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Art And Design High School

Q: Is Art And Design High School a good school?

Art And Design High School ranks 363 rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

363^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 71% of New York high schools

Summary

Art And Design High School is a public high school in New York, NY, serving 1,485 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #2, which is ranked 352 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Art And Design High School has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from #823 out of 1,255 New York high schools in 2014-2015 to #363 out of 1,234 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating. The school's performance on Regents exams is generally above the New York City District #2 and statewide averages, particularly in subjects like Common Core English Language Arts, Global History and Geography, and U.S. History and Government. Additionally, the school has a strong four-year graduation rate ranging from 80.3% to 93.9% and relatively low dropout rates between 1.0% and 7.1% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Urban Academy Laboratory High School, Vanguard High School, and Manhattan International High School, Art And Design High School generally outperforms them in academic measures, graduation rates, and test scores. This suggests that the school may have effective practices or resources that contribute to its success, which could be worth exploring and potentially replicating in other schools within the district.

1,485

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,405

Per pupil spending ?

48.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

231-249 E 56th St
New York, NY 10019

(212) 752-4340

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.3%

White:

30.8%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Physics scores 53 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg64%

New York avg66%

363^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 57High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2

352^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 2 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	363 of 1234	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	394 of 1242	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	482 of 1228	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	473 of 1190	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	151 of 519	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	626 of 1207	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	668 of 1210	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.0	659 of 1221	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.1	766 of 1255	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.3	823 of 1255	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.9	762 of 1237	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.0	780 of 1217	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.6	812 of 1198	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.1	747 of 1165	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.2	778 of 1117	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.2	806 of 1086	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	826 of 1027	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.1	776 of 1002	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.5	769 of 986	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.6	781 of 935	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	151 of 713	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	128 of 690	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	171 of 671	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	124 of 593	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	210 of 686	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	208 of 679	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	203 of 413	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	202 of 426	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	256 of 424	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	198 of 386	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	232 of 447	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	200 of 426	53.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	560 of 669	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.8	117 of 637	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	46.3	283 of 583	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	242 of 481	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	334 of 565	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	330 of 1206	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	370 of 1219	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	477 of 1197	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	466 of 1155	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	93 of 290	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	582 of 1193	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	609 of 1176	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	174 of 885	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	186 of 865	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	225 of 851	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	220 of 760	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	17 of 64	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	282 of 815	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	309 of 791	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	45 of 607	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	30 of 564	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	45 of 531	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	71.3	48 of 389	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	115 of 493	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	120 of 498	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	273 of 1179	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	370 of 1170	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	426 of 1155	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	373 of 1101	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	498 of 1179	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	566 of 1154	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	715 of 1201	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	437 of 1211	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	573 of 1191	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	472 of 1154	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	687 of 1190	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	731 of 1176	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	90 of 328	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	30 of 306	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	68.9	71 of 272	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	34 of 212	84.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	81.1	4 of 41	90.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	181 of 1149	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	215 of 1144	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	214 of 1130	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	218 of 1038	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	310 of 1132	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	301 of 1095	72.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	198 of 788	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	220 of 781	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	300 of 776	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	352 of 738	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	372 of 793	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	407 of 765	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)93rd percentile+22 vs school

Native American (2023)90th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-20 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts89%+14 vs state

Global History and Geography87%+11 vs state

U.S. History and Government84%+9 vs state

Common Core Algebra II80%+5 vs state

Algebra I80%+24 vs state

Life Science Biology79%+21 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences76%+20 vs state

Geometry73%+13 vs state

Chemistry51%-14 vs state

Living Environment45%-12 vs state

Common Core Geometry27%+3 vs state

Earth Science19%-46 vs state

Physics16%-53 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, July 22, 2021

Love this school especially for my aspiring artist Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

great school if your child loves art; great academic opportunities but it is a big school with a lot of kids of varying academic ability so parents have to stay on top of things. Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, June 19, 2011

I like it; just wish the school facility itself was better. We're getting the new building, yes, but by then I'll have graduated, and my class did not see get to see the old building, which we heard was great, either. In ninth grade we got into only really half a High School (other half was closed for construction already) Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Art And Design High School	Public	9-12	231-249 E 56th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 752-4340	1,485	107	13.9	48.5%	457 (30.8%)	186 (12.5%)	599 (40.3%)	133 (9.0%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (6.7%)	68.4	363^rd of 1234 public high schools	70.6%		67.6	394^th of 1242 public high schools	68.3%	31	50.5	79.7	89.4	27.0	18.8	87.3	44.7	15.8	84.5	79.6	78.8	72.8	75.7						$26,405	$1,599	$24,806
Vanguard High School	Public	9-12	317 E 67th St-Rm 401	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 517-5175	396	36	10.9	82.8%	37 (9.3%)	104 (26.3%)	236 (59.6%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)			54.0																$32,186	$3,144	$29,042
Manhattan International High School	Public	9-12	317 E 67th St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 517-6728	348	24	14.4	87.9%	32 (9.2%)	43 (12.4%)	249 (71.6%)	18 (5.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)			63.5																$31,554	$4,027	$27,527
Talent Unlimited High School	Public	9-12	317 E 67th St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 737-1530	463	36	13.0	68.3%	65 (14.0%)	89 (19.2%)	263 (56.8%)	22 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.3%)	34.2	813^th of 1234 public high schools	34.1%		47.5	671^st of 1242 public high schools	46.0%	142		50.9	75.8	10.0		73.4	29.0	12.5	73.8	53.0	27.9	34.6							$28,967	$1,714	$27,253
Urban Academy Laboratory High School	Public	9-12	317 E 67th St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 570-5284	128	15	8.6	56.3%	34 (26.6%)	29 (22.7%)	53 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (7.8%)								(n/a)			88.6																$39,661	$1,347	$38,314
Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis High School	Public	9-12	120 W 46th St	New York	10036	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 391-0041	316	33	9.5	86.1%	20 (6.3%)	63 (19.9%)	218 (69.0%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	27.8	886^th of 1234 public high schools	28.2%		22.5	945^th of 1242 public high schools	23.9%	59	18.4	43.9	61.9	11.8	6.3	83.1	37.5		63.6	33.3	31.9	20.0							$33,533	$4,185	$29,348
Repertory Company High School For Theatre Arts	Public	9-12	123 W 43rd St	New York	10036	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 382-1875	206	24	8.7	68.0%	39 (18.9%)	50 (24.3%)	93 (45.1%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.8%)	38	771^st of 1234 public high schools	37.5%		33.3	817^th of 1242 public high schools	34.2%	46	20.5	30.7	91.1			73.0	11.1		71.1	32.7	64.1		65.0						$32,618	$2,203	$30,415
Eleanor Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	411 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 772-1220	538	34	15.9	54.3%	182 (33.8%)	45 (8.4%)	147 (27.3%)	119 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.0%)	81.6	118^th of 1234 public high schools	90.4%		77.8	175^th of 1242 public high schools	85.9%	57	72.8	89.2	96.9	22.2		97.9	66.7	77.1	95.7	89.2	95.7	94.8							$24,263	$1,263	$23,000
Murray Hill Academy	Public	9-12	111 E 33rd St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 696-0195	298	25	11.7	79.2%	32 (10.7%)	60 (20.1%)	147 (49.3%)	45 (15.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	63.1	456^th of 1234 public high schools	63.0%		52.5	618^th of 1242 public high schools	50.2%	162		73.9	97.2	62.5	27.3	88.9	28.6		87.7	62.5	51.6	56.9	71.0						$32,039	$2,714	$29,325
Professional Performing Arts High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	328 W 48th St	New York	10036	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 247-8652	522	35	14.8	43.3%	175 (33.5%)	113 (21.6%)	164 (31.4%)	28 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.5%)	63	457^th of 1234 public high schools	63.0%		63.4	463^rd of 1242 public high schools	62.7%	6	51.2	75.5	95.8	27.3	30.8	95.3	66.7	14.3	87.5	63.4	48.2	50.7	63.9	76.9	90.0	85.7	64.0	87.5	$25,845	$1,294	$24,551

Frequently Asked Questions about Art And Design High School

Is Art And Design High School a good school?

Art And Design High School ranks 363^rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Art And Design High School?

Students at Art And Design High School are 40% Hispanic, 31% White, 13% African American, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Art And Design High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,485 students attended Art And Design High School.

What district is Art And Design High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

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