Essex Street Academy

350 GRAND STREET, MANHATTAN, NY 10002 · Manhattan · High school

DBN: 02M294

High school

Unzoned

Niche: A- · 217 (of 1400)

Academic quality

Graduation rate -- share of a cohort who earned a diploma within 4 (or 6) years of starting 9th grade.
College/career readiness -- DOE's stricter bar: graduated AND met at least one benchmark (course credits, exam scores, etc.) showing they're on track for college or a career.
Regents pass rate -- share of students who took that exam this year and scored 65+, NY State's passing threshold.

Attendance: 87.7%

61% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

95%(citywide avg: 92.5%)

6-year graduation rate

96%(citywide avg: 95.8%)

4-year college/career readiness

53.9%(citywide avg: 58.3%)

6-year college/career readiness

57.6%(citywide avg: 52.2%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

88%

Citywide comparisons are the average across high schools. Small cohorts are flagged since a handful of students can swing a percentage a lot; cells too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2024-25 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

Demographics

367 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 54.35%

Race & ethnicity

Asian and Pacific Islander

5.99%

Black

17.17%

Hispanic or Latino

35.42%

White

32.7%

Multiracial

4.36%

Native American

0.82%

Missing race/ethnicity data

3.54%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

26.16%

English Language Learners

2.45%

Living in poverty

63.22%

Female

46.87%

Male

53.13%

Neither female nor male

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC DOE: Demographic Snapshot (2025-26 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

School survey

Family, student, and teacher responses on instruction, safety, school climate, and family engagement.

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