Harry S Truman High School

750 Baychester Ave, New York NY, 10475 | New York City Department Of Education | 718-904-5400
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1984
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 90% 59% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 2461 in New York
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
57%New York
56%New York

Harry S Truman High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "New York City Department Of Education" in New York, NY. There are a total of 1,984 students and 114 teachers at Harry S Truman High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Harry S Truman High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 89.5%, which is 59% higher than the New York average.

Harry S Truman High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1984
Teachers114
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Harry S Truman High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All89%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School89%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All90%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School90%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Harry S Truman High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White n/a 3.5% 64.4% 51.1%
Black n/a 58.0% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian n/a 2.0% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino n/a 33.8% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan n/a 0.5% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian n/a 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial n/a 2.1% 2.0% 3.1%

New York demographics profile

StatisticNew YorkNew YorkNational
Population8,379,55219,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)27,88941391
Median age36.938.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)47%52%55%
Speak English52%70%79%
Speak Spanish24%15%13%

Education level achieved in New York

IndexNew YorkNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade79.1%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school77.1%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college56.8%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree42.6%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors36.2%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters14.9%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.5%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.5%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Harry S Truman High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.