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Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School

Public Grades 9-12

1058^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 14% of New York high schools

Summary

Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School is a public high school in New York City's New York City Geographic District # 2, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 358.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic performance well below district and state averages across most subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 12.5% in Geometry to 63.11% in English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 51.87% and 79.33% respectively. The school also struggles with low graduation rates, high chronic absenteeism, and varying performance across different student subgroups. Despite higher per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has not seen significant improvements in academic outcomes.

Interestingly, the school is located in close proximity to several other public high schools, including Business Of Sports School, Urban Assembly Gateway School For Technology, and Manhattan Bridges High School, which generally outperform Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School on academic measures. The school's specialized curriculum in building arts and craftsmanship may be a unique aspect, but it is unclear how this is impacting student outcomes.

337

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,391

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

439 W 49th St
New York, NY 10019

(212) 399-3520

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.8%

African American:

24.3%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg65%

New York avg66%

1,058^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^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	15.2	1058 of 1234	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	959 of 1242	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1055 of 1228	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1053 of 1190	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	960 of 1207	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	954 of 1210	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	1049 of 1221	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	1178 of 1255	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	1115 of 1255	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	517 of 713	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	570 of 690	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	622 of 671	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	473 of 593	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	511 of 686	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	540 of 679	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	8.8	421 of 447	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	406 of 669	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	339 of 637	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.7	575 of 583	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	439 of 481	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	410 of 565	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	235 of 546	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1025 of 1206	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1005 of 1219	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	999 of 1197	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	953 of 1155	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	936 of 1193	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	933 of 1176	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	731 of 885	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	536 of 865	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	670 of 851	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	634 of 760	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	592 of 815	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	571 of 791	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	320 of 607	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	318 of 531	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	367 of 389	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.8	164 of 493	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	329 of 498	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	987 of 1179	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	910 of 1170	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1019 of 1155	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1012 of 1101	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	930 of 1179	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	943 of 1154	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1041 of 1201	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	962 of 1211	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1045 of 1191	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1053 of 1154	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	949 of 1190	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	948 of 1176	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	910 of 1149	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	952 of 1144	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1066 of 1130	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	923 of 1038	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	677 of 1132	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	668 of 1095	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts63%-12 vs state

Global History and Geography59%-17 vs state

U.S. History and Government46%-29 vs state

Life Science Biology36%-23 vs state

Living Environment31%-26 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences28%-28 vs state

Common Core Algebra II26%-49 vs state

Algebra I24%-32 vs state

Chemistry18%-46 vs state

Geometry12%-47 vs state

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by a citizen
Sunday, June 16, 2019

I worked here in the school's second year, and I have nothing but VAST respect for the very professional staff and administration. These people were smart, dedicated professionals who really knew what they were doing. In those first couple years there were some students who went there more because they couldn't get into any other schools, and weren't really interested in Mather itself. But I'm sure as word spreads of the amazing out-of-the-box things you can learn here that other schools don't offer, it will fill with great students who WANT to be there. 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
Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School	Public	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 399-3520	337	39	8.5	89.9%	14 (4.2%)	82 (24.3%)	225 (66.8%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	1058^th of 1234 public high schools	14.3%		21.7	959^th of 1242 public high schools	22.8%	99	18.2	26.3	63.1			59.0	30.6		45.9	23.9	35.6	12.5	28.4								$36,391	$3,350	$33,041
Business Of Sports School	Public, Magnet	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 246-2183	407	40	10.2	87.0%	9 (2.2%)	121 (29.7%)	265 (65.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16.6	1038^th of 1234 public high schools	15.9%		16.3	1039^th of 1242 public high schools	16.3%	1		8.2	76.3		10.0	51.1	12.1		42.2	30.5	23.5	19.4	28.6								$32,685	$3,506	$29,179
Urban Assembly Gateway School For Technology	Public	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 246-1041	407	34	12.0	70.8%	45 (11.1%)	77 (18.9%)	246 (60.4%)	28 (6.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	42.2	731^st of 1234 public high schools	40.8%		44.2	714^th of 1242 public high schools	42.5%	17	42.6	61.5	71.8	11.5	33.3	88.6	37.1	13.3	86.5	47.7	42.9	31.6	84.3								$32,335	$2,717	$29,618
Manhattan Bridges High School	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 757-5274	393	32	12.1	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	388 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	56.8	560^th of 1234 public high schools	54.6%		47.7	667^th of 1242 public high schools	46.3%	107	51.6	70.7	79.4	53.0	34.5	82.8	69.2	0.0	78.1	72.7	67.4	35.1	54.1								$31,807	$3,245	$28,561
Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-0981	200	22	9.1	85.5%	5 (2.5%)	50 (25.0%)	140 (70.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	19.6	988^th of 1234 public high schools	19.9%		24.1	923^rd of 1242 public high schools	25.7%	65	0.0	11.4	62.5	11.1		75.6	37.5	0.0	74.4	22.5	34.8	0.0	16.1								$37,016	$2,890	$34,126
Food And Finance High School	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-2943	474	44	10.7	84.2%	17 (3.6%)	147 (31.0%)	286 (60.3%)	11 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	23.1	950^th of 1234 public high schools	23.0%		24.8	914^th of 1242 public high schools	26.4%	36	12.5	29.0	73.8	12.5		64.6	51.6		64.2	23.0	30.1	22.0	37.6								$30,837	$2,665	$28,173
High School Of Hospitality Management	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-0963	228	24	9.4	91.2%	5 (2.2%)	46 (20.2%)	164 (71.9%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	14.9	1065^th of 1234 public high schools	13.7%		25	912^th of 1242 public high schools	26.6%	153		0.0	83.3		0.0	55.1	21.1		47.1	16.2	30.8	4.6									$37,850	$2,715	$35,136
Facing History School (The)	Public	6-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 757-2680	394	44	9.0	92.1%	11 (2.8%)	73 (18.5%)	295 (74.9%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)								(n/a)			73.0											19.1	14.8	20.0	4.2	10.0	7.7	23.8	$37,948	$3,175	$34,773
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
High School For Environmental Studies	Public	9-12	444 W 56th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 262-8113	1,007	74	13.6	69.1%	158 (15.7%)	137 (13.6%)	543 (53.9%)	115 (11.4%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	39 (3.9%)	52.2	613^th of 1234 public high schools	50.3%		42.9	726^th of 1242 public high schools	41.5%	113	56.5	64.3	87.7	20.6	19.4	85.8	50.0	35.0	76.1	49.6	70.7	36.4	56.9								$25,858	$2,265	$23,593

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