Is High School For Media & Communications a good school?

High School For Media & Communications ranks in the bottom 22.5% of New York high schools.

How many students attend High School For Media & Communications?

In the 2022-23 school year, 328 students attended High School For Media & Communications.

What is the racial makeup of High School For Media & Communications?

Students at High School For Media & Communications are 80% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races.

High School For Media & Communications

Summary:

High School For Media & Communications is a public high school in New York, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 328 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District # 6, which is ranked 609 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

High School For Media & Communications has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is significantly below the New York City District # 6 and New York state averages in most Regents/Common Core exams, particularly in science subjects. The school's 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.1% and 90.4%, which is generally lower than the state average, and it has experienced very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 34.1% to 55.2% in recent years.

While the nearby schools in the same district, such as High School For Excellence And Innovation and Inwood Early College For Health And Information Technologies, perform at a similar or slightly higher level, they still struggle with low performance and high chronic absenteeism, indicating systemic challenges in the district. The school's relatively stronger performance among certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, suggests there may be opportunities to learn from and replicate the practices that are working for these groups to benefit the entire student population.

Detail:

Public 9-12

549 Audubon Ave
New York, NY 10040

(212) 927-1841

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

SchoolDigger Rank:
962^nd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,796

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 328

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.5%

African American:

10.4%

Two or more races:

7.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details High School For Media & Communications ranks worse than 77.5% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 7^th among 10 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.37. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at High School For Media & Communications 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 (80.5%), African American (10.4%), two or more races (7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at High School For Media & Communications is 11.3. 6 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare High School For Media & Communications employs 28.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at High School For Media & Communications is $24,796, which is the 5^th highest among 10 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

High School For Media & Communications:

SchoolDigger ranks High School For Media & Communications 962^nd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See High School For Media & Communications in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 6:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 6 609^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for High School For Media & Communications

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Rank History for all students at High School For Media & Communications

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	11.81	839^th	935	10.3%
2006	8.53	913^th	986	7.4%
2007	14.94	890^th	1002	11.2%
2008	10.48	952^nd	1027	7.3%
2009	16.91	937^th	1086	13.7%
2010	20.96	923^rd	1117	17.4%
2011	20.29	958^th	1165	17.8%
2012	20.81	942^nd	1198	21.4%
2013	7.24	1116^th	1217	8.3%
2014	9.31	1133^rd	1237	8.4%
2015	6.33	1220^th	1255	2.8%
2016	10.24	1208^th	1255	3.7%
2017	5.58	1180^th	1221	3.4%
2018	4.27	1173^rd	1210	3.1%
2019	4.91	1156^th	1207	4.2%
2022	9.84	1077^th	1190	9.5%
2023	16.63	989^th	1228	19.5%
2024	21.37	962^nd	1242	22.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at High School For Media & Communications

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.19	353^rd	546	35.3%
2019	39.51	337^th	565	40.4%
2022	57.57	142^nd	481	70.5%
2023	55.35	196^th	583	66.4%
2024	58.88	187^th	637	70.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at High School For Media & Communications

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.38	1061^st	1095	3.1%
2019	13.84	1063^rd	1132	6.1%
2022	24.77	822^nd	1038	20.8%
2023	22.86	932^nd	1130	17.5%
2024	30.22	819^th	1144	28.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at High School For Media & Communications

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	2.06	1146^th	1154	0.7%
2022	11.03	1008^th	1101	8.4%
2024	24.89	897^th	1170	23.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at High School For Media & Communications

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.19	460^th	498	7.6%
2019	25.14	422^nd	493	14.4%
2022	45.11	186^th	389	52.2%
2023	55.02	172^nd	531	67.6%
2024	47.96	251^st	564	55.5%

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Rank History for Female students at High School For Media & Communications

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	7.87	1109^th	1176	5.7%
2019	7.39	1117^th	1193	6.4%
2022	9.43	1051^st	1155	9.0%
2023	21.88	916^th	1197	23.5%
2024	16.85	1026^th	1219	15.8%

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Rank History for Male students at High School For Media & Communications

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	2.63	1165^th	1176	0.9%
2019	3.49	1158^th	1190	2.7%
2022	8.42	1056^th	1154	8.5%
2023	13.48	1014^th	1191	14.9%
2024	23.95	907^th	1211	25.1%

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Rank History for African American students at High School For Media & Communications

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.80	341^st	671	49.2%
2024	48.88	306^th	690	55.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at High School For Media & Communications

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	8.31	764^th	791	3.4%
2019	9.96	757^th	815	7.1%
2022	14.71	676^th	760	11.1%
2023	24.08	652^nd	851	23.4%
2024	30.38	593^rd	865	31.4%

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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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Enrollment information for High School For Media & Communications

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2000	4	24	1	171	0	n/a	n/a	200
2001	4	28	2	265	0	n/a	n/a	299
2002	6	38	6	494	0	n/a	n/a	544
2003	6	38	6	494	0	n/a	n/a	544
2004	4	41	5	560	0	n/a	n/a	610
2005	2	33	2	568	0	n/a	n/a	605
2006	1	32	3	565	0	n/a	n/a	601
2007	1	36	3	585	0	n/a	n/a	625
2008	0	36	4	624	1	n/a	n/a	665
2009	1	36	3	598	1	n/a	n/a	639
2010	2	38	4	577	1	n/a	n/a	622
2011	4	40	5	517	0	0	0	566
2012	3	63	6	500	1	0	0	573
2013	5	64	5	445	3	0	2	524
2014	6	75	10	443	1	0	1	536
2015	7	67	10	401	2	0	1	488
2016	5	63	7	354	2	0	0	431
2017	3	50	5	346	1	0	0	405
2018	7	47	4	345	1	0	0	404
2019	5	38	3	334	1	0	3	384
2020	6	31	2	301	1	1	2	344
2021	7	21	1	281	1	1	1	313
2022	5	33	1	282	1	1	2	325
2023	3	34	2	264	1	1	23	328

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 High School For Media & Communications

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	200	7.0	28.6	79
2001	299	7.0	42.7	86.3
2002	544	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	544	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	610	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	605	31.8	19.0	0
2006	601	34.0	17.7	93
2007	625	37.6	16.6	94.4
2008	665	36.0	18.5	87.5
2009	639	37.2	17.2	79.7
2010	622	34.2	18.1	n/a
2011	566	32.9	17.1	86.7
2012	573	31.1	18.4	88
2013	524	34.1	15.3	86.5
2014	536	31.0	17.2	89
2015	488	27.0	18.0	89.1
2016	431	25.0	17.2	91.9
2017	405	24.9	16.2	94.8
2018	404	22.2	18.1	95.5
2019	384	26.0	14.7	95.1
2020	344	28.6	11.9	91.9
2021	313	29.9	10.4	94.6
2022	325	33.4	9.7	95.4
2023	328	28.9	11.3	97

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 High School For Media & Communications

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	200	7.0	28.6	79
2001	299	7.0	42.7	86.3
2002	544	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	544	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	610	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	605	31.8	19.0	0
2006	601	34.0	17.7	93
2007	625	37.6	16.6	94.4
2008	665	36.0	18.5	87.5
2009	639	37.2	17.2	79.7
2010	622	34.2	18.1	n/a
2011	566	32.9	17.1	86.7
2012	573	31.1	18.4	88
2013	524	34.1	15.3	86.5
2014	536	31.0	17.2	89
2015	488	27.0	18.0	89.1
2016	431	25.0	17.2	91.9
2017	405	24.9	16.2	94.8
2018	404	22.2	18.1	95.5
2019	384	26.0	14.7	95.1
2020	344	28.6	11.9	91.9
2021	313	29.9	10.4	94.6
2022	325	33.4	9.7	95.4
2023	328	28.9	11.3	97

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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