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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)
360015203107	771	Brooklyn Studio Secondary School	Public	6-12	8310 21st Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 266-5032	876	77	11.3	77.6%	365 (41.7%)	28 (3.2%)	311 (35.5%)	159 (18.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	$18,941			$1,436			$17,506	38.3	37.4	762	9
362445003341	772	Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	25 Van Rensselaer Dr	Rensselaer	12144	Rensselaer County	Rensselaer City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 436-8561	522	49	10.7	65.5%	246 (47.1%)	95 (18.2%)	64 (12.3%)	59 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.1%)	$10,843			$234			$10,609	38.3	38.1	757	15
361050004338	773	Ellenville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	28 Maple Ave	Ellenville	12428	Ulster County	Ellenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 647-0123	731	66	11	64.3%	322 (44.0%)	63 (8.6%)	298 (40.8%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	$24,232			$3,737			$20,495	38.1	49.3	650	123
360010205511	774	Information Technology High School	Public	9-12	21-16 44th Rd	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-4270	823	63	12.9	81.5%	52 (6.3%)	72 (8.7%)	513 (62.3%)	145 (17.6%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.9%)	$17,183			$1,324			$15,860	37.8	30	843	69
360008705556	775	Celia Cruz Bronx High School Of Music (The)	Public, Magnet	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 329-8550	415	36	11.6	83.1%	10 (2.4%)	116 (28.0%)	277 (66.7%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$20,223			$1,951			$18,272	37.7	45	684	91
360015204312	776	John Dewey High School	Public	9-12	50 Ave X	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 373-6400	2,150	158	13.6	86.2%	391 (18.2%)	476 (22.1%)	617 (28.7%)	542 (25.2%)	12 (0.6%)	12 (0.6%)	100 (4.7%)	$17,259			$1,474			$15,785	37.6	35.6	781	5
361155000914	777	Freeport High School	Public	9-12	50 S Brookside Ave	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 867-5300	2,264	169	13.4	61.5%	96 (4.2%)	539 (23.8%)	1,551 (68.5%)	25 (1.1%)	11 (0.5%)	7 (0.3%)	35 (1.5%)	$19,551			$447			$19,104	37.4	32.3	816	39
360009802860	778	Queens Technical High School	Public	9-12	37-02 47th Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-3010	1,347	106	12.7	85.1%	54 (4.0%)	31 (2.3%)	1,111 (82.5%)	122 (9.1%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	17 (1.3%)	$17,836			$1,283			$16,553	37.3	37.6	759	19
360012206434	779	Veritas Academy	Public	9-12	35-01 Union St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 888-7530	630	44	14.3	83.5%	21 (3.3%)	40 (6.3%)	417 (66.2%)	113 (17.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.2%)	$16,625			$976			$15,649	37.2	39	748	31
360007806185	780	Frank McCourt High School	Public	9-12	145 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 362-2015	419	28	15	58.5%	139 (33.2%)	58 (13.8%)	182 (43.4%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$14,095			$731			$13,365	37.2	51.4	629	151

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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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Educational resources:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.