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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)
360008705678	1141	Bronx School Of Law And Finance	Public	9-12	99 Terrace View Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-0113	348	26	13.4	89.1%	7 (2.0%)	65 (18.7%)	234 (67.2%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.8%)	$20,444			$2,763			$17,681	9.6	14.1	1030	111
360008405512	1142	Careers In Sports High School	Public	9-12	730 Concourse Village W	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7110	424	35	12.2	95.8%	7 (1.7%)	105 (24.8%)	306 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$25,901			$2,401			$23,500	9.6	5.1	1188	46
360011906033	1143	Young Women's Leadership School Of Brooklyn	Public	6-12	325 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-5641	273	28	9.7	88.6%	14 (5.1%)	121 (44.3%)	112 (41.0%)	10 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	6 (2.2%)	$21,781			$1,929			$19,852	9.6	15.5	1009	134
360011505705	1144	Williamsburg Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	198 Varet St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Williamsburg Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 782-9830	968	62	15.5	87.4%	11 (1.1%)	378 (39.0%)	553 (57.1%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.3%)	$16,806			$3,641			$13,165	9.5	8.8	1129	15
360010201821	1145	Newcomers High School	Public	9-12	28-01 41st Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-6005	975	91	10.6	65.2%	41 (4.2%)	11 (1.1%)	844 (86.6%)	58 (5.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.7%)	$17,799			$981			$16,818	9.5	10.1	1102	43
360118706628	1146	Urban Dove Team Charter School II	Public, Charter	10-12	671 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Urban Dove Team Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 682-3975	315	26	12.1	90.5%	6 (1.9%)	115 (36.5%)	187 (59.4%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,490			$4,200			$21,290	9.5	9.7	1111	35
360585005939	1147	International Preparatory School (The)	Public	9-12	110 14th St	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4300	607	68	8.9	93.6%	49 (8.1%)	236 (38.9%)	174 (28.7%)	132 (21.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$16,652			$1,566			$15,086	9.5	8.8	1128	19
360009505715	1148	High School For Service And Learning At Erasmus	Public	9-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2551	234	17	13.5	78.2%	9 (3.8%)	139 (59.4%)	56 (23.9%)	9 (3.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)	$18,755			$2,151			$16,604	9.4	7.2	1158	10
360007705566	1149	Independence High School	Public	9-12	850 10th Ave	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 262-8067	233	25	9.3	88.8%	10 (4.3%)	60 (25.8%)	157 (67.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$28,038			$3,836			$24,202	9.4	8.9	1125	24
360106506342	1150	Urban Dove Team Charter School	Public, Charter	10-12	1256 E 21st St	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	Urban Dove Team Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 783-8232	210	27	7.7	88.6%	6 (2.9%)	147 (70.0%)	46 (21.9%)	5 (2.4%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$31,948			$3,488			$28,460	9.4	2	1219	69

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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.