International High School at Lafayette (21K337)

2630 Benson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-333-7860
Email: abnyamin@inths.org
Hours: 9:20am - 3:51pm
Principal: Melissa De Leon
School Website: http://www.inths.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/21K337/
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Subway: D to Bay 50th St; N to 86th St
Bus: B1, B3, B4, B6, B64, B82, B82-SBS, X28, X38
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Program Details
International High School at Lafayette (K38R)
Project-Based Learning

10th Grade seats available

Method:
Requirement:
Students are ranked by the school based on English proficiency and/or home language. Offers are made in priority group and rank order. See program details for more information
Priority:
  • (Group 1) New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
Total Students Across All Grades
348
356
349
    Grade 12 Students
78
87
97
    Grade 11 Students
95
68
79
    Grade 10 Students
48
69
56
    Grade 9 Students
127
132
117
Avg. Class Size
20.8
19.0
Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD
<5 / 14 / 24
5 / 37 / 16
<5 / 13 / 20
Attendance %
82%
81%
Graduation %
78%
73%
72%
College %
55%
53%
51%
International High School at Lafayette (K38R)
GE applicants/seats:
SWD applicants/seats:
69 / 73 (0.95)
7 / 17 (0.41)

Offers
86 / 73 (1.18)
7 / 17 (0.41)

Offers - Waitlist
57 / 74 (0.77)
2 / 16 (0.13)

Offers
About the School

The International High School at Lafayette welcomes students who are recently arrived to the United States and learning English. We provide a supportive environment, incorporating language development into all classes, engaging students in projects, and preparing students for college and career. Our students have multiple opportunities to earn college credit, participate in different sports, join extra-curricular activities, and engage in the community through internship, service learning, arts, and more. Students complete and present a series of portfolio projects as part of the graduation requirements, and all students have an individual mentor that helps guide them through the college and scholarship application process.

School Budget: View financial budget

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 95%

Academic Highlights: Mentors, Performance-Based Assessment Tasks (PBATs), Internships Available, FutureReadyNYC: Technology (Software Developer), Advanced Courses Offered, CUNY College Now

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, College Trips, FutureReadyNYC School, Internships Available, Orientation, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Saturday Programs, Summer Bridge, Summer Orientation, Summer Session

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
  • School for New Arrivals, which serve students who are new to the country
  • Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, Bilingual Guidance Counselors

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Pre-Calculus, Chemistry (Advanced Science), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Math (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Credited]), Science (College Course [Credited]), Social Studies (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (College Course [Uncredited])
Diploma Endorsements
NYS Seal of Biliteracy
Boys PSAL Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Handball, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling
Girls PSAL Sports
Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Flag Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Table Tennis, Volleyball
Co-ed PSAL Sports
Cricket, Stunt
Other Sports
Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Cricket, Fitness, Football, Soccer, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling
Clubs
ACE, AP Classes, Arabic Boys Club, Book Club, Bottom line, Computer Clubs, Computer Science, DICE, Dream Team, Extracurriculars ( SEO, Field Trips, Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), girls write now, Internships, Librarians of tomorrow, Minds Matter, peace leaders ), peer tutors, Pratt scholars and other ), Stem, Student government, Summer Youth Employment Program, Workbased learning ( Photography
Art Disciplines
Visual Arts
Art Performances
Artwork Exibits (3 per year)
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Student Responses
Academic Rigor 
  75.14%
Academic Engagement 
  76.77%
Safety 
  85.88%
Bully Prevention 
  80.00%
Inclusivity 
  92.10%
Mental Support 
  79.56%
Environment 
  78.75%
Post-School Support 
  87.89%
Teacher Responses
Academic Rigor 
  73.20%
School Satisfaction 
  97.50%
Student Behavior 
  57.50%
Student Support 
  93.71%
School Leadership 
  88.23%
Instructional Clarity 
  85.67%
Instructional Development 
  87.93%
Post-School Support 
  99.00%
Family Responses
Education 
  92.83%
Teacher Support 
  88.86%
Safety 
  96.67%
School Community 
  79.22%
School Leadership 
  94.38%
Post-School Support 
  93.00%

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

View Full NYC DOE Survey Results:

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 (2022-23)
Academic Proficiency
4-Year Grad. %
  77.90%
CC Regents
  27
Impact Score
  0.54
Performance Score
  0.41
College Aptitude
CCPC Index
  48.70%
SAT Math
  406
SAT R/W
  390
Postsecondary
2-Year College 14.10%
4-Year College 41.20%
Unknown 44.70%

View Full Academic Data:

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 (2023-24)
Student Population:
Male 59.20%
Female 40.80%
English Language Learners:
  89.10%
Students with Disabilities:
  2.30%
Economic Need Index: 
  0.00%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 12.40%
Black 4.30%
Hispanic 53.70%
White 28.70%
Other 0.90%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Asian 39.10%
White 52.20%
Other 8.70%
IEP Statistics (2022-23)
IEP Services
Students with IEPs
  1.40%
Students with SETSS
  0.60%
Students with ICT
  0.60%
Students with SC
  0.00%
Has no programs
  0.00%
Has some services
  0.00%
IEP Student Performance
Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)
ProgramFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services0 (0%)<=5 (100%)0 (0%)
SETSS<=5 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
ServiceFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Counseling Services<=5 (50%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (50%)
Physical Therapy<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual0 (0%)<=5 (100%)0 (0%)
TransportationNumber Receiving
Curb to School<=5 (100%)
Stop to School0 (0%)
Unassigned0 (0%)

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

ELL Performance (2022-23)
Regents English
  48
Regents Algebra I
  61
4-Year Grad. Rate
  78.9
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