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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1242)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
360007706108	831	Manhattan Business Academy	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 647-1983	387	32	11.9	90.4%	14 (3.6%)	99 (25.6%)	239 (61.8%)	18 (4.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$18,974			$1,774			$17,200	32.4	28.7	855	24
360004204466	832	Bronx Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3872 3rd Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Bronx Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-0841	879	98	8.9	89.8%	11 (1.3%)	448 (51.0%)	404 (46.0%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$24,220			$6,412			$17,808	32.3	40.9	722	110
360014905824	833	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	557 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-4924	1,144	91	12.6		8 (0.7%)	658 (57.5%)	437 (38.2%)	9 (0.8%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	20 (1.7%)	$18,364			$2,889			$15,475	32.2	34.3	793	40
360012200954	834	Robert F Kennedy Community High School	Public	9-12	75-40 Parsons Blvd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 969-5510	574	40	14.4	80.1%	58 (10.1%)	76 (13.2%)	255 (44.4%)	152 (26.5%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$16,561			$1,220			$15,340	32.2	37.1	766	68
361065000837	835	Alexander Hamilton High School	Public	7-12	98 S Goodwin Ave	Elmsford	10523	Westchester County	Elmsford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 592-7311	485	44	10.9	52.6%	26 (5.4%)	120 (24.7%)	302 (62.3%)	25 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	$22,199			$827			$21,372	32	25.8	876	41
360117906664	836	Early College Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	1441 South Ave-5th Fl	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	Early College Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	286	36	7.9	76.6%	47 (16.4%)	96 (33.6%)	130 (45.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	$26,462			$2,117			$24,344	32	30.7	832	4
360012202014	837	John Bowne High School	Public	9-12	63-25 Main St	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 263-1919	3,003	212	14.1	77.3%	146 (4.9%)	451 (15.0%)	1,468 (48.9%)	730 (24.3%)	32 (1.1%)	12 (0.4%)	164 (5.5%)	$15,325			$974			$14,351	31.8	32	817	20
360012106078	838	Eagle Academy For Young Men II	Public	6-12	1137 Herkimer St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-0863	599	50	11.9	82.3%	5 (0.8%)	487 (81.3%)	72 (12.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$21,158			$1,825			$19,332	31.8	30.3	840	2
360015201906	839	Abraham Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	2800 Ocean Pkwy	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7400	2,129	125	16.9	81.2%	253 (11.9%)	809 (38.0%)	587 (27.6%)	282 (13.2%)	19 (0.9%)	17 (0.8%)	161 (7.6%)	$14,050			$926			$13,123	31.7	27.3	869	30
362010005949	840	Denzel Washington School-Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	121 S 6th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 358-2740	383	31	12.4	58.2%	10 (2.6%)	299 (78.1%)	72 (18.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,067			$1,541			$18,526	31.6	39.9	737	103

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Regents Common Core Algebra I, Regents Chemistry, Regents Common Core Algebra II, Regents Common Core English Language Arts, Regents Common Core Geometry, Regents Earth Science, Regents Global History and Geography, Regents Living Environment, Regents Physics, Regents U.S. History and Government, Regents Algebra I test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on November 14, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the NY State Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the NY State Education Department.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.