← Back to school directoryCitywide 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 (2023-24 school year)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 Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)
Art and Design High School
231-249 East 56 Street, Manhattan, NY 10022 · Manhattan · High school
DBN: 02M630
High school
Unzoned
SchoolDigger: 363 (of 1234)
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: 90.5%
71.9% attend 90%+ of days
Graduation & college readiness
4-year graduation rate
96.8%(citywide avg: 97.9%)
6-year graduation rate
97.9%(citywide avg: 98.4%)
4-year college/career readiness
77%(citywide avg: 70.6%)
6-year college/career readiness
68.6%(citywide avg: 64.2%)
Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)
English
90.1%
Algebra I
78.8%
Living Environment (Biology)
73.6%
Global History
89.1%
US History
86.1%
Demographics
1510 students enrolled
Economic Need Index: 51%
Race & ethnicity
Asian
10.3%
Black
13.4%
Hispanic or Latino
42.2%
White
24.2%
Multiracial
4.4%
Native American
0.6%
Other groups
Students with disabilities
22.4%
English Language Learners
1.1%
Living in poverty
54.7%
Female
66.8%
Male
33.2%