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Gramercy Arts High School

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Gramercy Arts High School ranks 483 rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 61% of New York high schools

Summary

Gramercy Arts High School is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in New York City's District #2, with a student population of 511. The school has been ranked between 483-950 out of over 1,200 New York high schools in the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 483 and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gramercy Arts High School outperforms the district and state averages in several Regents exam subjects, including Common Core English Language Arts, Global History and Geography, and U.S. History and Government, with proficiency rates 5-10 percentage points higher. However, the school struggles in subjects like Chemistry, Physics, and Geometry, where its proficiency rates are significantly lower. The school's 4-year graduation rate ranges from 80.3% to 91.5%, on par with the district and state, and its dropout rate, ranging from 0.0% to 7.1%, is also comparable. Notably, the school performs particularly well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top 25% of New York high schools for these subgroups, but struggles with its Asian and white student populations.

Compared to nearby schools, such as The High School For Language And Diplomacy and International High School At Union Square, Gramercy Arts High School generally outperforms them in subjects like Common Core English Language Arts, Global History and Geography, and U.S. History and Government, but the nearby schools perform better in subjects like Chemistry and Physics. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 45.3%, is also a concern shared by the nearby schools in the district.

420

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,920

Per pupil spending ?

73.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Irving Pl
New York, NY 10003

(212) 253-7076

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

African American:

26.0%

White:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 31% New York)

!Physics scores 49 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg66%

New York avg67%

483^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	61.7	483 of 1234	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	668 of 1242	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	734 of 1228	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	844 of 1190	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	834 of 1207	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	836 of 1210	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.6	867 of 1221	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.8	925 of 1255	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	950 of 1255	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.4	846 of 1237	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.8	784 of 1217	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.5	831 of 1198	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.1	921 of 1165	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.6	808 of 1117	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	164 of 713	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	182 of 690	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	248 of 671	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	358 of 593	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	464 of 686	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	364 of 679	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	296 of 386	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	304 of 447	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	51.5	233 of 583	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	435 of 1206	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	647 of 1219	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	785 of 1197	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	855 of 1155	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	841 of 1193	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	821 of 1176	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	194 of 885	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	319 of 865	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	406 of 851	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	445 of 760	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	408 of 815	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	427 of 791	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	6 of 607	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	42.6	204 of 389	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	278 of 493	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	271 of 498	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	306 of 1179	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	545 of 1170	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	668 of 1155	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	803 of 1101	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	802 of 1179	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	787 of 1154	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	588 of 1201	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	654 of 1211	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	622 of 1191	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	766 of 1154	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	840 of 1190	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	882 of 1176	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	29.4	125 of 157	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	234 of 1149	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	425 of 1144	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	460 of 1130	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	465 of 1038	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	665 of 1132	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	739 of 1095	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	164 of 788	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.7	442 of 781	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.5	209 of 776	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	40.9	480 of 738	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	287 of 793	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	594 of 765	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)99th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)60th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2022)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)20th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography93%+17 vs state

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

Common Core English Language Arts81%+6 vs state

Common Core Algebra II69%-6 vs state

Algebra I68%+12 vs state

Life Science Biology60%~ state avg

Geometry58%~ state avg

Living Environment57%~ state avg

Chemistry49%-16 vs state

Physics20%-49 vs state

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

this school is great for the performing arts and a great place to take you talent to another level 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)			NY State Assessments Science (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	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
Gramercy Arts High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 253-7076	420	34	12.2	73.3%	55 (13.1%)	109 (26.0%)	219 (52.1%)	22 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	61.7	483^rd of 1234 public high schools	60.9%		47.6	668^th of 1242 public high schools	46.2%	185	49.0	69.4	81.3			92.5	56.8	20.0	84.0	67.8	60.0	57.9									$29,920	$2,545	$27,376
High School For Language And Diplomacy (The)	Public	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 253-2480	132	20	6.6	81.8%	11 (8.3%)	29 (22.0%)	80 (60.6%)	5 (3.8%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.3%)	18.3	1005^th of 1234 public high schools	18.6%		25.6	898^th of 1242 public high schools	27.7%	107	14.3	35.3	69.2	16.7		60.6		14.3	33.3	25.8	40.0	28.0									$40,471	$2,810	$37,661
International High School At Union Square	Public	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 533-2560	348	29	12.1	87.4%	14 (4.0%)	48 (13.8%)	258 (74.1%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)			44.9							31.2											$31,638	$3,170	$28,468
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
Manhattan Comprehensive Night And Day High School	Public	10-12	240 2nd Ave	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 353-2010	620	47	13.0	94.2%	24 (3.9%)	262 (42.3%)	299 (48.2%)	33 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.5	549^th of 1234 public high schools	55.5%		48.8	655^th of 1242 public high schools	47.3%	106			77.8	20.0	33.3	82.2	71.4		84.6	59.6	73.5										$32,717	$3,189	$29,528
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
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
High School For Health Professions & Human Services	Public	9-12	345 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 780-9175	1,728	106	16.3	85.6%	151 (8.7%)	257 (14.9%)	925 (53.5%)	329 (19.0%)	18 (1.0%)	13 (0.8%)	34 (2.0%)	44.3	711^th of 1234 public high schools	42.4%		44.6	709^th of 1242 public high schools	42.9%	2	41.9	71.6	84.6	10.2	20.8	81.2	44.6	43.4	67.9	51.1	64.1	43.6	20.4								$24,281	$2,291	$21,990
Institute For Collaborative Education	Public	6-12	345 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-7972	466	38	12.2	34.8%	220 (47.2%)	74 (15.9%)	99 (21.2%)	25 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.2%)	83.5	77^th of 1234 public high schools	93.8%					(n/a)			95.5				100.0			62.5				75.0		80.0	44.4		60.0	100.0	$26,223	$1,367	$24,856

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