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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360109306429	901	Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	231 Palmetto St-Fl 3-Rm 327a	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-7426	515	35	14.7	88.2%	9 (1.7%)	32 (6.2%)	445 (86.4%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$21,124	$2,241	$18,883	25.5	25.7	878	23
360009204889	902	John Jay School For Law	Public	9-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4250	461	46	10	80.9%	19 (4.1%)	237 (51.4%)	167 (36.2%)	23 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	$17,344	$1,368	$15,976	25.5	31.5	823	79
361263001035	903	Odyssey Academy	Public	6-12	750 Maiden Ln	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5200	958	97	9.8	68.1%	434 (45.3%)	176 (18.4%)	220 (23.0%)	51 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.9%)	$16,101	$2,411	$13,690	25.5	27.8	862	41
360009506300	904	Brooklyn Institute For Liberal Arts	Public	9-12	600 Kingston Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 221-1097	479	42	11.3	83.7%	4 (0.8%)	386 (80.6%)	77 (16.1%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,996	$1,919	$15,077	25.4	28.2	859	45
360008306490	905	Inwood Early College For Health And Information Technologies	Public	9-12	650 Academy St	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 567-1394	394	40	9.9	90.6%	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.3%)	345 (87.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.6%)	$22,134	$2,683	$19,451	25.3	14.3	1026	121
360008705796	906	Theatre Arts Production Company School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-0832	503	54	9.2	87.9%	3 (0.6%)	123 (24.5%)	348 (69.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	$23,634	$2,032	$21,602	25.3	10.2	1094	188
360101806192	907	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	710 Hartman Lane	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1352	1,134	85	13.4	82.6%	15 (1.3%)	833 (73.5%)	243 (21.4%)	6 (0.5%)	16 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.8%)	$18,172	$3,096	$15,076	25.2			(n/a)
362070002910	908	Newburgh Free Academy	Public	9-12	201 Fullerton Ave	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-5400	3,433	279	12.3	55.8%	548 (16.0%)	738 (21.5%)	1,948 (56.7%)	79 (2.3%)	10 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	106 (3.1%)	$17,529	$00	$17,529	25.2	25.5	884	24
360009005805	909	Mott Hall V	Public	6-12	1551 E 172nd St	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-8160	667	57	11.6	95.8%	6 (0.9%)	92 (13.8%)	526 (78.9%)	20 (3.0%)	18 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,871	$2,002	$16,869	25.1	16.5	992	83
360007805113	910	High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice	Public, Magnet	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 501-1201	447	35	12.8	85.5%	14 (3.1%)	106 (23.7%)	263 (58.8%)	15 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.6%)	$15,262	$1,530	$13,731	25.1	22.7	916	6

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.

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)
360109306429	901	Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	231 Palmetto St-Fl 3-Rm 327a	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-7426	515	35	14.7	88.2%	9 (1.7%)	32 (6.2%)	445 (86.4%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$21,124			$2,241			$18,883	25.5	25.7	878	23
360009204889	902	John Jay School For Law	Public	9-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4250	461	46	10	80.9%	19 (4.1%)	237 (51.4%)	167 (36.2%)	23 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	$17,344			$1,368			$15,976	25.5	31.5	823	79
361263001035	903	Odyssey Academy	Public	6-12	750 Maiden Ln	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5200	958	97	9.8	68.1%	434 (45.3%)	176 (18.4%)	220 (23.0%)	51 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.9%)	$16,101			$2,411			$13,690	25.5	27.8	862	41
360009506300	904	Brooklyn Institute For Liberal Arts	Public	9-12	600 Kingston Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 221-1097	479	42	11.3	83.7%	4 (0.8%)	386 (80.6%)	77 (16.1%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,996			$1,919			$15,077	25.4	28.2	859	45
360008306490	905	Inwood Early College For Health And Information Technologies	Public	9-12	650 Academy St	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 567-1394	394	40	9.9	90.6%	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.3%)	345 (87.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.6%)	$22,134			$2,683			$19,451	25.3	14.3	1026	121
360008705796	906	Theatre Arts Production Company School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-0832	503	54	9.2	87.9%	3 (0.6%)	123 (24.5%)	348 (69.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	$23,634			$2,032			$21,602	25.3	10.2	1094	188
360101806192	907	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	710 Hartman Lane	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1352	1,134	85	13.4	82.6%	15 (1.3%)	833 (73.5%)	243 (21.4%)	6 (0.5%)	16 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.8%)	$18,172			$3,096			$15,076	25.2			(n/a)
362070002910	908	Newburgh Free Academy	Public	9-12	201 Fullerton Ave	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-5400	3,433	279	12.3	55.8%	548 (16.0%)	738 (21.5%)	1,948 (56.7%)	79 (2.3%)	10 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	106 (3.1%)	$17,529			$00			$17,529	25.2	25.5	884	24
360009005805	909	Mott Hall V	Public	6-12	1551 E 172nd St	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-8160	667	57	11.6	95.8%	6 (0.9%)	92 (13.8%)	526 (78.9%)	20 (3.0%)	18 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,871			$2,002			$16,869	25.1	16.5	992	83
360007805113	910	High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice	Public, Magnet	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 501-1201	447	35	12.8	85.5%	14 (3.1%)	106 (23.7%)	263 (58.8%)	15 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.6%)	$15,262			$1,530			$13,731	25.1	22.7	916	6