The brief
A Nyc Special Schools - District 75 school serving grades 15 – 15.
It ranks 3,524 of 4,744 schools in New York and 36 of 58 in Nyc Special Schools - District 75.
PS 79 Horan School is listed in Nyc Special Schools - District 75, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 337 schools in New York. Learn more
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 10035; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the New York school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $40,556
- Median home value
- $663,500
- Median rent
- $1,283/mo
- College educated
- 30.7%
- Homeownership
- 9.9%
- Poverty rate
- 37.2%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 10035; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 95
- Walker's Paradise
- Transit Score
- 100
- Rider's Paradise
- Bike Score
- 75
- Very Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 2,937/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for New York. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (New York), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 95.4%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does PS 79 Horan School serve?
PS 79 Horan School serves students in grades 15 through 15.
How many students attend PS 79 Horan School?
PS 79 Horan School has an enrollment of approximately 217 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 79 Horan School?
The student-teacher ratio at PS 79 Horan School is 4.6:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does PS 79 Horan School rank in NY?
PS 79 Horan School ranks #3,524 of 4,744 schools in NY.
What is PS 79 Horan School's MySchoolScout rating?
PS 79 Horan School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.5 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is PS 79 Horan School a charter school?
No, PS 79 Horan School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is PS 79 Horan School a Title I school?
No, PS 79 Horan School is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for PS 79 Horan School?
95.4% of students at PS 79 Horan School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- 15 – 15
- Enrollment
- 217
- Student-teacher ratio
- 4.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 47
- Type
- Special_ed
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- New York County
- Phone
- (212) 369-3134
- Rank in district
- #36 of 58
- Schools in district
- 59
- District spending per student
- Not available
- The source marked this value as not applicable.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 10035)
- 39,082
- Area average commute
- 37.6 min
- Area median age
- 36.9
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, New York State Education Dept., and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.