002

(212) 505-0143

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,081

Student/teacher ratio: 11.7

Number of students: 315

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.8%

African American:

31.1%

Asian:

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lower Manhattan Arts Academy ranks worse than 76.3% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 42^nd 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 22.28. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lower Manhattan Arts 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57.8%), African American (31.1%), Asian (8.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy is 11.7. 34 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Lower Manhattan Arts Academy employs 26.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy is $21,081, which is the 25^th highest among 56 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lower Manhattan Arts Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Lower Manhattan Arts Academy 948^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Lower Manhattan Arts Academy in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Homeless students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

Hispanic students:

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 Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

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Rank History for all students at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2007	21.26	829^th	1002	17.3%
2008	43.34	694^th	1027	32.4%
2009	43.16	705^th	1086	35.1%
2010	32.98	797^th	1117	28.6%
2011	36.44	780^th	1165	33.0%
2012	37.05	785^th	1198	34.5%
2013	30.51	843^rd	1217	30.7%
2014	25.18	911^th	1237	26.4%
2015	32.75	856^th	1255	31.8%
2016	24.60	974^th	1255	22.4%
2017	27.80	850^th	1221	30.4%
2018	26.81	876^th	1210	27.6%
2019	15.74	1007^th	1207	16.6%
2022	15.89	972^nd	1190	18.3%
2023	16.04	1003^rd	1228	18.3%
2024	22.28	948^th	1242	23.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.07	301^st	546	44.9%
2019	44.57	276^th	565	51.2%
2022	49.23	204^th	481	57.6%
2023	29.12	460^th	583	21.1%
2024	55.99	213^th	637	66.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.55	620^th	1095	43.4%
2019	22.09	933^rd	1132	17.6%
2022	25.22	814^th	1038	21.6%
2023	23.13	927^th	1130	18.0%
2024	35.31	726^th	1144	36.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.71	819^th	1154	29.0%
2019	12.31	1044^th	1179	11.5%
2022	17.68	920^th	1101	16.4%
2023	16.37	972^nd	1155	15.8%
2024	25.32	895^th	1170	23.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.78	171^st	498	65.7%
2019	32.79	359^th	493	27.2%
2022	25.91	321^st	389	17.5%
2023	34.76	367^th	531	30.9%
2024	21.74	499^th	564	11.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.10	894^th	1176	24.0%
2019	17.42	988^th	1193	17.2%
2022	12.05	1012^th	1155	12.4%
2023	17.95	968^th	1197	19.1%
2024	27.30	894^th	1219	26.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.16	819^th	1176	30.4%
2019	9.36	1078^th	1190	9.4%
2022	15.76	959^th	1154	16.9%
2023	8.95	1105^th	1191	7.2%
2024	16.41	1019^th	1211	15.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	26.40	338^th	426	20.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.86	330^th	679	51.4%
2019	32.93	467^th	686	31.9%
2022	20.16	513^th	593	13.5%
2023	17.85	599^th	671	10.7%
2024	41.10	386^th	690	44.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.84	536^th	791	32.2%
2019	21.01	661^st	815	18.9%
2022	24.46	573^rd	760	24.6%
2023	30.30	568^th	851	33.3%
2024	29.84	607^th	865	29.8%

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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

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by a parent
Thursday, August 7, 2014

My grandson goes to this school and I very much disagree with the low rating this site has given it. I feel it leaves a lot of things this school does tremendously right out of its statistical measurements. My grandson has become more curious and has been transformed by the dance and drama department at LoMa (especially loves dance). He is a junior and has already been in numerous productions which have greatly boosted his confidence and self-esteem. He is inspired and motivated by his teachers-all of whom stay until 4pm for extra tutoring. He is much more stimulated to learn than I have ever seen him before. I mean he talks about what he learned in class at dinner. Amazing. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2006	3	43	7	30	0	n/a	n/a	83
2007	13	59	8	82	0	n/a	n/a	162
2008	17	82	12	131	0	n/a	n/a	242
2009	17	102	23	153	1	n/a	n/a	296
2010	15	100	26	168	2	n/a	n/a	311
2011	11	100	31	182	2	0	0	326
2012	12	104	32	187	1	0	0	336
2013	15	99	33	195	2	0	5	349
2014	14	103	32	202	2	0	9	362
2015	13	109	32	216	2	0	12	384
2016	10	96	34	199	2	0	16	357
2017	10	95	29	193	3	3	16	349
2018	10	89	28	183	4	0	15	329
2019	9	79	25	164	4	0	10	291
2020	7	90	26	189	3	0	0	315
2021	10	101	28	198	4	0	0	341
2022	9	100	26	197	2	1	2	337
2023	5	98	28	182	1	1	0	315

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 Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	83	6.0	13.8	72.3
2007	162	13.0	12.5	73.5
2008	242	17.0	14.2	70.2
2009	296	21.0	14.1	74.7
2010	311	21.1	14.6	n/a
2011	326	22.5	14.4	86.5
2012	336	22.9	14.6	87.2
2013	349	20.2	17.2	87.4
2014	362	23.0	15.7	99.2
2015	384	23.0	16.6	60.7
2016	357	24.0	14.8	57.4
2017	349	24.5	14.2	56.2
2018	329	25.0	13.1	75.1
2019	291	27.0	10.7	74.9
2020	315	28.8	10.9	78.1
2021	341	32.0	10.6	85
2022	337	34.9	9.6	81.9
2023	315	26.8	11.7	83.5

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 Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	83	6.0	13.8	72.3
2007	162	13.0	12.5	73.5
2008	242	17.0	14.2	70.2
2009	296	21.0	14.1	74.7
2010	311	21.1	14.6	n/a
2011	326	22.5	14.4	86.5
2012	336	22.9	14.6	87.2
2013	349	20.2	17.2	87.4
2014	362	23.0	15.7	99.2
2015	384	23.0	16.6	60.7
2016	357	24.0	14.8	57.4
2017	349	24.5	14.2	56.2
2018	329	25.0	13.1	75.1
2019	291	27.0	10.7	74.9
2020	315	28.8	10.9	78.1
2021	341	32.0	10.6	85
2022	337	34.9	9.6	81.9
2023	315	26.8	11.7	83.5

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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