West End Secondary 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.

West End Secondary School (WESS) promotes and supports scholarly endeavors through a rich and varied curriculum. As a Credentialed EL School, currently 1 of 52 within the country, the school emphasizes the core values of: Creativity, Compassion, Wonder, and Resilience. In partnership with New York City Outward Bound and through our affiliations with Expeditionary Learning, students experience rigorous coursework through authentic and interdisciplinary learning expeditions. New York City is regularly used as a learning lab and we emphasize public presentations of learning. Expeditions engage students in case studies that examine and analyze compelling topics from a variety of perspectives, often working with experts in the field. A comprehensive arts program offers students a cultural foundation in which their innate sense of wonder will thrive. This program prioritizes 25% of seats for students who qualify for the federal free or reduced lunch program. Diversity in Admissions (DIA): Priority to applicants eligible for free or reduced price lunch for 25% of seats.

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

49%

Black

13%

Hispanic

25%

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: 79%2025 NY State tests
Math proficiency: 66%2025 NY State tests
Student attendance: 95%September 2024-June 2025

Sources and data dates

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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

49%

Black

13%

Hispanic

25%

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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