Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

100 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10023 · Manhattan · High school

DBN: 03M485

High school

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 245 (of 1234)

Niche: 55 (of 1406)

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: 94.9%

88.1% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

97.2%(citywide avg: 100%)

6-year graduation rate

99.4%(citywide avg: 100%)

4-year college/career readiness

84.2%(citywide avg: 80%)

6-year college/career readiness

87.6%(citywide avg: 83.4%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

93.2%

Algebra I

75.7%

Living Environment (Biology)

89.6%

Global History

96.7%

US History

93.6%

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 (2023-24 school year)

Demographics

2372 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 31.6%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

21%

Black

9.3%

Hispanic or Latino

16.4%

White

38.6%

Multiracial

5.7%

Native American

0.4%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

3.6%

English Language Learners

0.4%

Living in poverty

29.7%

Female

74.2%

Male

25.8%

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)