N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies

Grades: 9–12

333 WEST 17 STREET
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Academics

Graduation rate
99.1%
95th percentile citywide
higher than most
citywide median 85.9%
2024-25

The share of students who graduated within four years of starting high school, counted at the June of their fourth year. Students who take a fifth year or finish in August are not counted here.

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College ready in English
81.2%
95th percentile citywide
higher than most
citywide median 40.6%
2023-24

The share of the four-year graduating class who met CUNY's college-readiness standard in English — the level at which a student can start credit-bearing college courses without remedial classes. This covers English only, not mathematics, and is reported for high schools.

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Metric2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-222020-21
Graduation rate99.1%100%99.3%
College ready in English81.2%

Climate

Attendance
93.2%
79th percentile citywide
above the middle
citywide median 90.3%
2023-24

The average share of school days that enrolled students actually attended across the year.

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Attended >90% of days
82%
85th percentile citywide
higher than most
citywide median 65%
2023-24

The share of students who attended more than 90% of their school days. The DOE publishes this as the positive counterpart to chronic absence, so a higher number is better.

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Families: my child is safe
100%
Half of NYC schools score 95%–99%.
2024-25

The share of parents and guardians who responded positively to "At this school my child is safe" on the NYC School Survey. This reflects what families reported, not students or staff.

We don't rank schools on this one. Almost every family answers it positively, so NYC schools are bunched within a few points of each other and a ranking would turn that gap into a verdict it can't support. The range above is where the middle half of schools land.

Where this number comes from
Families: staff keep in touch
93%
Half of NYC schools score 89%–96%.
2024-25

The share of parents and guardians who responded positively to "School staff regularly communicate with me" on the NYC School Survey. This reflects what families reported, not students or staff.

We don't rank schools on this one. Almost every family answers it positively, so NYC schools are bunched within a few points of each other and a ranking would turn that gap into a verdict it can't support. The range above is where the middle half of schools land.

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Families trust the principal
95%
Half of NYC schools score 94%–98%.
2024-25

The share of parents and guardians who responded positively to "I trust the principal/school leader at their word" on the NYC School Survey. It asks about the school leader specifically, not about teachers.

We don't rank schools on this one. Almost every family answers it positively, so NYC schools are bunched within a few points of each other and a ranking would turn that gap into a verdict it can't support. The range above is where the middle half of schools land.

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Metric2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-222020-21
Attendance93.2%
Attended >90% of days82%
Families: my child is safe100%
Families: staff keep in touch93%
Families trust the principal95%

Programs & offerings

AP English Literature and CompositionAP PsychologyAP Spanish Language and CultureAP English Language and CompositionAP Computer Science PrinciplesAP U.S. Government and PoliticsAP Calculus ABAP United States HistoryAP Environmental ScienceSpanishBaseballBasketballIndoor TrackSoccerCross CountryFlag FootballGolfSoftballTennisVolleyballFully Accessible

Students & school

Enrollment
415
49th percentile citywide
around the middle
citywide median 422
2024-25

The total number of students enrolled at this school that year.

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Where this number comes from
Economic need index
52.5%
12th percentile citywide
lower than most
citywide median 83.8%
2024-25

The DOE's estimate of how much economic hardship a school's students face. A student counts fully if their family receives public assistance, they lived in temporary housing in the past four years, or they are a recent-immigrant high schooler whose home language is not English. Otherwise they count by the poverty rate of their census tract. The school's figure is the average across its students, which is why it usually runs higher than the poverty measure.

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English learners
1.2%
4th percentile citywide
lower than most
citywide median 14.2%
2024-25

The share of students who are English Language Learners and receive services to build their English proficiency.

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Students with disabilities
26.5%
71st percentile citywide
above the middle
citywide median 21.8%
2024-25

The share of students with disabilities — those who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP).

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Poverty
55.9%
13th percentile citywide
lower than most
citywide median 84.5%
2024-25

The share of students the DOE counts as living in poverty. Because every NYC school serves free meals, the DOE identifies these students by matching against income-based assistance programs rather than by lunch-form applications.

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Avg class size
20.10
53rd percentile citywide
around the middle
citywide median 19.80
2025-26

The school's students-per-class ratio: total students in reported classes divided by the number of classes. It covers every class the school reports, so a school spanning elementary and middle grades includes both.

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Where this number comes from
All data & history
Metric2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-222020-21
Enrollment415425462484483
Economic need index52.5%49.8%42.8%35.3%29.3%
English learners1.2%0.7%0.6%0%0.6%
Students with disabilities26.5%28.5%26.2%22.3%20.5%
Poverty55.9%54.1%46.1%36.8%32.3%
Avg class size20.10