How many students attend Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 373 students attended Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School.

What is the racial makeup of Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School?

Students at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School are 62% Hispanic, 27% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

Summary:

Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School is a public high school located in New York City's New York City Geographic District # 2, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 373 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams, significantly lower than the district and state averages across most subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 13.64% in Algebra I, 15.69% in Algebra II, and 70.24% in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 32.96%, 65.5%, and 83.87%, respectively. The school also has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates than the district and state, as well as consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism.

Interestingly, the school is located in close proximity to several other public high schools, including Business Of Sports School, Urban Assembly Gateway School For Technology, and Manhattan Bridges High School, which have similar demographic and socioeconomic profiles but varying levels of academic performance. The school's specialized focus on building arts and craftsmanship may provide unique learning opportunities for students, but the data does not indicate how these programs are impacting student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 9-12

439 W 49th St
New York, NY 10019

(212) 399-3520

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,339

Student/teacher ratio: 9.8

Number of students: 373

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

African American:

26.5%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School ranks worse than 77.2% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 44^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 21.75. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.7%), African American (26.5%), two or more races (4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School is 9.8, which is the 18^th best among 56 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2. (See more...)

Compare Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School employs 38 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School is $22,339, which is the 20^th highest among 56 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School 959^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School 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 Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

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Rank History for all students at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2015	13.67	1115^th	1255	11.2%
2016	12.51	1178^th	1255	6.1%
2017	12.07	1049^th	1221	14.1%
2018	19.23	954^th	1210	21.2%
2019	19.37	960^th	1207	20.5%
2022	11.68	1053^rd	1190	11.5%
2023	12.70	1055^th	1228	14.1%
2024	21.75	959^th	1242	22.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.62	235^th	546	57.0%
2019	31.07	410^th	565	27.4%
2022	21.48	439^th	481	8.7%
2023	13.73	575^th	583	1.4%
2024	42.64	339^th	637	46.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.71	668^th	1095	39.0%
2019	38.42	677^th	1132	40.2%
2022	18.09	923^rd	1038	11.1%
2023	13.90	1066^th	1130	5.7%
2024	22.87	952^nd	1144	16.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.36	943^rd	1154	18.3%
2019	23.11	930^th	1179	21.1%
2022	10.71	1012^th	1101	8.1%
2023	12.75	1019^th	1155	11.8%
2024	23.20	910^th	1170	22.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.23	329^th	498	33.9%
2019	58.80	164^th	493	66.7%
2022	16.76	367^th	389	5.7%
2023	40.20	318^th	531	40.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.17	933^rd	1176	20.7%
2019	21.65	936^th	1193	21.5%
2022	17.00	953^rd	1155	17.5%
2023	16.22	999^th	1197	16.5%
2024	18.32	1005^th	1219	17.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.33	948^th	1176	19.4%
2019	19.34	949^th	1190	20.3%
2022	8.80	1053^rd	1154	8.8%
2023	11.76	1045^th	1191	12.3%
2024	20.33	962^nd	1211	20.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	8.84	421^st	447	5.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.62	540^th	679	20.5%
2019	29.11	511^th	686	25.5%
2022	25.84	473^rd	593	20.2%
2023	14.01	622^nd	671	7.3%
2024	22.35	570^th	690	17.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.44	571^st	791	27.8%
2019	27.87	592^nd	815	27.4%
2022	19.05	634^th	760	16.6%
2023	22.20	670^th	851	21.3%
2024	35.89	536^th	865	38.0%

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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

Review counts

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by a citizen
Sunday, June 16, 2019

I worked here in the school's second year, and I have nothing but VAST respect for the very professional staff and administration. These people were smart, dedicated professionals who really knew what they were doing. In those first couple years there were some students who went there more because they couldn't get into any other schools, and weren't really interested in Mather itself. But I'm sure as word spreads of the amazing out-of-the-box things you can learn here that other schools don't offer, it will fill with great students who WANT to be there. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2014	12	19	4	47	1	0	3	86
2015	18	47	7	119	1	0	3	195
2016	18	75	8	176	1	0	3	281
2017	27	99	9	234	2	1	3	375
2018	19	103	7	266	3	1	2	401
2019	18	106	12	254	5	5	3	403
2020	24	104	13	262	7	4	7	421
2021	16	102	13	255	9	4	9	408
2022	19	97	11	256	6	4	7	400
2023	14	99	10	230	4	1	15	373

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 Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2014	86	7.8	10.9	82.6
2015	195	13.0	15.0	84.6
2016	281	27.0	10.4	76.5
2017	375	32.9	11.3	82.1
2018	401	36.0	11.1	84.5
2019	403	37.0	10.8	78.9
2020	421	40.5	10.3	81.5
2021	408	34.6	11.7	84.6
2022	400	42.8	9.3	83.8
2023	373	38.0	9.8	84.7

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 Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2014	86	7.8	10.9	82.6
2015	195	13.0	15.0	84.6
2016	281	27.0	10.4	76.5
2017	375	32.9	11.3	82.1
2018	401	36.0	11.1	84.5
2019	403	37.0	10.8	78.9
2020	421	40.5	10.3	81.5
2021	408	34.6	11.7	84.6
2022	400	42.8	9.3	83.8
2023	373	38.0	9.8	84.7

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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