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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360012005884	1041	Academy For Young Writers	Public	6-12	1065 Elton St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7230	483	52	9.3	92.3%	9 (1.9%)	305 (63.1%)	139 (28.8%)	12 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.1%)	$22,515	$2,373	$20,143	16.2	10.5	1089	48
360107306320	1042	New Visions Charter High School For The Humanities II	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New Visions Charter High School For The Humanities II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-5380	395	36	11	90.1%	3 (0.8%)	160 (40.5%)	216 (54.7%)	5 (1.3%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$25,126	$4,820	$20,305	16	10.3	1093	51
360009501937	1043	Clara Barton High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	901 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 636-4900	1,178	95	12.4	76.6%	22 (1.9%)	929 (78.9%)	119 (10.1%)	10 (0.8%)	18 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (6.5%)	$21,126	$1,851	$19,275	16	13.8	1035	8
360009006275	1044	Bronx Envision Academy	Public	9-12	1619 Boston Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-1590	304	36	8.5	93.4%	2 (0.7%)	96 (31.6%)	193 (63.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$27,958	$5,369	$22,590	16	11.5	1076	32
360008105639	1045	Mott Hall High School	Public	9-12	6 Edgecombe Ave	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 694-6020	192	20	9.6	90.1%	8 (4.2%)	67 (34.9%)	97 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.9%)	$22,564	$2,165	$20,399	16	14.4	1023	22
360008805810	1046	Academy-Scholarship & Entrepreneurship	Public	9-12	921 E 228th St	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-3840	398	29	13.7	85.7%	6 (1.5%)	250 (62.8%)	116 (29.1%)	7 (1.8%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	$19,407	$2,422	$16,985	15.8	9.6	1116	70
360111906495	1047	American Dream Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	403 Concord Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	American Dream Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-3071	602	58	10.3	97.2%	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.3%)	560 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,275	$4,163	$18,112	15.8	16.4	994	53
360008106380	1048	Urban Assembly School For Global Commerce (The)	Public	9-12	2005 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 831-5201	153	27	5.6	88.2%	2 (1.3%)	67 (43.8%)	73 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	$27,510	$2,937	$24,573	15.7	23.4	907	141
360007806146	1049	Global Learning Collaborative (The)	Public	9-12	145 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 877-1103	407	34	11.9	90.7%	11 (2.7%)	71 (17.4%)	283 (69.5%)	8 (2.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	$20,567	$2,344	$18,223	15.6	13.8	1034	15
360007906003	1050	Esperanza Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	240 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-6507	498	54	9.1	95.0%	2 (0.4%)	72 (14.5%)	397 (79.7%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.8%)	$25,152	$2,553	$22,599	15.5	12.7	1057	7

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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.

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)
360012005884	1041	Academy For Young Writers	Public	6-12	1065 Elton St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7230	483	52	9.3	92.3%	9 (1.9%)	305 (63.1%)	139 (28.8%)	12 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.1%)	$22,515			$2,373			$20,143	16.2	10.5	1089	48
360107306320	1042	New Visions Charter High School For The Humanities II	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New Visions Charter High School For The Humanities II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-5380	395	36	11	90.1%	3 (0.8%)	160 (40.5%)	216 (54.7%)	5 (1.3%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$25,126			$4,820			$20,305	16	10.3	1093	51
360009501937	1043	Clara Barton High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	901 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 636-4900	1,178	95	12.4	76.6%	22 (1.9%)	929 (78.9%)	119 (10.1%)	10 (0.8%)	18 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (6.5%)	$21,126			$1,851			$19,275	16	13.8	1035	8
360009006275	1044	Bronx Envision Academy	Public	9-12	1619 Boston Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-1590	304	36	8.5	93.4%	2 (0.7%)	96 (31.6%)	193 (63.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$27,958			$5,369			$22,590	16	11.5	1076	32
360008105639	1045	Mott Hall High School	Public	9-12	6 Edgecombe Ave	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 694-6020	192	20	9.6	90.1%	8 (4.2%)	67 (34.9%)	97 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.9%)	$22,564			$2,165			$20,399	16	14.4	1023	22
360008805810	1046	Academy-Scholarship & Entrepreneurship	Public	9-12	921 E 228th St	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-3840	398	29	13.7	85.7%	6 (1.5%)	250 (62.8%)	116 (29.1%)	7 (1.8%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	$19,407			$2,422			$16,985	15.8	9.6	1116	70
360111906495	1047	American Dream Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	403 Concord Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	American Dream Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-3071	602	58	10.3	97.2%	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.3%)	560 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,275			$4,163			$18,112	15.8	16.4	994	53
360008106380	1048	Urban Assembly School For Global Commerce (The)	Public	9-12	2005 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 831-5201	153	27	5.6	88.2%	2 (1.3%)	67 (43.8%)	73 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	$27,510			$2,937			$24,573	15.7	23.4	907	141
360007806146	1049	Global Learning Collaborative (The)	Public	9-12	145 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 877-1103	407	34	11.9	90.7%	11 (2.7%)	71 (17.4%)	283 (69.5%)	8 (2.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	$20,567			$2,344			$18,223	15.6	13.8	1034	15
360007906003	1050	Esperanza Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	240 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-6507	498	54	9.1	95.0%	2 (0.4%)	72 (14.5%)	397 (79.7%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.8%)	$25,152			$2,553			$22,599	15.5	12.7	1057	7