High School For Media & Communications
549 Audubon Ave
New York NY, 10040, New York County
Phone: 212-927-1841
Ranking: (909 out of 989, bottom 8%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 31 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 536 | 524 | 573 | 566 | 622 | 639 | 665 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 200 | 37.3% | 210 | 40.1% | 210 | 36.6% | 194 | 34.3% | 175 | 28.1% | 193 | 30.2% | 219 | 32.9% |
Grade 10: | 140 | 26.1% | 131 | 25.0% | 147 | 25.7% | 145 | 25.6% | 160 | 25.7% | 183 | 28.6% | 211 | 31.7% |
Grade 11: | 86 | 16.0% | 95 | 18.1% | 96 | 16.8% | 125 | 22.1% | 101 | 16.2% | 133 | 20.8% | 110 | 16.5% |
Grade 12: | 109 | 20.3% | 86 | 16.4% | 118 | 20.6% | 101 | 17.8% | 150 | 24.1% | 100 | 15.6% | 85 | 12.8% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 36 | 5.8% | 30 | 4.7% | 40 | 6.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 327 | 61.0% | 323 | 61.6% | 364 | 63.5% | 353 | 62.4% | 374 | 60.1% | 385 | 60.3% | 383 | 57.6% |
Female: | 209 | 39.0% | 201 | 38.4% | 209 | 36.5% | 213 | 37.6% | 240 | 38.6% | 246 | 38.5% | 278 | 41.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 443 | 82.6% | 445 | 84.9% | 500 | 87.3% | 517 | 91.3% | 577 | 92.8% | 598 | 93.6% | 624 | 93.8% |
Black: | 75 | 14.0% | 64 | 12.2% | 63 | 11.0% | 40 | 7.1% | 38 | 6.1% | 36 | 5.6% | 36 | 5.4% |
White: | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 459 | 85.6% | 435 | 83.0% | 474 | 82.7% | 470 | 83.0% | NA | NA | 478 | 74.8% | 555 | 83.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 3.4% | 18 | 3.4% | 30 | 5.2% | 21 | 3.7% | NA | NA | 31 | 4.9% | 27 | 4.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.29 | 15.37 | 18.42 | 17.17 | 18.19 | 17.20 | 18.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 18% | 30% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 45% | 27% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 47% | 28% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 5% | 36% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 24% | 41% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 13% | 30% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 8% | 36% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 18% | 38% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 25% | 39% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 41% | 32% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 45% | 48% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 34% | 43% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 43% | 43% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 44% | 48% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 55% | 50% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 86% | 54% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 81% | 41% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 49% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 55% | 56% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 63% | 63% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 54% | 64% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 55% | 64% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 64% | 71% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 58% | 64% | 82% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 33% | 39% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 30% | 42% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 29% | 41% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 34% | 45% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 40% | 43% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 31% | 38% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 39% | 43% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 35% | 52% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 40% | 52% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 53% | 51% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 48% | 55% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 38% | 59% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 40% | 60% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 41% | 56% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 34% | 54% | 72% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 29% | 54% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 34% | 56% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 30% | 48% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 43% | 50% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 53% | 65% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 48% | 63% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 57% | 70% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 68% | 66% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 31% | 66% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 39% | 63% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 42% | 58% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 38% | 59% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 36% | 45% | 61% |
2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 3% | 27% | 66% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 0% | 43% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 50% | 48% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 28% | 31% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 56% | 37% | 68% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 26% | 56% | 80% |
2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 14% | 51% | 79% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 24% | 42% | 77% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 43% | 59% | 77% |
2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 56% | 61% | 82% |
2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 57% | 47% | 79% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 39% | 41% | 79% |
2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 96% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 97% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 96% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 98% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 95% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 52% | 51% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 45% | 54% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 73% | 64% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 49% | 69% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 43% | 64% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 68% | 73% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 56% | 57% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 67% | 63% | 79% |
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* High School For Media & Communications was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.