In 1995, the student body of Hunter College High School in New York City was 12% black and 6% Hispanic

Hunter College High School, a public magnet school that runs from grades seven through twelve and admits students from all five boroughs. Each year, between 3,000 and 4,000 students citywide score high enough on their fifth-grade standardized tests to qualify to take Hunter’s entrance exam in the sixth grade; ultimately, only 185 will be offered admission. In 2011, the entering seventh-grade class was 3% black and 1% Hispanic; the balance was 47% Asian and 41% white or Jewish, with the other 8% of students identifying themselves as multiracial. The public school system as a whole is 70% black and Hispanic. The decline in black and Hispanic student enrollment at Hunter is largely due to increased Asian enrollment.