Is Beacon High School a good school?

Beacon High School is rated 89/100 by NYC School Ratings, with a 98% 4-year graduation rate and 83% of graduates meeting college-readiness benchmarks. The school offers 4 AP courses.

What is the graduation rate at Beacon High School?

Beacon High School has a 98% 4-year graduation rate.

How do you get into Beacon High School?

Beacon High School uses a screened admissions process. Students apply through the NYC high school application system each fall.

How college-ready are graduates of Beacon High School?

83% of students meet NYC's college and career readiness benchmarks, and the school offers 4 AP courses.

Beacon High School

Beacon High School rated 89/100 in Manhattan, District 3. 98% 4-year graduation rate. 83% college-ready. 4 AP courses. 1,509 students enrolled in grades 9-12.

Key statistics

DBN: 03M479
District: 3
Borough: Manhattan
Grade band: 9-12
Enrollment: 1509
Overall score: 89/100
Address: 522 West 44th Street, New York NY 10036

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What the school community says

2026 NYC School Survey · Separate from academic ratings and neighborhood safety

K–12 survey · 2026

Family experience

Beacon High School

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses232

Response rate16%

Published topics8 / 12

A starting point for your school visit

Parent-Principal Trust is among the highest published topics (96/100). Parent Involvement in School sits lower (79/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Family Satisfaction with Child's Education: 90 / 100
Outreach to Parents: 87 / 100
Parent-Teacher Trust: 92 / 100

All 12 topics and source details

Beacon High School · 2026
Topic	Score	Score band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate	Not reported	Not reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Teacher	Not reported	Not reported
Conflict Resolution	Not reported	Not reported
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education	90	90–100 · Higher end
IEP Service Satisfaction	81	70–89 · Middle band
Inclusive Leadership	94	90–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents	87	70–89 · Middle band
Parent Involvement in School	79	70–89 · Middle band
Parent-Principal Trust	96	90–100 · Higher end
Parent-Teacher Trust	92	90–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services	89	70–89 · Middle band
Strong Relationships	Not reported	Not reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 03M479

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How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Student experience

Beacon High School

New 2026 baseline: the student questionnaire changed substantially. Do not compare these scores with previous years.

Responses240

Response rate17%

Published topics11 / 11

A starting point for your school visit

Preventing Bullying is among the highest published topics (91/100). Personal Attention and Support sits lower (62/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Safety: 88 / 100
Student-Teacher Trust: 78 / 100
Personal Attention and Support: 62 / 100

All 11 topics and source details

Beacon High School · 2026
Topic	Score	Score band
Academic Press	71	70–89 · Middle band
Course Clarity	71	70–89 · Middle band
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction	78	70–89 · Middle band
Guidance	62	0–69 · Lower end
Inclusive Learning Environment	78	70–89 · Middle band
Personal Attention and Support	62	0–69 · Lower end
Preventing Bullying	91	90–100 · Higher end
Safety	88	70–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services	70	70–89 · Middle band
Social-Emotional	65	0–69 · Lower end
Student-Teacher Trust	78	70–89 · Middle band

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 03M479

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 3185e1e7e4ba9c0de4fd7b7c9e91b7c11f15f6f8ecaac14cd199a582efdadf8e

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K–12 survey · 2026

Teaching & leadership

Beacon High School

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses48

Response rate48%

Published topics21 / 27

A starting point for your school visit

Strong Core Instruction is among the highest published topics (97/100). Preventing Bullying sits lower (73/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Instructional Leadership: 89 / 100
Peer Collaboration: 86 / 100
Academic Press: 90 / 100

All 27 topics and source details

Beacon High School · 2026
Topic	Score	Score band
Academic Press	90	90–100 · Higher end
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate	Not reported	Not reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Teacher	Not reported	Not reported
Classroom Behavior	86	70–89 · Middle band
Conflict Resolution	84	70–89 · Middle band
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction	93	90–100 · Higher end
Early Childhood Instruction	Not reported	Not reported
Guidance	93	90–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Learning Environment	95	90–100 · Higher end
Innovation and Collective Responsibility	73	70–89 · Middle band
Instructional Leadership	89	70–89 · Middle band
Outreach to Parents	90	90–100 · Higher end
Peer Collaboration	86	70–89 · Middle band
Preventing Bullying	73	70–89 · Middle band
Program Coherence	77	70–89 · Middle band
Quality of Professional Development	84	70–89 · Middle band
Quality of Student Discussion	85	70–89 · Middle band
Safety	Not reported	Not reported
School Commitment	90	90–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services	90	90–100 · Higher end
Social-Emotional	85	70–89 · Middle band
Strong Core Instruction	97	90–100 · Higher end
Strong Relationships	Not reported	Not reported
Teacher Influence	86	70–89 · Middle band
Teacher-Principal Trust	92	90–100 · Higher end
Teacher-Teacher Trust	84	70–89 · Middle band
Two-Way Communication	Not reported	Not reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 03M479

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 205cdbbcff8c323f2b07345fea70a4740b58a10d1a0fc2f390b42eea35808a29

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