The Facing History School

The Facing History School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
525 W 50th St,  New York, NY
Hell's Kitchen Neighborhood
New York City Geographic District No. 2
4.0
5.0
339 Students
B
Niche Grade
The Facing History School is a public high school located in Hell’s Kitchen that students from all five boroughs apply to through a lottery system as part of their high school application process. The school shapes their curriculum around four major themes: Identity, Caring and Responsibility, Decision-making and Choosing to Participate. The Facing History School focuses on unique problem-solving methods for math and science using the New York Performance Standards Consortium to assess students' abilities. Students who learn under this model are given more flexibility and time to solve complex problems, and the path they take to understand a problem is evaluated in addition to the answer. Giving high school students the freedom to explore problems in new ways has produced a high retention rate towards graduation from this special Hell’s Kitchen high school, with over 80 percent of students at The Facing History School earning their diploma.

School Details

Head of School
Principal - Ms. Dana Panagot
Student Teacher Ratio
9:1
Average SAT Score
990
Reading Proficiency
84.5%
Average GPA
3.4
Graduation Rate
82%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
A-
Teachers
B
College Prep
A-
Administration
B+
Resources/Facilities
B+
Clubs and Activities
C+
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.4
Reading Proficiency
84.5%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
9:1
Teachers
33
Full Time Teachers
33
Teachers in First or Second Year
24.2%
College Prep
Average SAT
990
Math
490
Verbal
500
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Very Low

GreatSchools Rating

6
Equity
6
College Readiness
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
317:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.8%
Female
49.2%
Hispanic
65.4%
Black
25.9%
Two or more races
4.5%
White
2.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.3%
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School Rankings

#207 Niche Standout HS in New York
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
CUNY Hunter College 42 Students
New York University 39 Students
Syracuse University 32 Students
Stony Brook University 31 Students
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 31 Students
Fordham University 28 Students
Binghamton University, SUNY 24 Students
University at Albany, SUNY 24 Students
Lehman College - City University of New York (CUNY) 22 Students
CUNY City College of New York 22 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 38 Students
Business 24 Students
Nursing 20 Students
Biology 18 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 16 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 10 Students
Criminology 10 Students
Liberal Arts and Humanities 10 Students
Education 9 Students
Chemistry 8 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.0 50 Reviews
4.0 Senior
11/30/2020
Facing History is an okay school, with many different opportunities. The 4 years ive been at the school was very interesting.
4.0 Senior
5/22/2020
I am graduating from Facing History this year. It is honestly a great school with generally good teachers. There are a lot of programming and arts partnerships.This is a portfolio school so you won't be taking regents. The work load is easy to handle. There are SAT prep opportunities but the school doesn't fully prepare you for them because testing is not a big part of the curriculum. It's an advantage and a curse. One thing the school could improve is discipline. They take restorative justice to a whole new level where there are no consequences for bad behavior.
4.0 Senior
12/28/2018
I have had an overall good experience at FHS. If this school had the funding and student involvement then it would lead to better opportunities and better acedemics. Because there aren't many students participating in the after school we don't have good options. But what we do have I am grateful for. As long as all the opportunities I got throughout the years. This school has access to programs that improve college readiness but if I wasnt in a prepatory program then there wasn't the best college readiness.
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5.0 2 Reviews
5.0 other
9/18/2016
Good staff, always willing to listen to a parent concerns . Best little school in NYC
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5.0 parent
5/23/2016
Wonderful learning environment for young people to learn and grow. I would invite all parent and students to give this school a look.
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