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Manhattan Village Academy

Q: Is Manhattan Village Academy a good school?

Manhattan Village Academy ranks 380 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 69% of New York high schools

Summary

Manhattan Village Academy is a public high school in New York City's District 2 that serves around 400 students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New York state, with a statewide ranking between 121 and 380 over the past decade, and has received 4-5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance.

Manhattan Village Academy outperforms the New York City District 2 and statewide averages in most Regents exam subjects, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points higher. The school's graduation rates have consistently been above 80% in recent years. Additionally, Manhattan Village Academy performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, such as Asian students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking among the top 100 and top 25% of New York high schools, respectively, for these demographics.

While the school's overall performance is impressive, there are a few areas where Manhattan Village Academy could potentially improve, such as reducing chronic absenteeism and increasing proficiency rates in certain subjects. The school's performance also stands out compared to many nearby high schools, such as Gramercy Arts High School, High School For Language And Diplomacy, and International High School At Union Square, which generally do not match Manhattan Village Academy's academic achievements.

388

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,268

Per pupil spending ?

67%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43 W 22nd St
New York, NY 10010-5101

(212) 242-8752

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

Asian:

16.5%

White:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2014 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (74% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 2

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

!Earth Science scores 43 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg64%

New York avg66%

380^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	67.0	380 of 1234	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	317 of 1242	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	286 of 1228	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	263 of 1190	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	130 of 1207	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	141 of 1210	88.3%	★★★★☆
2017	79.0	121 of 1221	90.1%	★★★★★
2016	81.6	62 of 1255	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	78.2	87 of 1255	93.1%	★★★★★
2014	77.2	99 of 1237	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	77.8	137 of 1217	88.7%	★★★★☆
2012	76.1	161 of 1198	86.6%	★★★★☆
2011	70.6	241 of 1165	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	64.5	364 of 1117	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.9	175 of 1086	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	69.0	250 of 1027	75.7%	★★★★☆
2007	69.8	195 of 1002	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	61.0	416 of 986	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.5	669 of 935	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	322 of 713	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	259 of 690	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.2	67 of 671	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	12 of 593	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	12 of 686	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	9 of 679	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	96 of 413	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	122 of 426	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	118 of 424	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	39 of 386	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	60.6	211 of 447	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	136 of 426	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	326 of 1206	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	316 of 1219	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	329 of 1197	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	212 of 1155	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	136 of 1193	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	128 of 1176	89.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	134 of 885	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	114 of 865	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	116 of 851	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	130 of 760	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	39 of 815	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	57 of 791	92.8%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	66 of 607	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	11 of 564	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	13 of 531	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	10 of 389	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	13 of 493	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	216 of 1179	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	192 of 1170	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	127 of 1155	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	96 of 1101	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	57 of 1179	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	38 of 1154	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	415 of 1201	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	311 of 1211	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	257 of 1191	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	314 of 1154	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	171 of 1190	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	195 of 1176	83.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	420 of 1149	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	223 of 1144	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	221 of 1130	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	237 of 1038	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	140 of 1132	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	139 of 1095	87.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	347 of 788	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	150 of 781	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	65 of 776	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	55.8	314 of 738	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	316 of 793	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	237 of 765	69.0%	★★★☆☆

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)89th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government94%+19 vs state

Global History and Geography92%+16 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts86%+11 vs state

Algebra I76%+20 vs state

Life Science Biology76%+17 vs state

Physics72%+4 vs state

Common Core Algebra II71%-4 vs state

Geometry67%+8 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences64%+8 vs state

Chemistry62%~ state avg

Living Environment31%-26 vs state

Earth Science22%-43 vs state

Common Core Geometry15%-8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, February 3, 2020

For those that don't know, Manhattan Village Academy is amongst the TOP HIGH SCHOOLS in NYC. Currently, the aforementioned principal is on leave. However, my daughter's experience there has been astronomical including her writing, speech and maturity levels. They help develop strong respect and personalities. We came from a highly gifted JHS and commute daily from Brooklyn to NYC for this school and we couldn't be happier with her progress. The teachers and assistant principal and staff are all very caring, communicative, approachable and easy to talk to and they are all so eager to make sure our children aspire! It's truly been a wonderful experience being accepted into Manhattan Village Academy! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

PLEASE do your research before sending your child to this school. Read reviews and comments made by teachers, students, etc. In the school open house, Principal Geager paints a pretty picture to parents, but you will soon learn its all lies. All he cares about is making himself look good. He doesn't help students, motivate or encourage but likes to pick and bully them. His staff is afraid of him; he disrespects the teachers, curses at both students/teachers, performs a lot of illegal actions and continues to get away with it. You have some hard working teachers, but the Principal Geager and Administrative staff (who follows his orders) is so corrupt, that it should deter you from even thinking about placing your child in this school. If you want your child to have a good high school experience, DON'T SEND THEM HERE! Just two weeks ago, a child committed suicide during her lunch period due to bullying from students. As a Principal who claims to know everything, he should have done something about it. The problem here is he’s the MAIN CULPRIT!
Please read the links:
http://insideschools.org/component/schools/school/90
http://www.ratemyteachers.com/hector-geager/1822202-t
http://nycrubberroomreporter.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-tragedy-of-bullying-death-at.html Close Quote

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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	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manhattan Village Academy	Public	9-12	43 W 22nd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 242-8752	388	34	11.4	67.0%	57 (14.7%)	51 (13.1%)	203 (52.3%)	64 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	67	380^th of 1234 public high schools	69.2%		71.5	317^th of 1242 public high schools	74.5%	63	62.5	71.1	86.5	15.4	22.2	92.5	30.8	72.2	94.4	76.3	75.6	67.5	63.6								$26,268	$2,376	$23,892
High School Of Fashion Industries (The)	Public, Magnet	9-12	225 W 24th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 255-1235	1,455	122	11.8	81.3%	76 (5.2%)	419 (28.8%)	862 (59.2%)	58 (4.0%)	11 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	26 (1.8%)	32.9	824^th of 1234 public high schools	33.2%		39	762^nd of 1242 public high schools	38.6%	62	32.7	34.3	87.0	9.9	15.4	70.1	37.0	4.4	66.0	39.9	37.7	31.5	50.2								$28,732	$2,773	$25,959
Baruch College Campus High School	Public	9-12	55 E 25th St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 683-7440	479	31	15.3	66.0%	108 (22.5%)	47 (9.8%)	162 (33.8%)	141 (29.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	74.8	238^th of 1234 public high schools	80.7%		78.5	158^th of 1242 public high schools	87.3%	80	83.0	88.5	92.4	50.0		92.9		40.7	90.8	85.9	88.3	77.8									$24,957	$1,245	$23,713
Satellite Academy High School	Public	9-12	120 W 30th St	New York	10001	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 674-2800	112	11	10.2	89.3%	2 (1.8%)	33 (29.5%)	75 (67.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)			49.0																		$43,573	$3,493	$40,079
Clinton School (The)	Public	6-12	10 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 524-4360	846	62	13.7	24.1%	449 (53.1%)	32 (3.8%)	118 (13.9%)	117 (13.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (15.0%)	82.3	103^rd of 1234 public high schools	91.7%		82.6	72^nd of 1242 public high schools	94.2%	31			90.5			89.1	70.0		94.4	84.7	89.7	91.7	88.6	86.0	88.7	88.5	79.1	91.1			$25,215	$1,586	$23,629
Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers	Public	9-12	250 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 691-0934	460	35	13.0	90.2%	22 (4.8%)	128 (27.8%)	296 (64.3%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47.2	683^rd of 1234 public high schools	44.7%		22.8	942^nd of 1242 public high schools	24.2%	259	54.6	23.6	80.0	0.0	48.9	79.6	65.1		91.7	53.1	36.8	25.0	52.0								$28,090	$2,356	$25,734
School Of The Future High School	Public	6-12	127 E 22nd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-8086	709	57	12.3	50.6%	270 (38.1%)	103 (14.5%)	190 (26.8%)	101 (14.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.2%)								(n/a)			90.3							100.0				67.2	69.8	89.3	61.3	56.9	65.4	79.2	$27,321	$1,578	$25,742
Harvest Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	34 W 14th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 242-3384	365	40	9.1	72.6%	46 (12.6%)	85 (23.3%)	195 (53.4%)	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)								(n/a)			71.6																		$33,131	$2,823	$30,308
Union Square Academy For Health Sciences	Public	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 253-3110	527	31	16.9	86.9%	39 (7.4%)	81 (15.4%)	304 (57.7%)	74 (14.0%)	9 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	15 (2.8%)	26.8	899^th of 1234 public high schools	27.1%		28.9	864^th of 1242 public high schools	30.4%	35	29.4	49.1	81.8	8.5	3.0	63.8	42.6		71.8	34.2	21.2	14.2	34.2								$26,254	$2,496	$23,759
Academy For Software Engineering	Public	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 253-3299	438	46	9.4	84.5%	22 (5.0%)	110 (25.1%)	226 (51.6%)	66 (15.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	15	1061^st of 1234 public high schools	14.0%		22.7	943^rd of 1242 public high schools	24.1%	118		39.3	52.5			47.1	27.4		41.1	37.9	39.5	18.8	75.0								$30,819	$2,963	$27,856

Frequently Asked Questions about Manhattan Village Academy

What district is Manhattan Village Academy in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

What is the racial makeup of Manhattan Village Academy?

Students at Manhattan Village Academy are 52% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 15% White, 13% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Manhattan Village Academy a good school?

Manhattan Village Academy ranks 380^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Manhattan Village Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Manhattan Village Academy.

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