Emma Lazarus High School

100 HESTER STREET, MANHATTAN, NY 10002 · Manhattan · High school

DBN: 02M394

High school

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 271 (of 1234)

Niche: A- · 218 (of 1400)

Academic quality

No academic quality data is available for this school -- likely a newly opened school, or one reported under a NYC DOE category (District 75, YABC/transfer programs) this site doesn't currently pull in.

Demographics

249 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 95%

Race & ethnicity

Asian and Pacific Islander

40.56%

Black

18.47%

Hispanic or Latino

36.95%

White

4.02%

Multiracial

Native American

Missing race/ethnicity data

Other groups

Students with disabilities

0.4%

English Language Learners

78.31%

Living in poverty

95%

Female

43.78%

Male

56.22%

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))

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