Townsend Harris High School

Grades: 9–12

149-11 Melbourne Avenue
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Academics

Graduation rate
97.9%
91st 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
92%
98th 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 rate97.9%99.4%99.4%
College ready in English92%

Climate

Attendance
94.3%
89th percentile citywide
higher than most
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
83.7%
88th 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
99%
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.

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Families: staff keep in touch
84%
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
94%
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
Attendance94.3%
Attended >90% of days83.7%
Families: my child is safe99%
Families: staff keep in touch84%
Families trust the principal94%

Programs & offerings

AP BiologyAP Spanish Language and CultureAP MacroeconomicsAP ResearchAP U.S. Government and PoliticsAP United States HistoryAP English Literature and CompositionAP StatisticsAP LatinAP Physics 1AP French Language and CultureAP Environmental ScienceAP Computer Science AAP World History: ModernAP English Language and CompositionAP Calculus BCAP Japanese Language and CultureAP PsychologyAP SeminarAP Calculus ABAP Spanish Literature and CultureFrenchGreekJapaneseLatinSpanishBadmintonBaseballBasketballBowlingCross CountryFencingHandballIndoor TrackOutdoor TrackSoccerTennisVolleyballWrestlingFlag FootballSoftballSwimmingTable TennisFully Accessible

Students & school

Enrollment
1,342
96th percentile citywide
higher than most
citywide median 422
2024-25

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

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Economic need index
48.8%
10th 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
0.3%
2nd 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
14.8%
13th percentile citywide
lower than most
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
57.5%
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
29.90
99th percentile citywide
higher than most
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
Enrollment1,3421,3351,3231,3471,271
Economic need index48.8%48%47.2%43.3%40.5%
English learners0.3%0.3%0.6%0.2%0.1%
Students with disabilities14.8%15%14.1%12.3%10%
Poverty57.5%59.6%58.7%54%52.4%
Avg class size29.90