Facing History School, The (02M303)

525 West 50Th Street, Manhattan, NY 10019, Manhattan
Phone: 212-757-2680
Hours: 8:30am - 3:00pm
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/02M303/
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School Leader: Dana Panagot (dpanagot@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Rita Laguer (rlaguer@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Samara Shapiro (sshapiro2@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Samara Shapiro (sshapiro2@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Luisant Santos (lsantos7@schools.nyc.gov)
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Overview
AI Summary
The Facing History School is a 6-12th grade public school and a member of the New York State Consortium, which permits its students to graduate with a Regents diploma by passing only the English Regents exam and completing Performance-Based Assessment Tasks (PBATs) in other core subjects. Its course offerings focus [more]
Academic Score
  50.50%
Survey Score
  80.83%
About & Events

The Facing History School is a 6-12th grade public school located in the heart of Hells Kitchen that is home to over 450 students from across New York City. A short walk from the C/E/1 trains, our school is a member of the New York State Consortium. This allows our [more]

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 82%

Academic Highlights: Advisory model called Community Circles, Advanced Placement Courses Available, Performance-Based Assessment Tasks (PBATs), Project-based learning, 1 to 1 technology & 21st century computer lab, Standards-based grading

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, College Courses Offered, College Trips, Community School, Community Service Expected, Financial Literacy Coursework, Free After School Program, Health Center, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Orientation, Paid Internships, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation

School Features:

  • Performance Assessment School, which base graduation requirements on the successful completion of performance assessments in major subject areas in lieu of one or more Regents exams
  • Offers 10th Grade Seats
  • School whose primary location is co-located with another school
  • Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

Upcoming Events

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), Chemistry (Advanced Science), Econ/Gov (College Course [Credited]), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Math (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Credited]), Physics (Advanced Science), Science (College Course [Credited]), Social Studies (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)
Course List
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Languages Offered
French, Spanish
Boys PSAL Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball
Girls PSAL Sports
Basketball, Volleyball
PSAL Team
West 50th Street Campus
This school is part of a PSAL team comprised of the following schools:
Facing History School, The (02M303)
Food and Finance High School (02M288)
High School of Hospitality Management (02M296)
Manhattan Bridges High School (02M542)
Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction, The (02M300)
Other Sports
Badminton, Dance, Fitness, Table Tennis
Clubs
& more!, award ceremonies & more!, barletics, chess club, cooking club, Field trips: Outward Bound rock climbing, game days, Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), Kpop club, movie days [more]
Art Courses
Digital Media Arts, Traditional and Studio Art
Arts Summary
Students at The Facing History School are enrolled in Visual Arts I in ninth grade and Visual Arts II in tenth grade. Eleventh grade students can choose to take digital art. Twelfth grade students are enrolled in an interdisciplinary history and art course that results in an end of semester [more]
Program Details & Offers
The Facing History School(M02R)
Humanities & Interdisciplinary

Our relevant, academically rigorous program and the supportive, caring structures we have in place make us an excellent learning community. With our lead partner, Facing History, we help prepare our students for the ethical and moral decisions of adulthood. As a member of the NYS Performance Standards Consortium, we are part of a waiver that allows our students to graduate with a Regents Diploma using performance-based assessment tasks in all core subjects and the ELA Regents.

10th Grade seats available

Method:
Requirement:
Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Manhattan students or residents
  • (Group 2) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis
2024-252023-24
GE applicants/seats:27 / 83 (0.33)66 / 84 (0.79)
SWD applicants/seats:9 / 24 (0.38)20 / 23 (0.87)
Rank Avg: 7.035.99
OffersOffers - Waitlist
Estimated Cutoffs
  GE:All accepted
  SWD:All accepted
Offer Prediction:
School Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2024-25
2023-24
2022-23
Total Students Across All Grades
267
277
309
    Grade 12 Students
64
68
65
    Grade 11 Students
50
87
87
    Grade 10 Students
54
54
92
    Grade 9 Students
99
68
65
Avg. Class Size
21.1
24.5
20.0
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
9.1
9.9
10.3
Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD
9 / 0 / 1
<5 / 30 / 0
<5 / 27 / 0
Attendance %
82%
78%
Graduation %
93%
92%
College %
67%
58%
Total Applicants / Seats
Total Offers
365 (36) / 107
-1
421 (87) / 107
0
303 (38) / 107
0

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Survey Summary & Data (2024-25)
Student Responses 90% responded
Academic Rigor 
  70.67%
Academic Engagement 
  65.82%
Safety 
  69.38%
Bully Prevention 
  67.00%
Inclusivity 
  77.91%
Mental Support 
  74.38%
Environment 
  64.86%
Post-School Support 
  76.75%
Teacher Responses 100% responded
Academic Rigor 
  89.50%
School Satisfaction 
  85.25%
Student Behavior 
  76.89%
Student Support 
  94.93%
School Leadership 
  97.07%
Instructional Clarity 
  89.40%
Instructional Development 
  94.11%
Post-School Support 
  95.67%
Family Responses 29% responded
Education 
  86.75%
Teacher Support 
  83.67%
Safety 
  82.67%
School Community 
  67.50%
School Leadership 
  84.20%
Post-School Support 
  84.00%
IEP Support 
  88.33%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

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This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly school surveys: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/nyc-school-survey

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)
Academic Proficiency
4-Year Grad. %
  91.70%
CC Regents
  69
Impact Score
  0.52
Performance Score
  0.48
College Aptitude
CCR
  42.50%
SAT Math
  385
SAT R/W
  406
Postsecondary
2-Year College 15.70%
4-Year College 40.90%
Unknown 43.40%

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This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

School Demographics (2024-25)
Student Population:
Male 53.40%
Female 46.60%
English Language Learners:
  28.00%
Students with Disabilities:
  26.00%
Economic Need Index: 
  90.30%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 1.50%
Black 18.80%
Hispanic 74.00%
White 3.30%
Other 2.40%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Black 27.60%
Hispanic 24.10%
White 48.30%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

IEP Statistics (2023-24)
IEP Services
Students with IEPs
  24.90%
Students with SETSS
  0.40%
Students with ICT
  15.90%
Students with SC
  0.00%
Has all programs
  97.00%
Has all services
  97.00%
IEP Student Performance
Regents English
  68
4-Year Grad. Rate
  93.1
IEP Movement
Excellent
IEP Support 
  88.33%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

Special Education Programs & Services (2024-25)
ProgramFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services54 (69%)24 (31%)0 (0%)
Special Class<=5 (?)<=5 (?)0 (0%)
ServiceFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Counseling Services43 (80%)N/A (N/A)11 (20%)
Counseling Services Bilingual0 (0%)0 (0%)<=5 (100%)
Occupational Therapy>5 (92%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (8%)
Speech-Language Therapy49 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual0 (0%)<=5 (100%)0 (0%)
Vision Education Services<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
TransportationNumber Receiving
Curb to School14 (82%)
Stop to School<=5 (?)
Unassigned<=5 (?)

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

ELL Performance (2023-24)
Regents English
  59
4-Year Grad. Rate
  92.9
ELL Progress
  74

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

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