Lyons Community School | NYC School Finder

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About this school

Public choice option that is not guaranteed by address and generally depends on district choice or broader application rules.

Lyons strives to be a more anti-racist and LGBTQ+ inclusive community every day. Our staff cares about our students as individuals and learners, working hard to make school a positive, successful experience for them. Students engaging learning opportunities, such as field studies trips, science projects, visual arts, and creative writing activities. Families appreciate our small environment where students get individual support, dance, arts, technology, and an array of learning experiences. Families also appreciate how our teachers work together with them to support their children. Students have crew every day, which includes a dedicated crew leader who makes ongoing contact with their advisee and family. Lyons is a model Restorative Justice school, meaning that when a student harms the community, with 'consequences' focused on restoring the community and growth from the experience. We want our students to learn to be more thoughtful, curious, well-rounded, and compassionate people. As a secondary school, students can stay through high school. We are part of the NYS Performance Standards Consortium, which means students do extensive essays, experiments, and presentations instead of most Regents exams. After school opportunities includes sports teams, academic enrichment, musical and other arts.

Source-reported description, not a current review or independent assessment. Programs may have changed.

Student demographics

NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2024-10-31 · Source release: 2025 · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Source-reported for the stated period; retrieval does not establish present-day accuracy. Only the categories available in this record are shown; totals may be below 100%.

White

Black

40%

Hispanic

49%

Asian

Academic measures

NYC School Quality Snapshot · Source release: 2025 release (measurement periods vary). Proficiency is the share of tested students meeting state standards, not a school rating.

ELA proficiency: 33%2025 NY State tests
Math proficiency: 19%2025 NY State tests
Student attendance: 84%September 2024-June 2025

Sources and data dates

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Stored rating: GreatSchools Summary Rating · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · GreatSchools-owned stored rating; measurement period undisclosed. Not an independently verified or current-year score.
Enrollment: NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2025 release (measurement periods vary) · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.
School description: NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2025 release (measurement periods vary) · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.

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About this school

Public choice option that is not guaranteed by address and generally depends on district choice or broader application rules.

Source-reported description, not a current review or independent assessment. Programs may have changed.

Student demographics

White

Black

40%

Hispanic

49%

Asian

Sources and data dates

School listing

NYC School Search · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.

Stored rating

GreatSchools Summary Rating · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · GreatSchools-owned stored rating; measurement period undisclosed. Not an independently verified or current-year score.

Enrollment

NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2025 release (measurement periods vary) · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.

School description

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