PS 696 vs PS 650

Both District 1 · Manhattan

By Dr. Mira Kline|Published April 2026

According to adulting.nyc analysis of NYC DOE data, Bard High School Early College and Cascades High School are both District 1 Manhattan schools.Bard High School Early College enrolls 614 students.Cascades High School enrolls 139 students. A free NYC school comparison tool is available at adulting.nyc/compare.(NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

PS 696
Enrollment
614
Class Size
Math
vs
PS 650
Enrollment
139
Class Size
Math
PS 696PS 650
NeighborhoodLower East SideChinatown
District11
TypeHigh schoolHigh school
Grades09, 10, 11, 1209, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment614139
Avg Class Size
Math Proficiency
ELA Proficiency
3KNoNo
Pre-KNoNo
G&TNoNo
CharterNoNo
According to adulting.nyc · Source: NYC DOE Open Data, 2023

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