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Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

Public Grades 9-12

989^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 20% of New York high schools

Summary

Lower Manhattan Arts Academy is a public high school serving 303 students in grades 9-12 in New York City's District 2. Despite its location in a district with several higher-performing schools nearby, such as New Design High School and High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies, Lower Manhattan Arts Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the school struggles, with proficiency rates on Regents exams significantly lower than the district and state averages in core subjects like Algebra, English, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.05% of students were proficient in Algebra II, compared to 65.7% in the district and 74.88% statewide. The school's 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 75-84.3% in recent years, below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.6% to 7.1%. Additionally, Lower Manhattan Arts Academy has very high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 60.1% in recent years, significantly above the district and state averages.

Despite these challenges, Lower Manhattan Arts Academy spends significantly more per student ($32,475 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages. The school's struggles appear to be unique to its own practices and culture, as the nearby schools generally outperform it academically. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, as well as supporting underperforming student subgroups, will be critical to improving the school's overall performance.

262

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,530

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Grand St
New York, NY 10002

(212) 505-0143

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

African American:

30.5%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (76% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg64%

New York avg66%

989^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	19.6	989 of 1234	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	948 of 1242	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1003 of 1228	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	972 of 1190	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1007 of 1207	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	876 of 1210	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	850 of 1221	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.6	974 of 1255	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.8	856 of 1255	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.2	911 of 1237	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.5	843 of 1217	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.0	785 of 1198	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.4	780 of 1165	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.0	797 of 1117	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.2	705 of 1086	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.3	694 of 1027	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.3	829 of 1002	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	658 of 713	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	386 of 690	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	599 of 671	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	513 of 593	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	467 of 686	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	330 of 679	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	26.4	338 of 426	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	159 of 669	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	213 of 637	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	460 of 583	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.2	204 of 481	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	276 of 565	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	301 of 546	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	951 of 1206	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	894 of 1219	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	968 of 1197	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1012 of 1155	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	988 of 1193	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	894 of 1176	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	675 of 885	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	607 of 865	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	568 of 851	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	573 of 760	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	661 of 815	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	536 of 791	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	296 of 607	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.7	499 of 564	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	367 of 531	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	321 of 389	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	359 of 493	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.8	171 of 498	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	951 of 1179	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	895 of 1170	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	972 of 1155	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	920 of 1101	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1044 of 1179	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	819 of 1154	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	980 of 1201	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1019 of 1211	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1105 of 1191	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	959 of 1154	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1078 of 1190	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	819 of 1176	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	928 of 1149	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	726 of 1144	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	927 of 1130	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	814 of 1038	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	933 of 1132	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	620 of 1095	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+56 vs school

Homeless (2025)51st percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Asian (2018)21st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

African American (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts87%+12 vs state

U.S. History and Government49%-26 vs state

Global History and Geography49%-27 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences42%-14 vs state

Living Environment40%-17 vs state

Life Science Biology31%-28 vs state

Earth Science20%-45 vs state

Common Core Algebra II19%-56 vs state

Algebra I15%-41 vs state

Geometry13%-47 vs state

Chemistry0%-65 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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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

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Design High School	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4148	421	46	9.0	86.0%	14 (3.3%)	119 (28.3%)	253 (60.1%)	23 (5.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	16.7	1037^th of 1234 public high schools	16.0%		12.8	1097^th of 1242 public high schools	11.7%	60		44.4	53.0		8.1	55.7	53.3		51.9	24.7		100.0		$32,790	$2,787	$30,003
High School For Dual Language And Asian Studies	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4097	368	27	13.8	78.3%	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	345 (93.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	88.2	27^th of 1234 public high schools	97.8%		82	85^th of 1242 public high schools	93.2%	58	90.3	100.0	92.4			98.8	83.3	100.0	99.1	98.3	93.8	89.5	85.1	$24,720	$2,299	$22,421
Essex Street Academy	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4773	366	35	10.6	63.9%	120 (32.8%)	68 (18.6%)	131 (35.8%)	22 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)								(n/a)			87.4											$29,430	$2,218	$27,212
Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-0745	256	22	11.5	87.5%	11 (4.3%)	74 (28.9%)	135 (52.7%)	29 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	31.4	842^nd of 1234 public high schools	31.8%		34.1	805^th of 1242 public high schools	35.2%	37	33.3	29.6	81.4	0.0	21.4	67.6	31.8		56.1	45.4	54.7	18.4	61.1	$32,814	$2,502	$30,312
Lower Manhattan Arts Academy	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-0143	262	30	8.6	87.8%	7 (2.7%)	80 (30.5%)	153 (58.4%)	17 (6.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	19.6	989^th of 1234 public high schools	19.9%		22.3	948^th of 1242 public high schools	23.7%	41	0.0	19.1	86.8	0.0	20.0	48.7	40.0		49.0	15.5	30.8	12.7	41.7	$37,530	$3,098	$34,431
Pace High School	Public	9-12	100 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 334-4663	499	71	7.0	82.8%	24 (4.8%)	161 (32.3%)	258 (51.7%)	44 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	20.5	981^st of 1234 public high schools	20.5%		21.9	958^th of 1242 public high schools	22.9%	23	15.3	28.6	73.9	0.0	25.0	62.3	38.0		56.4	28.1	31.8	22.5		$29,638	$2,473	$27,165
Emma Lazarus High School	Public	9-12	100 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 925-5017	279	25	11.2	96.4%	17 (6.1%)	50 (17.9%)	114 (40.9%)	97 (34.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.2	271^st of 1234 public high schools	78.0%					(n/a)		73.7	89.8	61.4	66.7	86.3	76.8		84.4	88.3		63.8	59.0	$32,960	$3,170	$29,790
Lower East Side Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	145 Stanton St-4th Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-6366	553	40	13.9	89.2%	13 (2.4%)	71 (12.8%)	315 (57.0%)	149 (26.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	55	581^st of 1234 public high schools	52.9%		49	652^nd of 1242 public high schools	47.5%	71	45.2	100.0	78.0	44.1	62.2	77.3	62.0		87.1	66.4	25.0	51.7	54.0	$30,218	$2,718	$27,500
Orchard Collegiate Academy	Public	9-12	220 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 406-9411	255	33	7.6	88.6%	11 (4.3%)	58 (22.7%)	145 (56.9%)	36 (14.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25.9	916^th of 1234 public high schools	25.8%		41.4	741^st of 1242 public high schools	40.3%	175	27.3	56.3	85.3	0.0		52.1	44.4		50.0	29.6	41.7	10.4	66.7	$34,893	$2,579	$32,314
Cascades High School	Public	9-12	198 Forsyth St-3rd Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 654-1261	135	14	9.6	92.6%	5 (3.7%)	53 (39.3%)	70 (51.9%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	12.2	1108^th of 1234 public high schools	10.2%		26.6	891^st of 1242 public high schools	28.3%	217			43.5			66.7	39.1		40.0	20.0	14.3			$40,073	$2,562	$37,511

Frequently Asked Questions about Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

What district is Lower Manhattan Arts Academy in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

How many students attend Lower Manhattan Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 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, 6% Asian, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Lower Manhattan Arts Academy a good school?

Lower Manhattan Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 19.9% of New York high schools.

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